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Germany to Procure Six C-130 Transport Aircraft for $1.14 Billion

September 29, 2018 @ 07:58 PM

Germany will spend $1.14 billion to buy six C-130 Hercules Transport aircraft from Lockheed Martin
US Navy Awards $9 Billion for Construction of 10 DDG 51 Class

September 28, 2018 @ 07:04 AM

The United States Navy has awarded $9 billion worth contracts to Huntington Ingalls Industries and Bath Iron Works for the construction of 10 DDG 51 class ships. Huntington Ingalls Industries has won $5
Guidance Kit Enhances Accuracy of US 2000-Pound Mine

September 25, 2018 @ 02:46 PM

The United States Navy and the Air Force jointly deployed an updated 2000-pound shallow water mine from an altitude and at a speed presumably outside the enemys anti-aircraft range at the launch of Valiant Shield 2018 in the Northern Marianas region. Following an Air Force and Marine Corps pairing from Valiant Shield 2016, this years demonstration grouped the Air Forces B-52 bombers of the 96th Bomb Squadron with the Navys P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft of Patrol Squadron Five (VP-5) to deploy and assess the updated shallow-water mine technology, the US Pacific Fleet reported last week
Germany Plans to Sell Euro Hawk Surveillance Drone without Core Components to...

September 25, 2018 @ 10:50 AM

Germany Defense Ministry is eyeing to sell a second-hand Euro Hawk surveillance drone to Canada. The drone cost $823 million to Germany
First Ever Display of Russian Military Hardware at ADAS-2018, Philippines

September 25, 2018 @ 10:22 AM

Russian state-run Rosoboronexport, for the first time will be displaying military products that include fighter jets, helicopters, small arms at the upcoming Asian Defense, Security and Crisis Management Exhibition and Conference, ADAS 2018 in Manila Philippines. Rosoboronexport will be showcasing Su-35 and Su-30SME super-maneuverable multifunctional fighters, the Yak-130 training and combat training aircraft, as well as the Mi-35M transport/combat helicopter, Ka-226T light multi-purpose helicopter and the Mi-171Sh military transport helicopter, Pantsir-S1anti-aircraft missile/gun system and the Igla-S MANPADS at the exhibition, the company said in a statement Tuesday
China Threatens ‘Consequences’ if US Does not Withdraw Sanctions

September 22, 2018 @ 07:52 AM

China has threatened the United States with ‘consequences if it does withdraw sanctions against the procurement wing of the Chinese military imposed on Thursday. "We strongly urge the US side to immediately correct its mistake and withdraw the so-called sanctions
Alleged Middleman in India’s VVIP Chopper Scam Goes Missing after Extradition Order...

September 19, 2018 @ 12:25 PM

Christian Michel, a British national alleged to be a middleman in Indias $500 million AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal has gone missing hours after a Dubai court ordered for his extradition Tuesday. “He (Christian) could not be found since the court ordered his extradition,” Christian Michels lawyer, Amal Alsubei was quoted as saying by NDTV Wednesday
US Approves Sale of 56000 Rounds for Egypt’s M1A1 Tanks

September 18, 2018 @ 08:23 AM

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of 46,000 M831A1 and M865 rounds and 10,000 APFSDS-T rounds for an estimated cost of $99 million. The Government of Egypt has requested to buy forty-six thousand (46,000) 120MM Target Practice – Tracer (M831A1) and 120MM Target Practice, Cone Stabilized, Discarding Sabot – (M865) rounds and ten thousand (10,000) 120MM 4th-Generation Kinetic Energy-Tungsten (KE-W) A4 Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot with Tracer (APFSDS-T) rounds
South Korea Launches Ballistic-missile Launching Submarine

September 14, 2018 @ 06:59 PM

South Korea today launched a 3,000-ton home-made submarine capable of launching ground-attack ballistic missiles from six vertical launching tubes. The launch of the diesel-electric air-independent propulsion submarine, took place at the Okpo Shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co
Leonardo Opens Cyber-training Facility in UK

September 14, 2018 @ 02:42 PM

Leonardo today opened a training facility in Lincoln, UK to educate defence technical specialists within the Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) domain. An example of the type of training imparted at the Academy is to train UK MoD personnel to protect platforms against the high-tech threat radar systems that they may face in operational theatres such as Syria, a Leonardo press release said

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