News

Geoff Hoon To Depart AgustaWestland

October 17, 2016 @ 02:05 PM

Former UK Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon who was AgustaWestland's international director, has announced his intention to leave the company. In an email to media contacts Monday, Hoon said, “After almost six years of working with AgustaWestland, now is the right time for me to move on to new challenges
India Faces Shortage Of Interpreters To Translate Intercepts Of Terrorist Conversations

October 17, 2016 @ 01:18 PM

Indian army is facing shortage of trained interpreters in Urdu, Pashtun and Dari to translate the intercepted conversation between terrorists. Though shortage of trained men to interpret has existed for long, it has become a major issue now as the agencies are picking up frequent chatter after the Sep 29 surgical strikes, the
Pakistan Uses India's 'Surgical Strike' To Launch Cyber Attack: Local Media

October 17, 2016 @ 12:35 PM

Pakistan is launching a cyber war, using computers and virus-laden emails to ‘attack Indian Army. Spoofed emails with the subject line ‘Actual Story of Surgical Strike are being sent by the hackers to Indian army
Taiwan Eyes New Defense Tech Wing Similar To US DARPA

October 17, 2016 @ 12:32 PM

Taiwan will establish a new defense technology department with an allocation of NT $3 billion on the lines of US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to boost indigenous capabilities. The new military department, to be officially established next January, will be responsible for developing "groundbreaking" and "innovative" technologies for national defense and to drive development of the industry, Col
S-400 Air Defence System Can Be A Game-changer For India

October 17, 2016 @ 11:31 AM

India and Russia last week signed a $5 billion deal to acquire five new generation Russian S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems along with other defense equipment. The deals were announced following talks held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit on Saturday
Russia Deploys Armed Pick-Up Trucks In Syria

October 17, 2016 @ 10:56 AM

Russian Defense Ministry has deployed a group of UAZ Patriot trucks equipped with Kord 12.7 mm heavy machine guns and AGS-17 grenade launchers to Syria
Russia To Display Tiger Class Corvette, 130 Naval Hardware At Euronaval 2016

October 17, 2016 @ 10:40 AM

Rosoboronexport will be displaying more than 130 Naval products, including the advanced Tiger-class corvette, equipped with Club-N integrated missile system and vertical launchers at the EURONAVAL 2016 exhibition, held from 17-21 October in France. The display at International Naval Defense and Maritime Exhibition & Conference also includes frigates that are being currently supplied to India, offshore patrol vessel, Tornado-class missile ships and their derivatives armed with missile systems, the Russian state intermediary agency announced today
China Launches Spacecraft Carrying Two Astronauts In Space

October 17, 2016 @ 10:40 AM

China has launched manned spacecraft Shenzhou-11 that will dock with the space lab Tiangong-2. Shenzhou-11 is carrying two male astronauts on board and was launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi desert at 7:30 a
British Army Eyes Buying £3 Billion 800 Military Vehicles From Germany

October 17, 2016 @ 09:39 AM

The British Army is eyeing to buy 800 infantry vehicles for £3 billion from Germany at £4 million apiece. The British ministry of defense (MoD) is desperate to upgrade its existing armored fleet and wishes to sign a contract with German ARTEC consortium as quickly as possible to rule out competition,
China Displays Decommissioned Nuclear Submarine

October 17, 2016 @ 09:01 AM

China is displaying its newly decommissioned nuclear-powered submarine at the Chinese Navy Museum in Qingdao, a port city in East China's Shandong Province. The first nuclear-powered submarine was towed to a wharf of the museum on Saturday for public display, China Military Online reports

<
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
>

Latest News

All News

FEATURES/INTERVIEWS

Chinese Sixth Generation Fighter Video a Hoax?

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...

Are Helicopters Giving Way to Drones as Combat Platforms?

NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?

Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...

Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions

Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...

Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?

After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U

MORE