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KMW Awarded €760M Contract To Upgrade 104 German Leopard 2 Battle Tanks

May 10, 2017 @ 02:23 PM

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann has received a contract from the German defense ministry to upgrade 104 Leopard 2 battle tanks for the German Armed Forces from the A4 configuration to the newest A7V standard. Under €760 million (U
Indonesia Declines Russian Offer To Set Up Nuclear Power Plants

May 10, 2017 @ 10:33 AM

Indonesia has said it is 'not ready yet' to take up Russian offer to set up nuclear power plants on turnkey basis. "We have told them that we are not ready yet
CAE To Provide Drone Training to UAE Air Force

May 8, 2017 @ 02:32 PM

CAE has won a C$56 million contract frrom United Arab Emirates (UAE) to provide its Air Force and Air Defence with a training solution for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). Under the five-year contract, CAE will deliver an integrated training solution that includes academic, simulator and live flying training for the UAE Air Force's fleet of RPA systems
US-Philippine Military Exercise Opens Amidst Arms Sale Limitation Proposal

May 8, 2017 @ 02:24 PM

The US and Philippine annual military exercise formally opened amidst US Senate proposal seeking to limit arms sales to the Philippines due to reports of human rights violations under the Duterte administration. Two US senators filed a bill seeking restrictions on the export of certain weapons and equipment from the United States to the Philippine National Police (PNP) last Thursday
Chinese Military Develops Mobile App To Spy On Soldiers

May 8, 2017 @ 09:48 AM

The Chinese military has developed smartphone security software that will automatically alert authorities if it detects any violations of Internet use. The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese military, reported on Sunday that the PLA Rocket (Missile) Force introduced the mobile phone security platform to better regulate smartphone use in the military
First STOVL F-35 Fighter Assembled Outside US Rolls Out From Italian Facility

May 6, 2017 @ 12:43 AM

The first Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing version of the F-35, or F-35B, assembled outside the United States rolled out of the Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Italy. The rollout exhibits the ongoing strong partnership between the Italian Ministry of Defense, industry partner
India's Punj Lloyd, Israel's IWI Inaugurate Small Arms Manufacturing Plant In India

May 5, 2017 @ 04:14 PM

Indias Punj Lloyd and its JV Partner Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), today has inaugurated the countrys first private-sector small arms manufacturing plant at Malanpur in Madhya Pradesh. The joint venture company, Punj Lloyd Raksha Systems (PLR) will be manufacturing small arms for the Indian Defence Forces and also for export, Israel Weapon Industries reported Thursday
Japan Plans To Donate Decommissioned P-3C Patrol Aircraft To Malaysia

May 5, 2017 @ 01:32 PM

Japan is looking to gift its decommissioned military patrol aircraft P-3Cs to Malaysia to help the South East Asian country effectively guard the South China Sea. Japan's parliament is currently weighing revisions to the foundational law of the Ministry of Defense that would permit equipment supply to other nations at no cost
India’s Agni-II Missile Test Not Satisfactory: Media Report

May 5, 2017 @ 11:43 AM

The test-fire of Indias medium-range nuclear-capable Agni-II missile failed to meet all the desired parameters. The Thursday trial of the missile conducted from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) on Abdul Kalam Island at around 10
India Fires Agni-II In Back-to-Back Missile Tests

May 4, 2017 @ 01:41 PM

India has test fired nuclear capable Agni-ll Ballistic Missile Thursday from a mobile launcher in Abdul Kalam Island located at Eastern part of the country. Fired in the morning from Abdul Kalam Island in Bhadrak district by the personnel of the Strategic Forces Command of the Indian Army, the missile has achieved its full range and splashed down at the pre-designated target in the sea with high degree of accuracy, various local media reported today

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