Taiwan to spend $2.5 billion on anti-missile systems
Posted on
DefenceTalkTaiwan plans to spend Tw$74.8 billion ($2.5 billion) in the next nine years to acquire anti-missile systems to boost its aerial defences against China, a lawmaker and media said Saturday. The defence ministry aims to purchase the locally-made Tien Kung 3 (Sky Bow 3) surface-to-air missile system between 2015 and 2024 to replace the aging […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-to-spend-2-5-billion-on-anti-missile-systems-60468/
Russian Air Force Unveils Arms Procurement Plan
Posted on
DefenceTalkRussia’s Air Force is set to receive new aircraft and anti-missile defense systems, as well as to stage large-scale drills by the end of 2014, a Russian Defense Ministry’s Air Force spokesman said. “By the end of the year, the Air Force is to procure planes, helicopters, modern radar stations… It is also being reequipped […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-air-force-unveils-arms-procurement-plan-59748/
India test-fires anti-ballistic missile
Posted on
DefenceTalkIndia successfully test-fired a new anti-ballistic missile on Sunday in a step towards developing a missile defence system which only an elite club of countries has built. India, which shares borders with arch-rival Pakistan and giant China, both of whom are nuclear-armed, is developing the system that aims to shield it against a ballistic missile […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-test-fires-anti-ballistic-missile-59420/
US has time to boost bid for Turkey missile system: FM
Posted on
DefenceTalkTurkey would look again at a US bid for a multi-billion-dollar contract for the country’s first long-range anti-missile system providing Washington agrees to produce it jointly, a top Turkish official said Monday. A “final decision has not been taken,” Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters, after meeting in Washington with US Defense Secretary Chuck […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-has-time-to-boost-bid-for-turkey-missile-system-fm-49678/
Turkey hopes to finalise China missile purchase in six months
Posted on
DefenceTalkTurkey is hoping to finalise negotiations to acquire its first long-range anti-missile system from China in six months’ time, the head of the country’s procurement agency said Thursday. “The immediate goal for us is in about six months to come to a reasonable level in our contract negotiations and to understand whether it’s possible to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-hopes-to-finalise-china-missile-purchase-in-six-months-49642/
Turkey open to new bids for anti-missile system
Posted on
DefenceTalkTurkey said Saturday it was open to new bids in its plan to acquire its first long-range anti-missile system, should its controversial negotiations with China come to nothing. “It is not a finalized deal yet. If US and European companies make us better offers, we will continue to talk with them,” said Foreign Minister Ahmet […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-open-to-new-bids-for-anti-missile-system-49494/
US ally Turkey defends choice of Chinese missiles
Posted on
DefenceTalkTurkey on Wednesday defended its decision to enter talks with China to acquire its first long-range anti-missile system, in spite of protests from its ally Washington. It also made clear that no deal had yet been finalized. “The Chinese gave us the best price,” Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz told Vatan newspaper, explaining that the system’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-ally-turkey-defends-choice-of-chinese-missiles-49276/
Russia unveils plans for new anti-missile system, 5th-generation fighter jet
Posted on
DefenceTalkRussia is developing a fifth-generation unmanned fighter jet and a completely new missile defense system which can simultaneously engage several supersonic targets in space, it has been revealed at the MAKS-2013 airshow. The fifth-generation unmanned aircraft, weighing in at around 20 tons, takes after the T-50 fighter jet, with most of its characteristics modeled after […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-unveils-plans-for-new-anti-missile-system-5th-generation-fighter-jet-49009/
Russia Begins Construction of New Anti-Missile Radar
Posted on
DefenceTalkThe construction of an advanced early missile warning radar will begin on Tuesday in central Russia to enhance the capabilities of the country’s missile defenses, a Defense Ministry spokesman said. The new Voronezh-class radar will be built near the town of Orsk in the Orenburg region as part of the comprehensive missile early warning network […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-begins-construction-of-new-anti-missile-radar-48729/
South Korea to step up missile defence after North test
Posted on
DefenceTalkSouth Korea said Wednesday it would accelerate the development of longer-range ballistic missiles that could cover the whole of North Korea in response to a third nuclear test by Pyongyang. “We will speed up the development of ballistic missiles with a range of 800 kilometres (500 miles),” Defence Ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok told reporters. In […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-to-step-up-missile-defence-after-north-test-46796/