Military Equipment
Friday, September 23, 2016 - 07:32
The US State Department on Wednesday approved a potential $1.9 billion sale of KC-46A refueling tankers to Japan, moving Boeing one step closer to finalizing its first international deal for the aircraft.
Friday, September 23, 2016 - 07:17
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States of supplying more weapons to Kurdish fighters in northern Syria this week, saying Washington had delivered two plane loads of arms to what Ankara considers a terrorist group.
Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 07:38
The Egyptian Navy has taken delivery of its second and final Mistral class landing helicopter dock, Anwar el-Sadat, while DCNS has floated the first of four Gowind corvettes for Egypt.
Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 07:29
Negotiations are "nearly completed" for the United States and India to jointly produce the Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile, according to an Indian Ministry of Defense source.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 06:45
Armenia has shown off advanced missile systems it acquired from Russia, giving it both a potentially substantial military boost as well as a source for controversy in Armenia's state of heightened political tension.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 06:40
The Obama administration is weighing a military plan to directly arm Syrian Kurdish fighters combating the Islamic State, a major policy shift that could speed up the offensive against the terrorist group but also sharply escalate tensions between Turkey and the United States.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 06:36
Egypt has requested a possible sale of eight Sentinel AN/MPQ-64F1 radars, support vehicles, radios, spares and training from the United States in a deal that could be worth $70 million.
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 07:49
China is positioning its Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation (SAC) Y-9 medium-lift aircraft to meet a requirement in the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) to replace its ageing fleets of Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules transports, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on 16 September.
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 07:46
As part of increased efforts by the Baltic States to enhance their military cooperation and merge defense capacities, Lithuania’s Defense Minister Juozas Olekas and his Latvian counterpart Raimonds Bergmans have signed a deal to synchronize military procurements for the two countries’ armed forces, the Lithuanian ministry of defense said in a statement.
Monday, September 19, 2016 - 08:59
Denel and Poly Technologies, part of China’s mammoth state owned Poly Defence group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join forces in South Africa's maritime rejuvenation.