Iron Duke recently left Portsmouth to begin an intensive period of sea trials. The Type 23 frigate is the first Royal Navy ship to be fitted with Artisan -- 3D radar 5 times better than the old version it replaces
Russia unveils its new short-to-mid-range air defense platform ‘Vityaz, which will replace older variants of the S-300 system. The army will begin testing the new hardware later this year
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The Indian Ministry of Defense will hasten the upgrading of its Russian-made BMP-2 infantry combat vehicles and will issue tenders to buy 2,000 engines for the program, according to reports, while shelving its $10 billion FICV program. The Indian Armys more than 1,500 BMP-2s will be upgraded at a cost of more than $1
China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, has left its homeport of Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province to conduct scientific experiments and sea training, naval authorities told Xinhua News Agency Tuesday. This was the first time for the carrier to leave its homeport to conduct training voyage since it anchored there in February, according to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, the report said
The IAF will soon welcome to India its first Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III heavy-lift transport aircraft, due to arrive shortly. The window of arrival is June, so teams are all set to ferry the first bird back to homebase, Hindon AFS
The U.S Navy on Thursday announced that the USS George H
Thales has successfully completed flight testing of its I-Master radar system onboard a Diamond DA42MPP Guardian aircraft. It was conducted in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, the week-long trial covered different radar modes at a range of altitudes and speeds
Oshkosh Defense is showcasing the Oshkosh Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV) – the future of light tactical vehicles – for the first time in Canada at the CANSEC 2013 defence exhibition in Ottawa, Ontario. The L-ATV aims to replace aging Light Utility Vehicle, Wheeled (LUVW) and special operations vehicle fleets and give troops greater off-road mobility, protection, speed and transportability capabilities
India and Japan are close to signing a deal to supply amphibious planes to India making this the first sale “of hardware used by the military since a weapons export ban was imposed”, according to reports. With Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh currently on a four-day visit to Tokyo, both parties are set put in motion the purchase of the US-2, a domestically-developed aircraft used by Japan's armed forces