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Peru receives the batch of Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles military trucks
Peruvian Army has received into service a batch of Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) military trucks.
From March RMMV will begin supplying the Peruvian Army...
The first five helicopters Kiowa delivered in Croatia
Five helicopters OH-58D Kiowa Warrior from the project of equipping the Armed Forces reconnaissance and attack helicopters in support of the Government and the...
«Tank biathlon» international contest begins at the Alabino range
“Tank biathlon” international contest began at the Alabino range (Moscow Region). Teams of Russia, Kazakhstan, Serbia and India are participating in the first race.
According...
Airbus Helicopter has carried out the first flight of the initial UK MFTS aircraft
Demanding targets are being met in the build-up to delivery of Airbus Helicopters’ commitment to the UK Military Flying Training System (MFTS).
Today, the company...
India lifts veil on army as Narendra Modi prepares to spend $150 billion dollars
For private-sector executives in India who normally get only snippets of information to design components of complex military hardware, climbing into tanks and talking...
Armed Forces of Ukraine would purchase an Hyundai and Great Wall special purposes vehicles
Armed Forces of Ukraine plans to adopt Hyundai and Great Wall light vehicles to replace ageing fleet of UAZ and GAZ-66 tactical vehicles, that...
Russian specialists conduct research on flutter of new transport aircraft IL-112
In June, the Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute named after professor N.E. Zhukovsky (TsAGI) completed tests on flutter characteristics of the dynamically scaled model of the new light transport aircraft IL-112...
Chinese J-11 fighter jets conduct air combat training in South China Sea
Two J-11 fighter jets of People's Liberation Army Navy fly in formation for a sortie during an air combat training exercise.
An aviation division of the South...
US surveillance Boeing OC-135B aircraft makes emergency landing in Russia
The military aircraft had taken off after a stopover in Ulan-Ude, in the Republic of Buryatia, when the American crew detected a malfunctioning of...
Kazakhstan’s Air Forces received new C-295 military transport aircraft
Airbus has delivered the fifth military cargo planes C-295 to Kazakhstan's Air Forces, that reported by military-informant.com.
By 2018 the military fleet of Kazakhstan will have...
Slovakia is looking to purchase 30 KTO Rosomak 8×8 armored fighting vehicles
Slovakia is looking to purchase 30 KTO Rosomak 8×8 armored fighting vehicles from the Polish firm Rosomak SA. That reported by defesaglobal.wordpress.com.
Rosomak SA is owned...
Bolivian Air Force is looking to replace old T-33 trainer aircraft
Bolivian Air Force is looking to replace old T-33 Shooting Star (or T-Bird) trainer aircraft with a new fighter type.
The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star...
Australian Department of Defence has selected BAE Systems and Rheinmetall to shortlisted for Land 400
The Australian Department of Defence has selected BAE Systems Australia and Rheinmetall to participate in the next stage of evaluation for LAND 400 Phase...
US Marine Infantry Corps landed from USS Whidbey Island in Ukraine
The at-land phase of the Sea Breeze 2016 exercise started from amphibious landing of forces in a defined region in south of Odessa region.
The exercise seeks to create realistic training that...
Ukraine aircraft repair plant ”Aviakon” received Certificate of conformity with NATO standards
Ukraine state enterprise “Konotop Aircraft Repair Plant”Aviakon” received Certificate of conformity with NATO standards AQAR 2120. UKROBORONPROM Deputy Director General Volodymyr Kostrytskyy – with...
India’s MiG-29K naval fighter jet faces operational deficiencies
India's MiG-29K naval fighter jet faces operational deficiencies due to defects in engines, airframe and fly-by-wire system leading to very low availability, top government...
Pope Francis said that the world is at war
Referring to recent acts of violence including the killing of a priest in France, Pope Francis said on Wednesday that the world is at...
Turkish police to be equipped with heavy weapons
Turkey’s police will soon receive heavy weapons, Interior Minister Efkan Ala has announced regarding precautions to be taken after the failed July 15 coup...