Israeli defense companies could lose $10 billion in business due to a new US military aid package that will phase out the countrys ability to spend a quarter of the funds on its own businesses. The US has signed an agreement to provide $38 billion military assistance to Israel for a span of 10 years starting 2019 through 2028
Russias two Gepard 3.9 frigates will arrive in the Black Sea for trials by next month
China has tested quantum radar that could stealth aircraft and other objects within the range of 100 kilometers (62.1 miles)
The Nigerian Air Force has set up its first indigenous Periodic Depot Maintenance center to take care of its aircrafts and eliminating capital flights. It says the centre would now take care of its aircrafts indigenously, and thereby eliminating capital flight
The UK Royal Navy has tested an unmanned surface vessel based on the innovative ‘Bladerunner hull, Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST). The unmanned speedboat known as MAST is being developed by Portchester-based ASV Ltd, under research funding from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), The development provides a testbed to host a range of new technologies which allows the Ministry of Defence to test and evolve tactics to employ maritime autonomous systems
Foreign defense firms can now set up full y owned subsidiary in India following Indian governments decision to increase Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the defense sector to 100 per cent from 49 per cent. The government of India, today made amendments to the existing FDI policy
The Chinese PLA Air Force is now strengthened with third generation surface to air missiles that are capable of hitting U-2 ultra high altitude reconnaissance aircraft. The PLA Air Force's "Hero Battalion", assigned to a missile division with the air force of the Central Theater Command has formed combat capability after employing this 3rd-generation surface-to-air missiles independently, China Military online reported Monday
Australia has warned DCNS ship building firm that it wants the same level of information security on the new submarine project like it shares with the US ally. The Australian senior defense official issued warning to DCNS in the wake of leaked documents related to Indias Scorpene project
A fresh tranche of sensitive documents pertaining to Indian Navys Scorpene submarine project have been uploaded by ‘the Australian on its website Thursday even as the Indian ministry of defense tried to downplay the leak as ‘not serious. The new set of documents with Indian Navy insignia on it and marked “Restricted Scorpene India” include the sonar system, including the frequencies used by its key components, the Flank Array, the Sonar Intercept Receiver, the Distributed Array and the Active Array have been compromised
Saab has won a contract to deliver a high fidelity laser-based Tactical Engagement Simulation System to New Zealand Army. The Saab has received the first contract under five year agreement that it had signed with New Zealand Army