India will buy 194 microlight aircraft from Slovenian Pipistrel light aircraft manufacturer for training, surveillance and high-altitude operations. The deal is being inked after four years of protracted negotiations with Pipistrel
India may have delayed participating in the Russian Fifth generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) project to explore other options, namely the Lockheed Martin built F-35. A talk in the corridors of South Block, headquarters of the ministry of defence (MoD) goes that the reason the IAF and the MoD is seeking to reduce the numbers of the Russian FGFAs is to have an option of purchasing another variety of fifth generation aircraft
Rheinmetall has offered a fire control device, Vingmate MR 500 to US Army for Grenadier Sighting System program. The company claims that the device is capable of improved first-shot hit capability at all ranges
Russia is either using an advanced type of cluster munitions or providing them to the Syrian Air Force for airstrikes in the country. The use of weapon near the Kafr Halab village on October 4, 2105 has raised concerns of Russia either using cluster munitions or providing them to the Syrian air force for use, Human Rights Watch reported Today
Iraq has officially launched a China-made CH-4B combat drone. There are two versions, the CH-4A and CH-4B
Oshkosh is unveiling its MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) 6x6 Technology Demonstrator, at the ongoing AUSA in Washington, D.C
DCNS has signed a contract October 10 to deliver two Mistral class projection and command ships to Egypt. Hervé Guillou, Chairman and CEO of DCNS announced, “After the contracts for the supply of four GOWIND corvettes and a FREMM frigate, we have signed a contract for the delivery of two MISTRAL-class BPCs
Iran has test fired a new guided long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile known as 'Emad' on Sunday. The missile with guidance and control systems can hit targets and completely destroy them with high precision, various media reported Sunday
North Korea does not have the technology to mount nuclear warheads on its ballistic missiles. “Pyongyang has made considerable progress in miniaturizing nuclear warheads but it still needs to develop a technology to mount them on missiles,” South Korean Defense Ministry sources were quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency
India will come up with new set of guidelines that will remove sales commissions to arms agents later this month. Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar speaking at a public interaction event in Panaji, Goa on Sunday said, “Giving percentage is very risky in India