The defence ministry on Wednesday approved the procurement of military platforms and hardware worth Rs 13,165 crore ( approximately $1.77 billion) that includes 25 indigenously-developed ALH Mark-III helicopters.

India's defence ministry approves procurement of military hardware worth $1.7 billion

The Taliban takeover may have plunged Afghanistan into uncertainty and economic pain, but arms dealer Khan Mohammad is making the most of it. Sandwiched between a pharmacy and a general store, his shop in the Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province -- the spiritual birthplace of the Taliban -- is flush with fresh inventory.

Boom time for Afghan arms dealers in Taliban heartland

The Taliban displayed suicide vests and bombs during a weapons parade. Footage also showed its fighters doing combat displays as the group celebrates its victory in Afghanistan.

Taliban display suicide vests and IEDs in weapon parade

According to a US study, the Chinese military is facing a lack of domestic innovation and corruption in its defence industry. The report by the Rand Corporation identified China as the “clear pacing threat” to the US in terms of investment in military capabilities but found that much of its progress was the result of intellectual property theft, foreign acquisitions and joint ventures.

US Study: Chinese army faces problems in weapons innovation, relying on foreign acquisitions

Terror drones: a major threat? Decoded: flying terror Countering rogue drones The biggest drone attacks in the world The cost of drone warfare

WION Wideangle | Drones: New weapons of terror

World powers urged the global chemical weapons watchdog on Tuesday to hit Syria with unprecedented sanctions for alleged toxic gas attacks and for failing to declare its arsenal.

Chemical weapons watchdog weighs Syria sanctions 

Peruvian police seized over nine hundred weapons during a crime wave amid the coronavirus state of emergency, the government reported this week.

Peru: Hundreds of weapons seized by police during in Lima

Pope Francis on Saturday urged politicians to divert funds from weapons to research to avoid such pandemics in the future. The request was made in the outdoor prayer service with about 130 people, largest gathering in the Vatican in nearly three months.

Direct funding towards research to avoid another pandemic: Pope Francis

Fueling conflicts to create a weapons market

Gravitas: Wion Edit: Conflicts- weapons sales conundrum

$420 billion worth of arms sold in 2018: SIPRI Report

Gravitas: U.S. dominates global arms bazaar: Weapons sales at an all-time high

China, Russia & the U.S. fight for dominance in arms bazaar

Gravitas: The major players of global arms bazaar

Arms sales rose by nearly five per cent worldwide in 2018 in a market dominated by the United States, according to a new report published Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

In a United States dominated market, arms sales worldwide up by nearly 5%: Report

South Korea is to invest 88 billion won ($74 million) to develop a weapons system by 2023 that can detect and strike drones, its procurement agency said on Tuesday, after incidents of infiltration by North Korean spy drones.

South Korea to develop anti-drone system amid standoff with North

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the test-firing of a new weapon again on Friday morning, state media KCNA said on Saturday. North Korea launched at least two short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, South Korea's military said, its sixth round of weapons launches since late July, complicating efforts to restart talks between the United States and North Korea over Pyongyang's weapons programmes.

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un oversaw test-firing of new weapon again: State media

Radiation levels were up to 16 times the norm in a nearby town after an explosion at a Russian missile testing site, the national weather service said Tuesday. The explosion at the Arctic facility on Thursday killed five scientists with Russia's nuclear agency, which later confirmed they were involved in testing new weapons.

Radiation up to '16 times' the norm near blast site: Russian weather service

Russia's nuclear agency chief on Monday confirmed that five scientists killed last week were developing "new weapons" and vowed to continue testing "until the end", despite the explosion.

Russians killed in missile test blast were working on 'new weapons'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected Saturday's test of a new weapon, state media KCNA said on Sunday, as a senior diplomat dismissed the possibility of inter-Korean talks in protest against South Korea-US military drills.

North Korea says no talks with South due to drills, Kim oversaw test of 'new weapon' :Report

China warned Tuesday it would take unspecified countermeasures if the United States goes ahead with plans to deploy ground-based missiles in the Asia-Pacific region.

China warns of countermeasures over US missile plans in Asia-Pacific

China warned Tuesday it would take unspecified countermeasures if the United States goes ahead with plans to deploy ground-based intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region.

China Warns Of Countermeasures Over US Missile Plans In Asia-Pacific

Israel unveiled options Sunday for its "combat vehicle of the future" -- a tank with large touchscreens, 360-degree vision and, in one prototype, a video game-style controller.

Israel's 'Tanks of the Future' prototype features Artificial Intelligence

The US Senate on Monday failed to override President Donald Trump`s veto of legislation passed by Congress that would have blocked the sale of certain weapons to Saudi Arabia.

US Senate fails to override Trump veto of bill stopping Saudi weapons sales

Members of the US Congress, including some of President Donald Trump`s fellow Republicans as well as Democrats, are preparing legislation seeking to block his plan for $8 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, congressional aides and lawmakers said on Tuesday.

US lawmakers to push back against Trump on Saudi weapons sales

South Korea President Moon Jae-in is likely to place a call to US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to discuss the rise in tension in the Korean peninsula region after the recent weapon tests by North Korea.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in expected to call Trump to discuss North Korea's weapon test

weapon

Weapon, News on Weapon, stories on Weapon, articles on Weapon, Weapon stories at Wion, Weapon news, Weapon latest news