QinetiQ, Thales and Textron AirLand have announced a collaboration at Farnborough International Airshow today that will bid for the UK Ministry of Defences upcoming Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme. The operational training activities that will comprise the ASDOT programme are currently fulfilled by a number of providers, both military and civilian
The Aurora cruiser, one of the most popular tourist attractions in St. Petersburg, will be handed over to the Russian Navy after modernization on July 15
Pakistan Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif has been urged to stage a coup and impose martial law in the country. A little-known political party, ‘Move on Pakistan has put up banners across 13 cities in the country requesting the army chief to reconsider his retirement due in November
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified an interim fix for a power gearbox issue with Airbus A400M transport aircraft engines. "It's good news
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Russian air defense units in the western military district will use over 300 missile launches from Tor-M1 anti-aircraft and Igla man-portable surface-to-air missile systems during drills at the Kapustin Yar practice range in south Russia. During the drills, the signal units will for the first time use the Redut-2US telecoms system to establish a digital communications network with the crews of Tor-M1 antiaircraft missile systems, District spokesman Igor Muginov was quoted as saying by Tass Thursday
A delegation from the Republic of Myanmar Defense Ministry, headed by Air Force Major General Khin Aung Myint, visited the Kazan Helicopters facility of the Russian Helicopters Holding. The delegation inspected the facility's recently upgraded sites, including modular assembly and paint shops, as well as a stationary helicopter exhibition
Saudi Arabia is set to receive 100 VAB Mk3 6X6 armored personnel carriers and 100 Sherpa light tactical vehicles for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) it ordered from France. The armored vehicles are part of a $3 billion package from to Lebanon
Indias state-owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers might lose $319 million Philippine naval contract for supplying two light frigates as it failed to clear financial assessment tests after winning the contract. Reports from the Philippines suggest that a post-qualification assessment found GRSE deficient on financial requirements
Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-launched its newly-developed surface-to-air ballistic missile Barak-8 from a defence base off Odisha coast today. Barak-8, developed in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries, was test fired from launch pad no-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off Odisha coast at around 08