The Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) will receive a new hybrid combat vehicle by 2030, the Russian military branchs commander announced yesterday. This hybrid combat vehicle combines features of an airborne infantry fighting vehicle and a helicopter to meet warfare demands
EADS on Wednesday will change its name to Airbus, after its civil aviation division that accounts for over 70% of its sales, amid a global corporate restructuring, the company said in an official statement. The name change which will come into effect next year, will reshuffle its space and military units into one division, the company said Wednesday
Russia is expected to deliver the first Varshavyanka class of the six submarines to Vietnam in November, officials announced today. The Varshavyanka class (Project 636M) of diesel-electric submarines, dubbed by the U
Lockheed Martin team laid the keel for the U.S
Turkey plans to adopt a Chinese long-range anti-missile and air defense system, Turkish procurement officials said, even though it may be impossible to integrate the system with its existing NATO architecture. One senior procurement official familiar with the program said the Turkish government has concluded that the Chinese proposal was technologically satisfactory, allowed technology transfer and was much cheaper than rival proposals
Selex ES will present, as part of the Finmeccanica stand and static area (C-65), the latest and most successful solutions in its broad and diversified portfolio, the company said today. In particular, Selex ES will focus on its systems, sensors and avionics components that contribute to ISR / ISTAR solutions ranging from UAS to airborne surveillance systems for manned and unmanned aircraft
The V-22 Osprey has overcome its turbulent past and has emerged as a multi-mission capable tiltrotor system. With its latest win, a U
The United States have held back from signing the arms trade treaty, with over 60 countries believed to have signed it. “The United States welcomes the opening of the Arms Trade Treaty for signature, and we look forward to signing it as soon as the process of conforming the official translations is completed satisfactorily,” said US Secretary of State John Kerry in a statement
A day after Chinese hackers took the rap for a cyber attack against Australia and stealing designs for a new spy HQ, Australias Prime Minister Julia Gillard called the reports “inaccurate”. Gillards statement further strengthens Chinas consistent denials of any state-sponsored hacking against the West
Designs to over two dozen U.S weapons systems have been compromised after Chinese hackers gained access to them, according to the Washington Post