Russian Defence Electronics manufacturer, KRET has begun designing a radically new electronic warfare (EW) system for the future strategic bomber, PAK DA which is intended to replace the Tu-95 and Tu-160 long range bombers. The new aircraft is expected to make its public debut in 2018 and take to the skies in 2025-2026
Romanian Defense Minister Adrian Tutuianu has signed a letter of intent with Bell Helicopter to acquire AH-1Z Viper combat helicopter for the countrys armed forces. For the planned procurement, funds will be provided from the €9
Romanias defense council has approved $11.3 billion (9
Canada is planning to spend $62 billion over next two decades to boost its armed forces' capabilities in offensive cyber-attacks and purchase of armed drones. Though the plan also calls for the addition of 5,000 more full- and part-time troops, Defense minister Harjit Sajjan did not detail if the spike would mean increased deficit budget or reduced spending in other fields,
India has test-fired the land version of the short range surface–to–surface ballistic missile Prithvi-II, mounted on a Mobile Tatra transporter-erector Launcher (MTL). The missile was fired from the launching complex - III (LC-III) of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea in the morning,
Seoul has approved a project to upgrade its aircraft identification friend-or-foe (IFF) from the current Mode 4 to Mode 5 at a cost of 2.5 trillion won ($2
South Korea has signed a technology support contract with an Israeli defense firm and has abandoned a plan to build a radar system for its KF-X fighter jet program. The state-run Agency for Defense Development signed the contract with Elta without revealing the exact volume of the contract
India is facing scarcity of minesweepers as the country is currently left with only four, following decommission of INS Karwar and INS Kakinada. The ships were decommissioned at the Mumbai naval dockyard Tuesday evening, out of the six minesweepers acquired from the erstwhile Soviet Union in 1986-87, The Navy in fact needs about 24 minesweepers to effectively protect the West and East coasts,
Saab has signed a SEK3.2 billion ($354 million) contract with the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) for the development and production of the next generation anti-ship missile system
Taiwan has launched the island's first home-grown submarine project on Tuesday against growing military threats from China. The move follows China having sent its only aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, through the Taiwan Strait in January, in one of a number of military drills held,