Defense News
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 07:16
The Turkish government and the country’s largest defense company are under increasing pressure from Turkey’s NATO allies to rethink a September decision to award a $3.44 billion air defense contract to a Chinese bidder.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 07:15
A Roketsan official said that the company expects to pen a deal soon for one or more of its rocket launcher systems in the 107mm and 122mm family.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 07:49
“For governments in the Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC], cybersecurity is just as important as military hardware,” said Theodore Karasik, director of research at the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA).
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 11:00
Even though the US has not changed its force posture in the Middle East, emphasizing the region in the updated strategy would send a message of commitment to the region, experts said.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 10:36
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday that his government and US helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft had signed a long-dormant contract to co-produce an initial batch of 109 utility helicopters.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 09:58
Ukraine’s leading defense group, Ukroboronprom, announced it has signed a contract to deliver 50 T-64BV-1 main battle tanks worth about 100 million hryvnia (US $11.5 million) to a foreign country that the company did not identify.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 22:20
The facility in London employs about 2,400 people, and is the producer of the Canadian Army’s Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV), an eight-wheeled infantry carrier that serves as the basis for the US Army’s Stryker infantry carrier.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 08:24
While headlines and congressional committees continue to focus on Washington’s strategic rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region, the US Army and Marine Corps remain busy elsewhere, although only the most dramatic bits and pieces of their mission have received much attention.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 08:19
Flynn replied, “they are not,” when asked by Inhofe if al-Qaida is, as Obama has said, on a path to defeat and on the run.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 08:40
According to the DCSA, Iraq has requested a sale of commercially available Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control equipment and airfield navigational aids suites to be installed at four bases — Tikrit, al-Basra, al-Kut and Taji.