Source: Indian Defence Update New Delhi and Moscow could soon sign agreement to procure $2.2-billion stealth frigates deal — Admiral Grigorovich-class (Project 11356) or advanced Talwar-class frigates. Speaking to FE Online on condition of anonymity, senior naval officers confirmed that the agreement is expected to be inked in the next few weeks. After the recent… Continue reading INDIA-RUSSIA $2.2B STEALTH FRIGATES DEAL SOON? EQUIPPED WITH BRAHMOS MISSILES AND ADVANCED SENSORS

Source: The Drive By Joseph Trevithick Less than a week after Chinese state media said the H-20 stealth bomber program was making “great progress,” there are now reports that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, or PLAAF, might be planning to publicly reveal the plane during celebrations the mark the 70th anniversary of its founding… Continue reading CHINA REPORTEDLY PLANS TO UNVEIL H-20 STEALTH BOMBER AT AIR FORCE ANNIVERSARY PARADE IN 2019

Source: FT By Sylvia Pfeifer British shipyards are preparing to submit initial bids to build five cut-price frigates for the Royal Navy despite uncertainty over the programme’s budget and proposed delivery date. The competition, which is being run for the second time after the first tendering was unexpectedly cancelled, comes amid wider industry unease about… Continue reading UK SHIPYARDS TO SUBMIT BIDS TO BUILD 5 RN WARSHIPS

Source: South China Morning Post By Kristin Huang A senior official Pentagon official’s comments last week that the United States is moving towards a “more normal foreign military sales relationship” with Taiwan could signal that the self-ruled island will be able to boost its defence capabilities with US military hardware. Randall Schriver, the assistant secretary… Continue reading THE US WEAPONS TAIWAN WANTS TO BOLSTER ITS DEFENCES

Source: Al Monitor By Jack Detsch The Pentagon’s in-house tech incubator is trying to stop Russia from scrambling US battlefield signals in Syria, federal contract documents show. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — or DARPA — has awarded at least $9.6 million worth of contracts over the past couple of months for radio systems… Continue reading PENTAGON LOOKS TO THWART RUSSIAN TECH ATTACKS IN SYRIA

Source: Navy Recognition The Krasnodar diesel-electric submarine of project 636.3 was fully deenergized and lied on the seabed in the Black Sea during training, Black Sea fleet Spokesman Alexey Rulev said. “During the exercise the submarine lied on the seabed at a depth of 20 meters from the surface. According to the mission, it remained… Continue reading RUSSIAN SUBMARINE KRASNODAR HIDES ON OCEAN FLOOR DURING BLACK SEA DRILLS

Source: Air Force Times By Stephen Losey The Air Force said Friday that an unspecified number of aircraft left inside hangars at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida were likely damaged when Hurricane Michael devastated the base, with imagery on social media showing an unknown number of F-22 Raptors are among those impacted. Air Force… Continue reading F-22, QF-16 LIKELY DAMAGED AFTER TYNDALL HANGARS HIT BY HURRICANE