Sourced : Shephard by Grant Turnbull Known as the ‘Tufan’ (Turkish for storm), the railgun could be integrated onto several platforms including vessels or ground vehicles, as well as be used as a static weapon system on land. It could be utilised for indirect/direct fire missions against ground and naval targets or be used as… Continue reading IDEF 2017: TURKEY JOINS RAILGUN CLUB
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OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL GIVES US NAVY $21 BILLION FOR SHIPBUILDING AND $16 BILLION FOR MORE AIRCRAFT
Sourced : USNI News By: Megan Eckstein House and Senate appropriators reached an agreement to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year that includes a $593-billion defense spending package to allow the Navy and Marine Corps to continue with planned ship and aircraft procurement and readiness increases. This bill represents a compromise… Continue reading OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL GIVES US NAVY $21 BILLION FOR SHIPBUILDING AND $16 BILLION FOR MORE AIRCRAFT
TURKISH MINISTER OF DEFENCE SAYS S-400 TALKS WITH RUSSIA IN FINAL STAGES NATO SHOULD RESPECT
Sourced : Turkish Minute Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık on Friday said talks between Turkey and Russia for the purchase of an S-400 air defense system have reached the final stage. “Work and talks concerning the S-400 have now reached the final stage. There are related processes ongoing in both Turkey and Russia. An important… Continue reading TURKISH MINISTER OF DEFENCE SAYS S-400 TALKS WITH RUSSIA IN FINAL STAGES NATO SHOULD RESPECT
RUSSIA WANTS TO BUILD THE BIGGEST AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN THE WORLD TO COMPETE WITH THE USN
Sourced : Business Insider By Alex Lockie A Russian state-run media website recently reported that Moscow plans to build the “biggest aircraft carrier in the world” to compete with the US’s 11 full-sized Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. The new Russian carrier concept, called the “Shtorm,” would match the size of the US’s current carriers, displacing about… Continue reading RUSSIA WANTS TO BUILD THE BIGGEST AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN THE WORLD TO COMPETE WITH THE USN
BRAZIL TO BUY HMS OCEAN FOR 80.3 MILLION POUNDS
Sourced : UK Defence Journal By George Allison According to Brazilian journalist Roberto Lopes in an e-mail to us, the ship’s cost to the Brazilian Navy is fixed at £80.3 million pounds (312 million of Brazilian Reais). Commander of the Brazilian Navy, Admiral Eduardo Leal Ferreira, claimed that the price of Ocean seemed “convenient”. HMS… Continue reading BRAZIL TO BUY HMS OCEAN FOR 80.3 MILLION POUNDS
CHINA’S FIRST DOMESTICALLY BUILT AIRCAFT CARRIER NEARS LAUNCH
Sourced : Defence Blog China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier is being outfitted with equipment and the work is progressing smoothly, Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said on Thursday. As for the carrier’s launch, Wu said the date is coming soon and “we won’t keep the public waiting for too long”. Wu made the remark… Continue reading CHINA’S FIRST DOMESTICALLY BUILT AIRCAFT CARRIER NEARS LAUNCH
FIRST OF THE RFA’S NEW TIDE CLASS SHIPS ENTERS UK FOR THE FIRST TIME
Sourced : Royal Navy The 39,000-tonne tanker will join the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the civilian-manned fleet which provides support for warships, helping the Royal Navy maintain operations around the world. RFA Tidespring, which can carry up to 19,000 cubic meters of fuel and 1,300 cubic meters of fresh water, is the first of a fleet… Continue reading FIRST OF THE RFA’S NEW TIDE CLASS SHIPS ENTERS UK FOR THE FIRST TIME
INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS : NEW HYBRID TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM FOR DEFENSE APPLICATIONS
Sourced : INTRACOM Defense Electronics In the frame of the policy of the Hellenic Ministry of National Defense for creating energy-autonomous camps by using Smart Grids and Renewable Energy Sources, IDE (INTRACOM Defense Electronics) installed for evaluation, at a Hellenic Air Force base, the Hybrid System HG10K-10. The system is an innovative Hybrid Electric Power… Continue reading INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS : NEW HYBRID TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM FOR DEFENSE APPLICATIONS
3M22 ZIRCON : RUSSIA’S “UNSTOPPABLE” HYPERSONIC MISSILE
Sourced : International Business Times By James Billington Russia claims to have created a devastating hypersonic missile that travels five times faster than the speed of sound and could rip through navy warship defences because it’s too fast to stop. The Kremlin’s 3M22 Zircon (Brahmos II) missile has been called “unstoppable”, “unbeatable” and “undefendable” with… Continue reading 3M22 ZIRCON : RUSSIA’S “UNSTOPPABLE” HYPERSONIC MISSILE
EGYPT SOON TO RECEIVE ITS FIRST KA-52 COMBAT HELICOPTERS FROM RUSSIA
Sourced : Defence Blog Egypt’s military is to receive its first Ka-52 combat helicopters in the third quarter of 2017. In an interview with Russian news agency TASS, Russian Helicopters subsidiary Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company’s CEO Andrei Boginsky said the first batch of the Ka-52 reconnaissance/attack helicopters (also known by the NATO reporting name Hokum-B),… Continue reading EGYPT SOON TO RECEIVE ITS FIRST KA-52 COMBAT HELICOPTERS FROM RUSSIA