Technical Datasheet: Type 216 AIP SSK Submarine

At Euronaval 2012, German Shipbuilder TKMS released information about a proposed conventional propulsion long-range submarine project, called Type-216. Based on the Type 214, the Type 216 is designed specifically to meet the "larger conventional submarine" needs of countries like Australia, India and Canada.

Type 216 AIP SSK Submarine datasheet

Israeli HERON Unmanned Aerial System operational flight demonstration in South America

Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Heron Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has marked a new achievement last month when crossing the Andes during an operational flight demonstration held in a South American country. The system successfully demonstrated its advanced abilities for long range missions using Satellite communication for control and activation.

Israeli Heon UAS Unmanned Aerial System

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China conducted flight tests of its new J-31 fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft

China conducted the flight tests of the state-of-the-art J-31 fifth-generation stealth fighter jet. Following the U.S., China has thus become the second country in the world that simultaneously develops two models of this type of aircraft. As in the case of another prototype of the fifth-generation fighter, the leak of information about the plane that has not been officially presented yet occurred during the exacerbation of Beijing's relations with neighbors.

Chinese Air Force J-31 stealth fifth-generation fighter aircraft

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Cambodia takes delivery of the biggest shipments of tanks and armoured vehicles in recent history

Scores of tanks and armoured personnel carriers arrived at the International port Sihanoukville in Cambodia, Wednesday ,October 31, 2012, marking one of the biggest shipments of military vehicles in recent history.

100 main battle tanks and about 40 wheeled amoured personnel carrier arrive at the International port Sihanoukville in Cambodia.

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Dutch Army Organisation of Applied Scientific Research tests new systems to detect IEDs

This week, the Defence organisation and the Netherlands Organisation of Applied Scientific Research (TNO) experimented with new systems for detecting roadside bombs. The technology being tested is aimed at making the detection of IEDs quicker and safer than equipment currently in use.

A vehicle equipped with special IED detection technology carries out tests at De Vlasakkers exercise area. (Credit Photo: Netherlands Ministry of Defence)

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Mali's Defence Minister says war is inevitable against Islamist group in North part of the country

Mali's Defence Minister Yamoussa Camara and the special representative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commision to Mali, Cheaka Aboudou Toure, said on Tuesday,October 30, 2012, that war was inevitable to resolve the crisis in the northern parts of the country.

Fighters from the Islamist group Ansar Dine

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Lithuanian armed forces purchase military equipment from the Netherlands Ministry of Finance

This month the Lithuanian Armed Forces and the Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands have signed a contract on the transfer of surplus military vehicles, communications containers and airports service equipment from the reduced Royal Dutch Armed Forces. The equipment will be dispersed across the units of the Lithuanian Armed Forces to replace unviable, dates and economically loss-making equipment.

Lithuanian army M113 armoured vehicle personnel carrier at training military exercises.

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