Australian Navy Seizes AK-47s, Machine Guns, Grenade Launchers From Fishing Ship Bound...
Australian Navy has seized a large number of weapons caches that includes 2000 AK-47 assault rifles 100 rocket propelled grenade launchers, 49 machine guns from a Somalia bound fishing vessel in Oman. HMAS Darwins boarding team intercepted the vessel about 300 kilometres off the coast of Oman and found weapons along...
South Korean Spy Agency To Look Into Potential Cyber Terror Threats From...
South Korean Spy Agency will hold an emergency meeting to look into the government agencys readiness against potential cyber terror threats from the North. The meeting will be held on Tuesday and will be convened by Choi Jong-il, National Intelligence Service (NIS) third deputy chief in charge of industrial intelligence and...
Tata Motors Sign Strategic Pact With Bharat Forge, General Dynamics On Indian...
Tata Motors has signed a strategic agreement with Bharat Forge Limited and General Dynamics for Indian Armys Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) program. Tata Motors will lead the consortium, with Bharat Forge Limited as a partner, while General Dynamics Land Systems will bring in its much proven expertise in combat vehicle...
Estonian Defense Industry To Showcase Military Products In UMEX-2016
Estonian Eli, Defendec and Milrem will showcase military products at UMEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi later this week. Defendec will be showcasing an autonomous and fully automated land border monitoring system Smartdec at the exhibition
China Opens Counter-Espionage Exhibition In Guangdong
South Chinas Guangdong Provincial government has displayed a series of espionage cases involving overseas secret agencies. The exhibition conducted last Wednesday showed that along with rapid development of cyber technology, the internet has become a major tool for overseas spys to gather intelligence and incite defection, Chinese Sina news daily reported...
Chief Engineer Dies After Fire Mishap Onboard INS Viraat
A Navy personnel is reported to have died and three others were injured when a fire broke out onboard INS Viraat on Sunday. The incident took place when the aircraft carrier was on a routine deployment to Goa
Singapore Army Commissions Battlefield Internet
Singapores Ministry of Defence commissioned the Army Battlefield Internet (ABI) enhanced by the Software Defined Radio (SDR) at Stagmont Camp, held in conjunction with the Signal Formation 50th Anniversary Parade on March 4. Speaking at the parade, Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen noted that with the SDR, soldiers will be able to get a more accurate and timely battlefield picture, and be able to target with greater precision
India Considers Second Line Of Indigenous Fighter Aircraft For Air Force
India is considering manufacturing indigenously a second line of fighter aircraft and a decision on the issue will be taken within a year, Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said on Friday. Asked about the depleting squadron-strength in the IAF, he said there were aircraft that will soon become obsolete, and while the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and under-process Rafale deal will help fill some of the gap, India still needs one more line of fighter planes, which will be made in India
Boeing’s Second KC-46A Tanker Aircraft Completes First Flight
Boeings second KC-46A tanker aircraft completed its first flight Friday. The aircraft took off from Paine Field and landed later at Boeing Field in Seattle
Indonesia Plans Su-35 Squadron Buy, Will Ink Deal for 10 Aircraft Next
Indonesia plans to buy a squadron of 18-20 Su-35 aircraft from Russia in a bid to replace its aging F-5 Tiger squadron, Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said. "We need a squadron of the jets, but for the first phase it will be 10 jets," Indonesia's Defense Minister Ryamiard Ryacudu was quoted as saying by
Lockheed Martin Wins $116 million Contract For JASSM Missiles
Lockheed Martin has won the US Air Force contract worth $116 million for the development of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) program. The contractor will provide JASSM production, system upgrades, integration, sustainment, management and logistical support, the US Department of Defense announced Friday
India Allocates $10.4 Billion For Defense Procurement in Fiscal 2016
Indian Defense Minister announced Friday that the government has allocated INR 70,000 Crore (US $10.4 billion) for defense acquisition for the 2016 fiscal year
U.K. MOD Receives First Airbus H145 to Replace Retired Puma Fleet in...
Netherlands Orders 785 New Military Transport Vehicles from Italy's Iveco
Ukraine Faces $5B Shortfall in Military Budget Amid Growing War Costs
MBDA Invests in Hybrid Drones, Maker of Jet-Electric Hydra 400 UAV
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...
