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Australia Signs $3 Billion Worth Contract For 12 Offshore Patrol Vessels

January 31, 2018 @ 03:11 PM

The Australian government has signed a multi-billion dollar agreement with German ship designer Lürssen as prime contractor, for its Offshore Patrol Vessel project, Defense ministry announced on January 31. Australias Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne MP, announced Wednesday that the contract with Lürssen to lead the design and build is worth at least $3 billion for 12 OPVs
Russia Maximizes Electronic Warfare Use to Achieve Spectacular Results: UK Expert

January 31, 2018 @ 12:50 PM

Russia has integrated electronic warfare capabilities into its conventional warfare assets to achieve spectacular results in real battle scenarios such as in Syria, a leading expert on the Kremlins armed forces said Monday. Roger McDermott, a senior research fellow in war studies at Kings College London cited their recent response to a drone swarm attack on a Russian air base and naval facility in Syria, he said, “all were brought down” by conventional air defense or jamming using electronic warfare tools
AAI Corp To Provide Unmanned Aircraft Intelligence Services In Afghnistan

January 30, 2018 @ 01:23 PM

The US Air Force has awarded a $15 million contract to AAI Corp. for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services through unmanned aircraft systems, the Department of defense announced last Friday
Two former Chinese Police Officers Charged with Spying for Taiwan

January 30, 2018 @ 07:29 AM

The Chinese government has charged two former members of the Peoples Armed Police Force (PAPF) with conducting espionage for Taiwan. A Hong Kong-based news website Takungpao reported on Monday that prosecutors in Jiangsu province have accused two former PAPF officers of spying for a Taiwan intelligence agency
Chinese Military Aircraft Crashes During Training Session

January 29, 2018 @ 04:38 PM

A Chinese military aircraft has crashed during a training session in Guizhou province in southern China on Monday. “In the afternoon of January 29, an aircraft from the Air Force crashed during flight training in Guizhou province
Australia Targets Becoming World's Top 10 Defence Exporters

January 29, 2018 @ 11:45 AM

Australias government announced on Monday that it will reportedly unveil an ambitious plan to become one of the world's 10 largest arms exporters. As part of the plan, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will announce a $3
US Suspends Abrams Tank Maintenance in Iraq

January 29, 2018 @ 10:48 AM

The United States has blocked maintenance of Iraqi Armys Abrams tanks accusing Baghdad of violating contractual terms after it gave one of the tanks to a pro-government militia, the Hashd al-Sha'abi force, according to reports in the Iraqi media. The tanks manufacturer, General Dynamics, has stopped its maintenance program in Iraq since December 2017, “The US company withdrew from its base in Baghdads al-Muthanna airport after finding out that Iraq violated the terms of the contract which only authorized the Iraqi army to use the US provided tanks,” Baghdad-based Alghad Press reported on Sunday quoting an informed source
Indian Navy’s Oldest Training Institute INS Valsura Sets Up Medium Voltage Lab...

January 29, 2018 @ 09:59 AM

Siemens India established Medium Voltage Lab at INS Valsura, the Indian Navys oldest training establishment, inaugurated by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lamba on January 24, the company announced today. The facility will be used for training personnel on the nuances of medium voltage power generation, protection and distribution, the press release said
Turkish-made ATAK Helicopter, T-155 SP Howitzer Used in Afrin Offensive

January 26, 2018 @ 04:03 PM

The Turkish army is using locally-made vehicles, weapons, and ammunition, including helicopters, howitzers and drones, in their ongoing Operation Syrias Afrin region. T-155 Firtina (Storm), a locally-produced self-propelled howitzer, the T-122 Multiple Barrel Rocket Launcher (MRBL), T-129 ATAK helicopters, with its guided air-to-ground CIRIT rockets are among weapons mobilized for the offensive, pro-government
ASEAN Member States Seeking India’s Akash and BrahMos Missiles

January 26, 2018 @ 12:28 PM

ASEAN Nations are looking to purchase certain weapon systems from India, including Indias indigenously built Akash surface to air missile (SAM) and BrahMos cruise missile. When the 10 Asean leaders meet for the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in New Delhi on Thursday, sources told

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