A high-ranking Sudanese official has revealed that the country has no objection to Russia establishing a naval base in the city of Port Sudan in the Red Sea, on a condition that it posed no threat to national security. "The issue of the Russian military base is the issue of the Sudanese Defense Minister
Thailands procurement of S26T diesel-electric submarines from China has hit rough seas with Germanys MTU refusing to supply engines that power the vessels. The Asian country decided in 2015 to buy three S26T submarines, an export version of the Type 039A (Yuan class)
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) and European defense firm MBDA launched the development project of future anti-ship and cruise missiles today. In a tweet January 17, DGA said it launched the project create Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) missiles with UK defense Ministrys Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) and MBDA
South Korea has proposed Hyundai Rotem's K2 Black Panther battle tank for Norways tank procurement project. The pitch to Norway was made during a meeting between the defense chiefs of South Korea and Norway held to discuss regional security and arms industry cooperation
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has developed a real-time 3- Dimensional Target Extraction & Matching technology which provides the ability to secure target data in inaccessible areas. The technology will improve precision strike capability of guided weapon systems, DAPA said in a release today
Ocean Infinity has signed an order with Kongsberg Maritime for 6 HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) rated to 3000 metres depth. The vehicles are equipped with a geophysical sensor suite and the latest generation KONGSBERG batteries
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Philippiness Department of National Defense (DND) has signed ceremonial contract worth Php 18.9 Billion ($368 Million) with Brahmos Aerospace to acquire a Shore-based Anti-ship Missile System for the Philippine Navy
Croatia has agreed to purchase 89 Bradley vehicles from the United States for an estimated $196 million as part of a plan to form an infantry brigade to aid NATO. The country is expected to formally endorse the deal at a session on January 27
Indian state-run firm Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has signed contracts to export its Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv aircraft to Mauritius. “In-line with the government's vision to boost defense exports, HAL signed a contract with Mauritius for export of one Advanced Light Helicopter," the company posted on its official Twitter account on January 19