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Japan Selects Boeing’s KC-46 Tanker
2018-01-02 Read More...
Through the Foreign Military Sale process, the U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $279 million contract for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF’s) first KC-46 tanker and logistics support, marking the aircraft’s first international

SIPRI: South Korea’s Arms Sales Rise 20%
2017-12-21 Read More...
South Korea boosted its arms sales by more than 20% last year and has ambitions to become a major weapons exporter, according to a new study. It comes amid frequent ballistic missile tests by arch rival, North

Rafale Int’l Presents Industrial Aeronautical Sector in India
2017-11-29 Read More...
Dassault Aviation, Safran and Thales, which together make up Rafale International, were invited by the Centre Val de Loire Regional Council and AEROCENTRE to the aeronautical forum being held in Tours, to present its creation of an industrial

SharpEye™ Radar for Pakistan Navy Submarine Upgrade
2017-11-24 Read More...
Following the announcement in February 2017 that Kelvin Hughes will be supplying the SharpEye™ Doppler submarine radar system to the mid-life upgrade program for the Pakistan Navy’s Agosta 90B-class (also known as the Khalid class diesel electric

Eight Countries Participate in Largest Aerial Drill in Israel
2017-11-10 Read More...
Air forces from eight countries kicked off the Blue Flag exercise in southern Israel - the largest aerial exercise ever held by the Israel Defense Forces, The Times of Israel

Nexter’s Artillery at Defense & Security 2017 Bangkok
2017-11-06 Read More...
Nexter, a KNDS Group company, is presenting at the 2017 edition of Defense & Security, to be held in Bangkok from 6 to 9

Indonesia Selects NASAMS Air Defense System
2017-11-02 Read More...
KONGSBERG has signed a contract worth 77 MUSD with the Ministry of Defense of Indonesia to supply a NASAMS air defense

Dassault-Reliance Aerospace Manufacturing Facility Launched in India
2017-10-31 Read More...
Eric Trappier, Chairman of Dassault Aviation and Anil D. Ambani, Chairman of the Reliance Group laid the Foundation Stone for the Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited manufacturing facility in Mihan, Nagpur located in India’s western state of

Roketsan Participates at 3 Major Exhibitions in October
2017-10-27 Read More...
Roketsan attended, for the second time, the ADEX 2017 fair held in Seoul, South Korea from 17 to 22 October. Roketsan displayed its innovative and solution oriented systems and products at the show where various delegations from many countries

North Korea Building “Sinpo-C-Class” Submarine
2017-10-23 Read More...
US military intelligence assesses that North Korea has started building a “Sinpo-C-Class” submarine at the Sinpo shipyard on the country's east coast, the outlet reports. The sub's specifications include a displacement of 2,000 tons,

Harris to Develop Battlespace Communications Network for Asia-Pacific Country
2017-10-04 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received a $260 million order to develop an integrated tactical communications network as part of an Asia-Pacific country’s modernization program. The order was received in the first quarter of fiscal

Afghan Air Force Receives First Two UH-60 Helicopters
2017-09-28 Read More...
The first two Afghan Air Force UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters arrived at Kandahar

Safran Wins First Contract for PASEO Naval System
2017-09-14 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense has signed its first sales contract for the latest-generation PASEO NS (Naval System), which will outfit new frigates deployed by an Asian navy. Delivered at the end of 2018, these PASEO NS sights will offer

North Korea Conducts Sixth, Most Powerful Nuclear Test
2017-09-04 Read More...
North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sunday, which it said was an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile, marking a dramatic escalation of the regime’s stand-off with the United States and its

Japan to Deploy Aegis and PAC-3 Missile Defense Systems
2017-08-21 Read More...
Japan’s Defense Ministry has decided to consider introducing a new US-made missile defense system known as “Aegis Ashore” in light of progress in North Korea’s missile development, public broadcaster NHK

Thales Expands in Singapore
2017-07-07 Read More...
Thales’ newly expanded facility in Changi consolidates all avionics production and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) activities under one roof for better synergies and process optimization. Thales has also invested in equipment and human

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