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Leonardo to Collaborate with Slovakia’s Konstrukta to Market Precision-guided Ammo

June 12, 2018 @ 02:34 PM

Leonardo has signed a collaboration agreement with Slovakia's Konstrukta Defense, a provider of artillery systems in the precision-guided ammunition field. The agreement will see Leonardo's precision-guided Vulcano ammunition integrated onto Konstrukta's ZUZANA 2 155mm/52 cal artillery system, with the two companies going on to jointly market the products internationally
Sanctions Threat Fails to Frighten Russian S-400 Missile Defense System Buyers

June 11, 2018 @ 02:17 PM

The United States efforts to dissuade its allies and partners from buying large defense systems from Russia using the Countering America's Adversaries through Sanction Act (CAATSA) seems to be running into a brick wall with India, Turkey and Saudi Arabia likely to go ahead with S-400 missile defense systems purchase from Moscow. The CAATSA requires that the countries that have significant defense cooperation with Russia can be sanctioned by the US for no fault of theirs except that they have entered into a commercial buyer-seller agreement with a Russian defence industry entity
Japan, China Start Communication Protocol to Avert Air and Sea Encounters

June 8, 2018 @ 02:10 PM

Japan and China launched a communication hotline on Friday to avert accidental clashes at sea and in the air, local media reports. The agreement to implement the Maritime and Aerial Communication Mechanism was reached in May, which also includes annual gatherings between senior Japanese and Chinese defense officials to discuss the mechanism, The Japan Times reports
Turkey's S-400 Purchase Could Hurt F-35, Other Joint Production Projects: US Official

June 6, 2018 @ 10:10 AM

A senior State Department official has warned that Turkeys purchase of Russian S-400 missiles could reflect negatively on several U.S
Raytheon, 5 Others Awarded $970 Million Cooperative Threat Reduction Program Contracts

June 6, 2018 @ 09:49 AM

The Pentagon has awarded multiple contracts to six firms – Raytheon, Black and Veatch, URS Federal Services, Parsons Government Services International Inc., CH2M Hill Inc
Qatar Seeking NATO Membership: Defense Minister

June 5, 2018 @ 02:04 PM

Qatari Defense Minister on Tuesday said that the country is eyeing NATO membership. "Regarding the membership, we are a main ally from outside the NATO… the ambition is full membership if our partnership with NATO develops and our vision is clear,” Defense Minister Khalid al-Attiyah said in an interview with Altalaya, the official magazine of the Qatari Defense Ministry,
Ukrainian Air Force Gets Repaired Su-24MR Reconnaissance Aircraft

June 5, 2018 @ 12:18 PM

Ukroboronprom delivered repaired reconnaissance aircraft Su-24MR to Ukrainian Air Force ahead of the schedule, the Ukrainian firm announced Tuesday. The medium repair of the aircraft was carried out at Mykolayiv Aircraft Repair Plant "NARP", having checked all of its nodes and components, having repaired/replaced those
Saudi-Russia Talks on S-400 Missile Defence System Purchase 'Progressing'

May 31, 2018 @ 12:25 PM

The Saudi Ambassador to Moscow Rayed Krimly said that the negotiations on the purchase of Russian-built S-400 missile air defense system is ‘advancing well and both the parties are working out on technical details of the contract. "We signed the contract during the Kings visit, what is now happening is the implementation requires technical details of technology transfers, other technical details between experts of both sides … Experts need to finish their discussions, we cannot put a date for the end of discussions, but it is proceeding in a very positive manner," Krimly told Sputnik in an interview on Thursday, added...
Estonia Completes Cyber-security Training to Singapore Armed Forces

May 29, 2018 @ 03:35 PM

The Estonian Ministry of Defence has delivered cybersecurity training and a cyber-range exercise to cyber defenders in the Ministry of Defence, Singapore, and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Following the Memorandum of Understanding signed on the 19th of January 2018. The training took place at Singapore's Cyber Defence Test and Evaluation Centre (CyTEC) and was delivered by the Estonian Defence Forces Cyber Range which provides training opportunities from individual level training up to large scale international exercises, Estonian MoD said in a statement Monday
Russia Signs Contract to Supply Four Mi-35M Attack Helicopters to Kazakhstan

May 29, 2018 @ 01:50 PM

Russia and Kazakhstan have signed a new contract for the supply of four Mil Mi-35 transport and attack helicopters. "A new contract for four Mi-35 helicopters has been signed

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