Russian arm manufacturer Rosoboronexport and Spanish company Navantia have signed a contract to arm Spanish Avante-class patrol ships with Russian weapons which will then be further exported to third-party countries. “Modern Russian artillery, air-defense and missile complexes may be adapted for use on Spanish ships,” says Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies
The Indian Air Force (IAF) intends to go ahead with the purchase of 12 AgustaWestland VVIP helicopters despite the latest string of bribery and corruption allegations which have appeared in an Indian newspaper. The IAF has rubbished reports of its former pilots being involved in an alleged bribery scandal surrounding the procurement of VVIP helicopters from AgustaWestland
Israel based ROBOTEAM, an advanced, multi-purpose robotic solutions provider will present its innovative easy-to-operate and technologically superior robots at the AUSA Annual Meeting, October 22-24 in Washington. ROBOTEAM will showcase the MTGR – Micro Tactical Ground Robot, which is designed for intelligence gathering
Russian arms manufacturer Rosoboronexport announced on Monday the possibility of a joint development of defense equipment with South Africa. “There is a great potential [for joint projects] in the area of radar equipment and rocket engines,” Rosoboronexport said in a statement
Iraqi pilots have arrived in the U.S to begin training along with aspiring fighter pilots from the United States, Singapore, Poland, Denmark, Japan and the Netherlands at the U
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) today published a set of set of guidelines called the “Unmanned Aircraft System Operations Industry Code of Conduct”. It has been compiled for those who design, test and operate UAS for public and civil use – with recommendations for their safe, non-intrusive operation
This year Eurosatory will see major attendance from EADS and its divisions, Airbus/Airbus Military, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter, who will present a diverse range of products, services and technologies. The EADS Group’s defense and security divisions will present products ranging from aircraft platforms and missiles to secure communications systems
ManTech International Corporation (MANT) has been awarded the MRAP Contractor Logistics Sustainment and Support (CLSS) Services contract by the U.S
CAE and Armour Sentral, a Malaysia-based technology management and services firm have signed a joint agreement with the National Defence University of Malaysia to develop simulation-based training solutions for the land systems market in Malaysia and the surrounding Asia region. The duo along with the NDU will define and develop simulation-based solutions for the land systems market, including synthetic training equipment such as driver and crew gunnery simulators; region-specific dynamic terrain synthetic databases; and training needs and training delivery analysis professional services
Presenting state-of-the-art satellite communication systems for submarines at the IFA International Exhibition Centre, UDT 2012 is Spanish defense giant, Indra. The T-Sub satellite communication system that has been installed on German U212, Portuguese U214 and the Spanish Navy’s S70 submarines will be showcased by the company