The US State Department has approved a possible sale of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) Alternate Warhead (AW) Unitary Rocket Pods and related equipment to Jordan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency states. The deal is estimated at $70 million. [newslist] This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United…
Turkey Aspires To Export its HÜRJET to Malaysia
Turkey's TUSAŞ (Turkish Aerospace Industries) has started the process of assembling the prototype of the HÜRJET, the country's first national training and light assault aircraft. The Hürjet is planned to have its first flight on 18 March 2023. [newslist] HÜRJETHÜRJET, tailored to become a fifth-generation training aircraft, will be equipped with an advanced mission computer in…
The Philippines, the First Export Customer of BrahMos
The Philippines has announced the procurement of the BrahMos medium-range supersonic cruise missile under the third horizon of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (RAFPMP). [newslist] "Philippine Army’s acquisition of BrahMos is programmed under the 3rd Horizon (2023-2027) of the RAFPMP. Hence, the army is yet to acquire said units since…
ROE Presents Russian Defence Products at EDEX 2021
“Rosoboronexport” (ROE)– the organizer of the all-Russian exposition at the Egypt Defence EXPO (EDEX) 2021, which tool place from 29 November to 02 December in Cairo, held a presentation of some Russian defence products. The presentation was conducted on the second day of EDEX. The “New Defence Order. Strategy” attended the presentation. [newslist] …
Russian Helicopters Overhaul Mi-17-1Vs of the Peruvian AF
Russian Helicopters Holding of the Rostec State Corporation has overhauled six Mi-17-1V military transport helicopters at the Peruvian Air Force SEMAN base in Lima in two years, said the press service of Rostec. [newslist] Repair work was carried out by the Novosibirsk Aircraft Repair Plant (NARP) of the Russian Helicopters holding under the direct control…
Russian-Algerian Joint Exercise in North Ossetia
The Joint Russian-Algerian Exercise has kicked off in North Ossetia and they will continue until 12 October. 80 servicemen from the Republic of Algeria arrived in North Ossetia on 1 Octoberr to participate in an international exercise. [newslist] .Around 80 servicemen of the motorized rifle formations of the Southern Military District, stationed in the…
Erdogan: Turkey to Buy More S-400 Systems from Russia
Turkey intends to buy another batch of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems from Russia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview with CBS. [newslist] "In the future, no one will be able in what kind of defence systems we acquire, from which country, or at what level. No one can interfere…
ROE : Summer Contracts Exceed €3 Billion
ROSOBORONEXPORT (ROE) has announced that in the summer of 2021, more than 30 contracts were signed. Contracts signed within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2021, MAKS-2021 Airshow, and the International Maritime Defence Show, exceeded €3 billion, said ROE in a statement on Tuesday. [newslist] "ROSOBORONEXPORT has effectively used the platform offered by Russia's…
ARMY-2021: €2 Billion Value of Contracts with Foreign Customers
Rosoboronexport JSC (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has held more than 70 negotiations with representatives of 35 countries during the Army 2021 International Military-Technical Forum. [newslist] "As a result of negotiations with foreign partners held at the Army 2021 Forum, Rosoboronexport has signed about 20 contract documents totaling over €2 billion," said Alexander Mikheev,…
Russia & Saudi Arabia Committed to Strengthening Cooperation
On the second day of the VII International Military-Technical Forum, the Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu held a meeting with the Deputy Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Khaled bin Salman Al-Saud. [newslist] Prince Khaled bin Salman Al-Saud, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, said at his meeting with Russian…