Did Sweden's State-Run Defense Research Institute Break China Arms Embargo?
Swedish Defence Minister Karin Enström has demanded an explanation from the general director of the state-run FOI defence research institute, over an alleged weapon's co-operation with China, according to Radio Sweden."Sweden should not get around the weapon's embargo on China and therefore I have called on the general director to...
Post US, EU Sanctions, Russia Looks to China for Defence Components
China may supply components required for Russias defence industry following US and EU sanctions against Russia. Although Russia does not buy many weapons from foreign sources it does procure a lot of electronic and mechanical components to be used in its weapons systems
MBDA Installs French Munitions Demilitarization Facility
Antoine Bouvier, MBDAs Chief Executive Officer inaugurated Frances complex munitions demilitarization facility at MBDAs Bourges site in France reports ESDPA.org
A-T Solutions To Provide IED-Training Support And Solutions
A-T Solutions Inc has won a contract to continue support for U.S
MBDA To Construct Demilitarization Facility By 2013
MBDA has recently announced its intention to build a demilitarization facility that will become operational by the end of 2013. The facility will be capable of dismantling annually 2,500 tonnes of various types of sensitive munitions, notably missiles
Russia To Pursue “Safe” Demilitarization Methods
Russia plans to abandon the old technique of exploding old munitions starting in 2013, in favor of "safe" industrial technologies. “Our long-term cooperation with industry has finally paid off, and we are planning to abandon the disposal of munitions by explosion, especially at training grounds, starting in 2013,” Deputy Defense Minister Gen
Atlas North America To Provide Portable Naval Mine Removal Systems To U.S...
ATLAS North America (ATLAS NA) has been awarded a contract by the U.S Naval Surface Weapons Center to deliver the ATLAS Portable SeaFox(TM) Mine Neutralization Systems (PMNS)
Seafox Successfully Performs Unmanned Mine Counter Measure Missions
ATLAS North America’s Seafox mine neutralizing system was successful in performing unmanned mine counter measure missions during the Trident Warrior 2012 U.S
Tetra Tech To Air U.S Army’s Chemical Demilitarization Programs
The U.S Army has awarded five companies including Tetra Tech Inc a contract worth $489 million to provide program management and technical support for chemical weapons demilitarization programs at facilities across the United States
Mine Clearing Efforts To Begin In Burma
Demining operations could soon start in Myanmar (Burma) which has one of the world's highest landmine casualty rates. Mine Advisory Group, or MAG International, a specialist demining agency, recently visited the country in order to study the humanitarian impact on landmines and exploded remnants of war
Demilitarization – A growing business opportunity
The clearing of land and sea mines, safe disposal of unexploded ordnance and other leftovers of wars and conflicts is a growing business. Global spending on mine clearing and other demilitarization activities has grown from $100 million in 1996 to $1 billion annually in recent years
First 6 Rafales for the Croatian Air Force just Landed in Zagreb
Rostec firm Develops Portable Radar to Detect Drones at Ultra-low Altitudes
Oshkosh Defense Secures $40M Contract Extension for ROGUE-Fires UGV
European Defence Fund Supports STORE Project to Enhance Land Forces' Imaging Systems...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...