V International Exhibition of Weapons Systems and Military Equipment “KADEX-2018” will be held in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan from May 23 to May 26, 2018. For the first time in history, this year exhibition is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Defense and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Ministry […]

The Senegalese gendarmerie has awarded a contract to Turkey’s private defence company Nurol Makina (Nurol Machinery) to supply Ejder Yalcin 4×4 armoured vehicles and Ejder Toma riot control vehicles. The Senegalese gendarmerie is a military force which provides policing and security. It includes a Territorial Gendarmerie with general policing duties, and a Mobile Gendarmerie for special tasks […]

U.S. Army Cyber Command is deploying Expeditionary Cyber-Electromagnetic Activities Teams to support tactical commanders at National Training Center rotations, and the CEMA operations have tried to replicate real-world operations support through the cyberspace domain. That was reported by Mr. Steven P Stover (INSCOM). CEMA is an Army initiative designed to provide tactical commanders with integrated cyberspace […]

France has unveiled plans to boost defence spending by more than a third between 2017 and 2025 in an “unprecedented effort” to meet Nato commitments and modernise its army and nuclear deterrent. That was reported by telegraph.co.uk. The French government unveiled a bill that increases spending on the armed forces from 34.2 billion euros ($42 billion) […]

President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to plan a grand parade of the U.S. armed forces in Washington this year to celebrate military strength, officials said Tuesday. According to the Washington Post, Trump requested a display “like the one in France,” after he was French President Emmanuel Macron’s guest on Bastille Day last year, […]

The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) has accepted delivery of its first Ultra-Light Combat Vehicles (ULCV). These vehicles, which were procured from Polaris Industries Limited, will help protect members of Canada’s Special Operations Forces as they conduct missions in challenging environments. It will provide them with fast, mobile transportation over demanding terrain, and has […]

CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd. – a company specializing in the field of electro-optics and IR defense and homeland security solutions – announces two (2) major air safety projects. The company provided unique, advanced flight safety measures at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport for bird, wildlife and drone early detection. In addition, the Dallas City Council […]

The Minister of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan Yavar Jamalov held a press conference, on December 17, to discuss the outcomes of 2017 for the country’s defense industry sector. The minister pointed out that this past year, two additional military-production factories were built in Azerbaijan. Thus, the total number of defense-manufacturing facilities in the country is […]

The Innovations Development Platform, Ukrainian agency for incubation and implementation of innovative projects in the field of defence technologies, is looking for partners to develop the Human Body Scanner. The product is safe for human health and enables scanning and detection of objects that may not be identified by metal detectors and X-ray scanners. The […]

With ever-evolving equipment, budgets and geo-political landscapes, military organisations are having to constantly stay on top of technical, tactical and political developments happening in the defence sector. Moving in-sync with advances in all three can be the difference between fielding an effective fighting force or being caught flat-footed. All military stakeholders, from department officials to […]