The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces new Aegis-equipped destroyer Maya will be equipped with the US-supplied Standard Missile-6 system to shoot down cruise missiles, according to informed sources, Jiji Press reported. The Maya destroyer plans to carry out an interception test in the United States in 2022, the sources said
Russian firm, RTI Group will supply radar to Pakistan to protect a nuclear power plant (NPP) in Karachi. "A memorandum of cooperation in the field of organizing the delivery of the civilian radar Surok was signed at the Army-2018 event in Moscow last week between RTI Group and the Pakistani company TechWin Enterprise, the press office of RTI hi-tech company said on Thursday
Member-companies of Russias Rostec State Corporation signed agreements worth over 100 billion rubles ($1.5 billion) as part of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2018" held in Moscow last week
An Iranian official said the country has supplied Iraq with Sukhoi Su-25 fighter planes for intensifying anti-ISIS operations, but Baghdad has denied the claims, according to a report by Asharq Al-Awsat
Researchers from the US Army Research Laboratory and Bell Helicopter have begun development of a micro unmanned aerial system or UAS after the meeting in June. The UAS is a miniature, lightweight reconnaissance vehicle that Soldiers can carry onto the battlefield and deploy in a confined space
Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the extension of the industrial cooperation already existing between the two groups to all segments of merchant shipbuilding. The agreement foresees the parties to discuss the possibility to extend their current collaboration, which counts a joint venture dedicated to the first cruise ships ever built in China for the local market and other related activities, including a number of research and development projects in several areas of the shipbuilding, such as: vessels for the oil & gas industry; cruise-ferries; mega-yachts; special vessels; steel infrastructures; marine engineering and...
Rosoboronexport has signed 15 contracts with foreign customers of Russian military equipment at the Army 2018 event in Kubinka, Moscow region last week while vowing to move away from US dollar payments to overcome sanctions. “The sum of the export contracts signed by Rosoboronexport exceeded 20
Iran and Syria have signed an agreement on defense and technical cooperation during a visit by Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami to Damascus. At Damascus request, Tehran has been providing military advisory support to the Syrian military fighting foreign-backed terrorism and militancy since 2011
Russia has shrugged off United States' sanctions against its arms manufacturers and has vowed to increase its current US$4 billion order book with India by a further estimated US$11 billion. Contracts under negotiation include the S-400 air defence system, an order for 48 Mi-17 helicopters and the joint production of KA-226T helicopters besides Project 11356 frigates, A
Russias state hi-tech corporation Rostec announced Wednesday that its subsidiary Technodinamika has begun installation of marine hydraulic systems on Indian Navys aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. The GS-1MF and GS-3 marine hydraulic systems are used for refueling, cleaning and pressurization of hydraulic systems of aircraft and helicopters which form part of the air-capable wing of the Vikramaditya aircraft carrier