VSE Corp To Showcase Defense Sustainment Capabilities At IDEX 2015
VSE Corporation together with partner Saudi Prerogative Company (SPC) will showcase their wide range of defense sustainment capabilities, including the maintenance, repair, overhaul and modernization of land, sea and air systems a IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi. VSE and SPC have recently formed a Saudi-registered Joint Venture Company, VSE Arabia, dedicated...
BEL To Showcase Various Capabilities At Aero India 2015
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will be displaying its wide-range of capabilities that span every domain of its business at Aero India 2015. BEL will demonstrate some of its new products/ technologies, which are R&D capabilities
US C4ISR Market Worth US$65 Billion In 2014, Will Reach US$74 Billion...
According to Strategic Defence Intelligences (SDI) latest report, the US C4ISR market is estimated to value US$65 billion in 2014, and is anticipated to increase at a CAGR of 1.34% to reach US$74
Modernized BEL Software Technology Centre Inaugurated
The Vice President of India M Hamid Ansari today inaugurated the modernized BEL Software Technology Centre (BSTC), the software development centre of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). BSTC is a part of the Central Development & Engineering Group of BEL-Bengaluru
ESN Wins $13 Million Contract To Continue Vital Combat Systems Work
Engineering Services Network(ESN) has won $13.5 million contract from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center for the Combat Systems Operational Sequencing System (CSOSS)
China Unveils Military Weapon Procurement Website
China officially launches a new website on military weapon procurement which facilitates the defense procurements of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Launched yesterday under the PLAs General Armament Department, weain
India Allows Participation Of Middlemen In Defense Deals
India to legalize middlemen in arms purchases for avoiding hurdles with many foreign manufacturers, who find it difficult to negotiate the Indian environment and the language. The government has taken the step to boost defence procurement as the country needs critical technology and equipment systems
Iran And Iraq Deepen Defense Ties To Fight Against ISIL
Iran and Iraq on Tuesday signed an MoU to broaden defense cooperation to fight ISIL militants. According to the MoU signed by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his visiting Iraqi counterpart Khalid al-Obeidi in Tehran, Iran will continues training of Iraqi units
Dipping Oil Price, ME Politics May Slow Down UAE, Saudi Arms Procurement
Arms buys by Saudi Arabia and the UAE may experience a slowdown in 2015 due to falling oil revenues and a completion of major procurement programmes for the current decade. Oil rich Saudi Arabia which is experiencing a reverse ‘oil shock as it finds it cannot control global oil prices any longer presented a deficit budget for the first time since 2009
Modi's 'Make in India' May Slow Down Defence Imports
Contrary to expectations of international arms suppliers of a rise in defence imports following a change in government in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modis ‘Make in India call may slow down direct foreign purchases. The focus of the new government has shifted to defence equipment being manufactured at home for exports and domestic use rather than imports
20 Percent Increase In Russian Arms Sale In 2013: Report
Russian companies saw 20 percent increase in arms sales in FY 2013 compared with their US and Western counterparts, according to the report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Siemon Wezeman, senior researcher with SIPRI's Arms and Military Expenditure Programme, said "the remarkable increases" in Russian companies arms sales in both 2012 and 2013 are in large part due to uninterrupted investments in military procurement by the Russian government during the 2000s
General Atomics Begins Fleet Training On New Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems
General Atomics begins the first round of fleet training on the new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems (EMALS) currently being installed on CVN 78 (Gerald R. Ford), the first carrier to have EMALS
DARPA's RACER Program Tests Fleet Autonomous Movement
German Army Awards Rheinmetall €400M to Develop Intercom with Hearing Protection
Beijing Sees Red as Philippines Plans to Sink De-commissioned Chinese Origin Ship...
AeroVironment Unveils Artificial Intelligence Capability, Autonomy Kit for Drones
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...
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...