Israeli arms sales to African countries are growing steadily, with defence exports increasing 70% between 2015 and 2016 to reach $275 million. According to an article published on March 19, 2018 by our partner defenceWeb and written by Arie Egozi the dynamic was analyzed as follows: 2017 numbers are not…
Our partner defenceWeb has highlighted a South African input to the Australian Defence Force, namely, in terms of land munitions capabilities. Rheinmetall will deliver the first qualification lots of 155 mm Assegai ammunition to the Australian Defence Force this year, with further partial deliveries taking place next year. After successful…
2018-02-19 By Guy Martin South Africa’s shipbuilding industry produces hundreds of vessels every year, with more than 90% being exported, and this includes naval vessels, from rigid-hulled inflatables to large patrol boats. South Africa’s naval shipbuilding industry took off during the Second World War, when ships up to 14 000…
2018-02-11 By India Strategic Russia Continues to View India as a Privileged Strategic Partner On the occasion of its 10th Anniversary Sergey Viktorovich Chemezov CEO of Rostec Corporation interacts with India Strategic in an exclusive interview from Moscow India Strategic: Rostec recently celebrated the 10th anniversary. What do you consider…
2018-02-09 Sikorsky is ramping up its engagement to prepare its CH-53K offering to the German military. According to a February 6, 2018, press release fro Rheinmetall, they have signed a new teaming agreement with Sikorsky to support the bid to replace the CH-53 legacy heavy lift aircraft with the new…
2018-02-08 At the current Singapore Air Show, one key development being highlighted is the possibility of the latest variant of the F-16 being built in India. According to an article by Gurdip Singh published on February 7, 2018 by Business World: Lockheed Martin sees decades of business opportunities to make the…
1/23/18:Two PMV-L Hawkei vehicles have arrived in the Middle East Region to conduct operational test and evaluation trials in Iraq. Soldiers from Task Group Taji 6 will utilise these vehicles throughout the trial period which will assess the sustainability of the vehicles. The vehicles were transported from Australia’s main operating…
2018-01-10 By B-17 Operator Elly Sallingboe Another display season has come to a close and as I write this I reflect on just how successful the 2017 season actually was. Sally B News issue 55 We did have more rain than I can remember but, most of it was during weekdays…
