Rolls-Royce to Sell Stake in AirTanker Holdings to Equitix Investment Management Ltd
Rolls-Royce has announced the sale of its 23.1% shareholding in AirTanker Holdings Limited to Equitix Investment Management Limited for cash proceeds of £189million ($261
Belarus to Acquire Weapons Worth $1B from Russia
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko revealed that plans are being formulated to purchase more than $1 billion worth of weapons from Russia. He added that potential supplies of S-400 missile systems to the country are being discussed
Russia Signed Arms Export Deals worth 30 Billion Euro at Summer 2021
Russian arms export agency, Rosoboronexport signed over 30 contract documents worth more than 3 billion euro during the Army, MAKS and IMDS events that took place during summer 2021. The potential exports include Su-30 aircraft, Mi-35M / P , Mi-171Sh and Mi-17V-5 helicopters, anti-aircraft missile-gun complex " Pantsir-S1 / S1M "...
U.S. and India Discuss Bilateral, Regional Issues Ahead of 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue
Senior officials from both India and the United States exchanged views on a range of regional issues of shared interest and discussed new opportunities to strengthen bilateral ties, ahead of their 2+2 dialogue to be held later this month. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs Dr
Germany, India, Japan and S.Korea Could Join ‘Five Eyes’ Intelligence Sharing Program...
Four countries – Germany, India, Japan and South Korea – could join a multilateral intelligence network called "Five Eyes” which currently involves U.S
S.Korean MoD Seeks 4.5% Hike in Defense Budget for 2022
South Korean Ministry of Defense has requested a defense budget of 55.23 trillion won ($42
Erdogan Kickstarts Construction of Turkey's Pentagon
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan started the construction of “Crescent Star,” the massive complex for the Turkish army and the Ministry of National Defense, on August 30, in India. The date has a special meaning for the army as it is the 99th anniversary of a battle that cemented the countrys success against invading forces in the aftermath of World War I
U.S., Ukraine Sign Strategic Defense Agreement, Discuss NATO Membership
The U.S
Collins Aerospace to Acquire Flight Tracking Platform 'FlightAware'
Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies business, plans to acquire privately held FlightAware, a digital aviation company providing global flight tracking solutions, predictive technology, analytics and decision-making tools. Closure of the acquisition is subject to the completion of customary conditions and regulatory approvals
Russia Shows Saudi Delegation Weapons ‘Proven’ in Syria
Saudi Arabian delegation taking part in Army-2021 Forum in Kubinka outside Moscow were shown some of the weapons that ‘proved themselves in Syria. On August 23, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu thanked Deputy Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Khaled bin Salman for his visit to the VII International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021"
China-Russia Test Interoperability in Military Drills
The recent joint exercises between China and Russia aimed to improve interoperability between the militaries of the two countries, key to deploying their forces when they face an adversary together. Held from 9-13 August in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the exercise code-named ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 concluded with great success and achieved the targets of deepening China-Russia strategic mutual trust, strengthening exchanges and cooperation between the two countries, and unleashing their combat capabilities, said Tan Kefei, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense
Russia Signs 2 Billion Euro worth Contracts with Foreign Customers at ARMY-2021
Arms sales contracts worth more than two billion euro have been signed with countries such as Kazakhstan, Armenia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, India, China and Myanmar at the Army-2021 event near Moscow. Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia, disclosed this information in an interview with the Russian MoDs TV channel, ZvezdaTV today
French DGA Orders 70 New Generation Fuel Tank Trucks
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $756M for Hypersonic Weapon System Enhancements
Singapore’s F-16 Crash Caused by Gyroscope Malfunction
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
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...