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Pakistan and Iran aim to boost their bilateral border cooperation in order to combat militant groups. At a three-day meeting in Zahedan, Iran, officials from Pakistan and Iran agreed to …
Pakistan, Iran Look to Coordinate on Border Security After Deadly Raids Read More Pakistan is reportedly interested in purchasing more Chinese surface-to-air missiles. On December 6, 2018, the Times of Islamabad reported, citing TASS, that the Pakistani Army is looking to buy three …
Pakistan Seeking Long-Range Chinese SAMs Read More The first of what will be two indigenous aircraft carriers for the Indian Navy is planned for induction in 2020 according to statements on December 3 by the commander of …
Indian Navy’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier to be inducted in 2020 Read More The Indian government has inked another order with Russia for two Admiral Grigorovich class (Project 11356 design) frigates fitted with the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system. The latest $500 million …
India Inks Deal with Russia for Additional Admiral Grigorovich Class Missile Frigates Read More A three-way battle to provide around 1,000 very short-range air defense systems (VSHORADS) to the Indian Army appears to have reached an end. Russia’s 9K338 Igla-S shoulder-fired system has been …
Russian Igla-S Named Lowest Bidder for Indian Army’s VSHORADS Contest Read More In a symbolic exorcising of its Bofors Scandal ghost, the Indian Army received the first three of its eventual 145 BE Systems M777 155mm/39-caliber ultra-light howitzers on November 9. These …
At Long Last the Indian Army Has New Artillery Pieces Read More The Indian Ministry of Defense has placed an order worth more than $30 million for the upgrade of the Indian Army’s legacy 130mm M-46 howitzers to 155/45mm caliber. The order …
India Orders Locally-Sourced Upgrade to Army’s 130mm M-46 Howitzers Read More Indonesia’s commitment to procuring a future “4.5-generation” combat aircraft being developed by South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) with participation from PT Dirgantara Indonesia …
Indonesia Keen on Continuing with the IFX Fighter Project, Seeks New Payment Terms with South Korea Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Russia is moving forward with export plans for two of its Admiral Grigorovich class frigates (Project 11356M). Under an agreement inked last year, Moscow …
Western Sanctions Impact Russian Frigate Sale to India Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Indian Ministry of Defense – acting upon the Navy’s formal requirement for 57 multirole carrier-based fighters (MRCBFs) – has issued …
Indian Navy on the Hunt for Multirole Carrier-Borne Fighters Read More