ROBINS AFB, Ga. — The Air Force authorized Air Combat Command and the Georgia Air National Guard Dec. 6 to start divesting the E-8 JSTARS fleet beginning with four aircraft in fiscal year 2022.

The divestment makes way for the beddown of four new missions at Robins that align better with the fu…

MOSCOW — The value of contracts signed by the Russian state arms seller Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec state corporation) with sub-Saharan African countries reached 2.5 bln euros in 2021, Chief Executive Officer Alexander Mikheyev said on Thursday.

“Rosoboronexport continued to strengthen its …

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has summed up its efforts to promote Russian weapons and military equipment on the world market in 2021.

“In 2021, the global arms market has largely adapted to work under coronavirus pandemic conditions. Exhibition activities have resume…

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI) and Patria renewed the Life Cycle Support Agreement for XA-180 and XA-188 fleets manufactured by Patria. The purpose of the new agreement is to support ECDI in the maintenance, repair, modifications as well as spare part supplies of the XA fleet.

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Several major initiatives have been launched during the year to make India self-reliant in the field of Defence manufacturing. Atmanirbharta in Defence is aimed at enhancing domestic manufacturing and making the country a net exporter in this field.

‘Make in India’ and ‘Armanirbhar Bharat’ have b…