DefenceTalkChina has unveiled its latest military hardware on primetime television, an advanced air defence system that reports said has a “high success rate” destroying incoming missiles and aircraft. The HongQi-10 (Reg Flag 10) surface-to-air missile was shown in the evening news bulletin Wednesday being fired from ships and land-based mobile launchers, and exploding in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-shows-off-new-missile-test-on-primetime-television-60556/

DefenceTalkIn 2016, the Russian military will start deploying two advanced weapons, the fifth-generation fighter jet PAK FA and the long-range surface-to-air missile systems S-500, chief of the Russian Air Forces said. Lieutenant General Viktor Bondarev gave an outline of his branch’s modernization plans, including the build-up of Arctic infrastructure, in a radio interview with the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-deploy-fifth-gen-fighters-s-500-missiles-in-2016-60329/

DefenceTalkBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff told her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday that Brasilia was keen on obtaining air defenses from Moscow and cooperating on nuclear energy. Putin’s visit is part of an ambitious Latin American tour that has already taken him to Cuba and Argentina as he seeks to shore up support for his […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-interested-in-russian-air-defenses-rousseff-60157/

DefenceTalkPoland said Monday it had shortlisted US manufacturer Raytheon and French-led consortium Eurosam as bidders for a contract to build its air defence system, which local media say is worth $7.9 billion. The defence ministry said in a statement it had rejected offers from the Israeli government and the MEADS consortium lead by US firm […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-eurosam-compete-for-7-9-bn-polish-air-defence-contract-60002/

DefenceTalkSelex ES has signed a contract worth approximately 12 million Euros with the NATO support agency NSPA to modernise three RAT 31 DL three-dimensional air defence radar systems. The radars are currently in active service in Turkey following a contract signed in 1995. The modernization program will align the three systems to the latest NATO […]https://www.defencetalk.com/selex-to-upgrade-nato-radars-in-turkey-59922/

DefenceTalkDefence and security company Saab extends its surface radar portfolio, with the introduction of five all-new complementary Giraffe radars for land and sea. This strengthens the current product offering but also takes the Giraffe firmly into the long-range air surveillance domain and puts an entirely new capability onto the market. Saab’s combat-proven and highly-regarded surface […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-launches-five-new-radars-for-total-air-domain-awareness-59556/

DefenceTalkThe army is a step closer to receiving a new multi-million-pound air defence missile system thanks to an investment by MOD. Missile company MBDA UK has been awarded a £36 million contract to explore what capabilities a land version of an air defence system could offer the UK armed forces. The Future Local Area Air […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-mod-invests-in-new-army-air-defence-missile-59475/

DefenceTalkThe Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) development results will enable Germany to build its future air and missile defense system. This was underscored by Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Marillyn Hewson and MBDA Germany Managing Director Thomas Homberg in Berlin today. “The collaboration between Germany, Italy and the United States on the Medium […]https://www.defencetalk.com/meads-key-for-german-air-defense-backers-say-59435/

DefenceTalkMalaysia is likely highly interested in acquiring Russia’s latest air defense missile systems, building on existing bilateral military-technical cooperation, Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Monday. “Experts at Rosoboronexport expect an increased interest on the Malaysian side in the medium-range surface-to-air missile system Buk-M2E and the short-to-medium-range ground-based air defense system Pantsir-C1, the Kornet-E/EM and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/malaysia-potentially-interested-in-russian-air-defense-systems-59319/

DefenceTalkRheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf has just booked another important order in the field of military air defence. The Republic of South Africa has decided to embark on a thoroughgoing modernization of its existing air defence systems. The contract was signed several days ago. Including logistics and training services, the complete package is scheduled for completion […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rheinmetall-to-modernize-south-africas-air-defense-59165/