Nigerian Air Force, Comp Air Partner For Multi-Role Light Utility Aircraft Production
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Comp Air Aviation for the production of multi-role light utility aircraft. The NAF decided to sign a MoU with...
India To Buy Cannon Ammo For Su-30MKI, Mi-35 Gunship From Russia
India's Ministry of Defense officials will soon be visiting Russia to fast-track the delivery of rockets and ammunition for Mi-35 helicopter gunships and Su-30 fighter jets for the Indian Air...
Home-Grown Fighter Jet Tejas To Feature In India's Republic Day Parade
Indias locally developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will be demonstrated during the countrys Republic day parade on January 26. LCA Tejas is the first advance fly-by-wire (FBW) fighter aircraft designed,...
Namibia To Get 8 RG32M Armored Vehicles, 4 SDROW Weapon Stations By...
Denel has announced that it is on track to deliver RG32M armored patrol vehicles and Self Defence Remotely Operated Weapon (SDROW) lightweight remote weapon systems to Namibia. "The contract is a...
Russian MoD Seeks New Military Transport Aircraft
The Russian Defense Ministry is seeking to replace obsolete passenger aircraft with new Russian aircraft models after a deadly crash of the Tu-154 plane last month. The Kommersant newspaper reported Friday...
Crowley Awarded $47 Mln For Maintenance Of Five T-AGOS, Two T-AGM Ships
Crowley is being awarded a $47 million contract to exercise a one-year option period for the operation and maintenance of five Navy Ocean Surveillance Ships (T-AGOS) and two Missile Range Instrumentation Ships (T-AGM). Work is...
US Required To Clarify Its Policy Towards NATO, Europe: German Defense Minister
German Defense Minister Von der Leyen while defending NATO and the transatlantic relationship on Wednesday, has sought for clarification from the incoming US Trump Administration regarding its policy towards Europe. Questions on transatlantic relations abound as...
BAE Systems Wins $51 Million For 2017 US Roosevelt Depot Maintenance
BAE Systems is being awarded a $51 million contract for the execution of USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) fiscal 2017 depot maintenance period availability. This is a long-term availability and was competed on a coast-wide (East and...
BAE Systems Wins $177 Million For New Nitrocellulose Facility At Radford Army...
BAE Systems was awarded a $177 million contract for construction and commissioning of the new nitrocellulose facility at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant. Work is to be completed by Dec
Safran Bids US$9 Billion To Buy Plane-Cabin Maker Zodiac Aerospace
French aero engine manufacturer Safran on Thursday has launched a $9 billion agreed bid for seats manufacturer Zodiac Aerospace to create the world's third-largest aerospace supplier as the industry bulks up to tackle record high...
US Senate Armed Services Committee Approves Retired Mattis For Defense Secretary
The US Senate Armed Services Committee has approved retired Marine Gen. James Mattis for defense secretary
Indonesia Approves US$2 Billion Five Airbus A400M Aircraft Acquisition
Indonesia has approved a US$2 billion for the acquisition of five Airbus A400M Atlas multirole aircraft to boost the country's military airlift capabilities. The airframes will be acquired in the transport and utility configuration, and will...
France to Procure 2 Saab GlobalEye AWACS Aircraft
Chinese J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...