The Javelin Joint Venture team signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Indias Tata Power to explore co-development and production of the Javelin anti-armour missile system. As part of the LOI, the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) and Tata Power SED will create a strategy to co-develop and produce the Javelin missile system and integrate platform mounts to meet Indian requirements
Foreign defense firms can now set up full y owned subsidiary in India following Indian governments decision to increase Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the defense sector to 100 per cent from 49 per cent. The government of India, today made amendments to the existing FDI policy
China will hold a first public display of KJ-500 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C), HQ-9 Surface-to-air missile at an aviation open Day to be held from September one in Changchun, northeast Chinas Jilin Province. Over 30 types of equipment will be open to the public
The Swiss military has found its missing pilot dead and the F/A-18 jet crashed in the Alps mountains near Susten Pass. A Swiss airforce pilot has been found dead following the crash of an F/A-18 military jet on Monday, the defence ministry has confirmed to
Australia has signed an agreement with Navantia for the Risk Reduction and Design Study (RRDS) Phase for the SEA 5000 Future Frigate Program. This is part of the Competitive Evaluation Process (CEP) being conducted by the Australian Department of Defence for the SEA5000 Future Frigate Program
Turkey is continuing negotiations with Italian-French consortium, Eurosam for the purchase SAMP/Taster 30 long range missile defense system. According to a report by Daily Sabah Sunday, Turkey is edging towards purchasing the missile defense system from Eorosam instead of Russian S-400 despite recent closeness with Moscow
An unnamed US firm has approached Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy (MHI) for a possible partnership to develop an armored vehicle. "We are in talks with a U
Even as Japan has announced the deployment of US-made F-35 Stealth fighters, Chinese media has claimed that the home-grown stealth aircraft, the J-20 has completed its research and development phase and is entering the stage of mass production. The production is slated at two fighters per month and at this rate, China may be able to deploy 36 J-20 fighters by early 2018
The US littoral combat ship USS Coronado has experienced engineering causality on its first deployment to Western Pacific. The ship immediately returned to Pearl Harbor after the incident,
Pakistan on Wednesday inducted its third ATR aircraft and Scaneagle UAV to the navys aviation fleet to increase effectiveness and enhance operational flexibility and range. The Induction of ATR Aircraft is part of Pakistan Navys aviation vision 2030, Naval Chief Admiral Zakaullah said addressing the induction ceremony at the PNS Mehran base in Karachi of Pakistan