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US Upgrade Of German Arms Will Trigger Nuclear Arms Race In Europe:...
September 24, 2015 @ 03:26 PMRussia's stationing of Iskander missiles at Kaliningrad in retaliation to US upgrade of German nuclear arms might trigger nuclear race in Europe. Russia on Wednesday said that it will station Iskander ballistic missile as counter-measures if US upgrades nuclear arms in Germany
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RFP likely for Indian Il-76 Upgrade
September 24, 2015 @ 03:13 PMThe Indian Air Force is likely to issue a request for proposal (RFP) to upgrade its large transport fleet of Ilyushin IL-76 aircraft with new avionics, engines besides other changes. The upgrade plans also include the Phalcon AWACS fleet of three which is based on the Il-76 platform
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India Issues Warrant Against British Middleman in VVIP Chopper Scam
September 24, 2015 @ 02:31 PMA Delhi court has issued an open ended non-bailable warrant against Christian Michael James in the INR 3,600 crore (US $540 million) VVIP Chopper deal case. The Central Bureau of Investigation had sought a non-bailable arrest warrant against a London-based accused in the VVIP helicopter ‘scam case earlier this month
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Alion To Support US Navy's Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Systems
September 24, 2015 @ 01:22 PMAlion has won $49 million contract from the US Naval Surface warfare center crane to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems and developments. Warfighters in combat rely on ISR systems for situational awareness, tactical communications and target tracking The company will provide rapid design, engineering, fabrication and testing of ISR components and systems that have met Technology Readiness Level 6 maturity, a Department of Defense standard of how ready a technology is for testing or use
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Finmeccanica To Supply Two C-27J Airlifters To African Nation
September 24, 2015 @ 11:53 AMFinmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi has won an order to supply two C-27J tactical airlifters to an undisclosed African nation. The two aircraft will be delivered starting from 2017 and will be used for the transport of troops and materials and for homeland security and civil protection operating also on semi-prepared strips, the company said in a statement
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Gulf Arab States May Part-Finance Mistral Sale To Egypt
September 24, 2015 @ 10:34 AMGulf Arab States such as Saudi Arabia and UAE may part-finance the two Mistral warships which Egypt is to buy under a 950 million euros ($1.06 billion) deal with France
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Is Russia Deploying S-300 Missiles In Syria?
September 24, 2015 @ 10:18 AMRussia might have possibly deployed S-300 anti-aircraft missiles in Syria. According to Debkafile, a news website close to Israeli defense forces in a report earlier this week said, “Troops at the Russian base outside the coastal Syrian city of Latakia were seen preparing to deploy batteries of advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missiles
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India Raises Industrial License Validity For Defense Manufacturing To 15 Years
September 24, 2015 @ 09:34 AMThe Indian government has raised the validity of industrial license for defense manufacturing to 15 years and extendable provision by upto 18 years. Currently, the initial validity for defense sector stands at seven years and further extendable up to 10 years
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Norway Receives First Two F-35 Fighter Jets
September 23, 2015 @ 04:35 PMNorway has received delivery of first two of 22 Lockheed Martins F-35 fighter jets. The first batch of F-35s is set to be delivered in 2017, with possible deployments set for 2019
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Russia Okay With French Mistral Carriers Sale To Egypt
September 23, 2015 @ 03:47 PMRussia is likely not to interfere with French Mistral helicopter carriers sale to Egypt as it stands to gain helicopter deals. Egypt has agreed to buy both the French Mistral helicopter carriers that were meant for Russia, the French Presidents office confirmed on Wednesday
Yemeni Forces Launch Hypersonic Missile at Ben Gurion Airport
Ukraine Drone Strike Damages Pantsir Air Defense System, Aircraft at Russian-Used Crimea...
China's Indigenous C909 Airliner Operates First International Flight
U.K. Air Force to Replace Hawk Trainer with Locally-made Aircraft
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
