The US militarys F/A-18 Hornet legacy fighters are flying more hours and will require more maintenance than expected due to delays in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program, Rear Adm. Michael Manazir was quoted as saying by defense journal, DoDBuzz last week
CybAero which designs and manufactures remotely operated choppers as completed tests of its remotely piloted helicopter systems to be supplied to China Customs for use from its new ships. The tests were performed with the Chinese shipyard that builds the ships for the end user
South Korea has successfully test-fired a ballistic missile Wednesday that has range of at least 500 kilometers, various media reported Wednesday. The state-run Agency for Defense Development has developed the missile over the past three years
Saudi Arabia to become fifth largest defence spender as the nation has been spending increasingly in the military sector to combat the volatile security situation in the Middle East. Strategic Defence Intelligence (SDI) has predicted that the Saudis military expenditure will reach US$56
US Defense Department announced Thursday that it is supplying 2,000 anti-tank weapons to Iraq to help Iraqi forces to fight against the Islamic State (IS), various media reported Friday. The weapons will reach next week, said the department spokesman Steve Warren
Track24 Defence has developed a new high capability, low price point, and security device, Shadow, as a part of AES256-encrypted consignment tracking solution. Shadow is a cost effective consignment tracking solution that will help prevent millions of dollars of military equipment from going missing during transit
North Korea claims to have succeeded in miniaturizing its nuclear weapons on high-precision long range rockets, various media reported today. "It has been a long time since we began miniaturising and diversifying our means of nuclear strike," the National Defence Commission (NDC) said in a statement to the official Korean Central News Agency
Indian Navys fourth Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette, Kavaratti, being built by Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers (GRSE) has been launched by wife of Minister of State for Defense, Inderjit Rao in Kolkata today. Of the other three ships of the same class, INS Kamrota was delivered to the navy in 2014
North Korea will develop fully operational ballistic submarine in about two to three years, a senior South Korean defense official said Monday. The photos of a test of North Korea's submarine-launched ballistic missile appeared authentic, the official was quoted as saying by Reuters Today
Indias Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in Agustawestland VVIP chopper deal has reached an advanced stage, Minister of State for Defense Rao Inderjit Singh said in parliament on Friday. The minister said in a written reply to a question, “The investigation is in advanced stage and during the probe, the central investigative agency has sent Letters Rogatory to Italy, Tunisia, Mauritius in 2013 and UAE, UK, Switzerland, Singapore and British Virgin Islands in 2014