Nigeria offers Defence Manufacturing Base Deal to China
Nigeria has invited China to set up defence manufacturing facilities in the African country as part of collaboration between Nigerian and Chinese companies. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence of Nigeria, Dr Ibrahim Abubakar Kana mni, said this to a Chinese delegation that visited the capital, Abuja on March 20
President Biden Authorizes DoD to Pursue Printed Circuit Board Fabrication in the...
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Indian MoD Oks Multiple $8.5B Deals to Buy ATAGS, BrahMos Missiles and...
India defence ministry has approved multiple projects worth $8.5 billion (INR 70,500 Crore) combined to buy weapons for its military including BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and advanced towed artillery gun systems (ATAGS)
U.S. DoD's $886B 2024 Budget Aimed at Strategic Competition with China
The Pentagons national defense budget pegged at $886.3 billion is "the most strategy aligned budget in history” and is aimed at “strategic competition with China," a top defense official has said
Ukraine Invasion forces Russia’s Global Arms Exports to Drop Significantly
While the United States continued to sell more weapons and retained its position as the worlds top exporter, Russias invasion of Ukraine has caused a significant drop in the volume of weapons it exported. Although still at world no
India Discusses Defense Cooperation, exports with Armenia
India and Armenia discussed possibilities of expanding cooperation in the field of defense at a meeting in Delhi. Edward Asryan and Anil Chauhan, Chiefs of the General Staffs of the Armed Forces of Armenia and India, met in Delhi on March 6
U.A.E. Orders Indonesian Warship, French Radars at IDEX 2023
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Russia Bets Big on Middle East to Drive Arms Sales: IDEX 2023
Brushing aside sanctions pressure on countries buying Russian weapons, Rosoboronexport, Russia's arms exporting agency has organized a high-visiblity display at IDEX 2023, currently on in Abu Dhabi, UAE.“Middle East countries are Russias traditional and important partners
Rafael Debuts Spike NLOS Missile at IDEX 2023
Israels Spike non-line-of-sight (NLOS) sixth generation missile is among the weapons made by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, that will be presented at this years edition of the IDEX & NAVDEX exhibition (Feb. 20-24) taking place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Rostec to Show Sniper Rifle, Guided Missile & Armored Vehicles at IDEX
Russias Rostec State Corporation will present the latest high-precision and small arms, as well as modern armored vehicles, at the upcoming IDEX 2023 International Arms Exhibition (Feb. 20-24) in Abu Dhabi, U
India’s Adani Defence Bets big on Drones, Small arms at Aero India...
Indias Adani Defence & Aerospace and its partners, Alpha Design Technologies and PLR displayed a wide range of equipment including UAVs, C-UAS Systems, tank upgrades and small arms at Aero India 2023. Drones exhibited at this stall include Hermes 900 produced by Adani Elbit UAV Complex in Hyderabad, the first private UAV manufacturing facility in India and the first facility outside Israel to manufacture the Hermes 900 UAV
Norges Bank Excludes China's ACIT, India's BEL from Pension Fund for Myanmar...
Norway's Norges Bank, a part of Norwegian Soverign Wealth Fund has excluded AviChina Industry & Technology Co Ltd (ACIT) and Bharat Electronics Ltd from its global pension fund for supplying military equipment to the Myanmar Junta.
First Batch of Modernized Dutch Apache Echo Helicopters Now Combat-Ready
Germany Approves Procurement of Puma Simulator, Practice Rockets for Tiger Helicopter
Russian Tu-22M3 Bomber Crashes After Catching Fire, 1 Pilot Dead, 3 Crew
BAE Systems Selects Hanwha USA to Modernize Building at Redford Ammunition Plant
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...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...
How Indian MQ-9B SkyGuardian Acquisition Plan Changes Drone Equation in South Asia
India has recently gained U