Qatar has expressed interest to buy JF-17 fighter jets, Super Mushshak trainers from Pakistan. Qatari Defence Minister called on Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and expressed interest in buying Mushshak and JF-17 Thunder aircraft to strengthen bilateral defence ties, Tribune reported Thursday
The Indian Defense Ministry is likely to release the guidelines on blacklisting norms and strategic partnerships next week. The Chapter 6, which deals with the appointment of "strategic partners" in the private sector had not be released with the Defense Procurement Procedure of 2016 until now
Indonesia and Chile have shown interest in Indias air-launched version of BrahMos missile that will be tested in February next year. “The center (Indian government) had given clearance for identifying markets for the missile
Next weeks Indo-defence show in Jakarta will open a new fighter aircraft procurement contest, one between Saab Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon and Rosoboronexport Su-35 for the Indonesian Air Forces F-5 replacement program. From what was considered a done deal in favour of the Russian Su-35, the Indonesian military has opened up the fighter procurement to a three-way contest
Airbus Helicopters has rolled out the first H225M medium twin rotorcraft equipped with MBDA AM39 Exocet anti-shipping missile meant for Brazilian Navy under the H-XBR program. The rolling out ceremony of the first of five H225M helicopters took place in Helibras Itajuba facility in Brazil on Tuesday, IHS Janes reported
The Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau had declassified the first image of its new nuclear missile called the RS-28 Sarmat, also known as Satan-2. The missile is undergoing development at the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau in Miass, Russia
Enterprise applications company, IFS today announced a new software tool for the civil aviation industry for flight planning and maintenance. Called the IFS Tail Planning, Optimization & Assignment, the tool maximizes aircraft allocation efficiency, supports aircraft planning and optimally schedules maintenance events, a company statement said
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has approved the CDB (Common Database) as an OGC standard. The adoption of the CDB as an OGC standard will bring together the geospatial intelligence and modelling and simulation industries to establish greater interoperability in the use of geospatial data
The US department of Defense will be using Awares Web-Based Biometric Enrollment Solution “SWFT Plus Enrollment” (SWFT+) that runs in a browser, making it easier to distribute, maintain, and secure across the DoD's various departments and numerous facilities and bases. The new system enables fingerprints to be collected using a biometric enrollment application "SWFT Plus Enrollment"
The Indian and Russian defense ministers have signed an agreement for further military-technical co-operation between the two nations. “We note progress in our large projects such as joint construction of Ka-226 helicopters, BrahMos cruise missiles, S-400 Triumph air defense systems,” Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying by Sputnik at a meeting of the Indo-Russian Inter Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGCMTC) Wednesday