Kratos receives $53.1M contract modification for Saudi navy work

Kratos Technology & Training Solutions is receiving a $53.1 million modification to a previous contract for planning and logistics in support of the government of Saudi Arabia.

Rusia actualiza varios tipos de aeronaves que han participado en operaciones en Siria

11 tipos de aviones y helicópteros rusos están siendo modernizados considerando los resultados de su uso en combates reales en Siria, ha manifestado este viernes el ministro ruso de Defensa, Serguéi Shoigu, informa RIA Novosti.

Bulgarian gov't proposes buying 150 armored vehicles, 16 military jets

The Bulgarian government here on Wednesday proposed the purchase of 150 armored vehicles and 16 fighter jets in a bid to modernize the national army.

Erdogan rejects ‘moderate Islam’ as a Western tool to weaken Muslims

The idea of ‘moderate Islam’ was invented by the West and is being used to weaken the ancient religion, Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan has said in reference to Saudi Arabia’s reforms, while also lashing out at the EU’s “discrimination” of Muslims.

Russian Military Facilities in Syria Protected by Modern Air Defense Systems

Russian military facilities in Syria, in particular Hmeymim base and naval facility in Tartus, are protected by modern air defense systems, Deputy Commander of Russia’s Aerospace Forces Lt. Gen. Viktor Gumenny said Saturday.

Hollande cancels visit to Poland after Airbus deal worth 3.14 billion euros abandonment

French President Francois Hollande on Friday cancelled a visit to Poland planned next week after the Polish government decided to scrap an Airbus helicopter deal worth 3.14 billion euros (about 3.52 billion US dollars).

Lockheed Martin, Greece launch P-3B Orion modernization program

The Hellenic navy, Lockheed Martin and Hellenic Aerospace Industry have launched a program to modernize and upgrade Greek P-3B Orion aircraft, Lockheed announced Monday.

Riga to host NATO military leaders conference

A NATO conference at which the alliance's military leaders will be exchanging ideas affecting military, strategic and transformational issues from an operational point of view is scheduled to take place in Riga from April 11 to 14, according to the Latvian Defense Ministry.

Russia supplied artillery systems, reconnaissance equipment to Syrian army — commander

Russia has supplied to Damascus artillery systems, communication and reconnaissance equipment and other technologies, the commander of Russia’s group in Syria, Colonel-General Alexander Dvornikov said on Wednesday.

Turkish, Ukraine defense firms in talks for tank upgrades

Turkey and Ukraine's biggest defense firms have started negotiations that will most likely end up in a cooperation deal for tank modernization programs, according to DefenseNews.

Bulgarian Parliament ratifies deal with Poland on repair of MiG-29 fighter jets

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on November 27 to approve an agreement with Poland for that country to repair and maintain the Bulgarian Air Force’s Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter aircraft.

DPRK's top leader watches anti-aircraft rockets drill

Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un recently watched an anti-aircraft rockets drill of the Korean People's Army (KPA) units in western front, the official KCNA news agency reported Tuesday.

China to set up civil satellite systems by 2020

China aims to finish building satellite systems for remote sensing, communications and navigation before 2020, a national plan showed Thursday.

Russia's MIG corporation warns it may suspend servicing Bulgarian fighters

Russian aircraft manufacturing corporation MIG has warned Bulgaria it may suspend the servicing of Bulgarian MIG-29 fighter jets, as follows from a letter the MIG Director General, Yuri Korotkov, has sent to the Russian ambassador in Sofia, Yuri Issakov.

Poland: We do not need permission from Russia to modernise Bulgarian MiG jet fighters

Poland does not need permission from Russia to modernise the Bulgarian Air Force’s MiG-29 jet fighters because it is a matter of extending the flight resource of engines rather than repairing them, according to the Polish military aviation plants that will work on the fighter jets.

Currently no weapon supply from Poland to Ukraine. (might be on the agenda...)

Poland is currently not selling any arms to Ukraine, Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak told Polish Radio One on Monday, but added that weapons deliveries might be on the agenda when Ukraine's defence minister visits Poland in the near future.

Siemoniak expects Ukrainian Defence Minister Valeriy Geletey's visit to take place "within the next fortnight or so. ... We will talk about cooperation, including military cooperation."

Germany not aware of NATO arms to Ukraine (Valery Geletey claimed NATO states had begun delivering arms to Ukraine)

BERLIN. --Germany has said it is unaware of whether NATO countries have been sending arms to Ukraine.

The comments by German government spokesman Steffen Seibert on Monday came a day after Ukrainian Defense Minister Valery Geletey claimed NATO states had begun delivering arms to Ukraine to support its fight against pro-Russian separatists.

NATO arms can blow Ukrainian truce

Truce in Ukraine is holding for the second week. But experts are very cautious in their forecasts. Even now, shots are periodically heard on both sides, shells are exploding, people are dying. So one cannot speak about a complete ceasefire. Even more alarming are the statements by Kiev authorities about the supply of arms from NATO to Ukraine. According to Defense Minister Valery Geletey, this process has already started.

NATO countries begin arms deliveries to Ukraine (Valery Geletey)

Ukrainian Defense Minister Valery Geletey tells news conference he had discussed weapons deliveries in bilateral meetings with NATO defense ministers during the NATO summit in Wales....

REUTERS - Ukraine's defense minister said on Sunday that NATO countries were delivering weapons to his country to equip it to fight pro-Russian separatists and "stop" Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russian PM says international law system needs modernization

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the current system of international law is obsolete and needs to be modernized.
“I have to state that the international law system is now going through rather hard times. Maybe, it’s time to modernize something in this system,” Medvedev said in an interview with the Vedomosti business daily.
He specified that the current system established long ago and that was why he believes talks of its improvement are admissible.