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NORINCO Delivers First Batch Of SR5 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems To Bahrain
SR5 Guided Multiple-Launch Rocket System (Image: NORINCO) Chinese North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) has delivered the first batch of SR5 multiple launch rocket systems to the Royal Bahraini Army. Bahrain recently showcased its... More of this article »
Safran’s Sigma 40 Inertial Navigation System Carries Integration Tests With Harpoon Missile
Safran Electronics & Defense has carried out integration tests of the Sigma 40 shipborne navigation system with the alignment system on the AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile for Royal Thai Navy’s Krabi corvettes and KDX class... More of this article »
Bell Helicopter To Supply Huey II helicopters To Kenya, Uganda Under FMS
Bell Helicopter was awarded an $86.9 million foreign military sales (FMS) contract to produce and deliver five Huey II helicopters, spare parts and special tools each to Kenya and Uganda. The contract value for Uganda is US$34.54 million... More of this article »
Russia May Take Back Tanks, AFVs Sold To S Korea Against State Debt
The Russian Federation may regain T-80U main battle tanks (MBT) and BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) supplied to the Republic of Korea (ROK) in the 1990s and in the 2000s towards state debt payments. “Moscow is planning... More of this article »
Pakistan To Participate In Turkey’s TFX Next-Gen Fighter Aircraft Program
Turkey has invited Pakistan to participate in the development of its next-generation fighter program, TFX. Pakistan’s Minister of Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain in an interview with PTV last Sunday, said that Turkey had... More of this article »
Russia’s Krasukha-4 Electronic Countermeasure System Alerted Erdogan Of Coup
Russia’s surveillance and eavesdropping equipment, Krasukha-4 deployed near Latakia in Syria hacked into Turkey’s NATO-compatible radio-electronics mounted on helicopters, aircraft and ground vehicles to learn of the impending... More of this article »
China’s Boeing C-17 Competitor, Y-20, Enters Service
China’s newest military freighter aircraft Y-20 joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force today, the state media reported Wednesday. “The Y-20 entering service marks a crucial step for the air force in improving its... More of this article »
Russia Develops World’s Smallest Grenade Launcher
Russia’s KBP Instruments Design Bureau has developed world’s smallest reusable BUR grenade launcher. Grenade launcher is believed to solve a wide class of military problems. The total length of the complex is 742 mm and the weight... More of this article »
India, Netherlands & Spain to Receive Raytheon’s 155 mm Excalibur Guided Projectiles
Raytheon is awarded a U.S. Army contract to procure 155 mm Excalibur Increment Ib projectiles for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to India and Spain. The FMS contracts for India, Spain and the Netherlands is worth $9.17 million, $9.14... More of this article »
Rockwell Collins Unveils PSR-500 Perimeter Surveillance Radar At Eurosatory
Rockwell Collins today introduced its PSR-500 Perimeter Surveillance Radar (PSR) at Eurosatory 2016. PSR-500 is a high resolution, compact radar with the capability to track and record intrusions in all weather. “The PSR-500 couples... More of this article »
AESA Radars Become Mainstream In Fighter Aircraft
Defense and aerospace firms around the world are investing on the development of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars to replace mechanically-scanned radar systems in fighter and attack aircraft. Defenseworld.net... More of this article »
Futuristic Combat Helmets Move Beyond Protection
Helmets for pilots and ground troops do much more than stopping bullets. Night vision, data display and secure communication are among the features incorporated in specialist helmets which have evolved to become the most technologically... More of this article »
Indian Air Force Su-30MKIs, Jaguars Shine in Red Flag Alaska Exercise
Su-30MKI fighters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) participated in offensive counter air ops in which they provided escort cover to the strike elements as part of the Red Flag Alaska 16-1 air exercise involving the Indian and US air... More of this article »
Croatia Probes Faulty MiG-21 Purchase From Ukraine
The Croatian military police has launched a corruption probe in the July 2013 purchase of 12 Mikoyan MiG-21 fighter jets after they found five of the aircraft actually belonged to Yemen Air Force. Five of the aircraft purchased were... More of this article »
Russian Warplanes To Be Fitted With Khibiny Electronic Countermeasures
Russian warplanes including Su-34 fighters and other fighters will be equipped with Khibiny electronic countermeasures systems in the near future. The Khibiny system provides individual aircraft with protection against enemy fighters’... More of this article »
Bye Bye Kalashnikov, Ukraine Develops NATO Standard Sniper Rifles
Ukroboronprom has transferred 10 new NATO standard experimental sniper rifles to the national guard of Ukraine. The new rifles are developed by ‘Ukroboroncervis’. The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine... More of this article »
Safran Plans Engine Upgrade For Dassault Rafale Fighter Jet
French company Safran, which manufactures the M88 engine of the Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft plans to increase its thrust from 7.5 tone to nine tons. La Tribune newspaper said yesterday quoting CEO of Safran, Philippe Petitcolin... More of this article »
Indian Air Force To Procure Eight Aerostat Radars
The India Air Force (IAF) plans to procure up to eight aerostat radar platforms to boost low-level air and sea surveillance. A request for information (RFI) issued by the Ministry of Defense a few days ago seeks a batch of four, six... More of this article »
How Does The Chinese FD-2000 Fare Against Its Foreign Peers?
China’s FD-2000 missile defense system beat out competitors Raytheon’s Patriot, the Russian S-400 and the French-Italian Eurosam Samp-T to win the Turkish contract last week. Defenseworld.net takes a look at how each missile defense... More of this article »
Russia Warns Bulgaria Against Servicing MiG-29 Fighter Jets in Poland
Bulgaria may lose access to spares and documentation of it MiG-29 fighters following a decision to carry out servicing of its aircraft in Poland. In a move to limit dependency on Russia, Bulgaria chose not to renew its existing repair... More of this article »
Russia Delivers Kornet Anti-Tank Guided Missiles To Syria
Russia has delivered 1,000 Kornet-9M133 third-generation anti-tank guided missiles to Syria to fight Daesh militants. DEBKAfile reported Six Russian MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor aircraft landed Tuesday at the Mezze Airbase situated... More of this article »
Russia Introduces New Gen Mine Layer At ARMY 2015
Russia has unveiled its ‘Hell Machine’ new Generation Mine Layer at the recently wrapped up International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2015. Nick named as Hell Machine, the new Mine Layer UMZ-K is designed to remotely scatter... More of this article »
Russian Force Practice Flying Forpost, Orlan-10 Drones In Tajikistan
The operational group of Russian Forces, stationed in Tajikistan, have practiced with the Russian homemade drones Forpost and Orlan-1o at night in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan. The use of both the drones was conducted as part... More of this article »
Indian Army Develops New Human Resource Management Software
The Indian Army and HCL has co-developed a software application, dubbed human resource management system (HRMS 2.0) designed to make various administrative functions integrated and web-enabled by being lodged in the servers of the... More of this article »
Pakistan Buys Chinese AWACS Aircraft
Karakoram Eagle AWACS aircraft. Photo Credit: Pakistan Military Review The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has purchased the Chinese-made “Karakoram Eagle “airborne early warning aircraft. The aircraft, a variant developed to Pakistani... More of this article »
Software Defined Radios For Russian Armed Forces
The Russian Armed Forces will be equipped with software defined radio communication systems, Maj. Gen. Khalil Arslanov, the chief of the Main Communications Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces was quoted as saying by Ria Novosti... More of this article »
UAE Military To Set Up Cyber Command
The United Arab Emirates is gearing up to launch a cyber command within the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the UAE Armed Forces. Sources with knowledge on the matter told Defenseworld.net that the command will cater for the military... More of this article »
Developing Countries Fighter Aircraft Challenge Western Military Planes
The sky high cost of fighter aircraft acquisition is forcing developing countries to embark on their own programs in the process challenging the price and performance of American and European fighters. Turkey, South Korea, India,... More of this article »
Will Russia Secure AK-47 Copyright Before Kalashnikov Goes Under?
Kalashnikov’s lack of copyright over the AK-47 assault rifle is so severe that Venezuela is the only country with a fully legitimate license to produce the assault rifle. The counterfeit losses resulting from copyright infringement... More of this article »Enemy AESA Radar Can Detect F-35 JSF
The US Air Force stealth fighter aircraft, the F-35, can be detected by Chinese and Russian radars, it has been revealed. An AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar, which emits separate radio waves on different frequencies,... More of this article »
Russia To Develop New AIP System As India Readies To Initiate Project 75I RFP
Russia To Develop New AIP System As India Readies To Initiate Project 75I RFP Russia has announced that it is designing a new class of conventional submarines which will be equipped with advanced air-independent propulsion (AIP) systems. The... More of this article »
Will S. Korea’s FA-50 Emerge As A Low-Cost Alternative To Western Fighter Aircraft?
With its sale to the Philippines, Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 fighter jet may be the answer for countries that cannot afford expensive western aircraft. South Korea will provide the Philippines with 12 FA-50 jets worth... More of this article »
Rheinmetall Wins €50 Million Worth Contracts From Indonesia And Europe
Rheinmetall has won major orders from Indonesia and a European nation to supply air defence products for the air force and naval applications, having estimated value about €50 million. Indonesia has opted to expand its existing Rheinmetall-made... More of this article »
Diehl Demos IRIS-T SLM Ground Based Air Defence System
Diehl Defence successfully demonstrated its Ground Based Air Defence System, IRIS-T SLM, at the Overberg Test Range in South Africa on January 14, 2014. The IRIS-T SLM Ground Based Air Defence System is characterized by its modular... More of this article »
Defense Industry Waking Up To Uses Of Carbon Fiber
In an interview with Defenseworld.net, Markus Kreuzer, CEO of Carbon Team Germany talked about the benefits and uses of carbon and glass fiber in making defense systems. DW: What are the defense applications of carbon fiber and glass... More of this article »
Possible sale of 600 Raytheon STINGER anti-aircraft missiles to Finland
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Oct. 28 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Finland for 600 STINGER-Reprogrammable Micro-Processor (RMP) Block 1 Anti-Aircraft missiles and associated... More of this article »
Malaysia’s Scorpene submarine refuses to submerge
The Malaysian Navy reports that Malaysia’s first Scorpene class submarine, delivered in September 2009, has developed problems that have left it unable to submerge. “The submarine can still dive but when we detected the... More of this article »
Critical National Infrastructure Authority(CNIA), UAE home land security will be at IDEX 2009
BU DHABI – According to Khaleej Times the Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA) has decided to play an active role at the ensuing edition of International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2009) as part of its... More of this article »
Total System Solutions For Aerospace From TCS
Defense World interviewed Mr. R. Suresh Babu, Global Head, Aerospace Vertical, Engineering and Industrial Services, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) DW: Please describe your solutions/services for the aviation industry. Mr. R. Suresh... More of this article »