United Nations forces in Democratic Republic of Congo have launched unmanned aircraft to monitor the volatile border with Rwanda and Uganda, the first time UN peacekeepers have deployed surveillance drones. The surveillance UAVs will be used for the first time in Democratic Republic of Congo by the UN to gather intelligence.
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013 08:51 AM

Cabinet of Jamaica government has approved a five-year recapitalisation project for the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) which will see the JDF replacing obsolete and mainly unserviceable V150 armoured cars in its fleet. Under the project, the JDF (Jamaica Defense Forces) will acquire 12 Thales Australia Bushmaster armoured personnel carriers (APCs) a report from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) said.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 05:57 PM

During the Worldwide Exhibition of Internal State Security, Milipol 2013 in France, the Russian Company OSA multipurpose weapon systems has signed a first contract for sales of Wasp grenades. French Police has also show interest for the OSA PB-2-4 non-lethal pistol.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 11:57 AM

Russian army will test the first drone United 40 has announced the CEO of the Company ADCOM Ali Al- Dhaheri. The United 40 is a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle designed and manufactured in United Arab Emirates to carry out real-time combat assessment, special and reconnaissance operations and communications relays.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 11:55 AM

DRS Technologies, a Finmeccanica Company, announced that its Network and Imaging Systems group and Thailand's Chaiseri Metal & Rubber Co Ltd. have entered into an exclusive teaming agreement to integrate DRS's C4InSight™ mission command capabilities into the new Chaiseri First Win multi-role armored 4x4 tactical vehicle.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 11:33 AM

According to the plans of the Russian defense ministry, over 3,500 military exercises of various levels, including 29 international ones, will be conducted. The largest of these will be "East 2014." Officials with the ministry noted that an important role would be paid to interaction of the Army, Air Force and Navy on the battlefield.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 11:24 AM

India, long one of the biggest markets for Israel's defense industry, is expected soon to finalize the purchase of the Barak anti-aircraft missile built by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and is reportedly considering the company's Spike ant-tank missile as well.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 10:48 AM

The Azerbaijani-Turkish High-Level Military Dialogue group will hold a meeting in Baku on Dec. 18-20, has announced in a statement the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry. The meeting will focus on military cooperation between the two countries, said the statement.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 10:22 AM

India on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350 km from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha as part of a user trial by defence forces.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 09:27 AM

At an inauguration ceremony, Thales has announced the entry into service of a new-generation Commander Training System for the French Army. The OPOSIA system was ordered by the Direction générale de l'armement (DGA - French defence procurement agency) in order to enable training for combined-arms task forces.
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Monday, December 2, 2013 02:09 PM

North Korea has resumed construction work on a missile launch site on its northeast coast after a months-long hiatus, part of a renewed push for its nuclear and missile programmes, according to a US think-tank. Recent satellite imagery shows work has resumed on new facilities at the North's Tonghae launch site, the US-Korea Institute of Johns Hopkins University posted on its 38 North website.
Monday, December 2, 2013 10:55 AM

Ricardo is one of three leading defence companies that have formed an exclusive partnership to bid for the continued support and upgrade of the UK Ministry of Defence’s Mastiff, Ridgback and Wolfhound fleet of Protected Patrol Vehicles (the Mastiff family of vehicles).
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Monday, December 2, 2013 09:35 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to reinforce the party's leadership over the troops, enhance its war capabilities and strive to build a strong strategic reserve force. Xi, who is also chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspected the Jinan Military Area Command on Thursday, as part of his visits to Shandong Province in east China.
Sunday, December 1, 2013 11:32 AM