Armed forces in Venezuela have received a new batch of Russian amphibious combat vehicles, the Moscow-based Center for Analysis of Global Arms Trade said on Thursday, March 28, 2013. Thirteen BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles were delivered by sea to the port of Puerto Cabello, the center said. This marks the first report of an arms delivery by sea to Venezuela since the death of President Hugo Chavez in March. Friday, March 29, 2013, 11:08 AM

Top Chinese and Russian military officials met in Russia, on Sunday, March 23, 2013, with both sides expressing the hope to further strengthen defense cooperation. During a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Chang Wanquan, Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister, said that bilateral defense cooperation is a key part of China-Russia relations.
Monday, March 25, 2013, 04:51 PM

The Turkish Defense Industry Undersecretariat has given BMC, the maker of Turkey’s Kirpi brand armored carriers, a one-month deadline to deliver 175 Kirpis and 105 trucks that the company has failed to deliver thus far due to its financial problems, a high official at the undersecretariat has said.
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Saturday, March 23, 2013, 10:51 AM

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has delivered the first Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Mobile Tower System (MOTS) to the United States Army ahead of schedule. The LRIP contract was awarded in March 2012 for 10 MOTS. An early development MOTS has been deployed with the 3rd Infantry Division in Afghanistan since November 2012.
Friday, March 22, 2013, 10:51 AM

The Alaska State Troopers recently purchased three $286,000 Lenco BearCats, an unarmed military-style vehicle that’s been on the agency’s wish list for more than a decade. Of the three, one will be assigned to the Fairbanks-based Special Emergency Response Team, according to Capt. Randy Hahn, statewide SERT operations officer.
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Friday, March 22, 2013, 10:21 AM

After the use of Chemical weapons in Syria, there is some plans to send troops on the ground to secure Syria's chemical weapons facilities if they were in danger of being looted. An actual deployment would likely involve far fewer ground troops, and from various nations, but it underscores the scope of the challenge.
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Friday, March 22, 2013, 08:21 AM

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, for the further consolidation of the defense industry, calling it a key to the country’s economic development. Priority should be given to the sector’s integration along all lines, he told a military-industrial conference in Moscow, dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Military-Industrial Commission.
Thursday, March 21, 2013, 11:03 AM

More than 500 weapon systems, 50 aircraft and some 2,000 troops have been deployed in a large-scale air-defense exercise in eastern Russia, military officials said on Wednesday, March 20, 2013.
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Thursday, March 21, 2013, 10:48 AM

Cambodia and Japan have seen a new phase in defense cooperation, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Tea Banh said Wednesday, March 21, 2013. His remarks were made after Japan sent its military experts to train 15 Cambodian peacekeeping forces for the first time. The two- month course was concluded on Wednesday.
Thursday, March 21, 2013, 08:44 AM

Indonesia and Belarus have agreed to jointly produce remote controlled weapons station for Anoa armored vehicles, produced by the military and defense equipment company PT Pindad, according to Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 11:53 AM

A spokesperson for Pakistan’s state-owned vehicle manufacturer, Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT), has confirmed that its Burraq mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle is nearing the end of its prototype phase and will be unveiled in “three to four months.” The announcement comes after years of development and failed efforts to acquire such a vehicle from other sources.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 11:25 AM

Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) ("Elbit Systems") announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Elbit Systems Electro-optics Elop Ltd. ("Elop"), was awarded an approximately $80 million contract to upgrade Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFV) of an Asian customer (the "Program"). The Program will be performed over a two-year period.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 10:04 AM

Textron Marine & Land Systems (TM&LS), an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced a $5.5 million contract award from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to provide 12 armored turrets, technical support services, vehicle repairs and spare parts for the Colombian Army's (COLAR) Armored Personnel Carriers (APC).
Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 08:26 AM

The United Arab Emirates, increasingly a major military power in the Persian Gulf, is stepping up efforts to develop its own defense industry. In large part, it's doing this by making Western defense companies set up high-tech projects in the federation as a condition of lucrative arms contracts to diversify its economy from a dependence on oil and gas exports.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 10:40 AM

A senior Iranian commander said the country's border guards have begun testing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for patrolling the country's Eastern borders.
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 09:07 AM

Nepal's national army will organize an international peacekeeping training "Peace Efforts 2" in Kathmandu and Panchkhal, a military training centre some 50 km north of the capital from March 25 to April 7. The training will boost up capacity of the countries which have been participating in the peacekeeping efforts of the United Nations across the world, according to army sources on Monday, March 19, 2013.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 08:42 AM

The volume of international transfers of major conventional weapons was 17 per cent higher in the period 2008–12 than in 2003–2007 (see figure 1). The five biggest exporters in the period 2008–12 were the United States, Russia, Germany, France and China. This is the first time since the end of the cold war that a state from outside Europe and North America has appeared among the five largest arms exporters.
Monday, March 18, 2013, 11:55 AM

The Czech Republic sent a group of 34 military servicemen to Mali to join a military operation against Islamist militants in the north of the country, Czech news agency CTK reported. The senate of the Czech Republic voted on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, to send a contingent of 50 military servicemen to Mali for the term of 15 months. Their mission will officially begin in April.
Sunday, March 17, 2013, 10:31 AM

Military deputies to China's top legislature have vowed to build a strong army following top Chinese leader Xi Jinping's calls to that effect earlier in the week. On March 11, Xi urged the country's armed forces to be "absolutely loyal" to the Communist Party of China, sharpen fighting capacity and abide by disciplines as he joined a plenary meeting of a delegation from the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
Saturday, March 16, 2013, 01:00 PM

Indonesia's state-run aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has secured another contract to produce 16 Bell 412 EP helicopters for the military worth 170 million U.S. dollars, a senior PTDI official said on Friday, March 15, 2013.
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Saturday, March 16, 2013, 11:52 AM

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on Friday, March 15, 2013, the Yonhap News Agency reported, citing military sources. According to the report, the DPRK military test-fired two short- range missiles presumed to be KN-02 surface-to-surface ballistic missile, estimated to have a range of about 120 km.
Saturday, March 16, 2013, 10:42 AM

Israel's military intelligence chief, Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, said Thursday, March 14, 2013, that Syrian President Bashar Assad is preparing for the potential use of chemical weapons. Speaking at a policy and security conference, Kochavi noted that the Syrian military has to date fired some 70 Scud and M-600 missiles, which carried conventional warheads filled with explosives, at populated areas across the country.
Friday, March 15, 2013, 10:28 AM

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reports that the leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DRPK), Kim Jong Un, has supervised a live artillery drill close to a disputed sea border with South Korea. Meanwhile, Seoul is conducting its own routine drills near the demilitarized zone at the border of the two countries, in addition to joint military drills with the US.
Friday, March 15, 2013, 10:21 AM

Slovakia is to send up to 150 soldiers to the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan within two tours of duty as part of the Special Operation Training Group, Slovak Defence Minister Martin Glvac said on Thursday, March 15, 2013.
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Friday, March 15, 2013, 09:24 AM

France may start delivering weapons to Syria’s anti-government rebels without agreement from its European Union partners, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said, Thursday, March 14, 2013. France may start delivering weapons to Syria’s anti-government rebels without agreement from its European Union partners, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.
Friday, March 15, 2013, 08:33 AM