A senior Iranian military commander announced on Sunday that the country will unveil a home-made long-range air-defense missile system similar to the Russian S-300 in the near future. "This system, dubbed as Bavar (belief) 373, is being developed in the country and will be officially unveiled soon," Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army's Self-Sufficiency Jihad Rear Admiral Farhad Amiri said.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 10:22 AM

Three U.S.-made Patriot antimissile air defense batteries will be deployed in southern Taiwan, in addition to the one already in northern Taiwan, said the Deputy Defense Minister Andrew Yang.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 09:51 AM

Fang Fenghui, chief of general staff of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), pledged here yesterday the Chinese PLA would boost cooperation with the Bulgarian military to raise the military-to-military ties between the two countries to a new high.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 09:08 AM

The Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air defense missile systems are so requested on the world defense market that Russia has launched the construction of two additional plants, announced this week, the Russian President Vladimir Putin during his traditional session of questions and answers in live with the local people.
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Sunday, April 28, 2013 01:14 PM

Saudi Arabia's top general sought opportunities for an arms imports deal from Turkey worth $2 billion during a visit to Ankara last week, according to a Turkish newspaper. Saudi officials are reportedly interested in orders for Turkish defence products as unmanned surveillance drone, the Anka, and the future local-made main battle tank Altay.
Sunday, April 28, 2013 12:24 AM

Iran plans to display its new achievements in the missiles and space industries in the next few months, a senior Iranian defense official announced on Saturday, April 27, 2013.
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Sunday, April 28, 2013 11:24 AM

The Iranian Army plans to unveil and test new domestically-made weapons and military hardware during the upcoming wargames in Central Iran, a senior commander announced. A number of armored personnel carriers, weapons, sniper rifles, anti-aircraft batteries and missile launchers will be unveiled in the upcoming Beit ol-Moqaddas 25 wargames.
Saturday, April 27, 2013 12:42 AM

Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) is supplying the Danish armed forces with 14 heavyweight protected recovery vehicles. Weighing some 36 tons, the Heavy Tactical Recovery Vehicle (HTRV) is based on the tried-and-tested RMMV SX45 8x8 chassis, combining extreme stability, safety and crew comfort with outstanding manoeuvrability, whether on the road or in the toughest terrain.
Saturday, April 27, 2013 12:17 AM

The Ukrainian Company “AutoKrAZ” has shipped a first batch of KrAZ H22.1 truck chassis to Russian machine works to mount oil well servicing and workover equipment.
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Saturday, April 27, 2013 11:49 AM

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of United States awarded a $1 million prize to “Ground Systems”, a 3-person team with members in Ohio, Texas and California, as the winner of the Fast Adaptable Next-Generation Ground Vehicle (FANG) Mobility/Drivetrain Challenge.
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Saturday, April 27, 2013 11:26 AM

Visiting top U.S. military officer Martin Dempsey met here Friday with Japanese military chiefs and vowed to cooperate closely with Japan on defense to cope with regional threats.
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Saturday, April 27, 2013 08:36 AM

BAE Systems received a $28.7 million contract to upgrade 11 M88A1 Medium Recovery vehicles to the M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation System (HERCULES) configuration.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013, 11:13 AM

Russia's Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology has started an R&D program to develop new rail-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems, said the Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov. The work is in the initial stages, he said, adding the cost of the program has yet to be determined. He provided no timeframe for the program.
Thursday, April 25, 2013, 08:42 AM

Russia will deliver four divisions of ground-air missiles S-300 to Belarus in 2014, announced Tuesday, April 23, 2013, the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 07:32 PM

The Russian military will start receiving the new Morfey short-range air defense system in 2015, Deputy Defense Minister Col. Gen. Oleg Ostapenko said on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 07:08 PM

Nuclear tension is growing on the Korean Peninsula. Earlier this month, two mid-range BM-25 Musudan missile complexes were positioned on the eastern coast. Intelligence information says the complexes are in a ready-to-launch status.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 10:01 AM

ATK (NYSE: ATK) announced today that the company has received a $3.2 million contract award through the Defense Acquisition Challenge (DAC) Program to provide a low-cost, light-weight, precision guided missile for the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) evaluation.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 09:24 AM

The Pentagon has stepped up efforts to fund Israel's anti-missile shield with the Missile Defense Agency requesting $220 million in fiscal 2014 for Israel's air force to buy more Iron Dome batteries. It's the first time the MDA has specifically sought funds for Iron Dome, developed and built by Haifa's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, in its annual budget process.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 08:57 AM

The new tracked chassis Armata is not yet ready but engineer troops of Russian army are already interested. A source from the Ministry of Defence said that the command of the Russian engineer troops had already prepared a tactical mission for a universal engineering vehicle with this new chassis, according the newspaper Izvestia, on April 22, 2013.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 10:14 AM

The Russian Defense Ministry has announced a tender for the modernization of BMD-1 airborne fighting vehicles, and plans to spend almost 3.4 billion rubles (around $100 million) on that goal, the state procurements agency said on Monday, April 22, 2013.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 08:24 AM

PJSC “AutoKrAZ” has won the tender for delivery of large lot of KrAZ trucks for the needs of Royal Thai Army. Trucks to be delivered will be provided with the YaMZ-238DE2-33 engine rated at 330 hp (Euro 3), the 9JS150TA-B transmission and the MFZ-430 clutch. All the trucks are right-hand drive.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 07:51 AM

Thomas Lawson, Chief of the Defense Staff of the Canadian Forces, arrived in Israel on Sunday, April 21, 2013, for talks focusing on "mutual security challenges as well as cooperation between the two militaries," Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) said in a statement.
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Monday, April 22, 2013, 08:31 AM

Armed forces of North Korea has rmoved two more missile launchers to its east coast, where preparations have apparently begun for a missile test, according to unidentified military source. Expectations had been high that Pyongyang would carry out a test to coincide with celebrations marking the birth of North Korea's late founding leader Kim Il-Sung on April 15.
Sunday, April 21, 2013, 11:56 AM

Around 40 new BTR-82A 8x8 armoured vehicle personnel carrier will enter in service at the beginning of this summer with the Russian army units based on the territory of the Republic of Abkhazia. The BTR-82A will take part for the first time at the military parade on the Red Square in Moscow.
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Sunday, April 21, 2013, 06:06 AM

BAE Systems has delivered a new variant of the CV90 Armadillo, finished in traditional Danish Army camouflage, to the Danish Army Oksbol base for competitive evaluation to meet Denmark's armored personnel carrier requirement. Trials - involving five different vehicles - begin mid-April and will continue until September with contract scheduled for February next year. First deliveries will be in 2015.
Saturday, April 20, 2013, 06:09 PM