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Croatia Selects Saab For Coastal Surveillance System Supply

January 21, 2016 @ 09:29 AM

Saab has signed a contract with Croatia to supply a coastal surveillance and border protection system. The system has a strategic role to secure the maritime borders of Croatia and is scheduled to be operational by June 2016
China Field Tests Dongfeng-31A Ballistic Missile In Extreme Weather Conditions

January 21, 2016 @ 09:25 AM

The Dongfeng-31A transcontinental ballistic missile of Chinas PLA Rocket Force is reported to have undergone field training in extremely cold weather conditions, China Military Online reported quoting a CCTV video report. According to the chief of staff of a missile brigade under the PLA Rocket Force, the field training this time is to adapt to the most complicated and difficult wartime conditions
Raytheon Wins US Air Force Research Contract For New-Gen Tactical Missiles

January 21, 2016 @ 09:11 AM

Raytheon has been awarded a $14 million contract for research and development in support of increased capabilities for next-generation, air-launched, tactical missiles. As per the terms of the US air force contract, Raytheon will work to increase the number of missiles carried on a single sortie, increase the effectiveness of each missile, and enhance the platform survivability against all threats in an anti-access, area denial (A2AD) environment, the US Department od Defense announced Wednesday
India May Consider Rafale Naval Variant For Carrier Operations

January 20, 2016 @ 02:44 PM

India may consider the naval variant of Dassault Rafale for its navys carrier operations. The government wants commonalities between logistics and spares for fighters with the Navy and Air Force, Defense News cited an unnamed defense ministry source as saying Tuesday
France Doubles Arms Sales to Euro 16 Billion in 2015

January 20, 2016 @ 01:23 PM

France doubled its arms sale to 16 billion euors in 2015 as against 8.3 billion in 2014 and may be a close third behind Russia as the worlds largest arms exporter for the year
Dassault Rafale Outsells Falcon Business Jet In 2015

January 20, 2016 @ 12:32 PM

Dassault has recorded more sales of its Rafale fighter jets than the business class Falcon aircraft in 2015. Dassault has sold 48 Rafale split evenly between Qatar and Egypt whereas it won orders for 45 Falcon corporate jets in 2015
Elbit Systems Wins Asia Pacific CyberShield Trainer, Simulator Contract

January 20, 2016 @ 09:55 AM

Elbit Systems CYBERBIT unit has won a contract to provide an Asia-Pacific country with its CyberShield-Cyber security trainer and simulator. The CyberShield simulator enables users, individually or as a group, to detect, respond and prevent cyber-attacks, while experiencing advanced up-to-date attacks under real network protection conditions
US, Japan Conducting Aviation Training Relocation Exercise

January 20, 2016 @ 09:23 AM

The United States and Japan are carrying out a bilateral exercise at Japans Chitose Air Base to improve understanding of both the countrys military tactics as well to familiarize the US troops with Japanese surroundings. The Aviation Training Relocation (ATR) exercise was first launched in 2007 in an effort to increase the US and Japans operation readiness forces and to enhance "working relationship and overall alliance"
Russia Sending Assault Robots to Aid Syrian Soldiers?

January 20, 2016 @ 08:50 AM

Russia is fielding assault robots alongside Syrian soldiers in the offensive against rebel militia. The Russians are fielding two kinds of robots – the Platform-M combat robot and the Argo Mobility Platform, both heavily armored and capable of functioning day or night in a variety of battlefield conditions, DEBKAfile news daily reported Monday
UAT Unveils PRP-30 Military Grade Combat Sniper Rifle

January 20, 2016 @ 08:42 AM

Umbra Applied Technologies (UAT) has successfully completed development of its exclusively designed combat sniper rifle – the Precision Rifle Platform-30 caliber. Dubbed "PRP-30", a firearm manufactured from premium purpose driven materials and components, is to empower special operation units of law enforcement and the military

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