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Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Algeria Among World’s Top 25 Armies
2018-04-26 Read More...
Global Firepower’s 2017 Military Strength Ranking (www.globalfirepower.com) draws on more than 50 factors to assign a Power Index score to 133

Airbus Helicopters, Schiebel Test Manned-Unmanned Teaming Capabilities
2018-04-25 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters and Schiebel have tested Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) capabilities between an H145 platform and a CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS), thus becoming the first European helicopter manufacturers to

Raytheon Completes Developmental Testing on Small Diameter Bomb II
2018-04-23 Read More...
Raytheon Company has completed developmental testing on the Small Diameter Bomb II, a key step toward bringing this new capability to fighter pilots. Government confidence testing, a prerequisite for operational testing, is scheduled to be

Malaysian Defense Ministry Opts for 18 105LG1 Artillery Systems
2018-04-20 Read More...
The Malaysian Ministry of Defense announced the acquisition of 18 units of 105LG1 artillery systems for the Army Forces during one of the largest defense services exhibition in Asia, DSA&NATSEC 2018, which concluded in Kuala Lumpur

Leonardo to Supply Additional A139 Helicopters to Pakistan
2018-04-20 Read More...
Leonardo announced that the Government of Pakistan will introduce into service an undisclosed number of additional AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters. The aircraft will be used to perform utility, passenger transport and emergency medical

Boeing to Showcase Solutions, Aviation Trends at ILA Berlin
2018-04-20 Read More...
Boeing will showcase market-proven solutions and future trends in aviation at the Innovation and Leadership in Aerospace (ILA) Berlin 2018 exhibition. A series of Boeing aircraft will be on static display and additional capabilities will be featured

Otokar Promotes Cobra II Armored Personnel Carrier at DSA 2018
2018-04-19 Read More...
Otokar, with products used in more than 30 countries across the world, is attending the DSA Defense Services Asia Exhibition taking place on April 16-19, 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. During the four-day exhibition Otokar is promoting Cobra II

Kongsberg to Supply NSM Missiles to Royal Malaysian Navy
2018-04-19 Read More...
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has entered into contract worth 124 million Euros with the Royal Malaysian Navy for delivery of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) to their six new Littoral Combat

Rosoboronexport Showcases Russian Military Equipment at DSA 2018
2018-04-18 Read More...
Rosoboronexport, Rostec’s member, has been named the organizer of Russia’s joint exposition at the 16th International Military Equipment exhibition DSA 2018 currently taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on April

Ten Biggest Navies in the World
2018-04-17 Read More...
The list below, based on data compiled in Global Firepower’s 2018 Military Strength Ranking, ranks countries solely by the number of naval assets they have, including support craft, patrol boats, corvettes, destroyers, frigates, and

Nexter Displays Latest Products at DSA 2018 in Malaysia
2018-04-17 Read More...
Nexter, a company of KNDS, European leader in land defense, is fully participating at the DSA exhibition from April 16 to 19 in Kuala Lampur,

Iran Mounts Night-Vision Systems on Helicopters
2018-04-17 Read More...
Iranian Army Airborne Commander General Yousef Qorbani announced that the country’s helicopters have been equipped with night-vision systems, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Nexter, PEL to Produce Bi-Modular Charge Systems in India
2018-04-16 Read More...
The Indian company Premier Explosives Ltd (PEL), active in the field of explosives and solid propellants, and the French defense company Nexter, specialized in land systems and ammunition have decided to tie-up for manufacturing Bi-Modular Charge

F-35 Completes Historic Flight Test Program
2018-04-16 Read More...
The F-35 program has accomplished the final developmental test flight of the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the

Goa Shipyard to Manufacture MTU Engines in India
2018-04-16 Read More...
Rolls-Royce and Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), a premier defense shipbuilding yard in India under the Ministry of Defense, have agreed to cooperate in the local manufacturing of technologically-advanced MTU Series 8000 engines in

SRC Inc. Wins U.S. Air Force Order to Counter Enemy Drones
2018-04-13 Read More...
The Pentagon on Tuesday gave another big vote of confidence to a Central New York company that makes electronic warfare systems to counter

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