Pakistans Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) has launched a 17,000-tonne heavy Warship fleet tanker, which was being constructed by the company in collaborating with the Turkish firm Savunma Teknologiler Muhendisilik (STM). The fleet tanker launched on Friday at the companys facility,
A 60-metre Royal Bahamas Defence Force Corvette, HMBS Nassau (P-61), has arrived at Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam in the Netherlands for an extensive refit. The 17-year old vessel will receive a comprehensive overhaul that includes full systems and instrumentation replacement, Damen Shipyards Group announced Wednesday The P-61 refit is part of the sizeable contract between Damen Shipyards Group and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, known as the ‘Sandy Bottom Project that the two parties signed in 2014
Russias Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Plant (NAZ) will be manufacturing the 100th Sukhoi Su-34 tactical bomber soon. The production program has already been launched, a NAZ employee told TASS Defense Wednesday
The Indian Ministry of Defense has approved buying one C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft for INR 900 crore (US $134 million). The Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by defense minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday made a decision to buy the aircraft which, will replace another C-130J aircraft that crashed while practising a tactical operation after taking off from Agra on March 28, 2014
The Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim) has dropped corruption charges against Kongsberg Gruppen. In February 2014 Økokrim charged Kongsberg Gruppen ASA and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS with allegations of corruption related to deliveries of communications equipment to Romania in the period 2000-2008
The US Army recently declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor. "This is an extremely significant milestone in the maturity of our PAC-3 MSE interceptor, providing the warfighter with a more advanced hit-to-kill interceptor against the full spectrum of lower-tier threats," said Scott Arnold, vice president of PAC-3 programs at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Wednesday
The US Marine Corps is working on full reset of its 147 CH-53E heavy lift helicopter fleet to address systemic issues and to improve the platform readiness of the aircraft. Issues with the aircraft first came to light following the January 2014 crash of an MH-53E Sea Dragon, the Navy's version of the helicopter, off the coast of Virginia during a training exercise, Naval Air Systems Command said in a statement Thursday
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney is being awarded $151 million contract to provide engine system trainers, spare modules in support of F-35 fighters
Jamming and hacking with sophisticated deployment of electronic warfare equipment are major strengths of the Russian defense forces which could threaten NATO aircraft, GPS-guided weapons and soldiers on the ground. The Russian troops with its tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons with electronic warfare can outsmart the British army warfare tactics
Israel Weapons Industries (IWI) has raised concerns over the delay by the defense ministry in signing contracts even after the products have cleared the trials. IWI executives were quoted as saying by