SAAB has successfully conducted first test firing of Meteor air-to-air...
In cooperation with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), defence and security company Saab has successfully conducted the first test firing of the version of the Meteor radar-controlled...
View ArticleFincantieri launches “Carlo Margottini” Third Multipurpose FREMM Frigate for...
On June 29th Riva Trigoso (Genoa) shipyard celebrated the launch of the frigate “Carlo Margottini”, the third of a series of Fremm vessels - Multi Mission European Frigates - ordered from Fincantieri...
View ArticleRussia demonstrated the new short-to-medium range air defense missile...
Russia has for the first time demonstrated the short-to-mid-range air defense platform 50R6A Hero ‘Vityaz,’ which will replace older variants of the S-300 system due to be scrapped soon. Launcher unit...
View ArticleTwo joint military exercises for the Russian and Chinese army to be held this...
Russia and China have set dates for joint military exercises to be held this summer, the chief of China’s General Staff said Monday, July 1, 2013. The Naval Interaction 2013 will be held in the Sea of...
View ArticleLatest generation of modernized YugoImport main battle tank M-84AB1 at...
The M-84AB1 is the latest version of the tank pertaining to M-84 series. The three basic parameters of tank concept (fire power, protection and mobility) are substantially improved by this...
View ArticleOceans and seas lie still before them Rosoboronexport at IMDS 2013 in St...
Effective rearmament and reinforcement of the Navy fleet poses one of the foreground objectives facing the leaderships of maritime powers. There are several reasons for that. Year in year out the issue...
View ArticleSouth African National Defence Force approves production contract for Badger...
A production contract for the Badger infantry fighting vehicle for the South African National Defence Force has been approved and is currently with Armscor, which will send it out to industry....
View ArticleIran has optimized the Russian-made S-200 ground-to-air defense missile system.
Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, that Iran has optimized the Russian-made S-200 long-range air defense missile system...
View ArticleUnited States will provide 1,026 M113A2 tracked armoured personnel carrier to...
Using 1,026 M113A2 armored personnel carriers from the U.S. Army's Excess Defense Articles obtained through the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command's Foreign Military Sales program, and the...
View ArticleModernization 2K12 Kvadrat SA-6 Gainful ground-to-air defense system...
Upgrade of the "KVADRAT" ("KUB" or 2K12) missile system opens the way for higher combat effectiveness, proability of survival and system resistance to jamming.2K12 Kub SA- Gainful 2P25 TEL Transporter...
View ArticleTextron awarded a contract to increase protection of U.S. Army HMMWV with...
Textron Marine & Land Systems (TM&LS), an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has been awarded a $3.29 million firm-fixed price...
View ArticleRussian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport foreign orders portfolio of $34...
Russia’s state arms exporter said Wednesday that its order portfolio stood at $34 billion as of June 1. Rosoboronexport delivered $6.5 billion worth of weaponry to foreign customers in the first half...
View ArticleFirst successful test flight for the MH-60R Seahawk Romeo helicopter for...
Australian Minister for Defence Materiel Dr Mike Kelly AM MP today announced the first of 24 MH-60R Seahawk Romeo helicopters has successfully completed its first test flight. The initial test flight...
View ArticleThe delivery of Russian-made attack helicopter Mi-28NE for Iraq will begin in...
The deliveries of Russian Mi-28NE Night Hunter to Baghdad are to begin in September 2013, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said in an interview with Interfax. The contract for the purchase of ten...
View ArticleRussian Company Uralvagonzavod offers to upgrade Peruvian T-55 tank with BMPT...
The Russian Defense Company Uralvagonzavod could propose a solution for modernization of old Russian-made main battle tanks T-55 which are still in service with Peruvian Armed Forces with BMPT turret....
View ArticleNORINCO of China invites Peruvian military delegation to present latest...
The Chinese Defense Company NORINCO promotes its range of MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) to meet the tender of Peruvian Army to replace the old Russian-made rocket launcher system...
View ArticleRussian Helicopters to showcase current and upcoming projects at IMDS 2013.
Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters will showcase naval helicopters currently in service with...
View ArticleU.S. Navy's P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft passes Initial...
After an extensive testing period, the U.S. Navy announced July 1 in an Initial Operational Test and Evaluation report that its new patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, P-8A Poseidon, was found...
View ArticleRussian Navy to Receive 36 Warships in 2013
The Russian Navy will receive 36 warships in 2013, an unprecedented number in Russia’s history, Navy Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Vice Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov said on Sunday.Read More
View ArticleNavy Recognition interview with the Vice President of OCK about the Russian...
During IMDS 2013, the International Maritime Defense Show recently held in St Petersburg, Navy Recognition had the unique opportunity to ask a few questions to Igor Zakharov, the Vice President of OCK,...
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