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Nigerian Air Force Gets First Batch of Super Mushshak Trainer from Pakistan

July 17, 2017 @ 08:07 AM

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) today took delivery of the first batch of 5 out of 10 Super Mushshak aircraft from Pakistan. The first batch of the trainer aircraft, which is for the primary flying training of NAF pilots at 401 Flying Training School, Kaduna, was received on arrival by the Air Officer Commanding Air Training Command, Air Vice Marshal Chris Okoye, the Nigerian Air Force said in a press statement Monday
Indian Army Conducts Field Trials Of Two M-777 A-2 Ultra-Light Howitzers

July 17, 2017 @ 06:29 AM

The Indian Army is carrying out field trials on two M-777 A-2 long-range ultra-light howitzers (ULH) in Pokhran which it received in May this year. The test-firing of the guns is primarily aimed at collating and determining various critical data like trajectory, speed and frequency of fire of the M-777 A-2 ULH which are expected to be mostly deployed along the border with China
Indian Air Force Chief To Visit Dassault Facilities in France, Fly Rafale...

July 16, 2017 @ 06:37 PM

Indian Air Force Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Birender Singh Dhanoa will visit France from 17-20 July where he will call on the headquarters of French Air Force and a few operational Air Bases. The CAS is planned to visit the facilities of Dassault Aviation where the Rafale aircraft meant for India are to be built
China's Xian H-6K Long-Range Bombers Fly Near Japan

July 15, 2017 @ 09:37 AM

Chinas Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) flew six Xian H-6K long-range bombers through the strategically important Miyako Strait Thursday. The Miyako Strait is located between the Japanese islands of Miyako and Okinawa
Turkey’S FNSS Delivers 172 PARS III Armoured Fighting Vehicles To Oman

July 13, 2017 @ 05:20 PM

Turkish armoured vehicle manufacturer FNSS Savunma recently announced that it has delivered the first batch of PARS III 8×8 armoured fighting vehicles (AFV) to Oman. Oman has 172 PARS III AFV on order, FNSS Savunmas delivery announcement (via Twitter),
Indian Defense Ministry Kicks-Off Procurement For Over 5000 UAVs

July 13, 2017 @ 01:11 PM

India's defense ministry has commenced $3 billion procurement plan for more than 5,000 UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) over the next decade as Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) teamed up with Indian firm Dynamatic Technologies and Elcom Systems. The Israel firm teamed up with Indian firm in a deal for production, assembly and support of UAVs in India
China Sends Anti-Piracy Mission Ship To Djibouti Base

July 13, 2017 @ 04:30 AM

China has refuted ‘Western media reports on the Djibouti military base as a prejudice against Beijing and has said that the two ships carrying military personnel are solely for the purpose of anti-piracy mission. "China's base in Djibouti has basic differences with military bases of other countries in scale, function and equipment
China Sends Troops To Operationalize African Military Base

July 12, 2017 @ 07:44 AM

China has dispatched its Peoples Liberation Armys troops to Djibouti in Africa to operationalize its first overseas naval base. A step seen as boosting its military influence and complement its growing arms sales in the region
Damen Delivers Two Search And Rescue Vessels To Turkish Coast Guard

July 11, 2017 @ 01:51 PM

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered two SAR 1906 vessels to the Turkish Coast Guard. The ships were delivered as part of an agreement between the European Union and the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Australia Finds THAAD Unsuitable, To Develop New Missile Defense Program

July 10, 2017 @ 02:28 PM

Australia will soon come up with a missile defense program to protect its forces, a US shield system is unsuitable, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, system mentioned in recent briefings is “not really suitable for our situation,” Turnbull was quoted as saying by Bloomberg on Friday

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