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II “Ukrainian Defense & Security Forum ’17” will take place on April 27 in Kyiv
The II “Ukrainian Defense & Security Forum '17”, focused on investments in the defense sector, will be held on April 27, 2017. Forum Organizer...
Iraq’s soldiers using Taiwanese-made RAYSUN MD1 counter drone system in Iraq
Iraqi soldiers are using modern RAYSUN MD1 counter drone system in Iraq. The Anti-UAV defence system developed by Jiun-An Technology Co., Ltd in Taiwan....
Indonesia’s military expected to unveil Apache attack helicopters during a 5 October parade
The Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) General (GEN) Mulyono said, that Indonesia is expected to unveil its new AH-64E Apache attack helicopters during...
Pentagon announces Nevada home to unmanned-aircraft project
On April 6, 2017, as part of the Pentagon’s daily announcement of any contract awards worth over $7 million, the Air Force revealed a...
U.S. Marines conducted aviation delivered ground refueling for VMFA-121’s F-35B Lightning II aircraft in Japan
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 conducted aviation delivered ground refueling with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 at Marine...
Australia selects NASAMS air-defence system
Raytheon Australia has been selected to supply its National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) for the Australian Army by granting First Pass...
Ukrainian Defence Forces orders 100 Bogdan-2251 tactical ambulances
The Army of the Ukraine has received its first batch of ten new Bogdan-2251 tactical ambulances from car-and-bus-maker Bogdan Motors Corporation.
That was reported by ukrmilitary.com.
The...
Georgia buys air defense missile systems from France
Georgia will purchase air defense missile systems from France, the Georgian Minister of Defence Levan Izoria confirmed on 11 April.
The agreement involves increasing spending...
India’s Su-30MKI fighter jets has been fitted secondhand engines
India has fitted at least 18 of brand new Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jets with already-used and secondhand AL-31FP engines, compromising safety and capability of...
Ukraine proposes to consider strengthening the capacity of the LITPOLUKRBRIG
Ukraine proposes to the project partners to consider strengthening the capacity of the joint trilateral Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade. This information was passed out by Minister...
Belarus to unveil new family of wheeled armored vehicles at MILEX-2017
The Belarusian defence company JSC "140 repair plant" to unveil its new family of wheeled armored vehicles at the 8-th International Exhibition of weapons and military equipment...
Huge Russian torpedo found on beach in Lithuania
A four-metre long (12-foot) Russia-made torpedo was found on the Curonian Spit on the Baltic Sea coast, near the border with the Russian Federation.
The...
U.S. Air Force plans to deploy five RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft in Japan
The U.S. Air Force plans to deploy five RQ-4 Global Hawks and approximately 105 personnel, currently based at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to...
US Marines conducted hot-reload exercises with the F-35B Lightning II in Japan
Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 conducted hot-reload exercises at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 6, 2017.
That was reported by Marine...
Safran unveils eRider robotic vehicle at SOFINS exhibition
The French defence company Safran has unveiled its eRider robotic vehicle at the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS) on 29th March 2017.
The eRider is...
Argentine National Gendarmerie orders AW169 multi-mission helicopters
Leonardo announced at the LAAD exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an order for an AgustaWestland AW169 by the Argentine National Gendarmerie in support...
MBDA successfully conducted air carriage and jettison trials of its Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile
MBDA has successfully conducted air carriage and jettison trials of its cutting-edge Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile on board the Lynx Mk 8 naval helicopter.
The...
Textron Systems plans to offer its unique Aerosonde unmanned air vehicle for US Coast Guard
Textron Systems plans to offer its unique Aerosonde HQ unmanned, multi-rotor, tilt-rotor aircraft that combines vertical takeoff and landing capabilities with the speed and efficiency of...