Japan is considering buying the US Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) advanced anti-missile system to counter North Koreas Nuclear threat. The government plans to allocate around 200 billion yen ($2 billion) in the third supplementary budget for fiscal 2016 after the first
Qinetiq has won a £1 billion ($1.26 billion) contract from the UK Ministry of Defense to upgrade the test and evaluation services that is being delivered at three sites across the kingdom
Russia has planned to approve its state arms procurement program for the years 2018-2025 in July 2017. “Spending is not expected to be curtailed but the focus will be given to high technologies,” Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told
A new air force study warns about the possibilities of US becoming vulnerable to future attack by hypersonic missiles from China and Russia. Experts for the Air Force Studies Board at the National Academies of Science say that the federal republic country is falling behind in the technology race to develop defensive and offensive high-speed maneuvering arms
Lithuanian Land Forces will receive upgraded M577 armored personnel carriers from the German Armed Forces. Representatives of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence of Germany signed a contract on acquiring 168 M577s on November 30 in Vilnius
Russia's United Engine Corporation (UEC) has conducted first ground-based ignition of the engines second stage for the prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation (PAK FA T-50 aircraft). Gas generators had to be prepared for the testing, along with the demonstrator engine,
US Security firms have revealed that the version of destructive computer virus Shamoon was being empoyed in mid-November to attack computers in Saudi Arabia and other regions. Four years ago the same virus attack had caused damage to tens of thousands of computers at Middle Eastern energy companies,
Russias Armata tank will be hooked up to a drone which will fly above the tank to ensure a 360 degree view from a high vantage point. The drone, called Pterodactyl, designed by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) will be able to stay in the air for a very long time as it will receive power via a flexible cable directly from the tank
The Estonian defense solutions provider Milrem has demonstrated its tracked modular infantry system (TheMIS) alongside Estonian Land Forces personnel, conducting operationally representative manoeuvres. The demonstration was conducted alongside a series of trials held in first week of November at the land forces' training facilities at Tapa,
The US Congressional conference committee has asked the Defense Secretary and the Secretary of State to assess Indias military capabilities for mutual operations to recognize India as a major defense partner. According to the provisions mentioned in the Congressional conference report on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 the committee has asked the Defence Secretary and the Secretary of State to conduct an assessment of the extent to which India possesses capabilities to support and carry out military operations of mutual interest of the two countries, various media reported Wednesday