Category: Defence Industry

The American government announced its programme to downsize the US army from 490,000 to 450,000 troops and fire 17,000 civilian workers over the next two years. The downsizing of the US army is part of government’s decision to reduce the military spending. In 2012 the US army reached at its peak of 570,000 troops but… Continue reading US ARMY TO DOWNSIZE ITS FORCE FROM 490,000 TO 450,000 TROOPS BY OCTOBER 2017

For the first time India is going to launch an underwater ballistic missile from the nuclear powered submarine, INS Arihant. The recently delivered Indian made ballistic nuclear submarine, is going to test the medium range K-15/B-05 Sagarika submarine-launched ballistic missile. The Indian made missile has a range of 700km with a 1,000kg payload and 1,900km… Continue reading INDIA TO LAUNCH AN UNDERWATER BALLISTIC MISSILE FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM THE INS ARIHANT

The prototype of Sarmat, the new Russian liquid-fueled, MIRV-equipped heavy intercontinental ballistic missile, is going to be ready at the end of September or the beginning of October 2015. The new missile is 100 tonnes in weight. It can carry 10-15 multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, has a range of 10,000km, carries extensive counter ballistic… Continue reading A NEW RUSSIAN INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE TO BE DELIVERED FOR TESTS NEXT OCTOBER

The new Over the Horizon Radar system was introduced to the Iranian early warning system on the 4 July 2015. The Ghadir Over the Horizon radar system is located near to the city of Ahwaz in the province of Khuzestan, close to the borders with Iraq, in Southwestern Iran. It is operated by Iran’s Revolutionary… Continue reading IRAN DEPLOYED AN OVER THE HORIZON RADAR SYSTEM NEAR THE SOUTHWEST BORDERS WITH IRAQ

Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan is working around the clock to support day and night strikes against key ISIL targets in the Middle East launched from the USS Theodore Roosevelt. She’s the latest Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer to take her place with a US carrier battle group on operations in the Gulf… Continue reading HMS DUNCAN JOINS US CARRIER ON STRIKE OPERATIONS AGAINST ISIS

HMS Queen Elizabeth’s mighty diesel generators have been powered-up marking a major milestone on the way to becoming an operational warship. The 65,000 tonne future flagship of the Royal Navy has undergone months of preparation work by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) to start the first of her four diesel engines, which are directly coupled… Continue reading MIGHTY ENGINE BRINGS HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH TO LIFE

The German government is optimistic about winning the Indian procurement programme of six new submarines. The P-75(I) project is worth Rs 50,000 crore and is one of the most important programmes of the Indian Navy. The German company TKMS is hoping to win the contract with its HDW Type 214 AIP submarine that has already… Continue reading GERMAN GOVERNMENT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT SELLING SIX TYPE 214 AIP SUBMARINES TO INDIA

According to the Russian news agency TASS, the Russian Navy will start the construction of the new super aircraft carrier after 2025. The construction of the 330-meter long aircraft carrier called 23000Ε “Shtorm”, is one of the most important programmes of the Russian Navy and is expected to last five years. The designing and construction… Continue reading NEW CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION PROGRAMMES FOR THE SURFACE AND SUBMARINE FLEET OF THE RUSSIAN NAVY

The EU finally gave the green light for the operation EUnavfor Med that involves the ‘monitoring and crushing’ of the migrant smugglers in the central Mediterranean. According to the EU’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, the first phase of the operation will be launched in the next few days. “This covers information gathering and patrolling… Continue reading EU PLANS TO “MONITOR AND CRUSH” MIGRANT SMUGGLER OPERATIONS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN