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India, Russia Agree On BrahMos Missile Export To Third Countries

May 30, 2016 @ 09:39 AM

India and Russia have agreed 'in principle' to export BrahMos anti-ship cruise missile to third countries - the UAE, Vietnam, South Africa and Chile, Praveen Pathak, spokesman for BrahMos Aerospace, told TASS on Friday. "The several structural changes were made in the defense exports policy and these were yielding results

VVIP Chopper Scam: Finmeccanica To Be Blacklisted

May 30, 2016 @ 09:00 AM

Indias Defence Ministry said Sunday that all ongoing tenders for defence equipment won by Italys Finmeccanica will be cancelled. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told PTI that the process for blacklisting Finmeccanica and its subsidiaries was already under way, and the Law Ministry had been sent a note

Saab Wins US$ 184 Million Contract For Lightweight Torpedo

May 21, 2016 @ 10:28 AM

Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) for the development and production of New Lightweight Torpedo system. The total order value amounts to approximately SEK1

Lockheed Martin To Demo GPS III Satellite Design for US Air Force

May 21, 2016 @ 10:24 AM

Lockheed Martin will demonstrate the value of its flexible GPS III satellite design over the next 26 months, as part of the US Air Force's GPS III Space Vehicles 11+ Production Readiness Feasibility Assessment. On May 5, the Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $5 million contract for Phase 1 of...

Airbus Helicopters Selected As Aircraft Service Provider For UK’s Military Flying Training...

May 20, 2016 @ 01:28 PM

Airbus Helicopters has been selected by Ascent as the Aircraft Service Provider for the UKs Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS). The contract, worth £500 million over 17 years, will see Airbus Helicopters deliver aircraft and an integrated support solution over the course of 18 months, ready to start training in April

India To Produce Ammunitions For UAE Armed Forces

May 20, 2016 @ 10:07 AM

India will discuss the deal to produce ammunitions for UAE during the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikars visit to the country for the first-ever joint military exercise on May 24. Sources in the Defence Ministry told Tribune India that the UAE was looking to source its ammunition needs from India

Lockheed Martin Wins $331 million Rocket Pods Contract For Israel, Finland, Jordan...

May 20, 2016 @ 09:36 AM

Lockheed Martin has won a foreign military sales contract worth $331 million to supply Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rocket pods to Israel, Finland, Jordan and Singapore. Under the US Army awarded contract, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has to supply 290 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) alternative warhead rocket pods, 34 unitary rocket pods and 529 reduced range practice rocket pods, the US Department of Defense announced Thursday

Eurojet Turbo, GE in Race To Supply Engine For Korean KF-X Fighter

May 20, 2016 @ 09:29 AM

South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is currently reviewing two foreign jet engine makers to power countrys first indigenously-developed combat aircraft and is expected to zero-in on one firm by June. European jet engine giant Eurojet Turbo GmbH is competing against US rival General Electric (GE) for the South Korean deal to procure engines for its high-profile indigenous fighter jet project, known as the Korean Fighter Experimental, or KF-X

Russia Building "Priboy" Landing Ship To Replace Mistral

May 20, 2016 @ 09:16 AM

Russia is currently developing the Priboy large landing ship, which will become an alternative to Mistral, Sputnik reported. Designed by St

General Dynamics Wins Digital Modular Radios Contract For New US Navy Surface...

May 20, 2016 @ 08:37 AM

The US Navy awarded a contract modification to General Dynamics Mission Systems to build and deliver more than 30 new AN/USC-61(C) Digital Modular Radios (DMR) for new surface vessels and submarines. The software-defined radios are a mission critical communications hub for Navy vessels and submarines

Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Baseline 9 System Demos Ability To Track Simulated Missile

May 20, 2016 @ 08:32 AM

Lockheed Martin-built Aegis Baseline 9 system successfully detected and tracked a Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) target from the USS JOHN PAUL JONES. This exercise marked the first demonstration of Aegiss ability to conduct a complicated tracking exercise against a MRBM during its endo phase of flight

India’s Union Minister Flies Sukhoi Su-30MKI Fighter

May 19, 2016 @ 02:07 PM

Indias Union Minister Kiren Rijiju flew onboard a Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft from Halwara Air Force Base, Punjab on Wednesday. Mr Rijiju flew for about 30 minutes in the supersonic jet, which can go up to the height of 56,800 feet at a maximum speed of 2,100 km per hour

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