Lockheed Martin anticipates closing the acquisition on Friday, Nov 6. Lockheed Martin has received the final regulatory approval needed to close its acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft
Russia is planning to set up tri-services military base in Syria aimed at eliminating ISIS militants. “Russia may end up having one massive military base in Syria, which would be shared by the Navy, the Air Forces and the Ground Forces,” Gen
Australian Defense Ministry is considering developing its next generation submarines locally instead of buying it from Japan as favoured by former prime minister Tony Abbott. France, Germany and Japan are in the running to secure Australia's defence procurement programme worth Aus$50 billion (US$36 billion), to replace current diesel and electric-powered Collins Class submarines
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has signed MoUs with a host of Polish companies for the KRUK Program of the Polish Armed Forces. TAIs T129 ATAK Advanced Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter is part of the program
BAE Systems has won a $9.9 million contract from UK Ministry of defense to support and train personnel in using the Falcon secure communications system
China has donated defense equipment worth US $5.5 million to Uganda for its peacekeeping operations in war-torn Somalia
Turkey may consider renegotiating a possible $3.4 billion HQ-9 long range air and anti-missile defense systems deal with China
Elbit Systems has won a US$150 million contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defense to supply advanced systems for the infantry soldiers in the Benelux countries. The contract will be performed over a five-year period in Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg, the company announced today
Even as Dassault basks in recent sales success of the Rafale, it might be hard pressed to scale up production to meet the 84 export orders besides its existing commitment to the French Armed Forces. Dassault has successfully sold 84 Rafale fighter jets this year to Egypt, India and Qatar
Singapore Airshow 2016 will welcome France as the Feature Country in the fifth edition of the show, scheduled to take place from 16 to 21 February 2016, at the Changi Exhibition Centre. The Feature Country series, which made its debut at the 2014 Airshow, was developed as a permanent feature to enable the countries exhibiting within the pavilion to leverage on the Singapore Airshow as a strategic platform; lending support to businesses of the Feature Country and enabling them to tap into the opportunities in the Asia Pacific region and beyond