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North Korean Spy Agency Chief Sacked For Abuse Of Power

February 3, 2017 @ 11:22 AM

North Koreas leader Kim Jong-un has sacked the chief of the country's spy agency on suspected abuse of power after the ruling party conducted surveillance on the ministry. Kim Won-hong, 72,...

Indian Expert Committee Calls For Independent Defence Procurement Organization

February 3, 2017 @ 09:24 AM

An Expert committee formed by the Indian government has recommended setting up an independent organization outside the ministry of defense to undertake defense procurement. The committee, headed by retired IIM professor...

US Air Force Deploys TASER X26P Smart Weapons

February 3, 2017 @ 09:09 AM

TASER International announced Thursday the purchase of an order for TASER X26P Smart Weapons for the US Air Force received through our exclusive sole source distributor, AARDVARK. This order was received...

US Supplies M117 Guardian Armored Vehicles To Anti-Assad, Anti-ISIS Militia

February 2, 2017 @ 03:10 PM

The US has for the first time supplied Guardian M117 armored vehicles to the Syrian Arab Coalition (SAC), a grouping of anti-Assad and Anti-ISIS forces, Voice of America reported quoting...

China Likely To Receive 10 Russian Su-35 fighter Jets This Year

February 2, 2017 @ 02:57 PM

Russia will possibly supply second batch of ten Su-35 fighter jets to China this year and similarly another ten in 2018. Already the first four vehicles were supplied in late last...

HAL Establishes Second Tejas Fighter Jet Production Line

February 2, 2017 @ 02:32 PM

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has established a second line series production of Tejas fighter jet. The new production line has come up at Aircraft Division in December 2016, with the facility being equipped with full-fledged assembly...

China Tests Missile Equipped With 10 Nuclear Warheads

February 2, 2017 @ 01:15 PM

China has tested its new version of a missile, Dongfeng-5C, that is capable of carrying up to 10 nuclear warheads. The flight test of the DF-5C missile was carried out last month using 10 multiple...

Boeing Wins $983 Million USAF’s Engineering Support Contract

February 2, 2017 @ 02:12 AM

Boeing has won a $983 million contract for engineering support services for recurring and non-recurring activities relating to the US Air Forces VC-25, E-4B, C-32A, C-40B/C, E-8C, and NT-43 aircraft. This includes analysis and technical instructions...

South Korean JCS Seeks US Strategic Asset Deployment To Counter North’s Nuke...

February 2, 2017 @ 02:05 AM

The chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Wednesday asked his US counterpart to deploy strategic military assets to the Korean Peninsula in a bid to counter North Korea's evolving nuclear and...

US Approves Maverick, Sidewinder Missiles To South Korea For $140 Million

February 2, 2017 @ 01:57 AM

The US State Department has approved sale of AGM-65G-2 Maverick missiles, and AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Missiles with related support in two separate contracts each worth $70 million to the Republic of Korea. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency...

Lockheed Martin Wins $166 Million US Navy’s Electronic Automated Support System Contract

February 2, 2017 @ 01:45 AM

Lockheed Martin is being awarded $166 million contract for the full-rate production of 36 electronic Consolidated Automated Support Systems. This contract also provides for sustaining logistics and engineering support

After Raytheon-Leonardo, Northrop-BAE Systems Team Backs Out Of USAF T-X Trainer Program

February 2, 2017 @ 01:35 AM

Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems have decided not to submit a proposal for the US Air Force T-X Trainer program after carefully examining requirements and acquisition strategy as stated in the final request for proposals...

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