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  1. Israel will boost defense spending by about 6 % ($780 million) this year in the face of deepening regional instability, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, after saying last year that he would cut military spending to finance social...
  2. Addressing a subject which has until recently been shrouded in secrecy, Tangent Link mounted this Global Counter-Improvised Explosives Device Conference with examples drawn from UK and Asia
  3. President Barack Obama on Friday lifted U.S. restrictions on defense sales to South Sudan, marking another step to regularize U.S. ties with Africa's newest nation.
  4. Oman Air has appointed Wayne Pearce as the new Chief Executive Officer of the airline with effect from January 3.
  5. Britain’s Defense Secretary warned Iran Thursday that any attempt to block the key global oil passageway the Strait of Hormuz would be illegal and unsuccessful - hinting at a robust international response.
  6. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group (GA-EMS) celebrated a significant milestone with the delivery of the 12th and final Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) energy storage system motor generator set to Naval Air Systems Command...
  7. The next-generation Eurocopter EC175 will incorporate significantly increased range and payload capacity when it enters service at the end of this year, and will be the first seven metric ton-category helicopter delivered with such capabilities.
  8. Two powerful groups of former rebels who helped oust Muammar Qaddafi rejected the government’s choice of a new Army Chief, raising fresh security concerns in the war-torn country.
  9. Under an urgent operational requirement, at the end of November 2011, Renault Trucks Defense supplied 80 SLATE (Acoustic Sniper Localization System) kits to the French defense procurement agency (DGA) for integration with TOP 12.7 versions of the...
  10. The Taliban has confirmed it has come to an “initial agreement” to open a political office overseas as part of peace talks with the US, according to a statement.
 



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