Oshkosh has received orders for the SandCat from Kazakhstan. 20 april in Astana showed the first armored vehicles purchased for the needs of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan, reported military-informant.com. The Sandcat is based on a shortened Ford F-350 Super
The Indian Navy announced the First ship of Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyer christened ‘Visakhapatnam’ was launched on 20 Apr 15 at a magnificent ceremony at Mazagaon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai. The ship was launched from Slip Way No. 2
On April 16 2015, DCNS started cutting metal for the very first GOWIND® 2500 corvette under construction in Lorient, in the presence of high representatives of the Egyptian Navy. This vessel is the first of a series of four units
Russia to supply four Mi-35 attack helicopters to Pakistan in 2016, reported Channel 92. This will not only strengthen the defence of the country but also help force to counter-terrorism effectively. The Mi-35M is a multi-role combat helicopter manufactured by Rostvertol,
As reported by colleague andrei_bt , Kharkov State Enterprise “Plant named after VA Malyshev,” completed the production of the second batch of five series of tanks BM “MBT-T” under contract with Thailand in 2011. Based on the above link to
Kazakhstan Air Force has received new Sukhoi Su-30SM. The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan April 17, 2015 to announce the arrival at the air base in the city of Taldykorgan new Su-30cm. This multi-purpose aircraft will greatly
Lithuania is to begin negotiations with Germany over acquisition of an undisclosed number of Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery systems. Disclosure of the talks, to be held beginning in May, was made by Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Juozas Olekas following
Washington is interested in developing cooperation with Moscow and Beijing in the field of security in outer space, US Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Frank A. Rose said at the annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs (Colorado)
The UK government is unlikely to block any request by Argentina to buy Saab Gripen NG fighters, Brazilian defence minister Jacques Wagner told reporters on 15 April. The statement at the Latin American Aviation and Defence exhibition comes nearly six
Confrontation between Russia and the United States is gathering momentum and may, literally, soon assume a cosmic scale. This is in reference to technologies that are being developed in the US which, in the near future, may affect the global
Oshkosh Defense has started the production and deployment phase of the US Marine Corps' (USMC) P-19 replacement (P-19R) aircraft rescue fire fighting (ARFF) vehicle programme. The USMC's P-19R ARFF vehicle programme seeks to provide marines with superior off-road capability, speed
The LCA Tejas has completed hot and high & winter trials, including cold soak starting tests of its engine and ensuing flight performance. The success of the January 2015 tests allows the flight team to heave a sigh of relief
Embraer and Saab today have signed an agreement that establishes a partnership for joint management of the F-X2 Project for the Brazilian Air Force following the Memorandum of Understanding announced on July 11th, 2014. The partnership agreement is part of
The new Indian government’s decision ‘in principle’ to buy 36 Rafale combat aircraft direct from the Dassault production line in France, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 10, appears to spell the end of the medium multi-role combat
UK UAV manufacturer Search Systems Ltd., has developed a UAV-ROV crossover - the Mariner 600 - which is an unmanned multicopter with aquatic landing capability and interchangeable aerial and marine camera views. Featuring a live video feed with military grade
Coalition air forces have now conducted nearly 3,000 airstrikes on Iraq and Syria since Operation Inherent Resolve against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) began more than six months ago. But although Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have retaken
