Swedish Defence Procurement Agency Orders 18 Combat Boats
Swedens defence Procurement agency, FMV has ordered a new batch of Combat Boats 90H, in an upgraded variant which will be operated by its Amphibious Battalion. The new boats...
Australia Finds THAAD Unsuitable, To Develop New Missile Defense Program
Australia will soon come up with a missile defense program to protect its forces, a US shield system is unsuitable, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense,...
Australia Kickstarts Submarine Program With Opening Of New Office In France
Australian Department of Defense has set up a secure facility in Cherbourg, France together with Naval Group (formerly DCNS) and Lockheed Martin Australia which will house Submarine designers, naval architects...
Israeli PM Netanyahu's 'Close Associate' Among Six Detained in German Submarine Bribery...
Israeli police has detained six suspects including Israeli PM Netanyahu's 'Close Associate' in German Submarine Bribery Affair. The six suspects were government officials and worked in the private sector at the...
Cohort EID To Equip Portuguese Army With Tactical PRC-525 Radio Systems
Cohort EID has signed a 7.5 million Euro contract with the Portuguese Ministry of Defence to provide software-defined digital multiband, multirole, and multimode tactical PRC-525 radio systems for the Portuguese
India Army RFI For High Calibre Rifles Receives Response From 20 Manufacturers
Indian is speeding up procurement plan for over 185,000 high calibre guns of 7.62×51 mm to replace locally made INSAS rifles
Iraq Purchases 73 T-90 Tank Variants From Russia
Iraq has signed a deal with Russian Uralvagonzavod for the purchase of 73 T-90 main battle tanks (MBT). Iraq currently operates, M1A1M Abrams purchased from US and Russian made T-72А/M and T-55 tanks
Iran’s Home-grown Phalanx Version Undergoing Tests
Irans home-grown version of Phalanx, a close-in weapon system (CIWS) used for defense against anti-ship missiles is undergoing tests. “It [CIWS] has not been delivered to the navy since the system is in testing phases,” Rear...
Daewoo-Built Submarine Handed Over To Korean Navy
An advanced diesel-powered submarine that can track 300 undersea targets simultaneously was handed over to the South Korean Navy today. Built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co at its facility in Geoje Island near the...
Israel Buying Modified Drones Armed With Machine Guns And Grenade Launchers
Israel is reportedly buying multi-rotor drones that can be armed with machine guns and grenade launchers. Manufactured by Duke Robotics, TIKAD can be mounted with machine M4 gun, sniper SR-25, 40-millimeter grenade launcher and other weapons...
Bangladesh To Buy Two RAF C130J Transport Planes
Bangladesh has entered into a Government-to-government deal with the United Kingdom to purchase two C-130J C5 tactical transport aircraft to boost transport capabilities of its air force. Financed under the FY 2017-2018 defense budget, Bangladesh will...
Poland May Manufacture A Version Of Lockheed Martin's HIMARS Rocket System
Polish Armament Group (PGZ) has selected Lockheed Martin for further talks on using the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) for Poland's Homer program. The highly mobile platform delivers accurate, lethal, quick-strike munitions ranging from 15...
Blast in Iranian Port: Negligence or Sabotage?
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
