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BrahMos Cruise Missile For PAK FA 5th-generation Jet, Submarines

January 28, 2017 @ 11:02 AM

Russia has planned to mount BrahMos light cruise missile in submarines torpedo launchers as well as to fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA (Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation) fighter jet. "We are working on the missiles light version
Germany To Skip Planned Tender For Buying 1.5 Bln Euro Corvettes

January 27, 2017 @ 03:28 PM

Germany has decided to skip an open tender for the planned 1.5 billion euros worth purchase of five more corvettes
General Dynamics To Deliver Fifth Batch Of Piranha III Armored Vehicles To...

January 27, 2017 @ 02:06 PM

General Dynamics has been awarded a contract to deliver a fifth batch of additional PIRANHA III 8x8 wheeled armored vehicles to the Romanian Armed Forces. The vehicle supply contract, signed on December 30, 2016, is part of the Romanian Armys plan to modernize its legacy wheeled armored vehicle fleet
Raytheon-Leonardo Withdraws From USAF T-X Trainer Competition

January 27, 2017 @ 12:19 PM

Raytheon and Leonardo have decided not to jointly pursue the U.S
Royal Thai Navy Secures $383M Funds For First Chinese Submarine

January 25, 2017 @ 02:21 PM

Thai government has approved its Navys plan to procure S26T (Thailand) submarines from China, and has allocated THB13.5 billion (USD383 million) to support first of three
IS Unveils ‘Drone Weapon’ Based On US-Built MQ-9 Reaper

January 25, 2017 @ 01:07 PM

Islamic state, a Jihadist militant group in Iraq and Syria, have unveiled a new deadly ‘drone weapon through a video that is modelled on a US design. Based on US-built ‘MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle, these drones are filmed carrying out an attack on US-backed allied forces, the first by the terrorist group,
India’s Future MBT To Be More Lethal: DRDO Chief

January 24, 2017 @ 02:22 PM

Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has planned to equip its future MBT tanks with a 125 mm gun, third-generation anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) and an air-defense machine gun. Speaking at the International Armoured Vehicles 2017 conference in London, Dr U
Rolls-Royce MTU Engines To Equip Six Turkish SAR Vessels

January 23, 2017 @ 01:39 PM

Rolls-Royce has won a contract to provide MTU diesel engines for the Turkish coast guard's six new search-and-rescue vessels. The ships that are being constructed by Damen Shipyards, will be equipped with two 8-cylinder series 2000 engines
Qatar Air Academy Military Training Centre Earns ISO 9001 Certification

January 23, 2017 @ 12:16 PM

Qatar Air Academy has been awarded ISO 9001 certification by British Standards Institution (BSI), thus becoming the first military training centre to be certified in the Middle East. Défense Conseil International Group (DCI), the reference operator of the French ministry of defence for the international transfer of French military know-how, said in a statement Thursday, "the Qatar Air Academy, founded in 2011, has established itself as a training centre, with a total of 49 trainee pilots having completed training, that is 3 classes of helicopter pilots and one of aircraft pilots
Two USAF F-35 Lightning II Aircraft Gets Permanent Base In Japan

January 21, 2017 @ 08:42 AM

The US Air Force has transferred two Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 F-35Bs Lightning II aircraft on January 18 to its air station in Iwakuni, Japan, marking the first permanent international deployment of the joint strike fighter. "The arrival of the F-35B embodies our commitment to the defense of Japan and the regional security of the Pacific,” Maj

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