Intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance, communication and navigation as the thrust areas for India’s Defence Space Vision 2020 Phase-I to be met by the year 2012. However, even these basic capabilities will remain inadequate in the absence of devoted military satellites
Singapore has the largest defense expenditure in South East Asia, and, in 2008, the country had the world’s fourth-largest per capita defense expenditure, behind only Israel, the US and Oman. The country’s defense expenditure is high due to the small size of the country’s armed forces and consequent ever-present requirement [...]
Japan formally announced today the selection of the F-35 for its future F-X fighter. Tokyo will receive 42 F-35 Lightning II multirole stealth fighters, to be built by Lockheed Martin, replacing Japan’s aging fleet of F-4s, F-2s, and F-15s.
Eurosatory 2012 – a Compass for the
Global AFV Market 
Poland Embarks on Helicopter Acquisition Program Worth up to US$1 Billion 
Russia Testing Italian Centauro Wheeled Tanks 
UK Makes It Official – Back To The F-35B STOVL 
India to purchase US M777 Howitzers from BAE Systems 
Improved AEGIS Conducts Successful Intercept 
Eurosatory Show Live 
Washington Allocates a Billion US$ to Support Israel’s Active Rocket & Missile Defenses 
Raptor Pilots Talk in Public about Hypoxia Effects 
India is Shopping for Nine Bizjets for Special-Missions 
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