It has emerged that India’s government has been forced to cut its potential order for a new standard issue service rifle from 800,000 down to just 250,000 even before a… Continue reading "Budget Constraints Force India to Slash Future Rifle Order"
On April 12, 2018, Russian RIA Novosti news agency has published an article telling about the upcoming negotiations of Russian and Indian officials concerning the licensed manufacturing of 100-series AK… Continue reading "India May Start Licensed Manufacturing of AK Rifles"
On April 12, 2018, during the Defexpo 2018 exhibition (Chennai, India) Caracal International of UAE and MKU Corporation of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning strategic partnership which will… Continue reading "India to Start Licensed Manufacturing of Caracal CAR 817AR Rifles"
Earlier on TFB we reported on the South Korean Military’s insistence on picking up every single brass cartridge fired while conducting live fire training. Soon after, we received an Indian reader… Continue reading "Indian Military’s Improvised Brass-Catchers"
On Tuesday, 2 June, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office unveiled a new initiative aimed at supporting US agricultural security. BTO Director Dr. Michael Koeris… Continue reading "DARPA Initiates New Program to Defend Agriculture"
Turkey’s Navy has officially announced its nuclear submarine program at the 12th Naval Systems Seminar in Istanbul on May 27, 2025. Rear Admiral Timur Yılmaz (Commander of the Submarine Fleet)… Continue reading "Turkey’s Future Nuclear Submarine Initiative – NUKDEN"
During the recent conflict with India, Pakistani aircraft fired the Chinese-made PL-15E air-to-air missile in combat for the first time. The missile was reportedly launched during an aerial skirmish with… Continue reading "Pakistan’s First Combat Use of Chinese PL-15E Missiles"
India’s Operation Sindoor has seen Pakistan utilise a number of weapons and systems procured from China, including a host of Chinese-produced air defense systems. These include radar units, control systems… Continue reading "Pakistan’s Air Defense Capabilities – Chinese Missile Systems & AA Guns"
A spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry says it is “not familiar” with Pakistan’s claims to have notified China’s diplomatic mission to Pakistan over its use of J-10C fighters to intercept… Continue reading "China’s Foreign Ministry Says It Is “Not Familiar” With Pakistani Combat Use Of Chinese-Made Fighters"
The keel of USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12), the U.S. Navy’s seventh Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship, was laid during a ceremony on April 16 at Austal USA’s Mobile,… Continue reading "Austal USA Begins Construction of U.S. Navy’s Next-Generation Rescue Ship, USNS Solomon Atkinson"