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India Commissions Coast Guard Vessel ICGS Saarthi

September 9, 2016 @ 10:05 PM

India has commissioned an indigenously built 105 metre vessel, ICGS Saarthi, into coast guard at Goa Shipyard Limited. Vasco-based Goa Shipyard Limited has designed and built the vessel which is the third in the Sarathi Class
Sri Lanka’s Former Defense Secretary Among Eight Indicted For Arms Scandal

September 6, 2016 @ 11:07 AM

Sri Lankas Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) indicted eight people including former defense secretary and three ex-navy commanders for illegally allowing a private floating armory worth $171 million. CIABOC filed charges against former defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and six others for allowing private Avant Garde Maritime Services to operate the armoury and provide sea marshal services,
Turkey Continues Negotiations To Buy Long Range Missile Defense System From Eurosam

August 31, 2016 @ 01:19 PM

Turkey is continuing negotiations with Italian-French consortium, Eurosam for the purchase SAMP/Taster 30 long range missile defense system. According to a report by Daily Sabah Sunday, Turkey is edging towards purchasing the missile defense system from Eorosam instead of Russian S-400 despite recent closeness with Moscow
Oshkosh To Start P-19R Vehicles' Full Rate Production

August 19, 2016 @ 09:46 AM

The US Marine Corps has received Milestone C approval for P-19 Replacement (P-19R) Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle program and has given permission to Oshkosh Defense to start the full rate production of the vehicle. The $192 million worth contract to Oshkosh Defense was originally awarded in May 2013
China's New Twin-engined Helicopter Completes Maiden Flight

August 16, 2016 @ 01:21 PM

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has completed the maiden flight of its new twin-engined AC312E helicopter. Based on the techniques from the civilian helicopter AC312A, as well as both domestic and foreign market demands, AVIC HAIGs AC312E is a light twin-engine helicopter, AVIC said in a statement on July 27 this year
China Likely To Replace Old Tanks With Type-96Bs

August 11, 2016 @ 10:57 AM

Chinese military is likely to replace all its older tank fleet with Type-96B tanks. "The Type-96B is the strongest variant of the Type-96 family and is truly an advanced, third-generation main battle tank," he said
IWI To Rethink Investing In India Due To Defense Ministry Delays In...

August 10, 2016 @ 08:06 AM

Israel Weapons Industries (IWI) has raised concerns over the delay by the defense ministry in signing contracts even after the products have cleared the trials. IWI executives were quoted as saying by
Parsons Wins $85M Ballistic Missile Defense System Support Contract

August 4, 2016 @ 10:35 AM

Parsons Government Services has been awarded the US Missile Defense Agency contract worth $85 million to support the development of for command, control, communications and battle management engineering (C3BM) system. This contract will support the development of an integrated, fiscally sustainable C3BM system for the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) to be adaptable and responsive to intelligence based threats and to defend the homeland, regional interests, allies, and deployed forces against ballistic missile threats
Russia's Rostec Beats Sanctions With 18% Growth in Income During 2015

August 3, 2016 @ 09:27 AM

Russias defence and high technology holding company, Rostec declared 18% increase in consolidated revenues, amounting to 1 trillion and 140 billion rubles in 2015, despite the sanctions regime imposed against the firm. "Against the sanctions pressure, the general decline of the Russian economy and fall of industrial production index by more than 3 %, we managed to increase the revenue of the State Corporation to 1 trillion 140 billion rubles, demonstrating a growth by 18 % compared to 2014", said CEO of Rostec,Sergey Chemezov during the meeting with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin
China Unveils Largest AG600 Amphibious Aircraft

July 25, 2016 @ 09:26 AM

China unveiled the worlds largest amphibious aircraft, the AG600 on Saturday, which will be used to perform marine rescue missions and fight forest fires. The production line was rolled off in the southern city of Zhuhai on Saturday, Xinhua reported

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