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Botswana buy 45 Piranha armoured wheeled vehicles
Ministry of Defence of Botswana has recently ordered 45 Piranha 8x8 armoured vehicles made by General Dynamics Switzerland.
16 May, the Botswana's The Business Weekly & Review...
Chinese Army conducted landing and assault drills with new 550-tonne «Bizon» hovercraft
The 31st Combined Corps of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducted 3D landing and assault drills with  550-tonne «Bizon» hovercraft in a sea area...
Chinese marines arrive in Thailand for join training
The Chinese naval dock landing ship Changbaishan (Hull No. 989) arrived at the Port of Sattahip of Thailand at 13:00 on the afternoon of...
Russia signed a contract with Ministry of Defence of Laos for repair of military helicopters
Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, signed a contract with Ministry of Defence of Laos for repair of military helicopters.
Under the contract, the holding...
Russia replace imported engine for light helicopters
JSC Technodinamika Holding announced the beginning of work on the family of the main engines for light helicopters.
They are expected to replace the existing engines...
Airbus Helicopters selected for UK’s military flying training
Airbus Helicopters in the UK has been selected by Ascent as the Aircraft Service Provider for the UK’s Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS). The...
Russia to deliver first two SSJ-100 aircraft for Royal Thai Air Force
Russia will deliver two Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ-100) aircraft for Thai Air Force in 2016, Minister of Industry Denis Manturov said on Wednesday, reported...
Prototype of the new Centauro II will be unveiled at the Eurosatory 2016
The prototype of the new Centauro II  wheeled tank will be unveiled at the Eurosatory 2016 show in Paris.
The «Centauro II» is the latest version....
Russian Federal Security Service buy new Urban Assault Vehicles
The Russian Federal Security Service buy new Urban Assault Vehicles based on «Tigr» multipurpose infantry mobility vehicle manufactured by GAZ.
This new version has protections against mines and further armor. Assault...
Lenco Armor to Introduce BearCat X3 at SOFIC 2016 Exhibition
Lenco Industries, the leader in tactical armored security vehicles, is proud to introduce the Lenco BearCat X3® – the newest variant to the BearCat...
Russia will hold a presentation of Be-200 amphibious aircraft in Thailand
Russia will hold a presentation of Be-200 amphibious aircraft in Thailand on May 24, Russian Minister of Industry Denis Manturov said on Wednesday.
"Colleagues from...
Royal ‪Thai‬ ‪‎Army‬ Plans to replace CH-47D ‪‎Chinook‬ with ‪‎Russian‬ Mi-17V5
The Royal Thai Armed Forces plan to replace outdated Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters produced in the United States with Russia's Mi-17V5 helicopters, Thai Army's...
Bell Helicopter Announces Program Relocations to Optimize Manufacturing Capabilities
Fort Worth, TX (May 19, 2016) Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces plans to relocate several programs in order to optimize...
Chinese J-11 fighter jets intercept of a U.S. EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft
At least two Chinese J-11 fighter jets have carried out  intercept of U.S. EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace over the South China Sea.
The...
Pakistan receive two Mi-171E military transport helicopters from Russia
Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has delivered a two Mi-171E military transport helicopters  to the government of the Pakistan Defence Forces.
The helicopters...
Russian Armed Forces plans to purchase new Mi-38 military-transport helicopters
The Russian Defense Ministry has agreed to supply a new multipurpose helicopter Mi-38 with the Kazan Helicopter Plant within the holding company "Russian Helicopters".
The...
Ukraine launches flight testing of Mil-24PU-2 upgrade helicopter
State Enterprise «Konotop Aircraft Repair Plant «AVIAKON», part of state corporation State Concern «Ukroboronprom», has started flight testing of  prototype of the Mil-24PU-2 upgrade helicopter.
A prototype of...
Saab has unveiled the first Gripen E multi-role fighter
Saab has unveiled its next-generation Gripen E fighter, some three years before delivering its first of at least 96 production examples to the air...