Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, November 28, 2013, Russia would deploy three new regiments equipped with S-400 surface-to-air missile systems next year, with more advanced radar stations to be launched.
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Friday, November 29, 2013 10:09 AM

In November 2013, Ukraine's state-controlled arms exporter, Ukrspecexport SC, has begun delivering the upgraded T-72 main battle tanks and related parts to the Ethiopian military. The delivery is a contract signed in 2011 between Ethiopia's defence ministry and the Ukrainian arms firm to purchase 200 T-72 tanks for an amount of $100 million.
Friday, November 29, 2013 08:35 AM

Poland is preparing to spend billions of dollars over the next decade to acquire new air and missile defense technologies, Defense News reported on Tuesday, November 26, 2013. Warsaw is planning on acquiring by 2022 short- and medium-range missiles for defensive uses at a potential cost of up to $8.4 billion, making it the nation's biggest military procurement project, according to the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper.
Thursday, November 28, 2013 05:03 PM

Five batteries of S-500, the new Russian-made surface-to- air defense missile systems will equip the Russian army under arms program for 2020 , announced Thursday, November 28, 2013, the commander of the aerospace defense troops, Alexander Golovko.
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Thursday, November 28, 2013 11:43 AM

Twenty-two land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles will next year be added to Russia’s nuclear arsenal, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, November 27, 2013. “We intend to continue prioritizing the development of the main component of our strategic nuclear deterrent,” Putin said at a meeting on the development of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces.
Thursday, November 28, 2013 09:29 AM

Russian air defense forces have taken delivery of six Pantsir-S short-range air defense systems to be used by a new missile regiment formed to protect the skies over Moscow, military officials said Wednesday, November 28, 2013. The Pantsir-S battalion is set to form part of a third S-400 air defense missile regiment deployed near the Russian capital.
Thursday, November 28, 2013 08:42 AM

Proforce Limited, a Defense Company from Nigeria which specialises in design and manufacture of defence and security hardware and armouring of cars and other passenger vehicles, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) for the production of Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs).
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 01:00 PM

General Phung Quang Thanh, Minister of National Defence of Vietnam , on November 25th, received his New Zealand counterpart Jonathan Coleman in Hanoi, on his official visit to Vietnam. General Thanh affirmed that the visit by the New Zealand Minister of Defence would contribute to the friendship and mutual understanding between the two armies.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 11:28 AM

The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) have successfully demonstrated a warfighter-focused, net-centric battle command system for integrated air and missile defense (IAMD). The Army demonstration, conducted from Oct. 24 to Nov. 8 at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., employed Northrop Grumman's IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS) software and hardware components.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 11:14 AM

Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami said Iran is among the only three world country enjoying an indigenous ballistic missile technology.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013 10:44 AM

France will send around 1,000 more soldiers to the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) , French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Tuesday, November 26, 2013, in a radio interview.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013 09:38 AM

Polaris® Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII), the leading manufacturer of off-road vehicles, today announced that Polaris RANGER® XP 900 EPS vehicles will be used as part of the DARPA Robotics Challenge to be held December 20-21, 2013, at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, in Homestead, Fla.
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 06:55 PM

The United States Army recently purchased 36 Maveric UAS Unmanned Aerial Systems as a result of an urgent request from Soldiers in combat. The request was made to the Rapid Equipping Force, or REF, at Fort Belvoir, Va., in March, and Soldiers will receive them by December.
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 11:55 AM

Lex Products Corp. announced that the U.S. Marine Corps has awarded the company a contract for the design and development of Advanced Mobile Electric Power Distribution System (AMEPDIS). AMEPDIS is the enhanced version of the MEPDIS-R portable electric power distribution system, which Lex Products has supplied to the all Marine Corps forward operating bases since 2004.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 11:46 AM

The new home-made Burraq UCAV (Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle) officially enters in service with the Pakistani Army and Air Force during an official ceremony. Army Chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, Lieutenant General (Retd) Khalid Ahmed Kidwai, Director General Strategic Plans Division and senior officials of Pakistan Army, Air Force and Navy were also present during the ceremony. Tuesday, November 26, 2013 11:03 AM

At this year’s PMRExpo (Professional Mobile Radio), Cassidian will be unveiling the first Tetra paging device P8GR to fully comply with the functional, interoperability and security requirements of the digital radio network of German security authorities and organisations (Behörden und Organisationen mit Sicherheitsaufgaben – BOS). Tetra (terrestrial trunked radio) is a standard for digital trunked radio.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 10:13 AM

With two direct hits Diehl Defence proved the IRIS-T SL (Surface Launched) surface-to-air guided missile`s operational capability and performance. The two firings were conducted within a test campaign from November 4 to 8, 2013, at the Overberg Test Range in South Africa.
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 09:08 AM

The United States Army is looking for a few good ideas. The Army’s Rapid Equipping Force is looking to turn soldiers’ homespun ideas into hot new equipment for troops with a new collaborative tool called Army Co-Create. The U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force recently launched ArmyCoCreate.com, a website for Soldiers to identify tactical challenges and collaborate for solutions.
Monday, November 25, 2013 11:55 AM

Marines from 3rd Marine Regiment conducted an M203 40 mm grenade launcher shoot with a recently-developed sight as part of new equipment testing at Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, Nov. 19, 2013. Captain Robert Tavzel, a project officer with Marine Corps System Command, and native of Fredericksburg, Va., said the new sight was developed in response to an urgent universal need statement.
Monday, November 25, 2013 10:42 AM

The Raytheon Co. Missile Systems segment in Tucson, Ariz., will build the latest versions of a radio-controlled anti-tank missile TOW that has been in the U.S. inventory since 1970 under terms of a multi-million-dollar contract announced late last week.
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Sunday, November 24, 2013 02:01 PM

Russia will launch the production of its new main battle tank Armata in 2016, announced Thursday, November 21, 2013, in Moscow Vyacheslav Khalitov, deputy general manager of the research and production group of Uralvagonzavod in Nizhny Tagil.
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Sunday, November 24, 2013 09:33 AM

South Korea successfully fired off an Israeli precision-guided missile Spike capable of striking North Korean coastal artillery on its Yellow Sea border islands last month, the Marine Corps said Friday, the first test-firing since their deployment on northwestern islands in May.
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Sunday, November 24, 2013 08:56 AM

On November 21st 2013, the first Iveco Trakker Hi-Land 8x8 was handed over from Iveco Defence Vehicles Benelux to the fire brigades of the Dutch army’s infantry (ISK) and artillery (ASK) firing ranges. The hand-over ceremony was held at the NIDV Symposium in Rotterdam and was attended by military representatives and industrial partners.
Saturday, November 23, 2013 10:34 AM

Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today announced the company is donating two RANGER 800 full-size, side-by-side vehicles, equipped with TerrainArmor™ Non-Pneumatic Tires (NPT), to help with the tornado disaster relief effort in Washington, Illinois.
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Saturday, November 23, 2013 10:00 AM

Australia and the United States have signed an agreement to reinforce cooperation on deployment of U.S. Marines for training in Australia's North Territory, according to the AUSMIN 2013 Joint Communique from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on Thursday, November 21, 2013.
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Saturday, November 23, 2013 08:55 AM