South Korea and the Philippines on Monday signed a pact to protect classified military information in a bid to exchange military intelligence. South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo and his Filipino counterpart Secretary Voltaire Gazmin signed the deal in Manila following their talks, according to Seouls defense ministry statement, Yonhap reported
Russia has conveyed to France that Russian telecommunications and missile control systems installed on-board may not be removed, if Egypt or India buys the Mistral helicopter carriers. Russian officials had "let it be known" that Moscow “could accept India and Egypt receiving the equipment" if either of the two nations will buy them, a French official cited by defense news website Defense One said today
Airbus has won a 3.3 million euro UK contract to develop cryptographic key management technology to equip its A400M military transport aircraft
India has asked Russia to permit test-pilots of Indian Air force to fly its fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA). Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow in December, flight-testing will help to take forward the collaboration between both the nations on the FGFA, Times of India reported Saturday
Lockheed Martin has won a contract to supply Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) to the Polish Air Force for its F-16 fleet. According to the contract, Lockheed Martin is providing hardware and software, documentation, program management and missiles in support of the Polish Shield initiative
EU officials are set to draft rules of engagement for intercepting people smuggling vessels in the Mediterranean Sea. The interception is part of the Phase two of the anti-people smuggling project of the EU which "provides for the search and, if necessary, diversion of suspicious vessels" in international waters and is expected to start in mid-October
Although the overall German small weapons trade has decreased steadily falling by 42 per cent than previous year, the small arms and ammunition exports to Arab nations has increased 32 folds during the same period. With the German ammunition sales have been increasing, it is rather unclear about what the trend might represent
Saab has delivered Automatic Warning and Reporting (AWR) system to a customer in Kuwait for the detection, identification, warning, monitoring and reporting of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) hazards. The system, which is a flexible, modular and future-proof solution, can be operated from fixed locations, carried by personnel or mounted on vehicles, the company announced today
Russian Uralvagonzavod has signed a contract with India to supply spare parts for T-72 tank. "For us, it's a small deal
Saab has demonstrated ‘Enhanced Low, Slow and Small (ELSS) function for its Giraffe AMB radar to counter-Unmanned Air Systems (UAS). This allows the Giraffe AMB to undertake dedicated operations, while conducting its full suite of regular air surveillance functions