Category: Notizie Estero

NEW DELHI — India has lifted the ban on business dealings with defence major Leonardo SpA, the erstwhile Italian conglomerate Finmeccanica enmeshed in the infamous Rs 3,546 crore VVIP helicopter scam along with its UK-based subsidiary AgustaWestland International since 2013-2014.

The defence mi…

Several types of Chinese navy warships are powered by engines that were either developed or built by German manufacturers, an investigation by public broadcaster ARD and the Welt am Sonntag newspaper revealed Saturday.

The two companies involved are MTU in Friedrichshafen and the French branch of…

WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. senator has proposed measures targeting Turkey’s defense sector exports as well as aid to Azerbaijan.

New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, also known for his ties to the U.S.’ Greek and Armenian lobbies, on Thursday intr…

The J-16D electronic warfare aircraft belonging to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force has recently entered combat training, and it is expected to conduct seamless, accompanying operations with the J-20 stealth fighter jet in moves with the potential to generate tremendous combat ef…

As if a frigate collision, its scrapping and other fleet problems weren’t enough: Now one of the Norwegian Navy’s newest, biggest, most expensive but also most troubled vessels is out of service once again, right in the middle of its first and long-awaited participation in a NATO exercise.

“This …

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Nebojša Stefanović, PhD, talked today in Madrid to the Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Spain, Margarita Robles, about enhancing defence cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the military industry segment.

After the meeting of m…