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MAKS 2017: New MiG-35 fighter jet approved for export market
The advanced Russian-made Mikoyan MiG-35 multirole fighter jet has received an export certificate, Head of Russia’s Federal Service for Mili...
MAKS 2017: New PD-12V engine to improve Mi-26 helicopter flight characteristics
The perspective Russian PD-12V engine will improve flight characteristics of Mi-26 transport helicopter, the United Aircraft Corporation tol...
MAKS 2017: Russian Helicopters exhibits prototype of the VRT30 unmanned convertiplane
Russian Helicopters Group, part of Russia’s Rostec state hi-tech corporation, has shown an experimental prototype of the VRT30 unmanned conv...
New Mi-171Sh-VN Special Operations helicopter exhibited at MAKS 2017
The Russian Helicopters holding is exhibiting a new variant of the Mi-171Sh utility helicopter reconfigured for special operations and desig...
MAKS 2017: Russia's first forward-swept wing trainer aircraft SR-10 made first public appearance
Russia's first forward-swept wing trainer aircraft SR-10 made its first public appearance today at MAKS 2017 airshow, being held from 18...
New VRT300 "Arctic drone" emerges at MAKS 2017
The Russian Helicopters company for the first time displayed at MAKS 2017 air show the prototypes of helicopter drones VRT300 designed by th...
MAKS 2017: TsAGI presents HCA-LB heavy cargo aircraft project
The Zhukovsky Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI, a member of the National Research Center “Institute named after N.E.Zhukovsky”) is ...
U.S. Navy fires first Tomahawk cruise missiles from Block III Virginia-class Payload Tubes
For the first time, the U.S. Navy test fired two Raytheon-built Tomahawk cruise missiles from new submarine payload tubes on the Virginia...
BAE Systems wins DARPA contract for Mobile Offboard Clandestine Communication & Approach
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems a $4.6 million contract for its Mobile Offboard Clandes...
Saab has delivered Carl-Gustaf M4 multi-role weapons to Slovakia
The Slovak Armed Forces are currently equipped with several units of the Carl-Gustaf M3 multi-role weapon. In order to further strengthen th...
Russia's Naval Aviation to Upgrade All Su-33 Fighters to Su-30SM Level
All Sukhoi Su-33 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-D) fighter jets operational with Russia’s Naval Aviation will be upgraded to the Su-30SM l...
Rheinmetall wins important framework agreement to supply German Army with tank ammunition
Rheinmetall has entered a framework agreement to supply the German Bundeswehr with ammunition. In an initial move, the Federal Office for Bu...
PIRIOU completes major refit of Royal Moroccan Navy Patrol Vessel Rais Bargach
PIRIOU NAVAL SERVICES, the French branch of the PIRIOU group for Repair and Services, has just completed the refit of the Rais Bargach, a ...
Russian Navy to Develop a New Generation Maritime Patrol - ASW Aircraft
New-generation antisubmarine warfare (ASW) patrol planes are being developed for Russia’s Naval Aviation, Naval Aviation Chief Major-Gener...
Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Montrose Returns to Sea After Missile & Radar Upgrade
The Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Montrose went back to sea on 7th July for the first time in almost three years. HMS Montrose began her ...
MAKS 2017: VR-Technologies introducing VRT500 light multipurpose rotorcraft
At this 13th edition of the MAKS airshow, which opened today at Zhukovsky airfield, the first scale model of the VRT500 light multi-purpose ...
MAKS 2017: Iran's Defense Industries Organization unveils Sadid guided bomb
Iran's delegation chose this 13th edition of MAKS airshow, being held from 18-23 July at Zhukovsky airbase, to highlight a wide range of...
MAKS 2017: Rosoboronexport highlighting major part of its portfolio
Rosoboronexport, a member of Rostec, is taking part at the International Aviation and Space Show MAKS-2017 hosted by the Gromov Flight Resea...
MAKS 2017: New Project A-050-742d ekranoplan emerges
At MAKS 2017, the Russian company JSC Alexeyev’s Hydrofoil Design Bureau is showcasing for the first time a new concept of multipurpose ekra...
MiG-35 fighter jet stealing the show at MAKS 2017
The International Aviation and Space Salon "MAKS" 2017, one of the world's largest aviation shows, kicked off today at the Gro...
Syrian military forces produced locally 130mm M-46 8x8 self-propelled howitzer.
The Syrian military forces against Daesh uses their own technology to manufacture wheeled self propelled howitzer using the Soviet-made 130m...
New 4x4 armoured vehicles and 300mm MLRS rocket launchers in service with Belarus army.
Armed Forces of Belarus present new armoured vehicles during the military parade for the Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus, July 3...
US Navy & USMC planning for the 1st F-35B shipboard deployment within the next year
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) co-hosted the Joint Strike Fighter Sustainment Summit alongside Marine Corps Forces, Pacific at ...
U.S. continue the readiness of international armed forces through military equipment sales.
The U.S. Army continues to build on its core themes of readiness and global engagement through U.S. foreign military sales, or FMS, accordin...
Russian Shipyard to build 4th Project 22350 Gorshkov-class Frigate Hull by January 2018
The Northern Shipyard in St. Petersburg in northwest Russia is planning to build the hull of the fourth Project 22350 frigate Admiral Isak...
German Company Rheinmetall has displayed its new Infantry System for the first time
The German Defense Company Rheinmetall has displayed its new “Infantry System” for the first time. It substantially enhances the combat perf...
Army of Israel has tested new project of autonomous Humvee light tactical vehicle
Israeli army has tested a new project of autonmous Humvee 4x4 light tactical vehicle which is remotely operated. The tests have so far prove...
Egyptian Navy Using Avengers as Air Defense for its Mistral-class LHD during Cleopatra Exercise
During the joint French-Egyptian naval exercises "Cleopatra 2017" held from 8 to 11 July 2017, a video released by the Egyptian ...
China's 34th Type 056 Corvette (Jiangdao class) Commissioned in PLAN South Sea Fleet
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) just commissioned the new Type 056 Corvette (Jiangdao class) Hanzhong (hull nu...
Ukraine will continue to deliver T-84 Oplot tanks to Thailand according signed contract in 2011.
According to Interfax-Ukraine, Ukraine will fully execute the contract signed in 2011 for the supply to Thailand of new Oplot main battle ta...
US Navy Commissions 63rd Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer USS John Finn DDG 113
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest guided-missile destroyer, the USS John Finn (DDG 113), during a ceremony Saturday, July 15, at Joint...
Royal Navy's Type 26 Frigates to Be Fitted With Thales CAPTAS-4 Sonar 2087 Variable Depth Sonar
Thales announced that it has been awarded a contract by BAE Systems to supply its anti-submarine warfare sonar for the Royal Navy’s new Ty...
Boeing lands $27mn order for Block 2 MH-47G helicopter production preliminary work
The US-based defense giant Boeing has been awarded a $27 million order for a IDIQ contract for non-recurring engineering effort to prepare t...
China's CH-5 UAV production model completes maiden flight
The mass-production model of China's unmanned aerial vehicle CH-5, or "Rainbow 5", completed its first test flight in north Ch...
Chinese-made CH-5 Rainbow 5 UAV production model performs trial flight in North of China.
Production model of Chinese-made CH-5, also called Rainbow 5 UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) performs trial flight in north China's Hebei ...
M-84AS1 main battle tank MBT upgrade of M-84 from Defense Company Yugoimport of Serbia.
New upgrade of Serbian-made M-84 Main Battle Tank (MBT) under the name of M-84AS1 at Partner 2017, the defense exhibition in Belgrade, Serbi...
New armored vehicles in service with Tunisian army presented during military parade in June 2017.
During the military parade for the 61st anniversary of the Tunisian National Army that was held June 30, 2017, armed forces of Tunisia prese...
Video: Russian Navy to Receive New Project A223 Landing Craft for Amphibious Ops
The Russian Navy will receive the newest Project A223 landing craft. They will be intended for the rapid delivery of troops and equipment ...
Serbia Yugoimport BVP M-80AB1 new modernized version of BVP M-80A IFV tracked armoured.
Serbian Defense Company Yugoimport presents modernized version of BVP M-80 A tracked IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) under the name of BVP M...
Raytheon Anschütz Submarine Systems for Indoensia's Type 209/1200 Submarines
Navigation, steering and control technologies completed the Sea Acceptance Test onboard the newest submarine for the Indonesian Navy withi...
Uralvagonzavod from Russia presents new B10M2-S armoured bulldozer for military operations.
The Russian Defense Company Uralvagonzavod Corporation (UVZ) of Rostec State Corporation presented a unique armored bulldozer B10M2-S produc...
Turkey has agreed the purchase of Russian-made S-400 air defense missile system for $2.5 billion.
According to the Bloomberg website, Turkey has agreed the purchase of Russian-made S-400 air defense missile system for an amount of $2.5 bi...
Piriou Delivers French Polar Logisitcs Support & Patrol Vessel L'Astrolabe
PIRIOU group, the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF), the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) and the French Nav...
ECA Group awarded a significant contract for French Navy’s PAP subsea demining robots
ECA Group announces that a new 5 years contract was awarded by French Ministry of Armed Forces for supplying consumables for French navy P...
RCAF CC-130J starts airlift missions in support of Coalition against Daesh
A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CC-130J Hercules conducted its first sortie as a new contribution to Operation IMPACT on July 12, enhancin...
MAKS 2017: Russian Helicopters to disclose new Mi-171Sh-VN helicopter variant
The Russian Helicopters Holding of Rostec State Corporation will for the first time display the modernized military-transport Mi-171Sh-VN he...
Eurofighter Typhoon successfully completes first live firing of Brimstone missile
The first live firing of MBDA’s Brimstone air-to-surface missile from a Eurofighter Typhoon has been successfully completed as part of ongoi...
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