Militarium

Croatia

Minister Vukelic visits Medjimurje County

MoD Croatia, 08.03.2010

Defence Minister Branko Vukelic, after visiting the town of Varazdin, on Friday, March 5, visited Međimurje County, where he met with County Prefect Ivan Perhoc. During the meeting, discussion was on the open issues rela...

Southeast Europe

Annual analysis of operational capabilities

MoD Serbia, 12.03.2010

Regular annual analysis of the operational and functional capabilities of the Serbian Armed Forces was held yesterday in the House of Guards in Belgrade. The analysis was attended by top state officials President Boris T...

Crisis report

SITUATION REPORT Mar.12, 2010

STRATFOR, 12.03.2010

LAHORE, Pakistan — Two suicide bombers killed 43 people in near-simultaneous blasts Friday, the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week and a clear sign that militants have the power to strike targets despite months of...

Armed forces

12.03.2010

India buys a dozen AW101 helicopters for government transport

The Indian air force has signed a €560 million ($770 million) contract for 12 AgustaWestland AW101 three-engined utility helicopters that will be used ..

12.03.2010

NATO’s new Strategic Concept discussed in Warsaw

March 12, 2010 For two days the Polish capital has become a hub of discussion on NATO’s new Strategic Concept – a document that, once agreed by all Al ..

12.03.2010

Australian Defence Minister Still Confident of JSF Procurement Programme

March 12, 2010 The Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner, today confirmed that the Government remains confident the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (J ..

12.03.2010

Quadrennial Defense Review drops two-war force size paradigm

WASHINGTON | The model used to determine the appropriate size of the United States military is being replaced following the Quadrennial Defense Review ..

12.03.2010

Raytheon to provide training support for RAAF Super Hornets

Raytheon Australia has won a training support services contract for the Royal Australian Air Force's Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets, which will start ..

12.03.2010

India signs deal for 29 Russian MiG fighters: company

India signed a deal with Russia on Friday to buy 29 MiG-29 fighter jets, further cementing Moscow's role as New Delhi's principal arms supplier, the p ..

12.03.2010

Pakistan navy test fires missiles, torpedoes

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday successfully test fired new missiles and torpedoes from ships, submarines and aircraft in the Arabian Sea, the navy anno ..

11.03.2010

Malaysia puts faith in King Airs

Malaysia is relying on Beechcraft King Air aircraft to fulfil its immediate needs for surveillance aircraft. The air force has four King Airs, that it ..

11.03.2010

NATO Transformation Chief: Budget Cuts Less Severe Than Expected

French Air Force Gen. Stéphane Abrial said March 10 that coming budget cuts for NATO's Allied Command Transformation, which he commands, will not be a ..

11.03.2010

Russia to equip army with new air defense system in 2010

Russia will supply the newest Pantsir-S1 air defense systems to the army in 2010, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov announced on Wednesday. Spokeswom ..

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Defence industry

12.03.2010

Gallois rules out an EADS bid for the new US tanker competition

EADS chief executive Louis Gallois has categorically ruled out any new KC-X bid from the Airbus parent - alone or with a partner. Speaking at this mon ..

12.03.2010

Russia-India military transport plane could be ready by 2018

A new Russian-Indian military transport plane could make its maiden flight by 2018, the head of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) said. Russia a ..

12.03.2010

More Sukhoi T-50s To Fly In Next 12 Months

Sukhoi intends to add three more T-50 development aircraft to the test program within the next 12 months, with further details of Russia’s next-genera ..

12.03.2010

EADS confident on A400M exports after rescue deal

Weeks ago, EADS bosses were warning that without a bail-out the troubled A400M programme could sink Airbus. Now, following a 5 March agreement in prin ..

12.03.2010

Kongsberg Gruppen gets NOK173m deal from US Army

12 March 2010 - Norwegian weapons maker Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (OSL: KOG) said yesterday that it will supply NOK173m Protector weapon control systems f ..

12.03.2010

Raytheon receives $152 million contract from US Army

Raytheon Company has received a $152.4 million contract modification to provide engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System fr ..

11.03.2010

Rolls-Royce Awarded $75 Million MissionCare Contract for V-22 Osprey Engine Support

INDIANAPOLIS --- Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a $75 million MissionCare contract by the U.S. Naval Air Systems Comm ..

11.03.2010

Greek financial crisis prompts Defendory show postponement

The fragile state of the Greek economy has led to a decision to postpone this year's tri-service Defendory exhibition, which was scheduled to take pla ..

11.03.2010

Oshkosh Defense Awarded $10 Million for M-ATV Remote Weapon System Kits

March 11, 2010 OSHKOSH, Wis. | Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), announced today it has received an award valued at more ..

11.03.2010

Pratt F-35 engine cost overrun up by $600 mln

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - The cost overrun on the main engine for the Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) F-35 fighter jet has grown by $600 million o ..

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