Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) presented its demonstrator of drone technologies featuring elements that are used in the fifth generation aircrafts at the exhibition and scientific conference on hydroaviation - Gidroaviasalon 2016. Visitors viewed a demonstrator featuring a new unified avionics suite showing its control, navigation, communication and display for prospective drones in operation
Indias Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has delivered the first of a new class of eight in-house designed Mk IV Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessels to the Indian Navy last week. "L-51 is expected to be commissioned “soon” at Port Blair" the Indian armed forces triservice command that oversees Andaman and Nicobar island territories, Indian Ministry of Defence was quoted as saying by
India's Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) is readying military aircraft for using Indian Space Research Organisations (Isro) Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). The IRNSS is a constellation of seven satellites that will provide position information service to Indian users
Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation (UAC) has initiated preliminary work on construction of fifth-generation Husky class nuclear submarine to replace exiting Yasen class boats. "The results of this work will determine the construction schedule," Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov in an interview with the Moskovsky Komsomolets
Airbus Defence and Space has announced the launch of 'One Atlas', a new satellite image basemap, which covers the earths landmasses with professional grade imagery. Available online, 24/7 and refreshed within a 12-month period, One Atlas provides customers within the defence, intelligence and security industry with easy access to homogeneous imagery, the company said in a statement Wednesday
In what appears to be a simulated amphibious assault on a hostile beach, Saudi Arabia today commenced a naval exercise in the straits of Hormuz called Gulf Shield 1. Photographs released by the Saudi Press Agency show light amphibious assault vehicles being driven out of landing ships and soldiers coming of these vehicles in battle formation
Elbit Systems of America has won a $7.3 million contract to supply Bradley Fighting VehicleGunners Hand Station to US Army
The US Army will continue testing of enhanced manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-TX) capabilities for its Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopter and hopes to complete them by this year. It will also carry out tests on a host of upgrades known as Version 6 for the helicopter, US Army programme manager Colonel Jeffrey Hager was quoted as saying by
Germany and Spain are likely to suspend assembly of Eurofighter jets temporarily or permanently due to lack of contracts and complexity of the production process. The final assembly of the jets is likely to be suspended in Germany at least until 2018
Turkey is developing a new missile defense system Korkut that resembles Israels Iron Dome, to prevent IS militants rocket attacks. Turkish system Korkut is a self-propelled air-defense gun system developed by Aselsan, a Turkish corporation that produces military radios and defense electronic systems