The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) claims to have saved more than P765 million (US $16 million) in defense procurement in 2015, double the savings recorded last year. In a statement, AFP Procurement Service chief Brig
UAE plans to buy 100 units of tank boats from Indonesia as part of a defence cooperation deal signed during President Joko Widodos visit to Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Indonesian firm Pindad is currently working on manufacturing the tank boat which consists of a high speed boat with a 105mm canon mounted on it
Estonia will be receiving its first Javelin anti-tank missile system at the end of this week. “More systems and missiles will arrive in the coming weeks, which can be used for live fire exercises after the training is complete,” Lieutenant Toomas Pärnpuu, who is leading the operation to bring the systems to Estonia was quoted as saying by Estonian Public Broadcasting Thursday
Russias plans to sell S-300 missile Defense Systems to Iran have to wait for another five years following the final agreement on Tehrans nuclear program. As per the agreement, the UN arms embargo against Iran will remain for five years and US missile sanctions will be applicable for another eight years
Ukraine has sought a thousand US-made Javelin shoulder-fired missiles for giving up on its nuclear warheads arsenal in the past. "We need to understand that we must be prepared for any situation in the southeast
The Indian Governments defense deal worth INR 3,000 crore ($470 million) to procure ‘Spike Israeli Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) for its army has hit a roadblock ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Jerusalem. “The cost negotiation committee which was to assess the modalities for the procurement deal has failed to make any headway,” The Hindu newspaper quoted an unnamed source from the MoD as saying
Iran is constructing a highly-equipped warship to be used for training naval cadets. "Thanks to the measures adopted by the Navy commander, efforts of industry experts and assistance of academic centers, an equipped warship is being built in Iran for training purposes, whose launch will no doubt make trainings for the cadets more applied," Commander of the cadets Seyed Javad Hosseini was quoted as saying by FNA on Monday
Tail sections of C-130 aircraft for Lockheed Martins global customers are being made in India, Phil Shaw, chief executive of Lockheed Martin India told defenseworld.net
Lockheed Martin has expressed that it is on a lookout for more opportunities with key industries in India. Lockheed Martin will focus on AGM-114R multipurpose HELLFIRE II, DAGR missile systems, K-MAX, E2D Hawkeye and Javelin during the upcoming Aero-India show
The Pentagon might reconsider supplying Javelin anti-tank missiles, arms and ammunition to Ukraine in its fight against Russia- backed separatists, US administration officials said Monday. The decision has not been made yet