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China to Buy 2 Types of Loitering Munitions
The Chinese military announced its plans to procure two different types of loitering munitions on Monday. The statement released on weain.mil.cn, the Chinese military’s weapon and equipment procurement website, does not mention... More of this article »
Replace ‘Failed’ Russian S-300 in Syria with Chinese Air Defence System: Chinese Media
Syria should replace its ‘failed’ Russian S-300 and Pantsir air defence systems (ADS) with the China made Red Flag series such as the Hongqi 9, the export version of FD-2000 land-based ADS. State-aligned media outlet Sina.com... More of this article »
US Okays $1.867B Raytheon-Kongsberg NASAMS Air Defence System Sale to India
he United States has approved a Foreign Military Sale to India of an Integrated Air Defense Weapon System (IADWS), also called National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) for an estimated cost of $1.867 billion. The... More of this article »
Bharat Dynamics Unveils Amogha-3 Anti-Tank Missile at DefExpo 2020
India’s Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has unveiled its new third generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) named “Amogha-3” at DefExpo-2020 exhibition in Lucknow city, Uttar Pradesh state, today. “AMOGHA-III,... More of this article »
Russian GLONASS Satellites Guided Iranian Missiles to US Target in Iraq
Iran used Russian GLONASS satellites to navigate its missiles while striking United States military bases in Iraq. The use of satellite guidance enabled precision strike on January 8- said to be with an accuracy of 10 meters- which... More of this article »
Philippines to Purchase Two Brahmos Missile Batteries from India, Contract in May
The Philippines Army is set to become the first international customer of the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile with its Department of National Defense (DND) intending to buy two batteries the contract for which is expected to be... More of this article »
German Army to get 1,000 new Rheinmetall Military Trucks
German Bundeswehr placed a €400 million order with Rheinmetall to supply 1,000 military transport trucks for the army. The order is the third call-off from a framework contract signed in July 2017 encompassing over 2,200 military... More of this article »
German Army to buy MBDA’s ‘Enforcer’ Shoulder-launched Missile System
The German Armed Forces have contracted European missile manufacturer, MBDA to purchase the ‘Enforcer’ shoulder-launched precision-guided anti-armor missile system. Signed on 20 December, the contract will fulfill the German requirement... More of this article »
Taiwan Deploys 400 Locally-made Anti-Tank Missiles to Deter Chinese Invasion
Taiwan has deployed some 400 locally-made “Kestrel” anti-tank missiles around key government installations to deter China’s People’s Liberation Army, the Military Police Command said in its annual budget report submitted... More of this article »
Russia Begins Trials of Arena-M Countermeasure Equipped on T-72 Tanks
Russia appears to have begun testing the Arena-M hard-kill active protection system (APS) on T-72B3 main battle tanks. The pictures circulating in the local media shows the Arena-M undergoing trials equipped on the modernised T-72... More of this article »
Ukraine Displays New Supersonic Missiles For Sukhois
Ukraine presented a new supersonic missile for its Su-27 and Su-24M fighters at the Weaponry and Security 2019 exhibition. The engineers at the Dnipro-based Yuzhnoye Design Office, who developed the missile “Bliskavka”... More of this article »
Pakistan Buys Russian Kornet-E Anti-tank Guided Missiles
The Pakistan Army has purchased some 52 launchers and an unspecified number of missiles of the Russian Kornet-E anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) for $62.46 million during the 2017-18. The country’s Directorate General of Defence... More of this article »
aiwan’s US-made M1A2T Abrams “More Capable” than Chinese Type 99 Tanks
Taiwan’s M1A2T Abrams which are expected to reach Taipei in 2023, are “more capable” than Chinese Type 99 tanks or the Type 63A light tank, Taiwanese Army Chief Yang Hai-ming said yesterday. Taiwanese army personnel are expected... More of this article »
PP-2000 Submachine Guns To Replace Kalashnikov Rifles In Russian Pilots’ Survival Kits
Russian military pilots’ survival kits placed in the ejection seats during combat sorties may henceforth include the compact PP-2000 submachine guns and not Kalashnikov AKS-74U, Russian state media reported Friday. “A proposal... More of this article »
Poland To Modernise T-72 Tanks For $460 Million
The Polish Ministry of Defense awarded a $460 million (PLN 1.75 billion) contract to Zakłady Mechaniczne “Bumar – Łabędy” S.A firm to modernise over 300 T-72 tanks on July 22, the ministry announced Tuesday. “T-72... More of this article »
Russian S-400 System Requires Friendly Aircraft Data to Identify Friend or Foe
The United States is opposed to Turkey and India acquiring the Russian S-400 long-range air defense systems as it requires sensitive data from the sensors of the aircraft to be fed into it in order to identify them as friend or a foe. The... More of this article »
Russia Accuses US of Copying its RPG-7 Grenade Launcher, Supplying it to Ukraine
Russia has accused the United States of copying its RPG-7 grenade launcher, calling it the PSRL-1 multipurpose grenade launcher and supplying it to the Ukrainian national guard. PSRL-1 multipurpose grenade launchers handed over by... More of this article »
Russian S-400 Capability Overrated: Swedish Defense Research Agency
Swedish Defense Research Agency, FOI in its recent report states that the range of the Russian S-400 Triumf air defence system and its capability to counter counter-measures is overrated. According to the report, “Bursting the Bubble?... More of this article »
Russian Buk-M3 Viking Defense Missile System Has Enhanced Features
Russian state-run Almaz-Antey has released additional data on its latest export-version of Buk-M3 Viking air defense missile system (ADMS). In March 2018 Rosoboronexport had declared the launch of the international marketing of its... More of this article »
Indian Army Inducts New US, Italian Sniper Rifles
India has begun inducting Beretta .338 Lapua Magnum Scorpio TGT and Barrett .50-calibre M95 sniper rifles it purchased last month. “The Army has a target of purchasing around 6000 sniper rifles for the soldiers deployed all along... More of this article »
BDL Signs $110 Million Contract With Indian Army To Supply Konkurs Anti-Tank Missiles
India’s state-owned Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed a contract worth INR 760 crore ($110 million) with the Indian Army for the supply of Konkurs Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) and Launchers. The contract was signed... More of this article »
Saudi-Ukrainian Developed Mobile Ballistic Missile to Enter Saudi Service by 2022
Saudi Arabia is likely to receive new mobile Thunder-2 short-range ballistic missile systems in 2022. The kingdom received the first batch of components that include engines, spare parts and different warheads of the missile as part... More of this article »
US Approves $1.2 Billion Upgrade for Morocco’s M1A1 Abrams Tanks
The US State Department has approved a possible sale to Morocco of enhancements to 162 Abrams tanks for an estimated cost of $1.259 billion. The prime contractor will be General Dynamics Land Systems. Refurbishment work will be performed... More of this article »
Indian Army to Issue RFP to Procure Night Sights for Medium Machine Gun in December
The Indian Defence Procurement Board (DPB) has accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for procurement of Night Sight(TI) for approximately 1500 7.62mm MAG 58 2A1 Medium Machine Guns (MMG). The DPB intends to issue the request for proposal... More of this article »
South Korean Medium-Range Anti-Tank Guided Missiles Spotted In Yemen War
Yemeni fighters backed by the Saudi armed forces were spotted using a South Korean third generation medium-range anti-tank guided missile (MR-ATGM), ‘Raybolt’ in a video posted on the internet. The Saudi Army has acknowledged that... More of this article »
Colt to Supply 10,000 M4, M4A1 Carbine Rifles to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Morocco
Colt’s Manufacturing Co. has won $57.7 million contract to supply up to 10,000 additional M4 and M4A1 5.56mm carbine rifles to Jordan, Morocco, Afghanistan, Senegal, Tunisia and Pakistan. Work will be performed in West Hartford,... More of this article »
Estonia to Acquire Mistral SHORAD Missiles for $58 Million from MBDA
Estonia will acquire Mistral short range air defence missiles/ man portable surface to air missiles, training missiles, simulators and testing and maintenance equipment from European missile manufacturer MBDA under a 50 million euros... More of this article »
Ukraine Tests New Anti-tank Guided Missile System ‘Skif’
Ukroboronprom’s State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch announced Thursday the successful testing of its advanced anti-tank guided missile system “Skif”, an export variant of the Ukrainian ‘Stugna-P’, at one of the military... More of this article »
Kalashnikov Venezuela Plant to Start AK-103 Production by 2019 End
Russian Kalashnikov plant in Venezuela will start full-fledged licensed production of AK-103 assault rifles by the end of 2019. The plant is planned to manufacture about 25,000 assault rifles annually. ‘The plant will begin its work... More of this article »
Leonardo Presents New Marlin 40 Naval Defence System at DIMDEX 2018
Leonardo is exhibiting its OTO Marlin 40, the newest member of its naval defence systems family, for the first time in an international defense expo, Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX), held in... More of this article »
Russian MOD Orders Kalashnikov’s Newest RPK-16 Machine Guns
Russia’s Defense Ministry has ordered an undisclosed number of Kalashnikov’s newest RPK-16 machine guns under an agreement signed with the Kalashnikov Concern, TASS reports Tuesday. When asked if such a contract had been signed,... More of this article »
Philippines to Buy RPG-7B Grenade Launcher from Russia
Moscow and Manila have signed a contract for the delivery of the Russian-made RPG-7B grenade launchers and ammunition to the Philippines. The contract was signed by Russia’s Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheyev and Philippine Defense... More of this article »
UK to Buy ‘Sky Sabre’ Missile Shield for $92 Million to Protect Falkland Islands
The United Kingdom will purchase Israeli missile defense shield based on Iron Dome to protect Falklands for £78 million ($92.3 million). According to a report in the Daily Mail, the UK will install a Sky Sabre system, which employs... More of this article »
Eskadron Lightweight Assault Vehicle Offered To Russian Airborne Troops
Defence consortium Intrall and UAMZ Group has offered its new Eskadron lightweight assault vehicle to the Russian Airborne Troops , which is seeking new vehicles to rapidly deploy tactical groups. The vehicle can easily maneuver even... More of this article »
Sixty Kalibr Cruise Missiles Supplied To Russian Army in May-June
Russian Armed Forces have received sixty Kalibr cruise missiles along with an Iskander-M missile system brigade set in May-June this year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday. The army has also taken delivery of 11... More of this article »
Malaysian Boeing F/A-18D Fleet Upgraded With Sidewinder Missiles, Smart Bombs
Malaysian Air Force’s 20-year-old F/A-18D Hornet fighter jet fleet has recently undergone a comprehensive upgrade that includes AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles, Joint Direct Attack Munitions besides targetng and cueing systems . The... More of this article »
Malaysia Modifies Su-30MKM Aircraft To Drop US-made GBU-12 Laser-guided Bombs
Malaysian Air Force has modified Russian-made Sukhoi-30 fighter jet in order to equip it with US GBU-12 laser-guided bombs. The Royal Malaysian Air Force put out a video showing their Su-30MKM fighters specifically designed for Malaysia,... More of this article »
Egypt Takes Delivery of Russian S-300 Air Defense System
Egypt has taken delivery of first batch of Russian-made S-300 air defense system, according to a picture posted on Russian social media site vk.com. The picture posted on Tuesday shows the unloading of a container carrying the missile... More of this article »
Pentagon Awards $98M Main Reduction Gears Contract For Arleigh Burke class Destroyers
The Pentagon has awarded $98 million contract to Philadelphia Gear Corp. for three shipsets of Main Reduction Gears (MRGs) for the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyers. “Philadelphia Gear Corp. (a brand of Timken... More of this article »
Israel’s Elta Wins USAF Contract For 21 MANPADS Anti-Aircraft Kits
US Air Force has awarded contract to Elta for 21 MANPADS anti-aircraft defense kits from costing $15.5 million to be manufactured in Israel. “ELTA North America [in] Annapolis Junction, Maryland, has been awarded a $15.5 million... More of this article »
Ukraine to Upgrade Pakistani T-80 Tanks: IDEX 2017 News
Pakistan and Ukraine have signed an MOU to enhance defence cooperation and specifically to upgrade Soviet origin T-80 tanks manufactured in Ukraine. An agreement to this effect was signed at the IDEX 2017 show in Abu Dhabi between... More of this article »
Ukraine To Replace Russian Origin Kalashnikov With American M16 Assault Rifle
Ukraine will manufacture a new assault rifle, WAC-47 based on the M16 as a result of the Memorandum of Cooperation between UOP SE “Ukroboronservis” and the American company, Aeroscraft. The assault rifle is to become the new firearm... More of this article »
India to Buy 200 Missiles For Russian Kvadrat Self Propelled Air Defence System
India has planned to buy hundreds of Missiles for Russian Kvadrat Self Propelled Air Defence System, which is designated for air defense of the manpower and objects, against enemy aircraft. The Kvadrat air defense system provides defense... More of this article »
Ukrainian T-Rex Next-Gen MBT To Compete With Russian T-14 Armata
Ukrainian Arey Engineering group developed new main battle tank design codenamed T-Rex is expected to rival Russian T-14 Armata. The main battle tank met all technical requirements of the country’s defense ministry and is planned... More of this article »
Bangladesh Army Test Fires FM-90 Surface-To-Air Missile
Bangladesh Army has test fired China developed FM-90 surface-to-air missile on Tuesday Morning. The missile that is known with its HQ-7 designation has a range of 15km radius, and 25km radar. Moreover it is capable of shooting down... More of this article »
Russia Introduces Sniper Rifle With 2 Kms Range
Russia has launched a light weight large-calibre sniper rifle Kord-M that can fire up to 2 kilometers. The rifle that can cut through concrete and brick walls, is also strong enough to take out unsheltered enemy manpower as well... More of this article »
Boeing To Integrate GBU-56 Laser Guided Bomb Onto Hornet Fighter
Boeing has won a $9.9 million contract to integrate the GBU-56(V) 4/B laser-guided bomb on to the F/A-18 Hornet’s weapons platform. The contract involves systems engineering and logistic support planning required for the production... More of this article »
Ukraine’s LUCH Presents SD-300 Mid-Range Air Defense System
Ukrainian firm LUCH unveiled a concept of a new mid-range air defense system, called the SD-300, at the Arms and Security exhibition being held in Kyiv from June 15-18. The SD-300 surface-to-air missile system is designed to intercept... More of this article »