The Indian government has cancelled the much awaited multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft deal worth $1 billion on the grounds of planes’ high operational cost. “We have recently cancelled the MRTT deal with Airbus Defence and Space because platforms are too expensive and not economically viable to operate”, a MoD official who declined to be…
Since the beginning of 2016, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have received over 10,000 samples of armament and military equipment, and over 58,000 samples of ammunition, including anti-tank missiles. Official representative of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Colonel Oleksandr Chornobay said this at a briefing. “In particular, the army received artillery systems, motor vehicles, thermal imaging cameras,…
Ukrainian Air Force has participated in Bucharest International Air Show in Romania, press service of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine has said. “The Ukrainian delegation was headed by Chief of Staff, First Deputy Commander of the Air Force of Ukraine Major General Artur Artemenko”, the report has said. Two Su-27 and Su-27UB jets and military…
The batch of 10 armored vehicles “Dozor-B” was manufactured and successfully accepted by military representative offices of Kharkiv and Lviv. The event took place at UkrobOronProm SE “Kharkiv Morozov Machine-Building Design Bureau”, according to UkrobOronProm director general Roman Romanov. “We have included all customer requirements – the vehicles have successfully accomplished acceptance tests and are…
Russia has offered its latest aircraft carrier design, Project 23000E Shtorm, to the Indians. The offer came amid discussions between India and the United States on the prospects of the transfer of military technology for India’s future nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. A diplomat at the Russian Embassy in Delhi confirmed that a delegation of Russian officials…
Ukraine is preparing another batch of Oplot combat tanks, being manufactured at Malyshev plant (Kharkiv), for transfer to Thailand within the framework of a $200 million contract signed in 2011. According to a report on the website of the tank plant, the production of another batch of Oplot tanks is at the stage of final…
The Indian Defense Ministry is working towards inking the final Research and Development design contract with Russia this year for the Indian “perspective multi-role fighter”, a variant of the Russian single-seat FGFA called Sukhoi T-50 or PAK-FA. India is also working on upgrading its existing Sukhoi-30MKI jets into ‘Super Sukhois’ with advanced avionics and weapons.…