The Chinese Navy is ready for dual aircraft carrier operations, similar to the US Navy, with the completion of testing and training of its second aircraft carrier, Shangong, according to a Beijing based military expert. The first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning is already qualified for sea-faring missions and carries a complement of J-15 fighter jets which will also operate off the Shandong
Greece could receive six F-35 stealth jets originally built for Turkey before its ouster from the program, days after the latter conducted tests of the S-400 missile systems it bought from Russia. The United States and Greece agreed upon the sale of 20 F-35s during U
Turkeys Aselsan has delivered the first batch of acoustic torpedo countermeasures jammers and decoys for the Indonesian Navys Nagapasa (Type 209/1400)-class diesel-electric submarines. The
Russia will sign an export contract for VPK-Ural armoured vehicles with a Middle East country. If signed, the first of the ordered vehicles will be delivered to the unnamed customer by the end of this year
Turkeys Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar today hinted at a possible purchase of air defense systems (ADS) from France and Italy. Speaking to
A former top executive of the Xi'an-based First Aircraft Institute under the state-owned Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) has been jailed for 6.5 years and fined 500,000 yuan ($75,000) for corruption and bribery
The German Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall a contract to modernize Marder infantry fighting vehicle, or IFV. Under the contract, Rheinmetall Landsysteme will now be supplying the Bundeswehr with over 170 driver's night observation devices for the Marder fleet
The United States has so far delivered 24 F-35A stealth jets to the South Korean military, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said today. "We experienced some delay in the delivery due to the COVID-19 situation, but through South Korea-U
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) kicked off a series of validation flights on October 15 for Japan Coast Guard (JCG) in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Missiles from Turkish S-400 air defence systems (ADS) struck three airborne targets in the first of its kind test after Ankara purchased the ADS from Russian in 2019. The S-400 was tested from near the town of Sinop in the countrys north, a source in military and diplomatic circles told TASS on Friday