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Is the Su-30MKI Superior to the Eurofighter And Rafale?
In the recently concluded international air combat exercises featuring the Indian Air Force’ (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighters and British Royal Air Force Typhoon jets, the Su-30MKI outsmarted the Eurofighter Typhoon 12-0 in the Within... More of this article »
Serbia To Sell 282 Modernized T-55 Tanks To Pakistan
Serbia will sign a deal next week to sell modernized 282 T-55 tanks with Pakistan. The tanks are actually from the arsenal marked as obsolete equipment, Serbian Daily ‘Blic’ reported. “The tanks which were to be sold as obsolete... More of this article »
Russia Introduces New Gen Mine Layer At ARMY 2015
Russia has unveiled its ‘Hell Machine’ new Generation Mine Layer at the recently wrapped up International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2015. Nick named as Hell Machine, the new Mine Layer UMZ-K is designed to remotely scatter... More of this article »
Yak-130 To Be Reconfigured As Fighter-Bomber For Export
Russia plans to re-configure its Yakovlev Yak-130 combat training aircraft into a fighter-bomber for export. The highly manoeuverable aircraft would challenge the likes of the Saab Gripen, BAE Systems Hawk 200 and the Pakistani-Chinese... More of this article »
Russian Force Practice Flying Forpost, Orlan-10 Drones In Tajikistan
The operational group of Russian Forces, stationed in Tajikistan, have practiced with the Russian homemade drones Forpost and Orlan-1o at night in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan. The use of both the drones was conducted as part... More of this article »
Pakistan Inducts Chinese Air Defense Missile System
Pakistan has inducted Chinese HQ-7B Short Range Air-defense system (Pakistani FM-90) to counter aerial targets including cruise missiles. The Pakistani army conducted a test firing of the cruise missile on Monday witnessed by the chief... More of this article »
Pakistan Inducts Chinese Air Defense Missile System
Pakistan has inducted Chinese HQ-7B Short Range Air-defense system (Pakistani FM-90) to counter aerial targets including cruise missiles. The Pakistani army conducted a test firing of the cruise missile on Monday witnessed by the chief... More of this article »
Indian Army Develops New Human Resource Management Software
The Indian Army and HCL has co-developed a software application, dubbed human resource management system (HRMS 2.0) designed to make various administrative functions integrated and web-enabled by being lodged in the servers of the... More of this article »
Iraq to Buy Aero Vodochody L-159 Fighters For US$30 Million
Czech government has approved sale of 15 redundant L-159 combat planes to Iraq for 750 million crowns (US$30 million) via Aero Vodochody, Defense Minister Martin Stropnicky announced Monday. The Czech defense ministry reached an agreement... More of this article »
Pakistan Buys Chinese AWACS Aircraft
Karakoram Eagle AWACS aircraft. Photo Credit: Pakistan Military Review The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has purchased the Chinese-made “Karakoram Eagle “airborne early warning aircraft. The aircraft, a variant developed to Pakistani... More of this article »
Software Defined Radios For Russian Armed Forces
The Russian Armed Forces will be equipped with software defined radio communication systems, Maj. Gen. Khalil Arslanov, the chief of the Main Communications Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces was quoted as saying by Ria Novosti... More of this article »
Is The Mi-17 The Most Successful Helicopter Of All Time?
Russian Helicopters announced earlier this year that it had built the 3,500th export version of the Mi-17 at Kazan Helicopters, a number which makes it perhaps the most successful helicopter model of all time. First introduced in 1977,... More of this article »
UAE Military To Set Up Cyber Command
The United Arab Emirates is gearing up to launch a cyber command within the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the UAE Armed Forces. Sources with knowledge on the matter told Defenseworld.net that the command will cater for the military... More of this article »
Developing Countries Fighter Aircraft Challenge Western Military Planes
The sky high cost of fighter aircraft acquisition is forcing developing countries to embark on their own programs in the process challenging the price and performance of American and European fighters. Turkey, South Korea, India,... More of this article »
Will Russia Secure AK-47 Copyright Before Kalashnikov Goes Under?
Kalashnikov’s lack of copyright over the AK-47 assault rifle is so severe that Venezuela is the only country with a fully legitimate license to produce the assault rifle. The counterfeit losses resulting from copyright infringement... More of this article »Enemy AESA Radar Can Detect F-35 JSF
The US Air Force stealth fighter aircraft, the F-35, can be detected by Chinese and Russian radars, it has been revealed. An AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar, which emits separate radio waves on different frequencies,... More of this article »
Russia To Develop New AIP System As India Readies To Initiate Project 75I RFP
Russia To Develop New AIP System As India Readies To Initiate Project 75I RFP Russia has announced that it is designing a new class of conventional submarines which will be equipped with advanced air-independent propulsion (AIP) systems. The... More of this article »
Ukraine To Sell Tu-95 Bomber On Ebay For $3 Million
Ukraine is planning to sell Tu-95 strategic bomber on eBay, and is listed for sale at $3 million, according to Russian Aviation. It is said at the item’s page that the aircraft was manufactured in 1987 and it is in good condition... More of this article »
Will S. Korea’s FA-50 Emerge As A Low-Cost Alternative To Western Fighter Aircraft?
With its sale to the Philippines, Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 fighter jet may be the answer for countries that cannot afford expensive western aircraft. South Korea will provide the Philippines with 12 FA-50 jets worth... More of this article »
Rheinmetall Wins €50 Million Worth Contracts From Indonesia And Europe
Rheinmetall has won major orders from Indonesia and a European nation to supply air defence products for the air force and naval applications, having estimated value about €50 million. Indonesia has opted to expand its existing Rheinmetall-made... More of this article »
Diehl Demos IRIS-T SLM Ground Based Air Defence System
Diehl Defence successfully demonstrated its Ground Based Air Defence System, IRIS-T SLM, at the Overberg Test Range in South Africa on January 14, 2014. The IRIS-T SLM Ground Based Air Defence System is characterized by its modular... More of this article »
Rafael, Raytheon To Produce New Patriot Missile Systems
Israel’s Rafael plans to integrate the jointly funded US-Israel Stunner missile into a fourth-generation Patriot intercepting system with Raytheon, according to Defense News. The new Patriot Advanced Affordable Capability-4 (PAAC-4)... More of this article »
Defense Industry Waking Up To Uses Of Carbon Fiber
In an interview with Defenseworld.net, Markus Kreuzer, CEO of Carbon Team Germany talked about the benefits and uses of carbon and glass fiber in making defense systems. DW: What are the defense applications of carbon fiber and glass... More of this article »
Possible sale of 600 Raytheon STINGER anti-aircraft missiles to Finland
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Oct. 28 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Finland for 600 STINGER-Reprogrammable Micro-Processor (RMP) Block 1 Anti-Aircraft missiles and associated... More of this article »
China Unveils Z-8L Heavy-lift Helicopter Comparable to Russian Mi-17
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has unveiled its first 15 ton-class transport helicopter, designated as the Z-8L. The new helicopter is capable of transporting an all-terrain assault vehicle and other heavy equipment.... More of this article »
Malaysia’s Scorpene submarine refuses to submerge
The Malaysian Navy reports that Malaysia’s first Scorpene class submarine, delivered in September 2009, has developed problems that have left it unable to submerge. “The submarine can still dive but when we detected the... More of this article »
Critical National Infrastructure Authority(CNIA), UAE home land security will be at IDEX 2009
BU DHABI – According to Khaleej Times the Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA) has decided to play an active role at the ensuing edition of International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2009) as part of its... More of this article »
Total System Solutions For Aerospace From TCS
Defense World interviewed Mr. R. Suresh Babu, Global Head, Aerospace Vertical, Engineering and Industrial Services, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) DW: Please describe your solutions/services for the aviation industry. Mr. R. Suresh... More of this article »