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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
India Rethinking $6B US Drone-Buy After Iran’s Downing Of Global Hawk

July 29, 2019 @ 08:27 AM

The Indian Air force (IAF) is reconsidering the purchase of 30 American drones for an estimated $6 billion, after Iran shot down US Navys RQ-4 Global Hawk drone with its S-300 missile system in the Persian Gulf region last month. “The IAF are now especially concerned about the US drones effectiveness and survivability in volatile airspace along Indias border with Pakistan and China, which New Delhi claims can be equipped with advanced surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems,”
First Batch Of AH-64E Apache Gunships To Arrive In India On July...

July 27, 2019 @ 10:28 AM

First consignment of Indias AH-64E Apache "customised" attack helicopters will arrive at Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh state on Saturday, July 27. The Indian Air Force (IAF) formally received its first AH-64E at Boeings facility in Arizona, US on 10 May, 2019
US to Station Personnel in Pakistan for End Use Monitoring, Technical Support...

July 27, 2019 @ 06:38 AM

The United States will by stationing 60 technical personnel in Pakistan to provide technical support services and to ensure 24/7 end use monitoring of its F-16 fighter jets sold to Islamabad. The State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Pakistan for Technical Security Team (TST) in continued support of the F-16 program for an estimated cost of $125 million
Russian Helicopters Delivers Three Ka-32 Helicopters To Turkey

July 25, 2019 @ 09:48 AM

Russian Helicopters has shipped three Ka-32A11BC helicopters configured to perform firefighting operations to Turkey. Turkeys KAAN Air inked a deal with the Russian firm for the three choppers in July 2018
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
N.Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles From East Coast

July 25, 2019 @ 06:59 AM

North Korea has reportedly fired two short-range missiles from its eastern coastal city of Wonsan early on Thursday. “The missiles flew about 430km (267 miles) from the point of launch and reached an altitude of 50km (30 miles) before falling into the East sea,” an official at South Korea's defence ministry was quoted as saying by Reuters
General Atomics Predator A Drone Completes 25 Years Of Service

July 23, 2019 @ 11:35 AM

General Atomics Predator A remotely piloted aircraft has completed 25 years of service this month, the company has announced. The MQ-1 Predator made its first flight in July 1994 and made its operational debut in 1995
South Korea To Build Ship That Can Double Up As Carrier For...

July 23, 2019 @ 09:38 AM

South Korea is set to launch a new project to build a ship on which short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing (STOVL) aircraft such as the F-35B stealth jets it is seeking to buy, can be operated. The decision to build the carrier-type vessel, expected to be operational by late 2020s, was taken on July 12
South Korean Jets Fire Warning Shots After Russian, Chinese Aircraft ‘Violate’ Airspace

July 23, 2019 @ 07:38 AM

South Korean fighters have fired warning shots, after two Russian TU-95MS bombers and one of its Beriev A-50 AEW&C aircraft, and two Chinese planes “violated the countrys airspace by flying over its east coast on Tuesday. Around 6

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