Military Equipment
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 06:36
The Government of the People's Republic of China has donated military equipment worth five million dollars to the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) to assist in its peace-keeping operations.
Friday, April 1, 2016 - 11:58
UPDATE ON THE F-35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF) PROGRAM AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2017 BUDGET REQUEST
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 10:30am
Friday, April 1, 2016 - 06:40
This week’s biennial defense conference in Qatar wrapped up with the country agreeing to buy new attack boats, drones, artillery systems and missiles from several other nations.
Friday, April 1, 2016 - 06:16
The United States on Thursday delivered three military helicopters to Lebanon to help the country's armed forces in their battle against extremists near the border with Syria.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 17:50
When Vladimir Putin announced the withdrawal of most of Russia's military contingent from Syria there was an expectation that the Yauza, a Russian naval icebreaker and one of the mission's main supply vessels, would return home to its Arctic Ocean port. Its movements and those of other Russian ships suggest Moscow has in fact shipped more equipment and supplies to Syria than it has brought back in the same period, a Reuters analysis shows.
But the movements - while only a partial snapshot - suggest Russia is working intensively to maintain its military infrastructure in Syria and to supply the Syrian army so that it can scale up again swiftly if need be.
Putin has not detailed what would prompt such a move, but any perceived threat to Russia's bases in Syria or any sign that President Bashar al-Assad, Moscow's closest Middle East ally, was in peril would be likely to trigger a powerful return.
Russia operates an air base in Hmeymim and a naval facility at Tartous. Putin has said Russia will keep both and that they will need to be well protected.
"Since the main part of the force de facto stayed there, there is no reason to reduce the traffic," said Mikhail Barabanov, a senior research fellow at the Moscow-based CAST military think tank. "Supplies for the Syrian army remain significant as well."
Moscow has not revealed the size of its force in Syria, nor has it given details of its partial withdrawal.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 06:24
The Mauritius Coast Guard Service (MCG) has commissioned into service ten 14.5 metre long Fast Interceptor Boats (FIBs) ordered from Indian shipbuilder Goa Shipyards Limited, the government has announced.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 06:20
France and Qatar completed the deal for 24 Dassault Rafale fighter jets at the opening day of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference.
Monday, March 28, 2016 - 06:17
The Government of the People's Republic of China has donated military equipment worth five million dollars to the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) to assist in its peace-keeping operations.
Friday, March 25, 2016 - 06:10
The Russian government has reportedly pledged to provide helicopters, night-vision goggles and bullet-proof vests to Tunisian security forces to fight al-Qaida and the Islamic State group in North Africa.
Monday, March 21, 2016 - 06:15
A bipartisan coalition of 30 senators is calling on top appropriators to fully fund several joint U.S.-Israeli missile defense systems that help protect the Jewish state from terrorist rocket attacks, according to a letter sent by the lawmakers to the Senate’s Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.