India might use drones on its eastern frontier with Bangladesh in a move to stop infiltration from across the border. “UAVs are being used along the Western Sector to stop infiltration from across the border with Pakistan
Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine) on Thursday held the interim delivery of the first vessel RNOV Al Seeb as well as naming ceremony for the second Patrol Vessel (PV), RNOV Shinas, built for Royal Navy of Oman (RNO). ST Marine won the contract to design and build four PVs for the RNO in 2012
Reliance Defense Systems has bought Saabs (approximately 3.3 per cent) stake in Indias Pipavav Defense and Offshore
Raytheon Co. Integrated Defense Systems has won a $255 million contract to procure mission system equipment for the US Navy's new USS Lyndon B
Exelis Inc has won a $14 million US Air Force contract for sustainment posture of the System Engineering and Sustainment Integrator (SENSOR) weapon systems. Exelis will provide SENSOR Eglin, Globus II, Distributed Space Command and Control - Dahlgren, Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System and Precision Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System, and Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System sustainment support projects, the US Department of Defense announced Thursday
Russias newest frigate Admiral Grigorovich has completed trials in the Barents Sea, the Yantar shipyards official said. "The second and last phase of the certification tests is over
Delivery of three unmanned helicopter systems to China Customs has been rescheduled for early 2016 due to additional requirements and features. The delay was caused by additional requirements and features and the fact that the complex system required extensive verification testing and some upgrades, which are now complete, CybAero said in a statement Wednesday
Russia is expected to begin delivery of 10,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles to Afghan police in coming months. "The issue of delivery of 10,000 AK-47 automatic rifles with ammunition rounds to Kabul via the Russian Interior Ministry has been practically resolved and the shipment is expected to take place in January of 2016," Russian presidential special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said in an interview with the TASS news agency on Tuesday
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the helicopter complex of Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) at a small village of Tumakuru district of Karnataka on January 2, 2016. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar along with other cabinet members is also expected to participate in the event
Russian Air Force will receive the first of its newest fighter T-50 in 2017 after the final tests are completed. Russian Air Force commander in chief, Colonel General Viktor Bondarev in an interview with TV channel Russia 24 Sunday said that the air force will start receiving T-50 fighter aircraft in 2017