Defense News
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 08:19
Taiwan’s F-16s face a growing threat from China’s arsenal of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). The latest and gravest is the Russian sale of 400-kilometer-range S-400 Triumf road-mobile SAM systems to China.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 06:50
Amid a global downturn in defense spending, the training and simulation world is booming. But in a series of interviews at this year’s I/ITSEC conference here, executives for some of the world’s largest defense firms acknowledged that the sector’s market strategy is changing.
Friday, December 5, 2014 - 11:47
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama says his government has set aside $300 million for the purchase of new combat, trainer and transport aircraft to support United Nations peacekeeping operations.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 04:37
Russia’s Ministry of Defense has unveiled plans to acquire more than 150 new aircraft and helicopters in 2015 as part of plans to bolster and modernize the country’s Air Force.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 07:03
The first troops of a high-speed NATO reaction force designed to meet the sort of crisis highlighted by Russia’s Ukraine intervention should be ready early next year, officials said Monday.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 07:02
India will fast-track the finalization of the US $12 billion plan to purchase 126 Dassault Rafale jets, according to a senior Indian Defense Ministry official, almost three years after India made Dassault its preferred bidder.
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 07:24
The governments of the Nordic and Baltic states have approved a new plan to deepen both defense cooperation and readiness between the militaries of the seven NATO and non-aligned nations. The intensified collaboration is happening against the backdrop of escalating regional tensions over Russia’s aggressive military actions in Ukraine.
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 06:57
The US State Department has approved an $800 million sustainment deal for Iraq’s fleet of C-130E and C-130J cargo aircraft, the government announced Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 06:27
Turkey and the US have narrowed their differences and agreed to train and arm opposition fighters in Syria .
A senior Turkish diplomat said the Turkish and US positions on Syria are not yet 100 percent convergent, but US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Turkey last week helped iron out critical differences of opinion.
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 08:22
Afghanistan’s lower house of parliament on Sunday approved agreements that will allow about 12,500 NATO-led troops to stay on next year as the national army and police struggle to hold back the Taliban.