Yearly Archive: 2020

India to Produce 156 Upgraded BMP Infantry Combat Vehicles

India to Produce 156 Upgraded BMP Infantry Combat Vehicles

In a major boost to ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government, Acquisition Wing of Ministry of Defence (MoD) with the approval of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, has today placed an Indent on Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) for supply of 156 BMP 2/2k Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICV) with upgraded fe…
S. Korea to Cut $245M from Defense Budget Over Coronavirus

S. Korea to Cut $245M from Defense Budget Over Coronavirus

The government is seeking to slash about 300 billion won ($244.96 million) from this year’s defense budget to fund an extra spending plan aimed at coping with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the defense ministry said Wednesday.

The planned cut is to fund a third extra budget o…

China Denounces US ‘Attacks on China’s Defense Sector’

China Denounces US ‘Attacks on China’s Defense Sector’

Even as the US political establishment is under siege amid nationwide riots that have plunged the country into chaos, US officials, instead of addressing profound domestic woes, waged a new series of attacks against China targeting Chinese students and companies based on what Chinese officials and e…
Northrop to Provide Next-Gen Missile Warning Satellites

Northrop to Provide Next-Gen Missile Warning Satellites

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a not-to-exceed $2.37 billion undefinitized contract modification for Phase 1 of the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Polar program from the United States Space Force (USSF).

The contract modificat…

Navantia to Maintain Australian Naval Ships It Built

Navantia to Maintain Australian Naval Ships It Built

Navantia Australia has signed a Strategic Agreement with the Commonwealth of Australia, which reinforces the relationship between the signatories and provides the collaboration framework that ensures that all current and future ships, designed by Navantia and in service at the Royal Australian Navy,…
Airbus A400M Drops 116 Paratroopers Through Both Side Doors

Airbus A400M Drops 116 Paratroopers Through Both Side Doors

GETAFE, Spain — The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has successfully achieved certification of the simultaneous paratrooper dispatch capability and completed the full industrial development of the type’s paratrooping deployment capacity, with a maximum dispatch of 116 paratroopers using both…
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