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Russia produces the smallest in the world reusable BUR grenade launcher
Specialists of the KBP Instruments Design Bureau produced the smallest in the world reusable BUR grenade launcher. It has successfully passed state tests and...
Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force negotiates buy od additional 12 AW101 helicopters
Leonardo Helicopters is in discussions with the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force for a follow-on order of a dozen Agusta-Westland AW101 rotorcraft.
Tokyo already operates seven...
Boxer prototype for Lithuania being tested
In December 2015 the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence announced, that they were favouring the Dutch-German Boxer multi-role armored vehicle (MRAV) over numerous other offers...
Special training prepares Brazilian soldiers for operations in Arid climates
The Caatinga, or "White Forest" in the native Tupi language, is a biome in Brazil with an average annual rainfall of 500 millimeters, similar...
West Virginia welcomes Peruvian MPs during State Partnership Program visit
West Virginia's Camp Dawson was home to five Peruvian officers June 15 to 19, continuing a 20-year partnership between Peru's Army and the West...
Russia has overcome import dependence on helicopter engines
The United Engine Corporation (UEC) has started a serial production of new engines TV7-117V developed by JSC "Klimov" for helicopters Mi-38. Turboprop engine modifications...
Prospects in the North African helicopter market
North African states including Algeria, Sudan, libya, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco represent prospective markets for all global helicopter manufacturers.
The reason for this is the...
Sikorsky accepts prototype Turkish Utility Helicopter from PZL Mielec
Just two weeks after the Turkish Government announced the start of the Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP) to build a fleet of multi-role T70...
CH-53K King Stallion achieves 27,000 pound external lift
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) announced the CH-53K King Stallion successfully completed an external lift of a 27,000 pound payload at Sikorsky’s Development Flight Test Center...
BAE to make two Assault Amphibious Vehicle variants for Japan
BAE Systems, Land & Armaments, York, Pennsylvania, is being awarded an $10,862,557 firm-fixed-price contract to provide the necessary material and technical engineering to build,...
Australian army gets three new CH-47F Chinook helicopters
In a major boost to Army’s medium lift helicopter capability, CASG has delivered three additional CH-47Fs Chinooks two and half months ahead of schedule....
Belarus invited Vietnam to upgrade BTR-50 armored vehicles
Belarus has touted Vietnam and some Southeast Asian countries upgrade packages BTR-50 armored vehicles with powerful weapons, that reported by defense-studies.blogspot.com.
Under the proposal from...
Azerbaijan showcase new «SandCat» armored vehicles purchased from Israeli Plasan company
Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan made a presentation of 4×4 SandCat armored vehicles purchased from Israeli Plasan company, reported by azeridefence.com.
AzeriDefence reports that on...
North Korea launches new Hwasong-10 intermediate-range ballistic missile
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said after supervising the test launch of an intermediate-range missile that the country now has the capability to...
S. Korea and the United States conduct joint helicopter attack drill
South Korea and the United States on Wednesday conducted a joint helicopter attack exercise in an effort to test their combat readiness to counter...
Otokar signs contract for the delivery of new Cobra II armoured vehicles
The Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş confirmed that a contract has now been signed between the Turkish government for  supply an unspecified number of new Cobra...
Russia holds flight-tactic exercise on Kamchatka
Russia holds  large-scale flight-tactic exercise on Kamchatka (peninsula in the Russian Far East).
In course of the flight-tactic exercise, fighters of the Pacific Fleet Naval aviation...
USAF demonstrated its ability by conducting C-130 supply delivery operation in support of Swift Response
The U.S. Air Force's 821st Contingency Response Group demonstrated its ability to quickly build combat and sustainment power by conducting C-130 supply delivery operations...