Qatar is in talks with Russia to acquire various Russian defense equipment, including the S-400 Triumf missile air defense system. "There is a discussion for procurement of various Russian equipment but there is no understanding as of yet as to this particular equipment (S-400)
Lockheed Martin has won a $946 million contract to supply Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Under this undefinitized contract action, Lockheed Martin will provide THAAD FMS KSA Phase I long lead items, obsolescence, tooling and test equipment, key personnel, line requalification activities, initial training development, System Integration Lab and testbeds, three-level maintenance concept, exportability, and early engineering development, the US Missile Defense Agency said in a statement Monday
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unvieled ADA-O, a variant of the ADA system that addresses GPS jammers to ensure GPS availability for land platforms. The land platform can be integrated into a range of platforms, providing operational response capabilities for telecom, navigation and C2 systems
Naval Group has announced the signing of the first phase of the Submarine Design contract with the Australian government. The Submarine Design Contract is the first contract workscope to be fully executed under the Strategic Partnering Agreement for the Australian Future Attack-class Submarine Program, the company said in a statement Tuesday
Japan's second Asahi-class destroyer, JS Shiranui, was inducted into Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) service in a ceremony held at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard on Wednesday. The 5,100-ton general-purpose escort destroyers were previously designated as 25DD
China has announced an increase of 7.5 percent from 2018 in its defense budget for 2019
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled a new version of its H-145 twin-engine light utility helicopter at the ongoing Heli-Expo 2019 in Atlanta, USA. The latest upgrade to the chopper involves incorporating five-bladed rotor to the H-145
The United States (US) has deployed its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system stationed in Israel. The deployment began in March and was intended to test the US military's ability to rapidly deploy such weapons around the world, Reuters quoted a US spokeswoman for European Command as saying
A Pakistani drone was shot down by an Indian Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet on Monday in Bikaner sector (Rajasthan state) of the Indo-Pak border. The "spy" drone was detected by a ground-based radar station
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Sankhya Infotech Limited will collaborate to explore Simulation Training and related efforts in support of the SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) program for India