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Indian Navy Commissions LCU L-56 Amphibious Vessel

July 29, 2019 @ 10:50 AM

The Indian navy commissioned the “L-56,” the sixth of the eight ordered amphibious vessels of the Mark IV Landing Craft Utility (LCU)-class on Monday, 29 July. Manufacturer of the ship, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) signed an agreement for worth INR 21 billion ($305 million) with the Indian Navy for designing and building the LCU ships in September 2011
Rheinmetall Acquires Canada's Provectus Robotics Solutions

July 27, 2019 @ 07:01 AM

Rheinmetall has acquired 100% stake in Canada-based firm "Provectus" to expand Rheinmetalls technological capabilities in the field of robotics and autonomous driving. Automation and digitization are among the vital Group-spanning technology clusters which Rheinmetall is systematically working to expand, concentrating knowledge and capacities in order to exploit additional future growth potential
US Navy To Induct New Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer on July

July 25, 2019 @ 07:46 AM

The United States (US) Navy will
Bulgarian President Vetoes $1.26B F-16 Deal

July 24, 2019 @ 02:57 PM

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed the $1.26 billion (2
Bulgaria To Axe Defense Procurement Projects, Increase Budget Deficit to Finance $1.25B...

July 22, 2019 @ 10:07 AM

The Bulgarian parliament on Friday approved the purchase of 8 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets worth $1.25 Billion (2
Japan Launches “Haguro” Guided Missile Destroyer

July 18, 2019 @ 12:49 PM

Japanese shipbuilder
Portugal Orders 5 Embraer KC-390 Military Transport Aircraft

July 12, 2019 @ 07:08 AM

The Portuguese government has placed an order for 5 Embraer KC-390 military transport aircraft, deliveries of which are scheduled to begin in 2023. “The Portuguese KC-390 will meet new interoperability requirements, in the areas of secure navigation, data and voice transmission that will allow the KC-390 to integrate joint operations in multinational alliances in which Portugal is integrated,” said Jackson Schneider, President and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security
Bulgaria Okays $1.26 Billion F-16 Purchase, Delivery By 2023

July 11, 2019 @ 06:37 AM

Bulgaria has signed a $1.26 billion contract with the United States for 8 Lockheed Martin F-16 combat aircraft, delivery of which will be completed by 2023, the country's defense ministry announced Wednesday
MBDA, French Army Team Develop AI based Automatic Target Recognition by Imaging...

July 6, 2019 @ 08:45 AM

A team comprising MBDA, tech firm Kalray, the French defence procurement agency (DGA) and the French Armys technical section have developed an artificial intelligence based 2ACI, automatic target recognition by imaging system that is able to direct fire at an object identified as an enemy asset based on an analysis of its image. The 2ACI function thereby allows the detection, recognition and identification of fixed and moving targets through real-time processing of the video stream output from weapon systems imaging sensors
India’s Budget for 2019: No Import Tax On Defense Equipment To Accelerate...

July 5, 2019 @ 01:35 PM

To encourage and speedup modernization in the defense sector, India has exempted customs duty on defense and military hardware imported from other countries. “Defense has an immediate requirement of modernization and upgradation

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