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China Displaces UK as 5th Arms Exporter
2013-03-21 Read More...
China has become the world’s fifth largest exporter of major conventional arms, replacing the United Kingdom, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report earlier this

ATLAS, Thales to Modernize F124 Frigate Combat System
2013-03-12 Read More...
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK and Thales Deutschland have jointly been commissioned to modernize the combat system of the German Class F124 frigates.

DCI Opens a Representative Office in Singapore
2013-02-20 Read More...
DCI confirmed its development on an international level at IDEX by announcing the opening of a new representative office in

China’s Y-20 Transport Plane Conducts Maiden Flight
2013-01-30 Read More...
China has conducted the maiden flight of the Xian Y-20 strategic transport from the Yanlian

North Korea to Launch 3rd Nuclear Test
2013-01-25 Read More...
North Korea has announced it's about to carry out a third nuclear test and more long-range rocket launches, which it says are designed to target the United

Indian Navy Tests Brahmos Missile
2013-01-15 Read More...
The Indian Navy successfully tested on Wednesday a highly-maneuverable version of a sea-based Brahmos supersonic cruise missile, an Indian defense source told RIA

Eurocopter Delivers 1st 2 EC725 to Malaysian Air Force
2012-12-04 Read More...
The initial 2 Eurocopter EC725 helicopters for the Royal Malaysian Air Force were formally presented today during a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, with the first unit being delivered on time and the second unit coming 3 months ahead of

Nexter Presents CAESAR® at INDODEFENCE 2012
2012-11-08 Read More...
Nexter Systems has a long history as a partner of the Indonesian Armed Forces, and is particularly proud to have participated in modernization of TNI (Tentara Nasional Indonesia) in preparation for the upcoming commissioning of two artillery

Sagem Concludes Major Contracts at Euronaval 2012
2012-10-26 Read More...
South Korea has ordered its 100th shipborne Sigma 40 inertial navigation system from Sagem (Safran group), confirming its confidence in the system's laser gyro

India to Build Export Variant of Sukhoi’s T-50 Stealth Fighter
2012-10-11 Read More...
India will begin production of an export variant of Russian plane-maker Sukhoi's T-50 stealth fighter (photo) from 2020, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Wednesday during a visit to

North Korea Claims Its Missiles Can Reach USA
2012-10-11 Read More...
North Korea claimed to have missiles that can reach the American mainland, and it said that the recent agreement between the United States and South Korea to extend the range of the South’s ballistic missiles was increasing the risk of war on the

US, S. Korea in Final Talks over Longer Range Missiles
2012-10-05 Read More...
South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan said Friday talks with the United States over allowing Seoul to build ballistic missiles of longer range are in their final

India’s Mark-2 Light Combat Aircraft to Get AESA Radar
2012-10-02 Read More...
The Indian Air Force will use the home-made Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar on the indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark-2, which is 15 years behind

Coastal Surveillance 2012 to Host Saudi Navy Officer
2012-09-27 Read More...
The 9th annual Coastal Surveillance 2012 conference is back this year and will be held on 30-31 October 2012 at the Singapore

33,000 U.S. Troops Leave Afghanistan
2012-09-24 Read More...
The last of the 33,000 American surge troops sent to Afghanistan two years ago have left late last

Pakistan Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missile
2012-09-21 Read More...
Pakistan announced it had test-fired a nuclear-capable cruise missile on Monday, September 17, 2012.

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