DefenceTalkIndia’s biggest defence project in the making, the critical joint development of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) with Russia, has flown into some rough weather. Defence ministry sources said the inking of the final design and R&D contract for the stealth fighter has been hit by a huge delay, with Russia also jacking up costs […]https://www.defencetalk.com/5th-generation-fighter-plan-hits-hurdle-as-russia-hikes-cost-48458/

DefenceTalkRussia will continue to increase its potential in air-space forces and other parts of its nuclear deterrence strategy, Chief of Staff said Tuesday. “(Russia) will beef up its air-space defense capabilities through modernization of its informational and first-strike parts,” Valery Gerasimov told reporters. He added that such modernization would guarantee early warning about launch of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-beef-up-strategic-deterrence-potential-48477/

DefenceTalkIveco Defence Vehicles announced that, on May 28th 2013, the 14 variants of the “New Generation Vehicles” program were symbolically handed over from armasuisse to the Swiss Armed Forces Logistics Organization (LBA). The hand-over ceremony was held at the Arms square of the Swiss Army in Thun and was attended by military representatives and industrial […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iveco-delivers-new-gen-vehicles-to-swiss-army-48464/

DefenceTalkA new report by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center warns that China is trying to expand its offensive missile forces and solidify its first-strike advantage in the Western Pacific. According to the report, China “is developing and testing offensive missiles, forming additional missile units, qualitatively upgrading missile systems, and developing methods to counter […]https://www.defencetalk.com/growing-chinese-missile-threat-argues-for-investment-in-long-range-strike-48460/

DefenceTalkAt a ceremony attended by Jean-Marc Ayrault, Prime Minister of France, and Victor Ponta, Prime Minister of Romania, Thales today signed a contract worth €60 million to develop a high-intensity laser system at the Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH) in Magurele, near Bucharest. The Thales laser system will generate an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thales-to-develop-worlds-most-powerful-laser-for-romania-48468/

DefenceTalkA Chinese naval fleet was Sunday spotted sailing for the first time through an international strait between northern Japan and Russia’s far east, the Japanese defence ministry said. The two missile destroyers, two frigates and a supply ship passed through the Soya Strait from the Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk early Sunday, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-naval-fleet-seen-off-northern-japan-48432/

DefenceTalkThe Army’s Project Manager Stryker Brigade Combat Team took the first steps in retrograding their equipment from Operation Enduring Freedom when it accepted the final repaired Stryker from its forward deployed Battle Damage Repair facility in Qatar. The facility has been instrumental in keeping Strykers in the fight on the mountainous terrain of Afghanistan. “Due […]https://www.defencetalk.com/stryker-forward-deployed-battlefield-damage-repair-facility-closes-doors-48427/

DefenceTalkDefence and security company Saab has signed a contract to deploy the Skeldar Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for maritime operations. Skeldar UAS will be operationally deployed with the customer before the end of this year and will be used in naval operations where the benefits of a Vertical Take Off and Landing UAS are most […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-signs-contract-for-skeldar-uas-for-maritime-operations-48422/

DefenceTalkAnalysis reveals a newly identified surface-to-surface missile base deep in the Saudi desert, capable of targeting Israel and Iran, according to IHS Inc. (IHS), the leading global source of information and analytics. As fears of a nuclear-armed Iran continue to stoke tensions in the Middle East, there are questions over whether Saudi Arabia might also […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ihs-reveals-saudi-arabias-undisclosed-missile-site-48425/

DefenceTalkEurocopter and the German Federal Ministry of Defense today signed a contract for 15 EC645 T2 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) to be used by Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK), Germany’s Special Forces Command. With this order, the Bundeswehr has now joined the customer list for the most powerful model in Eurocopter’s proven EC145 family. The contract, worth […]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-special-forces-order-ec645-helicopters-48418/