The Russian Air Force has suspended the operation of all 122 in-service MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor jets while investigators establish the cause of a crash of one of the planes. The temporary suspension was imposed after a MiG-31 crashed near the Tsentralnaya Uglovaya airbase outside Vladivostok in Russias Far East on Saturday, an official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti
Japan's Self-Defense Forces will acquire 17 of the U.S Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft over five years from next April, according to Global Post
China has tested its first stealth combat drone, a "Sharp Sword" unmanned aircraft, state media said Friday, citing online photos of an aircraft resembling a shrunken US B2 bomber and hailing the advance toward Western-level technology. "The successful flight shows the nation has again narrowed the air-power disparity between itself and Western nations," the China Daily newspaper said, adding the flight made China the "fourth power
Russia has developed and tested a hybrid-powered silent armored personnel carrier (APC) that could eventually be remotely operated, according to manufacturer Military-Industrial Company. The Krymsk APC, based on the BTR-90 Rostok vehicle, has a hybrid engine and can move virtually silently on a battery-driven electric motor when its diesel engine is turned off, Ria Novosti quoted a spokesperson as saying
Japan has agreed to hold official talks on joint weapons development with France, despite the objections regarding the France military sales to China and Russia. At the Asia Security Summit, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian showed a strong interest in Japanese weapons-related technology, and proposed to the Japan Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera that the two nations jointly develop military weapons and equipment
India and Japan are close to signing a deal to supply amphibious planes to India making this the first sale “of hardware used by the military since a weapons export ban was imposed”, according to reports. With Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh currently on a four-day visit to Tokyo, both parties are set put in motion the purchase of the US-2, a domestically-developed aircraft used by Japan's armed forces
GE Marine announced that it will provide IHI, Tokyo, Japan, with LM2500 and LM500 gas turbines for the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces (JMSDF) new 24DDH destroyer. The GE LM2500 gas turbines will be equipped with integrated electronic controls
Lockheed Martin and Fixmo, Inc. have integrated technologies to offer an innovative level of secure authentication for consumer grade mobile devices
The Russian Defense Ministry will scrap its plans to build two Mistral class amphibious assault ships under the French license in Russia, according to local news reports. In 2011, Russia and France signed a $1
North Korea for the second time this year has fired a long-range rocket despite warning from the United Nations and the U.S