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Bad weather over Guam has rerouted two U.S. Global Hawk drone to Japan
Bad weather over Guam has rerouted two U.S. Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft to Okinawa, Japan. That repoted by Stars and Stripes.
The RQ-4 Global Hawk...
China refutes Japan’s defense white paper 2016
Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesperson Colonel Wu Qian made a statement to the press Tuesday on Japan's newly published defense white paper. Following is the...
Ukraine plans to test new tactical ballistic missile in the second half of 2016
Ukraine will perform the first test launch of a new tactical ballistic missile  in the second half of 2016, that reported by most-dnepr.info.
The new Ukrainian-made military...
Fourteen new Shaanxi Y-9 military transport aircraft spotted in China
Photographs of the fourteen new Shaanxi Y-9 military transport aircraft at one of China's military airfields, emerged on social media on 1 August.
Judging from the recently...
Mounting of the Pratt&Whitney Canada engines on An-132D aircraft is started at Antonov company
Mounting of the Pratt&Whitney Canada PW150 engines on An-132D aircraft demonstrator is started at ANTONOV Company, thjat reported on the official Facebook page of the...
Kazakhstan can be the first customer of Russian military transport planes IL-76MD-90A
Kazakhstan can be the first customer of Russian military transport planes IL-76MD-90A ahead of Algeria, Iran and the RSA, Kommersant newspaper informs.
As it was...
JSC Remdiesel will upgrade 400 MT-LB multipurpose tracked armoured for Russian army
The Russian Company JSC Remdiesel (a subsidiary of the KAMAZ Company) will upgrade over 400 MT-LB armoured tractors of the Russian Armed Forces, that reported...
Kyiv will mark the 25th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence with a large-scale military parade
Kyiv will mark the 25th anniversary of Ukraine's Independence with a large-scale parade on capital's main thoroughfare, Khreshchatyk Street, which will feature about 200...
Lockheed Martin’s Miniature Hit-to-Kill missile successfully completes second flight test
Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor was successfully launched in an engineering demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The demonstration...
North Korea fired a Rodong ballistic missile landed in near Japanese waters
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Wednesday morning local time, U.S. and South Korean authorities said. That reported by cnn.com.
U.S. Strategic Command issued a statement...
US F/A-18C Hornet crashed in Northern Nevada
A Navy pilot has safely ejected from a fighter jet that crashed in the Northern Nevada desert during a training mission near the Fallon...
China holds live-fire navy drills in East China Sea
China's navy has fired dozens of missiles and torpedoes during exercises in the East China Sea that come amid heightened maritime tensions in the...
Russian «Orlan» unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in Syria
Russian «Orlan-10» unmanned aerial vehicle crashed  in Bab an Nayrab at eastern districts of the northern city of Aleppo in Syria. Syrian militants say they shoot down «Orlan-10»...
AM General awarded $356 million contract to build 1,673 HMMWVs
AM General has been awarded a $356,213,318 contract to manufacture and deliver 1,673 HMMWVs to the U.S. Government for further delivery to the Afghanistan...
Most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine Illinois completes first voyage
The nation's newest and most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine, Illinois (SSN-786), returned to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard Sunday following the successful completion...
FNSS awarded new $ 76 million contract for an unnamed customer
Turkey’s leading land-based defence systems company FNSS, awarded new $ 76 million contracts for an unnamed customer from the Middle East.
As of July with new contracts signed...
Exercise Pitch Black 2016 launches flight operations
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 commenced air operations for Exercise Pitch Black 2016 alongside the Royal Australian Air Force at Royal Australian Air Force...
JPA Armouring Group has designed armoured ambulance vehicle based on the Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ78
The JPA Armouring Group has designed and launched a fully-armoured, fully-equipped ambulance vehicle, based on the Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ78. It boasts a 4.2L...