July 2011

French President has announced that france will pull out at least 1,000 troops from Afghanistan

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that his country will pull out at least 1,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year...

The optimized version of Iranian S-200 surface-to-air missile has stunned Russian experts

A senior Iranian military commander said that the country's experts have been able to optimize the Russian-made S-200 anti-aircraft miss...

Diehl performs successful IRIS-T SL firing campaign at the OTB Firing Range in South Africa

With two further IRIS-T SL test firings, Diehl Defence demonstrated the scheduled progress in the development of the surface-to-air guided m...

The new M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle is now in service in the U.S.Army

The Fort Sill Special Reaction Team is setting their sights further downrange, with new M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper Systems. They received th...

U.S. Army MRAP vehicle course to help increase safety and decrease deadly accidents

Grafenwoehr’s Combat Drivers Training program is the only program in Europe to train drivers for driving conditions and vehicle familiarizat...

Azerbaijan bought STAMP remote-controlled weapon station from the Turkish Company ASELSAN

Azerbaijan bought from Turkey the controlled weapon systems STAMP (Stabilized Machine Gun Platform). This weapon system is mounted on the wh...

BAE Systems receives a contract from U.S. Army for 43 armoured recovery vehicles M88A2

BAE Systems in York, PA receives a $165.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for 43 more M88 HERCULES (Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utilit...

Ethiopia could buy 200 T-72 main battle tanks worth over US$100 million from Ukraine

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi on Tuesday said his government' will buy 200 main battle tanks to replace an old fleet as the cou...

Venezuela army is now equipped with Russian made self-propelled howitzer 2S19

Venezuela bought from Russia, the latest version of the Russian made tracked self-propelled howiter 2S19. This vehicle he was seen for the f...

German army orders to Daimler AG 76 ENOK command and operations wheeled armoured vehicle

Germany's defense procurement agency has contracted Daimler AG for 76 ENOK command and operations vehicles. The ENOK has been used on op...

BAE Systems Providing 519 Gunner Protection Systems for U.S. Marine Corps

BAE Systems received an $18 million delivery order to provide 519 Marine Corps Gunner Protection Systems for the Medium Tactical Vehicle Rep...

The french manufacturer of combat and civil helicopters Eurocopter at BRIDEX 2011

BRUNEI will be upgrading its ageing fleet of military helicopters, with four companies invited at Brunei International Defence exhibition to...

Ukraine has the ambition to sell its armoured vehicle BTR-3E1 to the Brunei armed

The Ukraine continues the conquest of the defence market by presenting its armored vehicle personnel carrier BTR-3E1 at the International De...

General Dynamics UK selects Thales sights for Scout SV reconnaissance armoured vehicle

General Dynamics UK, the prime contractor for the Ministry of Defence’s Scout SV programme has selected Thales UK to supply the primary and ...

The army of Brunei could buy tracked armored vehicles ACV from the Turkish Defence Industry FNSS

TURKEY is among the countries bidding to supply land-based combat vehicles to Brunei, as a "fully mechanised battalion" has been e...

Amazing dynamic Air - Land demonstration at International Defence Exhibition BRIDEX 2011

6 July, 2011, opening of the international defence exhibition, BRIDEX 2011, Brunei, Darussalam. Trade visitors and exhibitors was able to en...

Bell Helicopter's presents for the first time in Asia the Bell 407AH at BRIDEX 2011 defence exhibition

After the Paris air show, the 407AH will be shown around the Middle East and feature in flying displays at the BRIDEX 2011 International Def...

Philippine Navy to join BRIDEX 2011 International Defense Exhibition in Brunei

The Philippine Navy will be joining the naval forces from Brunei, Pakistan, Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailan...

Chinese UAV unmanned aerial vehicle Global Hawk could be in service in the Chinese Air Force

The existing of the Chinese UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicled ) "Global Hawk" is nothing new as it has been featured in various defenc...

Belgium could reduce its troops in Afghanistan by half in the next months

Belgium's Defense Minister Pieter De Crem on Sunday proposed to halve the belgian troop numbers in Afghanistan by next year . Belgian so...

Bangladesh Army will purchase 44 new main batle tanks MBT-2000 Type 90-II from China

For the first time in the country's history, the Bangladesh government will purchase 44 new tanks MBT-2000 Type 90-II and three armoured...

Indian Army is performing summers trial with modified version of russian made T-72 main battle tank

Indian Army with the help of a team of Russian scientists are performing summer trials for the modified version of Russian made main battle ...