Russia's largest helicopter exhibition "HeliRussia 2020" has been postponed to Autumn 2020 due to the Coronavirus, event organisers said. Additional information on changing the deadlines for submitting forms and the new programme are to be posted on the website later. The exhibition was planned to take place on 21-23 May 2020 in Moscow. The International…
Jane’s Intel Briefing: Covid-19 Impact on the Defence & Military Sector
The Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic presents a swiftly evolving challenge to the defence sector, with repercussions on budgets and spending plans, industry deliveries, and financial stability being forecast or already felt. Similarly, military forces are having to adapt their operations, deployments, exercises, and training plans. During this extract briefing, the Jane's team provides a snapshot of…
Russia’s Top Brass To Unveil Buk-M3 Air Defense System at Victory Day Parade
The latest Buk-M3 medium-range battlefield air defense system will take part in the Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square on May 9 for the first time, the press office of Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Monday. "The entire family of advanced models of the Army’s battlefield air defense missile systems will be demonstrated at…
Russia, India Defence Cooperation – Destined to Grow!
India gained independence after centuries of British rule just a couple of years after the Soviet Union emerged victorious in the Great Patriotic War, bringing Nazi Germany to its knees through heroic sacrifices and sheer grit of its people. By the middle of the 1950s, an affinity had started to develop between the two nations…
What Can Modern MBT Designs Tell Us About The Future?
The battlefield must be examined as a whole, it is senseless to only evaluate a tank without thoughts on what war the tank will be fighting and where. In addition, other aspects such as the army using them must be considered. Questions such as what other supporting elements the army has, the quality of their…
Russia’s Top Brass To Unveil New Heavy Flamethrower At Victory Day parade
This year, four latest TOS-2 ‘Tosochka’ heavy flamethrower vehicles will take part in Moscow’s Victory Day parade on Red Square for the first time, the Defense Ministry of Russia announced on Wednesday. «The military hardware has arrived at the Alabino [training ground] in the Moscow Region and is preparing to take part in rehearsals. Nine TOS-1A…
DIMDEX 2020 exhibition was canceled
Following the cancellation of a number of global events including the Mobile World Conference in Spain, ITB in Germany and the Geneva International Auto Show, the DIMDEX 2020 organising committee has been consulting with public health officials and the Government of the State of Qatar regarding the status of the event. After extensive consideration, the…
EUROSATORY 2020: What’s new?
The leading international land and airland Defence and Security exhibition, Eurosatory is a biennial trade fair that takes place in even-numbered years in The Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte - France. The 2020 edition will be held from June 8 to 12. Discover below some new things about the event. Always more participants Eurosatory…
Crimean Shipyard Confirms Readiness to Build Helicopter Carriers for Russian Navy
The Zaliv Shipyard in Crimea confirmed its technical readiness to build two universal amphibious assault ships for the Russian Navy, the Shipyard press office told TASS on Tuesday. «The Zaliv Shipyard has the necessary equipment and technical potential to build ships of this class and designation,» the Shipyard press office said, replying to the corresponding…
Russia’s First Helicopter Carriers to be Laid in Early May
Russia’s first two amphibious assault ships will be laid at the Zaliv shipyard in Crimea in early May, a defense industry source told TASS on Monday. «In line with the plan, the helicopter carriers are to be laid in early May, [the ceremony is] to coincide with celebrations of the 75th anniversary of victory [over…