DefenceTalkPakistan is due to receive new airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. Air Forces Monthly reported on May 19, 2017 that Pakistan will take delivery of three Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C aircraft, with the first coming in December of this year. The second and third aircraft will be delivered next year. The magazine spoke […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-to-receive-three-saab-2000-erieye-aircraft-70012/

DefenceTalkNo decisions on whether to increase U.S. forces in Afghanistan have been made yet, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters in Israel Tuesday. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said national security leaders have not gone to President Donald J. Trump yet with Afghanistan troop recommendations for 2017 and beyond. “One of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-officials-studying-force-size-in-afghanistan-dunford-says-69951/

DefenceTalkThe dual-seat fighter trainer plane JF-17B developed by China made its maiden flight Thursday in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. A variant fighter trainer for the JF-17, JF-17B was developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) to meet the requirements of international customers and the global market, according to the AVIC. The AVIC said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-jf-17b-dual-seat-fighter-trainer-makes-maiden-flight-69858/

DefenceTalkThe US military on Thursday dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb ever deployed in combat, targeting an Islamic State complex in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb — better known by its nickname, the “Mother Of All Bombs” — hit a tunnel complex at 7:32 pm (1502 GMT) in Achin district […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-drops-mother-of-all-bombs-in-afghanistan-69728/

DefenceTalkRockwell Collins’ Flight2™ avionics system has been selected by the Pakistan Air Force through the Foreign Military Sales Office, Warner Robins, Georgia, for the upgrade of up to 11 C-130E and 5 C-130B aircraft. Rockwell Collins will provide the integrated avionics suite along with training and technical support during installation. Additional support includes consolidated flight […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rockwell-collins-to-upgrade-pakistan-air-force-c-130-69642/

DefenceTalkIran poses the most significant threat to U.S. Central Command’s complex area of responsibility, Centcom commander Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. Centcom has dealt with a number of significant challenges over the past 12 months, including in Iraq and Syria, Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt and the Sinai, the Bab-el-Mandeb […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-poses-threat-to-centcoms-area-of-responsibility-votel-says-69447/

DefenceTalkFive soldiers of the Pakistan Army and more than 10 suspected militants were reportedly killed in a cross-border “terrorist attack” on three Pakistani border posts along the Pak-Afghan border area on Sunday night, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. ISPR in a statement said “terrorists” from across the border had targeted the posts late on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/five-soldiers-killed-in-militant-attack-along-pakistan-afghan-border-69396/

DefenceTalkA top US Senator has strongly pushed for selling the state-of-the-art Guardian drones to India which “is going to be the next great thing of defence collaboration” between both countries. Democrat Senator Mark Warner and his Republican colleague in the Senate Dan Sullivan, during a programme here asserted that the erstwhile Obama Administration and the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-senators-push-for-sale-of-guardian-drones-to-india-69374/

DefenceTalkPakistan has given Navistar Defence, a US manufacturer, a $35 million contract to produce 40 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) MaxxPro Dash DXM vehicles for, IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly reported on Wednesday. The US Department of Defence (DoD) announced the deal in a statement issued on Feb 16. Awarded under a US Foreign Military Sales contract, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-orders-new-mrap-vehicles-69246/

DefenceTalkKelvin Hughes, a world leader in maritime navigation and security surveillance radar, is pleased to announce that it has been contracted to supply the I-band SharpEye Doppler submarine radar system as part of a mid-life upgrade program for the Pakistan Navy’s Agosta 90B-class submarines (also known as the Khalid class diesel electric attack submarine). Working […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-orders-sharpeye-radar-for-submarine-upgrades-69228/