Indias Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) may bag the order to manufacture components for the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos. The country's biggest integrated engineering complex is in the final round of talks with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and is likely to bag the order early this year, said B K Sharma, general manager (marketing) on Monday
FLIR Systems has won a contract from the Pentagon to support the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Dismounted Reconnaissance Sets, Kits, and Outfits (DR SKO) program. The contract is for FLIR's integrated chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) threat response system and related spares and services
A treaty laying down international rules for the $85 billion dollar global arms trade will go into force on Wednesday, compelling countries to set up national controls on arms exports. According to treaty, States must assess whether a weapon could be used to circumvent an international embargo, be used for genocide and war crimes or be used by terrorists and organized crime
The Russian Navy inducts third Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Vladimir Monomakh, the Sevmash shipyard reported. The submarine will soon leave a naval base in Severodvinsk in northern Russia to join the 25th Submarine Division of the Pacific Fleet based in Russia's Far East
The first Canister based test firing of nuclear capable Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V will be conducted next month by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) at the defence base off Odisha coast. The test is likely to take place on January 7 or 8 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to witness the launch
The Indian Navy is considering leasing a second Akula-class nuclear-powered submarine from Russia, according to The Hindu. According to the report, the possibility of the lease was indicated by India's Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar, in a meeting with journalists following Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India last week
Indias indigenously-built nuclear submarine INS Arihant began sea trials on December 15 from the Shipbuilding Centre (SBC) at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. The 6,000-tonne boat, equipped with an 80MW Indian-designed and built pressurised water reactor, smoothly exiting the enclosed harbour from its narrow mouth into the open sea
Russian next generation nuclear powered attack submarines will continue to have a double-hull structure, according to Malakhit design bureaus deputy general director Nikolai Novoselov. “The displacement will be roughly similar to that of the Yasen-class subs – some 12,000 tons or even slightly less,” Malakhits deputy general director Nikolai Novoselov said in an interview with RIA Novosti
Raytheon received a $25.9 million U
Russian President Vladimir Putins visit to New Delhi, starting tomorrow, will be particularly challenging as he tries to regain lost ground among Indias defence supplier community. Russia was bumped to second place by the US as Indias largest weapons supplier earlier this year after losing a number of helicopter and transport aircraft contracts