Kalashnikov Concern has unveiled a prototype of Lebedev designed 9mm multi-purpose pistol (PL-14) at Army-2015, military-technical forum in Kubinka Wednesday. The concept of the pistol was developed jointly by the experts of the Russian Special Forces and IPSC competitive shooters
Following a second crash-landing in a month, the Hungarian Air Force has decided to ground its Jas-39 Gripen fighter jet fleet. The army made an announcement after a pilot was forced to elect himself from a jet near the town of Kecskemet
The Indian Navy has prepared a maritime infrastructure perspective plan to improve maintenance and operability of naval assets, the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Admiral R K Dhowan said today. Addressing a press conference in Delhi, the chief said that the plan would be in sync with the overall preparedness of the navy
The Indonesian Navy plans to set up a Traffic Management Center (TMC) to monitor sea traffic in a bid to offer safety and security by providing traffic on sea lanes' information, Antara news reported Wednesday. The Indonesian Navy plans to have a TMC similar to the one belonging to the Indonesian Police for monitoring road traffic, Indonesian Navy spokesperson Vice Admiral Manahan Simorangkir was quoted as saying by the agency
A Pakistan military helicopter, MI-17 which was carrying diplomats to the launch of projects in northern Pakistan crashed on Friday. The military helicopter crashed during an emergency landing in the mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan territory killing ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines and the wives of the ambassadors of Malaysia and Indonesia, various media reported Friday
The Indian Navys Dornier Surveillance aircraft has crashed into sea on Tuesday night during a routine training sortie about 20 nautical miles South West of Goa. The Naval Air Station at Goa lost radar contact with the aircraft at 10:08 PM
CACI International has won a $43 million contract to continue providing engineering support, including modeling and simulation of sensor and imaging systems, for the US Armys Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD). Under this 12-month contract, CACI will provide modeling and simulation services to assist NVESD in evaluating sensor system technology and concepts to determine effectiveness of military training in relevant scenarios
FICCI has demanded the Indian Army and Ministry of Defense to restart the Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) project. In the view of recent selection of two Indian consortia for Battlefield Management System (BMS) project, FICCI believes government should focus on ‘MAKE projects as Indias defence needs can be addressed by customized development of products based on geographic and strategic requirements, the association stated in the press release on Tuesday
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Tail sections of C-130 aircraft for Lockheed Martins global customers are being made in India, Phil Shaw, chief executive of Lockheed Martin India told defenseworld.net