India on Thursday received the first two of 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers as part of the $750 million dollar contract signed with the US in November 2016. Under the contract, 25 guns will come to India in a fly-away condition (two per month will be delivered), while 120 will be assembled at the proposed assembly integration and test facility for the weapon system in India in partnership with Mahindra Defence, located in Faridabad
China's new 052D guided-missile destroyers, which is equipped with phased array radar and vertical launching system, is undergoing outfitting work in Dalian Shipyard, Northeast China's Liaoning Province. There are five 052D destroyers already in active service while another six are undergoing outfitting and several are under construction, read a Sina Weibo Post by the China National Radio (CNR) Military Program on Sunday
Saab has received a contract worth SEK1.35 billion (US$ 153 million) from an unnamed customer for its Airborne Early Warning and Control system (AEW&C)
Hackers using software tools developed by US National Security Agency have made cyber attacks Friday on many countries, disrupting global shipper FedEx, Britains health system and freezing computers at Russias Interior Ministry. Transmitted via email, the malicious software locked British hospitals out of their computer systems and demanded ransom before users could be let back in
A Southeast Asia search and rescue authority has selected Orolia to deploy their Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) solution. Orolia, through its McMurdo brand, is supporting the contract through a Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) partner local to the region
India and Russia are likely to sign a deal to finalise the detailed design for the fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) in the second half of the year. “Almost all the ground work has been completed to finalise the deal for design of the jet as well as some other critical issues,” an official was quoted as saying by Press Trust of India Sunday
The Chinese military has developed smartphone security software that will automatically alert authorities if it detects any violations of Internet use. The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese military, reported on Sunday that the PLA Rocket (Missile) Force introduced the mobile phone security platform to better regulate smartphone use in the military
The Indian Ministry of Defence(MoD), has issued a request for information (RFI) to procure 600 Rifles of 7.62mm bore with sights and accessories and 200 UBGL for Rifle 7
Lockheed Martin's fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite will support US Naval troops with ultra high frequency communications. The MUOS-5 satellite has completed Global Military Cellular Network as spare for next-generation capabilities
The US State department has approved $295.6 million worth military equipment sale including 4,400 assault rifles, 46 machine guns and 36 Humvee vehicles to Iraq