April 2016 Global Defense Security news industry

April 2016 Global Defence & Security Industry - Military - Army News

The British Defence budget will increase by nearly £5bn to £39.7bn in 2020 - 2021 10204161

: Posted On Saturday, 02 April 2016 09:56

The British Defence budget will increase by nearly £5bn to £39.7bn in 2020 - 2021

In last summer’s Budget the British government committed to increase defence spending by 0.5% above inflation every year until 2021 and continue to meet NATO’s target to spend 2% of GDP on defence for the rest of the decade.

US and South Korea to discuss the deployment of a THAAD missile system amid North Korea threat 30104166

: Posted On Friday, 01 April 2016 15:00

US and South Korea to discuss the deployment of a THAAD missile system amid North Korea threat

The United States and South Korea are currently in discussions regarding the feasibility of deploying a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD system there, along with its associated radar, while nearby China has voiced objections to the idea.

Russia to start field-testing its new mobile robot designed to defend strategic missile facilities TASS 30104164

: Posted On Friday, 01 April 2016 14:57

Russia to start field-testing its new mobile robot designed to defend strategic missile facilities

In a forthcoming exercise Russia’s strategic nuclear force will start field-testing a mobile robot designed to guard and defend strategic missile facilities, the Defense Ministry’s press-service said.

Indian Army to receive two more regiments of Brahmos short-range supersonic cruise missile 30104163

: Posted On Friday, 01 April 2016 14:50

Indian Army to receive two more regiments of Brahmos short-range supersonic cruise missile

Two more regiments of the short-range supersonic cruise missile, Brahmos, will be inducted into Army within next fifteen days, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said in Pune, India.

Latest generation of Chinese Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ICBM DF-41 could enter in service 10104162

: Posted On Friday, 01 April 2016 11:36

Latest generation of Chinese Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ICBM DF-41 could enter in service

The latest generation of Chinese-made intercontinental ballistic missiles DF-41 could enter in service with the Chinese armed forces early this year. Tong Zhao, a nuclear security expert at the Carnegie Tsinghua centre in Beijing, said the DF-41 did a number of things that old missiles could not.

Russia deployed 2,950 main battle tanks in four military districts TASS 30104162

: Posted On Friday, 01 April 2016 10:34

Russia deployed 2,950 main battle tanks in four military districts

Russia`s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has deployed 2,950 main battle tanks (MBT) in four military districts, according to the report of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

South Korea will be equipped with new weapons to counter North Korea nuclear and missile threats 10104161

: Posted On Friday, 01 April 2016 10:33

South Korea will be equipped with new weapons to counter North Korea nuclear & missile threats

South Korea on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, announced plans to introduce new weapons to counter nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, including the GPS-guided ground-to-ground munitions, nonlethal bombs to neutralize the electric grid of the enemy and enhanced radar systems to detect incoming attacks.

Russia could have deployed Iskander transporter erector launcher in Syria TASS 30104161

: Posted On Friday, 01 April 2016 09:33

Russia could have deployed Iskander transporter erector launcher in Syria

Russia could have deployed at least one Iskander (NATO reporting name: SS-26 Stone) transporter erector launcher (TEL) at the Humaymim base in Syria, according to satellite imagery provided by Airbus Defense and Space (AD&S) and footage broadcasted by Russian Zvezda TV channel.

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