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Japan Seeks $48.1 Billion Defense Budget for fiscal 2018

August 23, 2017 @ 12:27 PM

Japanese Defense Ministry plans to seek a budget of 5.26 trillion yen ($48
Japan Hints at Increasing Defence Capability Due To North Korean, Chinese Threats

August 8, 2017 @ 01:29 PM

Japan has hinted at raising defense capabiltiy, citing concern of increasing threat from North Korea and China in the country's defense review Tuesday. North Korea was cited as the main concern as Japan's Cabinet approved the 2017 Defence White Paper, two weeks after the North test-fired a second ICBM whose range could include some of the US mainland, including Los Angeles and Chicago
Indian Army Conducts Field Trials Of Two M-777 A-2 Ultra-Light Howitzers

July 17, 2017 @ 06:29 AM

The Indian Army is carrying out field trials on two M-777 A-2 long-range ultra-light howitzers (ULH) in Pokhran which it received in May this year. The test-firing of the guns is primarily aimed at collating and determining various critical data like trajectory, speed and frequency of fire of the M-777 A-2 ULH which are expected to be mostly deployed along the border with China
French Air Force Chief Uses Trainer Jet For A Joyride

June 28, 2017 @ 02:05 PM

Frances acting Air Force chief has put himself in trouble after he reportedly used a fighter jet to fly home for weekends. The former fighter pilot General Richard Reboul would pop from Bordeaux in the south west to his country retreat in Provence using an Alphajet trainer belonging to the French air force, the French newspaper Canard Enchainé alleged this week
Russian submarine Test-Fires Bulava Intercontinental Missile

June 27, 2017 @ 01:03 PM

A Russian navy submarine test-launched the Bulava intercontinental missile which can be equipped with up to 10 warheads and travel 10,000 kms Monday. The Russian Northern Fleets Project 955 underwater missile cruiser Yuri Dolgoruky has test-fired a Bulava missile from the Barents Sea and hit all the designated targets at the Kura practice range in Kamchatka
Leonardo, Thales Team Up For New-Gen Flight Data Processing System ‘Coflight’

June 22, 2017 @ 03:36 PM

The French and Italian major Air Navigation Service providers respectively DSNA (Direction de Services de la Navigation Aérienne) and ENAV (Italian air navigation service provider), alongside industrial partners Leonardo and Thales, confirm their commitment to Coflight, the new generation Flight Data Processing System. The parties decided to reinforce their cooperation to promote Coflight on the European scene by the establishment of a long-term support and maintenance services contract
Malaysia Modifies Su-30MKM Aircraft To Drop US-made GBU-12 Laser-guided Bombs

June 16, 2017 @ 10:06 AM

Malaysian Air Force has modified Russian-made Sukhoi-30 fighter jet in order to equip it with US GBU-12 laser-guided bombs. The Royal Malaysian Air Force put out a video showing their Su-30MKM fighters specifically designed for Malaysia, dropping 500-pound GBU-12s made by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon,
Dassault To Emerge As The Biggest Investor In India's Defence Sector Following...

June 9, 2017 @ 03:34 PM

Dassault will be the biggest investor in Indias defense sector under the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) following the Rafale fighter jet deal. The first tranche of FDI, about INR 200 crore ($31 million) is likely to come by July,
Anti-Qatar Coalition Releases List of Doha-supported Terror Financiers

June 9, 2017 @ 11:42 AM

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain have released a list of terror financiers comprising of 59 individuals and 12 groups in a joint statement. The anti-Qatar coalition has accused Doha of supporting or harbouring terror organizations
N. Korea Tests Solid-Fuel Ballistic Missile

May 22, 2017 @ 09:25 AM

North Korea said Monday that it has successfully test fired a solid-fuel ballistic missile a day before that can be harder for outsiders to detect before launch. The official Korean Central News Agency confirmed Monday the missile launched on Sunday was a Pukguksong-2, a medium-to-long range ballistic missile also launched in February

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