The first batch of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets will be supplied to China in 2016, a source in the system of military and technical cooperation told TASS on Friday. “The first fighter jets will arrive for China in 2016,” the source said. It was reported on Thursday that Russia had signed a contract on… Continue reading CHINA WILL RECEIVE FIRST RUSSIAN-MADE SU-35 FIGHTERS IN 2016 (VIDEO)
RAYTHEON DELIVERS SONAR FOR DARPA’s UNMANNED ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE VEHICLE PROGRAMME
Raytheon Company has completed delivery of its latest Modular Scalable Sonar System (MS3), the fifth-generation hull-mounted sonar system, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous TrailUnmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program. The delivery is a culmination of efforts under a subcontract from Leidos, Inc., whose prototype trimaran is designed to serve as the… Continue reading RAYTHEON DELIVERS SONAR FOR DARPA’s UNMANNED ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE VEHICLE PROGRAMME
ISIS CELL IN KUWAIT SENT FN-6 MANPADS TO SYRIA THROUGH TURKEY
According to the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry, Police have arrested six men suspected of belonging to an ISIS terror cell. The six men are two Kuwaitis, three Syrians and one Egyptian. The ISIS cell in Kuwait was helping terrorists by recruiting young people from Kuwait, providing logistics, raising funds for ISIS and by buying Chinese made… Continue reading ISIS CELL IN KUWAIT SENT FN-6 MANPADS TO SYRIA THROUGH TURKEY
UNMANNED WARRIOR DISCUSSIONS UNDERWAY
The Royal Navy is staging its first ‘robot wars’ next autumn to give companies the chance to demonstrate their latest technology in a realistic work-out during Exercise Joint Warrior 16/2 off Scotland. Unmanned Warrior will provide an international showcase for industry as firms demonstrate what their autonomous systems can do for naval warfare. The delegates,… Continue reading UNMANNED WARRIOR DISCUSSIONS UNDERWAY
£1.3bn CONTRACT FOR HMS ANSON ASTUTE-CLASS SUBMARINE
Press Release: BAE Systems The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded us a contract for the delivery of the fifth Astute-class submarine, taking the total value for work on the vessel to £1.3 billion. The full contract covers the design and remaining build, test and commissioning activities on Anson, the fifth of seven technologically-advanced submarines… Continue reading £1.3bn CONTRACT FOR HMS ANSON ASTUTE-CLASS SUBMARINE
NATO TESTS ITS READINESS IN THE BALTICS
NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) trains for the first time in the Baltic States. The ARRC is one of the nine High Readiness Headquarters which can be quickly dispatched to lead NATO troops on missions within or beyond the territory of NATO member states. Officers and soldiers of the ARRC are taking part in… Continue reading NATO TESTS ITS READINESS IN THE BALTICS
FRERES D’ARMES – BROTHERS IN ARMS
Over the course of several hours, the Portsmouth based warship took part in complex air defence training with six Mirage 2000 fighter jets. The training demonstrated the strong partnership that exists between the allied nations and culminated in an impressive visual show of unity as the six aircraft formed up to fly past the British… Continue reading FRERES D’ARMES – BROTHERS IN ARMS
TURKEY SCRAPS HQ-9/FD-2000 CHINESE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM AFTER TWO YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS
Turkey’s defense ministry said on Wednesday that it had canceled the $3.4 billion (3.19 billion-euro) tender with a Chinese company to procure 12 air defence/antiballistic missile systems and in a second phase to co-develop a new indigenous long-range/high-altitude missile defense system to defend its airspace against warplanes and missile attack. NATO had become alarmed by… Continue reading TURKEY SCRAPS HQ-9/FD-2000 CHINESE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM AFTER TWO YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS
LOA FOR REFIT OF TWO PRIME MINISTER-CLASS SUBMARINES FOR THE ROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY
(Press Release: Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad) Boustead DCNS Naval Corporation Sdn Bhd (BDNC) a joint venture between BHIC Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd (60 percent), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BHIC, and DCNS S.A (40 percent), announced that on the 16th of November 2015 has received and accepted a Letter of Acceptance from the Government of… Continue reading LOA FOR REFIT OF TWO PRIME MINISTER-CLASS SUBMARINES FOR THE ROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY
VAT EXEMPTION FOR PROJECTS RUN BY THE EDA : NEW INCENTIVE FOR DEFENCE COOPERATION
Source: European Defence Agency BRUSSELS —Member States can as of now profit from VAT exemption for projects run by the European Defence Agency (EDA). The recently adopted revised Council Decision defining the statute, seat and operational rules of the EDA includes the clause that cooperative defence projects and programmes are exempt from VAT as long… Continue reading VAT EXEMPTION FOR PROJECTS RUN BY THE EDA : NEW INCENTIVE FOR DEFENCE COOPERATION