The Croatian Navy has test-fired a Saab RBS15 anti-ship missile from its vessel. The second firing test of an RBS15 anti-ship missile has taken place at the beginning of October
A Cyber-spy group is reported to have attempted to hack the Dutch Safety Board officials computers tasked with the MH17 air crash investigation. Pawn Storm, a Russian spy group believed to have close connections with the Russian government reportedly targeted the Dutch agency before and after the safety board published their detailed report on the MH17 incident on October 13, 2015, Trend Micro reported on its website October 22
The French President Francois Hollande is eyeing to sell new ships to Russia despite canceling Mistral-class helicopter carrier deal. "Things went well with Russia, which has agreed to cancel the contract
KRET and United Instrument Manufacturing Corp (UIMC) are ready to equip Egypts Mistral Warships with Electronic Warfare and Communication systems. “KRET has proposed to outfit the Mistral ships, previously intended for the Russian Navy with 5P28 Pobeditel electronic warfare defense systems, which can be installed on large ships such as aircraft carriers, helicopter carriers, and cruisers
The Japanese MOD has requested the government to increase its fourth straight annual military budget spending by 2.2 per cent to buy military equipment
France on Tuesday has transferred more than 1 billion euros to Russia in compensation for non-delivery of Mistral-class amphibious assault ships. “All financial issues concerning the Mistral helicopter-carriers, which France refused to deliver to Russia, have now been settled in full,” Interfax quoted a military-diplomatic source as saying on Tuesday
Bell Boeing was awarded a US Navy contract today for five Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft for Japan. This marks the first sale of the aircraft through the U
Japan is looking to become part of NATO missile building consortium that oversees development and shares the costs of the SeaSparrow missile. The ship-borne weapon, developed by US firms Raytheon and General Dynamics, is designed to destroy anti-ship sea-skimming missiles and attack aircraft
Japan will hold international cyber conference on November 7 that is focused on mechanisms of international cooperation in countering hacker attacks. The conference held at the nations Okinawa city will discuss on cyber communication, cyber security and cybercrime About 300 politicians, businessmen and scientists from various countries are expected to participate in the Cyber3 conference
Japan plans to establish a new agency for defense equipment, including all processes from development and procurement to final disposal by October this year. The agency will be provisionally called the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency and is expected to be a powerful entity that will control nearly a third of the country's defense budget, Nekkei reported Tuesday