The Japanese MOD has requested the government to increase its fourth straight annual military budget spending by 2.2 per cent to buy military equipment
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence has proposed a NT$2.9 billion (US$89 million) budget to the Legislative Yuan to get an indigenous submarine project off the ground
Russia and Iran have signed a memorandum on the implementation of an earlier agreement to supply S-300 missile defense systems to Tehran. "This week, a memorandum on the implementation of the agreement to supply Russian S-300 missile defense systems to Iran has been signed
The Iranian Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) Wednesday said that Russia has asked for import of Iranian drone technology. "The Islamic Republic of Iran is known as an advanced country in the field of (building) drones," Manouchehr Manteqi, Managing Director, IAIO was quoted as saying by Almanar news website on the sidelines of the MAKS 2015 air show
Iran has begun a production line for air-to-surface cruise missile, Nasr, that is capable of hitting targets accurately within the 35-kilometer range. The missiles have high precision capability, and capable of being fired by various fighters, Irans Defense Minister, Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan was quoted as saying by the countrys ISNA news agency at the inauguration ceremony in a report today
China will be displaying an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and an "aircraft carrier killer" at the military parade scheduled on September 8. The military parade that commemorates the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II will feature China's array of missiles, various media reported today
Taiwan plans to build diesel-electric submarines for its navy, president, Ma Ying-jeou, said Sunday. Ma made the remark during a visit to a propeller factory in the southern county of Pingtung, where he was urged to address the problem of a brain drain in Taiwan's shipbuilding industry, Want China Times reported
Iran unveiled its new solid-fuel precision-guided missile, Fateh 313, on the National Defense Industry Day on Saturday. Iran's new generation ballistic missile with a range of 500 kilometers was unveiled in a ceremony attended by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran
Possibility of major arms deals with Saudi Arabia and Iran has increased interest in the Russian air show- MAKS 2015. Saudi Arabia and Iran have been in contact with Russian officials to purchase the Iskander-E tactical missiles and the S-300 air defence system respectively besides a host of other weapons including attack helicopters, aircraft and air-to-air missiles
Pakistan could be showing an interest in the Yak-130 trainer of Russia after concluding a deal to purchase four Mi-17 Hind helicopters. The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) does not have a modern combat trainer though it operates advanced aircraft such as the American F-16, and the Pakistani-Chinese JF-17