LWI - Land Warfare
Georgia takes on western air defence assets to deter eastern aggression
In early October Georgia showcased its new air defence assets procured from France for the first time. The new weapons includes the new MBDA Mistral ...
NWI - Naval Warfare
Romania pursues corvette investment
The Romanian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has received offers from three European companies for four new multi-role corvettes and the upgrade of two Type 22 ...
DH - Defence Helicopter
Russian Baltic Navy takes upgraded Ka-27Ms
The Russian Navy saw a boost of the anti-submarine capabilities of its Baltic Fleet thanks to the recent introduction of a five-strong batch of upgraded ...
DH - Defence Helicopter
Insight: Kazan looking to bolster helicopter business
The last couple of years have proven to be tough years for Russia’s rotorcraft industry, with a serious slump in sales, deliveries and revenues; Kazan ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Analysis: KumAPE - the bright future of Russia’s co-axial helicopter manufacturer
31st October 2017
The Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise (KumAPE) company specialises in the manufacture, upgrade and overhauls of co-axial rotor helicopters designed by Moscow’s Kamov company.
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LWI - Land Warfare
Ukraine civil war spawns new BTR-4 variant
30th October 2017
Lessons learnt from Ukraine's bloody civil war in the east has influenced the development of yet another variant of the BTR-4 wheeled 8x8 IFV, which ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Russia orders new patrol boats
26th October 2017
The Russian National Guard Federal Troops Service (Rosgvardia) has ordered four Project 21980 Grachanok patrol boats at a total price of Roubles 4.1 billion ($72.3 ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Romania selects the Piranha V
24th October 2017
The Romanian Ministry of Economy signed a MoI with General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) for the licensed manufacture of the Piranha IFV. The signature ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Russian military tests the AK-12 and AK-15 assault rifles
24th October 2017
The new-generation assault rifles of Kalashnikov dubbed AK-12 and AK-15 are set to undergo field trials in undisclosed Russian Land Forces units according to the ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Ukraine buys more Turkish radios
20th October 2017
Ukraine has boosted its cooperation with Turkish industry for the supply of tactical communications equipment, with the country's land forces contracting electronic specialists Aselsan for additional ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Kazan Helicopters mulls Ansat improvement plans
6th October 2017
A raft of improvements in the baseline design of the civilian-certified version of the Kazan Helicopters Ansat is set to be implemented in order to ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Saudi positions for Russian defence tech
6th October 2017
Saudi Arabia and Russia have signed a principal agreement that could lead to a significant arms deal between the two countries, potentially valued at $3 ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Russia launches large-scale BMP-2, BMD-2 upgrades
2nd October 2017
The Russian MoD and KBP, a subsidiary of the industrial conglomerate Rostec, have signed a contract covering the upgrade and refurbishment of around 540 BMP-2 ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Azerbaijan revealed as Czech artillery user
27th September 2017
The Czech Republic has been revealed as a major supplier of heavy weapons to Azerbaijan, recent photos have indicated. This was surprisingly uncovered by photographs released ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Russia shows T-90M, T-80BVM in action
22nd September 2017
Russian Land Forces put their new T-90M and upgraded T-80BVM MBTs through their paces at this year's Zapad military exercise, which has just concluded. Both ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Ka-226T India-Russia deal soon to be inked
19th September 2017
The contract for delivery of 200 Kamov Ka-226T light utility helicopters to the Indian MoD is likely to be signed at the end of this year ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Turkey firms Russian S-400 contract
18th September 2017
The much-discussed sale of the S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler) long-range SAM system to Turkey has been officially contracted. The signing - acknowledged by the FSVTS, Russia’s ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Russia spends big on land modernisation
5th September 2017
As a sign of its continuing effort to modernise the country's land forces, the Russian MoD inked several high value contracts for new or upgraded equipment during ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Analysis: Russia’s multiple corvette programmes
1st September 2017
The Russian Navy is running multiple ship procurement programmes in the corvette class with the current fleet recapitalisation covering the simultaneous procurement of four different ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Russian Helicopters considers a Ka-32 upgrade
30th August 2017
Russian Helicopters and South Korean company RH Focus Corp have held negotiations on the possibility of upgrading the existing Ka-32 fleet in South Korea to a ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Russia finalises Su-57 comms testing
30th August 2017
Testing of a new advanced integrated communications system for Russia's Su-57 fifth-generation stealth fighter (previously known under its internal Sukhoi designation T-50) is slated for ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
MSPO 2017: Romania pursues ambitious modernisation
29th August 2017
In early August the Romanian Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) took a broad decision to begin large-scale redevelopment of the country’s armed forces, boosting ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
MSPO 2017: Poland’s slow helicopter purchases continue
29th August 2017
The second iteration of the Polish tender to meet urgent requirements for new helicopters for ASW/SAR and special operations forces (SOF) support missions is proving ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Russian Navy orders Kalashnikov craft
26th August 2017
The Russian Navy has placed an order for six BK-16 (Project 02510) fast patrol boats to be manufactured at the Rybinsk Shipyard, a subsidiary of ...
