The Indian Government is likely to to set up a co-ordination center to curb cyber-crime costing Rs 500-crore (US $76 million). The center will also have an advanced application to monitor social media activities related to Ministries of Home, External Affairs, Defense and other government organizations, PTI reported Tuesday
BAE Systems will display a 360 degree viewing system for armored vehicles, BattleView 360, at the DSEI exhibition in London this week. The company announced today that it has used fighter jet technology to create a situational awareness system that allows armored vehicle crews to ‘see through their vehicles in real time
Estonia will be receiving its first Javelin anti-tank missile system at the end of this week. “More systems and missiles will arrive in the coming weeks, which can be used for live fire exercises after the training is complete,” Lieutenant Toomas Pärnpuu, who is leading the operation to bring the systems to Estonia was quoted as saying by Estonian Public Broadcasting Thursday
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
India and Israel look to expanding technology partnership in defence products following the lead provided by the ship-launched Barak missile which the two countries are developing together. Israeli Navy Chief Vice-Admiral Ram Rutberg today held talks with top Indian defence officials in the Indian capital as the two countries look at deepening bilateral defence ties
The Indian Army has issued an additional Request for information (RFI) on Mini UAV to identify prospective Indian vendors for the procurement. Indian Army had issued an RFI in May 2012
Cubic Global Defense has upgraded US P5 Combat Training System for more accuracy as well as expanded coverage. The enhancement includes Earth Center Earth Fixed (ECEF) coordinates to accurately map its position anywhere on earth, the company announced today
One of the world's most impenetrable satellite communications systems, built by Lockheed Martin to serve the U.S
India faces serious shortage of ammunition especially for tanks and artillery and has stocks enough for only 10 days of war. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) had noted in May this year that stocks of 125 out of 170 kinds of ammunition or, to put it differently, 74 per cent of the total stocks are not enough for even 20 days of a shooting war
The US will start large scale demonstrations of directed energy weapons within five years to counter ballistic and cruise missile threat in less expensive way. Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall, the top US arms buyer said Tuesday that the funds for directed energy programs would remain steady at about $300 million a year for now