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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.

India-China to Restart Joint Military Exercises
2012-09-12 Read More...
India and China announced they would resume joint military exercises after a four-year gap, a move designed to build trust in the often prickly relationship between the world's two most populous

Iran’s Navy to Expand Presence in Int’l Waters
2012-09-06 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said that Iran’s Naval Forces are to expand their presence in the international waters in order to safeguard the country’s interests and

Iran to Hold Large-Scale Air Defense Drill
2012-09-04 Read More...
Iran will hold a large-scale military drill involving all its air defense systems next month, an Iranian Commander was quoted as

U.S. Suspends Training of New Afghani Police Recruits
2012-09-03 Read More...
U.S. Forces in Afghanistan said on Sunday they have suspended training new recruits to the Afghan Local Police (ALP) amid a spike in the number of insider attacks which are damaging trust between Afghans and their allies.

Iran Upgrades 6 Weapon Systems
2012-08-22 Read More...
Iran unveiled upgrades to 6 weapons, including a more accurate short-range missile, a more powerful naval engine and an airborne testing

India’s Nag Anti-Missile Fails Trials
2012-08-22 Read More...
The long-delayed Nag anti-tank missile project of the DRDO has suffered yet another setback as its user trials held recently

US, South Korea Launch Major Annual War Games
2012-08-21 Read More...
The South Korean and US military Monday began an annual joint exercise to test defenses against North Korea, a drill denounced by Pyongyang as a rehearsal for

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