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New Satellite Imagery Shows Eleven Russian Su-24 Jets Lined Up In Syrian...

January 21, 2017 @ 08:01 AM

The latest satellite imagery showing eleven Russian Su-24 jets lined up on the Hmeimim Air Base has been appeared on Digital Globe released on January 19. The pictures which were taken between January 10-19, were released a week after the Russian Ministry of Defense declared that it has withdrawn a flight of Su-24 ground-attack aircrafts from Syria
USAF Tests Nuclear-Capable Air-Launched Cruise Missile From B-52 Bomber

January 20, 2017 @ 03:17 PM

US Air Force has tested three unarmed AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles (ACLM) from a B-52H bomber. The B-52H aircrews departed Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, for the Utah Test and Training Range, about 80 miles west of Salt Lake City, and launched the unarmed ALCMs during three separate sorties, US Air Force Material Command announced in a statement Thursday
France Orders A Fourth Batiment Multi-mission Vessel From Kership

January 20, 2017 @ 03:11 PM

The French procurement agency (DGA) has confirmed an order for the construction of the fourth Batiment multi-mission vessel B2M. This order complements the order of three buildings on December 30, 2013
Chinese PLA To End House-renting, Other Commercial Activities In Three Years

January 20, 2017 @ 02:27 PM

Chinas Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) plans to end all commercial activities such as livestock production, house renting and medical services in three years, as part of the on-going military reform. Governments in provincial-level regions, including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing and Guangdong, have set up interdepartmental teams to work with military authorities to push forward the efforts, Xinhua News Agency reports, adding that the Supreme People's Court has also established a panel to help the military deal with related legal and judiciary affairs
US Helping India Monitor Chinese Submarines: US Admiral

January 20, 2017 @ 01:41 PM

The Indian and US Navy are working to track Chinese submarines in the Arabian Sea zone, Admiral Harry Harris Chief of the US Pacific Command (PACOM) said on the sidelines of an international conference in Delhi. “We work closely with India and improving Indias capabilities to do that kind of surveillance
Indonesia To Upgrade Air Fleet By 2024, Increase Radar Count To 32:...

January 20, 2017 @ 01:26 PM

The new Indonesian Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Marshal TNI Hadi Tjahjanto stated that the country's air fleet will be upgraded by 2024 in accordance to the national strategic plan. The obsolete F-5E/F Tiger II jet fighter fleet is included in Tjahjanto's plan and will be replaced with new model of fighter aircraft
Nigerian Air Force, Comp Air Partner For Multi-Role Light Utility Aircraft Production

January 20, 2017 @ 12:47 PM

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Comp Air Aviation for the production of multi-role light utility aircraft. The NAF decided to sign a MoU with the Comp Air Aviation in order to have a legal framework under which the R&D collaborative effort will work, the company said in a statement Thursday
India To Buy Cannon Ammo For Su-30MKI, Mi-35 Gunship From Russia

January 20, 2017 @ 12:31 PM

India's Ministry of Defense officials will soon be visiting Russia to fast-track the delivery of rockets and ammunition for Mi-35 helicopter gunships and Su-30 fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The Indian Armed Forces (IAF) has considered buying 50,000 rounds of 30mm GsH ammunition for Su-30 fighter jets and more than 60,000 rounds of 12
Home-Grown Fighter Jet Tejas To Feature In India's Republic Day Parade

January 20, 2017 @ 11:33 AM

Indias locally developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will be demonstrated during the countrys Republic day parade on January 26. LCA Tejas is the first advance fly-by-wire (FBW) fighter aircraft designed, developed and manufactured in India
Namibia To Get 8 RG32M Armored Vehicles, 4 SDROW Weapon Stations By...

January 20, 2017 @ 11:32 AM

Denel has announced that it is on track to deliver RG32M armored patrol vehicles and Self Defence Remotely Operated Weapon (SDROW) lightweight remote weapon systems to Namibia. "The contract is a substantial one and consists of eight RG32M vehicles and four SDROW weapon stations," Johan Steyn, CEO of Denel Vehicle Systems, said delivery to Namibia will be completed by the end of March 2017

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