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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

India to Acquire Another Boeing C-17 Transport Aircraft
2017-06-28 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India for C-17 transport aircraft. The estimated cost is $366.2

Boeing to Continue Support of Indian Navy’s P-8I Fleet
2017-06-21 Read More...
Boeing received a three-year contract earlier this month to continue support of the Indian Navy’s fleet of P-8I maritime patrol

North Korea Test Fires Anti-Ship Missiles
2017-06-09 Read More...
North Korea has fired several anti-ship missiles from the coast of the city of Wonsan, the South Korean military announced Thursday. The missiles managed to fly for 125 miles before landing in

MILEX-2017 Concludes in Belarus
2017-05-23 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi (photo), Chief-of- Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, has visited the 8th International Exhibition of Arms and Military Machinery (MILEX-2017), which took place on 20-22 May 2017 in Minsk in the Republic of

Avon Protection to Supply CBRN Support Equipment to India
2017-05-17 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India for CBRN support equipment. The estimated cost is $75

Kazakhstan Orders Two More C295 Aircraft
2017-04-25 Read More...
Kazakhstan is to acquire two more Airbus C295 transport aircraft following the signature of a new contract with Airbus Defence and

India Orders Israeli Air & Missile Defense Systems
2017-04-10 Read More...
The system includes an advanced phased-array radar, command and control, mobile launchers and missiles with advanced RF seekers. MRSAM was developed jointly for the Indian Army by IAI and India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)

Rockwell Collins to Upgrade Pakistan Air Force’s C-130
2017-04-05 Read More...
Rockwell Collins’ Flight2™ avionics system has been selected by the Pakistan Air Force through the Foreign Military Sales Office, Warner Robins, Georgia, for the upgrade of up to 11 C-130E and 5 C-130B

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