DefenceTalkRussia is losing arms markets in Asia and the Middle East, two of its traditional strongholds, but gaining new ones in Latin America and Africa, a Russian arms official said this week ahead of an aviation expo in India, a major buyer of Russian weaponry that has recently been opting for Western hardware. “While losing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-weapons-sales-shift-away-from-east-46674/

DefenceTalkRussia does not produce the type of fuel necessary for the French-made Mistral-class amphibious assault vessels it has ordered, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Tuesday. The Mistral class are powered by electric motors supplied by diesel-powered turbo generators, according to naval-technology.com. Diesel fuel can suffer from a condition known as waxing or gelling in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/no-fuel-in-russia-for-french-built-warship-deputy-pm-46672/

DefenceTalkRussia remains a key supplier of weaponry to India with good prospects for future military-technical cooperation, Deputy General Director of Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Viktor Komardin, said. “The country [India] is one of the main importers of defense products on the global scale, and Russia continues to be one of its key suppliers,” Komardin, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-remains-key-arms-supplier-for-india-46664/

DefenceTalkNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has chaired a high-level meeting that discussed a “great turn” in military capability, state media said Sunday, fuelling expectations of an imminent nuclear test. Kim made a “historic” speech at the ruling party’s Central Military Commission meeting, attended by the heads of the army, the National Defence Commission and the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-military-meeting-hints-at-nuclear-test-46653/

DefenceTalkMembers of the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron are gearing up for the largest B-1 Lancer modification in program history, as part of the Integrated Battle Station and Sustainment-Block 16 upgrade. Because of the magnitude of this upgrade, additional work is being done to make sure members of the 337th TES are ready to test […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airmen-gear-up-for-largest-b-1-modification-46643/

DefenceTalkEurocopter Japan successfully handed over the 10th EC135 Training Helicopter (TH135, a variant of Eurocopter’s EC135 T2) to the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (MSDF) yesterday. The first TH135 was delivered in December 2009, to begin the replacement of their single-engine training helicopter fleet. The TH135s have been used by MSDF helicopter pilots since November […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurocopter-delivers-10th-ec135-helicopter-to-japan-maritime-self-defense-force-46639/

DefenceTalkTaiwan has put into service a US-made billion-dollar early warning radar system capable of giving more than six minutes’ warning of a Chinese missile attack, a senior officer said Sunday. The radar, on top of a mountain in the northern county of Hsinchu, started providing surveillance information after a ceremony presided over by the chief […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-deploys-advanced-early-warning-radar-46649/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) has delivered the first of eight Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) missile defense systems to the U.S. Army two months ahead of schedule. Northrop Grumman successfully completed acceptance testing with the Army on the first CIRCM suite of equipment and delivered a complete hardware set. This testing, which confirmed system performance, size, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-grumman-delivers-circm-system-to-us-army-46636/

DefenceTalkNatural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis can unveil points of weakness in man-made infrastructure, and now robots are being called in to help. Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, or ARL, and Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, or ECBC, here, are developing suction cups that could be placed on robots designed to perform tasks […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-laboratories-collaborate-on-octopus-inspired-suction-cups-46646/

DefenceTalkA string of cyberattacks on major US media outlets like the New York Times has intensified worries over Chinese hackers, who analysts say are probably linked to the secretive Beijing government. The attacks, part of a series of incidents traced to Chinese servers associated with previous intrusions, underscore an urgent need for Washington to pressure […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hacking-incidents-ignite-fears-over-china-46655/