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Russian Combat Jets To Operate From Syria Airbase Following Carrier Landing Malfunction

December 6, 2016 @ 10:59 AM

Russia will transfer aircraft stationed aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier to the Syrian Hmeymim airbase until the carrier landing malfunction is resolved. "I believe that theyll be doing their utmost to...

US Approves Electronic Warfare Range System Sale To Australia For $115 Million

December 6, 2016 @ 09:11 AM

The US State Department has approved sale of AEA-18G Electronic Warfare Range System to Australia for an estimated cost of $115 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification...

US Approves $156 Million For Finnish F/A-18 Aircraft Mid-Life Upgrade Program

December 6, 2016 @ 08:51 AM

The US State Department has sale to Finland for F/A-18 Mid-Life Upgrade Program and related support, equipment, and training for an estimated cost of $156 million Monday. The Defense Security Cooperation...

US State Department Approves $668 Million Sale Of Reconditioned Stryker ICVs To

December 6, 2016 @ 08:26 AM

The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Peru for Reconditioned Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles for an estimated cost of $668 million. The Defense...

India To Train Vietnam AF's Sukhoi-30 Pilots: Agreement Signed

December 5, 2016 @ 01:54 PM

India has signed an agreement with Vietnam to train the Vietnamese Air Force Su-30-MK2 fighter aircraft pilots. The two sides agreed to train the pilots

Tata Power SED wins Multi Rocket Launch System Command Post Order From...

December 5, 2016 @ 12:59 PM

Tata Powers Strategic Engineering Division (Tata Power SED) has received an order from the Indian Ministry of Defence for the supply of one regiment of Command Post and Launcher of Pinaka Multi Rocket Launcher System...

BAE Systems To Provide Anti-Fraud Solutions To NFU Mutual

December 5, 2016 @ 12:56 PM

BAE Systems has received a contract to help NFU Mutual develop a system for the insurance company to protect customers against fraud and financial crimes. The teaming up of the insurance composite with BAE is aimed...

Saab Announces Carl-Gustaf M4 Order, Refuses To Name Customer

December 5, 2016 @ 12:20 PM

Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract for the Carl-Gustaf M4 multi-role weapon system, but declined to name the customer. This is Saab´s fourth customer for the system since its launch in late 2014...

Raytheon’s Work On Satellite Control Station Making Progress: Pentagon

December 5, 2016 @ 12:16 PM

Raytheon is making headway with its delayed work on new ground control stations for next-generation GPS satellites. During the annual Reagan National Defense Forum in southern California, Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall confirmed that the company's work...

US Navy To Buy Boeing's Super Hornet Fighter Jets

December 5, 2016 @ 11:10 AM

US Navy has plans to buy dozens of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets to deal with shortage of strike fighters aboard carriers. The US Navy also has decided to get rid of its older F/A-18 Hornet...

Russian Navy’s Su-33 Multi-role Aircraft Crashes During Flight Operations

December 5, 2016 @ 11:00 AM

Russian Navys Su-33 carrier-based multi-role aircraft has crashed during flight operations from Admiral Kuznetsov Saturday. According to the report, the combat plane crashed at its second attempt to land on the aircraft carrier in good weather...

Japan Likely To Buy US Thaad Missile System

December 5, 2016 @ 10:30 AM

Japan is considering buying the US Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) advanced anti-missile system to counter North Koreas Nuclear threat. The government plans to allocate around 200 billion yen ($2 billion) in the third supplementary budget...

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