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Rheinmetall Wins Canadian MASS Countermeasures Follow-on Contract

June 20, 2018 @ 01:32 PM

Rheinmetall has won a $15 million (€12 million) follow-on contract to expand the MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) countermeasure systems installed on Canadian Navys Halifax-class frigates. MASS is an automated decoy system that protects surface combatants from advanced anti-ship missiles
US agrees to Transfer Military Grade Titanium Tech, Patriot Missiles to Taiwan

June 20, 2018 @ 10:08 AM

The US has agreed to transfer new military technologies to Taiwan, according to the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND). According to reports, Lockheed Martin will transfer technology and training for Taiwans defense industry to product its own aerospace and military grade titanium, as part of a deal that will also include six sets of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles and upgrade kits for PAC-2 missiles, Taiwan News reported last Friday
France, Germany Sign Agreement to Develop Rafale, Eurofighter Successor by 2040

June 20, 2018 @ 09:31 AM

France and Germany on Tuesday signed two joint letters of intent, including one on the Future Air Combat System (SCAF), designating "France as a leading nation" for the project to succeed the Rafale and the Eurofighter warplanes by 2040. According to a statement issued by the French Defence Ministry, the program will bring together "a new multi-purpose combat aircraft, adapted to contemporary air threats and exploiting the potential of artificial intelligence, network-based combat capabilities, including drones of various types
Solar, Eurenco Partnership to Offer Bi-modular Charge System to Indian Army

June 19, 2018 @ 01:20 PM

Indias Solar Industries and European Eurenco announced a strategic partnership agreement to supply of Explosives, Propellants, Transfer of Technology projects and to a common offer for the Bi-Modular Charge System (BMCS) project in India. The two companies signed the partnership agreement during the Eurosatory 2018 exhibition
US to Supply Machine Guns for Ukrainian NATO Standard Combat Modules

June 18, 2018 @ 09:52 AM

The US will supply machine guns to Ukraine as part of Memorandum of Cooperation to build a joint combat module according to NATO standards. Ukranian SpetsTechnoExport and Ukroboronprom signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with an American company on building a joint combat module according to NATO standards on June 14 at International exhibition Eurosatory 2018
US Approves Sale of 6 Apache Helicopters, Hellfire Missiles to India for

June 13, 2018 @ 11:15 AM

The US State Department has approved sale of six AH-64E Apache helicopters to India for an estimated cost of $930 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today, DSCA said in a statement Tuesday
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

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