India has taken step to provide security to its capital with a nuclear missile shield that is capable to intercept missiles fired from 5,000 km away, the Economics Times reported Saturday. Two long-range missile-tracking radars have been placed in the national capital region
Israel has successfully tested “Davids Sling”, an air defense system that can counter medium-range missiles. Known in Hebrew as Magic Wand, David's Sling is being developed and manufactured jointly by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd and Raytheon
The US Air Force test fired an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile early Monday at California to show the nations nuclear capabilities. The missile was equipped with a test re-entry vehicle, instead of a live thermonuclear warhead, USAF announced in its press release Monday
Russia is planning to develop fifth generation submarines and has formulated the task for defense and industrial sector for the work, Russian Navy Chief Viktor Chirkov said on Thursday. “This work is ongoing
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will make up the loss of fighter power following the decommissioning of the MiG-29 fighters by improving the serviceability levels of its Su-30MKM fleet. The MiG-29s are expected to be retired later this year and a competition is on to replace them
The French Mistral helicopter carrier Vladivostok could be relocated from Saint-Nazaire to Brest Naval base due to high maintenance costs, Local media reported. DCNS and STX shipyard operators are subject to port and maintenance fees of about $2
DCNS will exhibit anti-piracy, anti-submarine combat management systems, Scorpene 2000 and Scorpene 1000 submarines and a concept ship, the SMX-OCEAN during LIMA exhibition in Langkawi (Malaysia) from 17 to 21 March 2015, the company said in a statement Thursday. Gowind is capable for missions ranging from counter-piracy to sea control and denial including anti-submarine warfare operations
Russian diplomat Anton Mazur in a statement on Tuesday in Vienna said that Russia will no longer attend consultations related to European arms control treaty, accusing the West of stonewalling its demands. However, Russia is still open to further arms control taks, he added
BAE Systems announced Wednesday that it has won additional funding of £257M to cover the final phase of work to design a successor to the UK Royal Navys Vanguard class submarines. This follows previous contracts awarded to BAE Systems in 2012 valued at £328M and £315M to commence initial design
Russian armys mobile tactical air defense S-300 and S-400 systems have entered services, various media reported Thursday. The systems are designed to engage hard targets such as nuclear warheads, rather than satellites