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BEL To Showcase Home Grown Radars, SONARs At ‘Make In India Week’

February 10, 2016 @ 01:23 PM

Indias Bharat Electronics (BEL) will showcase its indigenisation efforts at the ‘Make in India Week to be held from February 13-18, 2016, at the MMRDA Grounds, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai. BEL will showcase ‘Akash surface-to-air missile system, Weapon Location Radar (WLR), Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Through Wall Radar (TWR), Hull Mounted Sonar (HUMSA), Software Defined Radio (SDR Manpack), 40 mm L-70 anti-aircraft guns and other products indigenously designed and developed either by BEL or in collaboration with Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) at the Defense Pavillion, BEL said in a statement Wednesday
Indonesia To Buy 10 Sukhoi 35 Fighters, Contract Signing in March

February 10, 2016 @ 05:50 AM

Indonesia has decided to buy 10 Sukhoi 35 fighter jets from Russia as part of its plan to modernize the country's air force. "I will go to Russia in March to sign off the contract," Defense Minister Ryamizard told reporters on the sidelines of his meeting with visiting Russian Security Council delegation in Jakarta, local media reported
Are Russian T-90 Tanks Outsmarting US-Made TOWs?

February 9, 2016 @ 03:28 PM

In the battle for Aleppo in Syria where Sunni rebel forces are in retreat is the role played by Russian T-90 tanks which is claimed to be getting better of the Saudi-supplied tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided (TOW) Weapon System. The TOW anti-tank missiles, made by US firm, Raytheon are understood to have been the main rebel weapons against the Syrian army's T-52 and T-72 tanks and BMP armored vehicles
Atlas ElektroniK UK Delivers Unmanned Surface Vehicle to German Navy

February 9, 2016 @ 03:05 PM

In December 2015 Atlas ElektroniK UK (AEUK) delivered an ARCIMS multi-role USV to the German Naval Technical Centre, WTD71, based within the Eckernfoerde Naval Base. This follows the recent success earlier in 2015 where AEUK secured a major contract with the UK MoD to supply the Royal Navy with an Autonomous Minesweeping Capability
Elbit Systems Unveils Unmanned Surface Vehicle System for Maritime Warfare Missions

February 8, 2016 @ 01:20 PM

Elbit Systems has unveiled its Seagull multi-mission Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) system. Seagull is a 12-meter USV with replaceable mission modules, with two vessels capable of being operated and controlled in concert using a single Mission Control System (MCS), from manned ships or from the shore, the company said in a statement Monday
Russia Develops Stationary SSC-5 Stooge Missile Systems With Silo-Based Launcher

February 6, 2016 @ 11:05 AM

Russia is developing stationary version of the Bastion Coastal missile systems (SSC-5 Stooge) with a silo-based launcher. We were developing the mobile and the stationary versions of the Bastion coastal missile system simultaneously
Indian Air Force To Procure Eight Aerostat Radars

February 3, 2016 @ 01:15 PM

The India Air Force (IAF) plans to procure up to eight aerostat radar platforms to boost low-level air and sea surveillance. A request for information (RFI) issued by the Ministry of Defense a few days ago seeks a batch of four, six or eight aerostat systems, which can be deployed at an altitude of 15,000 feet and above, have network-centric compatibility so that they can be integrated into the IAFs Air Command and Control System along with other assets and possess electronic warfare capabilities,
Rolls-Royce Completes Factory Acceptance Test Of MT30 Gas Turbine For Royal Navy’s...

February 2, 2016 @ 01:06 PM

Rolls-Royce on Monday marked the completion of a successful factory acceptance test for the first MT30 Gas Turbine for Royal Navys new Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme. Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to supply MT30 gas turbines for the first three Royal Navy Type 26 Global Combat Ships
Russia To Receive First Prototypes Of S-500 Air Defense System This Year:...

February 2, 2016 @ 08:13 AM

Russia will begin pre-tests of its S-500 air defense system prototypes this year. The deliveries of the prototypes of new system will be delivered this year after the tests are carried out,
Iranian Navy Test-Fires Nour Cruise Missile

January 30, 2016 @ 08:26 AM

The Iranian Navy has successfully test-fired surface-to-surface cruise missiles, dubbed Nour, during four-day annual military exercises in Makran coastal zone, east of the Strait of Hormuz. The countrys naval forces on Friday test-fired the missiles on the third day of military maneuvers, code-named Velayat 94, across a large swath of territorial waters and high seas in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Indian Ocean, Press TV reported Friday

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