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Reliance, Ukroboronprom Collaborate For Military Transport Aircraft

May 2, 2016 @ 03:02 PM

Reliance Defence signed a strategic partnership agreement with Ukraines state-owned firm Ukroboronprom to collaborate on a range of military products including transport aircraft, upgrade of armoured vehicles, maritime gas turbines and unmanned aerial vehicles. The agreement was signed during a meeting between Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani and Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko in Ukraine last week, PTI reported
BAE Systems To Convert 36 M88 Recovery Vehicles To HERCULES Configuration For...

April 27, 2016 @ 10:23 AM

The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract modification worth $109.7 million to convert 36 M88A1 recovery vehicles to the M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation Systems (HERCULES) configuration
Vietnam's Third Russian-Built Gepard Vessel Ready For Trials

April 27, 2016 @ 10:04 AM

The Vietnamese Navys new Gepard-class frigate built by Russia will undergo running trials today, TASS reported Monday. Russias Zelenodolsk Shipyard spokesman Andrey Spiridonov said: “The frigate will be put afloat on April 27 to undergo running trials
Algerian Navy Commissions First Of Two Meko A200 Frigates

April 26, 2016 @ 02:28 PM

The Algerian Navy has commissioned the first of two Meko A200 frigates after it was delivered on April 19, 2016. The second vessel is due for delivery in 2017
Russia To Supply Two Gepard Class Frigates To Vietnam This Year

April 26, 2016 @ 01:37 PM

Russia will supply two Gepard-3.9 frigates to Vietnamese Navy by the end of this year
BAE Systems, Fincantieri, Navantia In Australian $31 Billion Naval Modernization Program

April 18, 2016 @ 12:18 PM

Australia has shortlisted three European companies as part of its AUD 40 billion (US $31 billion) naval modernization program. UK based BAE Systems, Italys Fincantieri and Spanish Navantia had been asked to refine designs for nine new frigates to be built for AUD 35 billion, Wall street Journal reported Monday
Russia Test-Fires 'Iskander' Tactical Ballistic Missile

April 18, 2016 @ 08:41 AM

Russia's Central Military District last week test-fired a cruise missile of the Iskander tactical missile system from the Kapustin Yar practice range in the southern Astrakhan Region as part of drill. "A missile brigade of the Central Military District has live-fired a cruise missile from the Iskander tactical missile system at the Kapustin Yar practice range in the Astrakhan Region today against a simulated enemys command post at a distance of about 200 km," TASS reported citing a press statement by the Central Military Districts press office on Friday
New ‘Gilan’ Vessel Joins Fleet Of Iranian Navy

April 14, 2016 @ 11:13 AM

The Iranian Navy launched its 2,000-ton vessel named Gilan at a ceremony held at the Army Naval Forces maintenance facility in the port city of Anzali today. The Bulk-type carrier was launched at the presence of Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, Irans news agency IRNA reported
UK Completes AJAX Live Firing Tests

April 13, 2016 @ 02:06 PM

The UK Armys new Armored Fighting Vehicle, ‘AJAX has completed its early live firing test program.\ This early live firing involved testing the main 40mm stabilised cannon and chain gun while the vehicle was static, and is being used to de-risk the formal firing programme that will take place later this year
Iranian Guards Corps Debuts 'Hamasseh' Drone

April 13, 2016 @ 10:19 AM

Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) field-tested a homegrown drone – Hamasseh (Epic) during a three-day military drill in southeast Iran on Tuesday. The drone is capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance, and strike missions simultaneously and can do long flights at high altitude

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