Indian Defense Procurement Moves Forward Despite Delays With Some Contracts
With the cancellation of the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal and delays in acquiring the medium multi role combat aircraft (MMRCA) from Dassault, the Indian defense establishment is reeling under concerns that important projects maybe be further delayed. However, despite delays, India has reached major milestones with the indigenous supersonic...
Iraq Military Spending Increases To $17 Billion In 2013
The Iraqi government has witnessed a 15.56% expenditure growth in past five years with $17
How Does The Chinese FD-2000 Fare Against Its Foreign Peers?
Chinas FD-2000 missile defense system beat out competitors Raytheons Patriot, the Russian S-400 and the French-Italian Eurosam Samp-T to win the Turkish contract last week. Defenseworld
Dassault Woos India Sensing MMRCA Deal Conclusion
The 18-month long negotiations between Dassault and India over the Rafale MMRCA deal may be heading to a conclusion, if information pieced together from various sources is to be believed. On the Indian Air Forces 81st anniversary last week, Dassault used the local media to congratulate the IAF by posting...
Are US Sanctions Against Chinese, Russian Defence Firms Ineffective?
Turkeys decision to select a Chinese missile manufacturer despite US opposition have underscored Uncle Sams inability to enforce military sanctions against Chinese companies. The US went against its own sanctions law to award Rosoboronexport of Russia a contract to supply helicopters to Afghanistan
U.S, Europe Concerns Over Turkey Missile Deal Unfounded, Says China
China on Tuesday defended a military trade agreement with Turkey to co-produce a missile defense system after the U.S and NATO expressed their concerns
South Korea To Issue New FX-III RFP, F-35 Leads The Fray
South Korean officials have called off the tender to procure 60 fighter jets after rejecting Boeings bid for the $7.7 billion contract after the air force expressed concerns the F-15SE wasnt advanced enough to counter North Koreas nuclear threat
Tata Steel To Unveil New Armour Steel At DSEI
Tata Steel announced today that it has received over 200 sample orders of its perforated armour steel, which has been exported to a number of countries worldwide including Germany, France, the USA and India. This revolutionary armour steel, formerly known as Super Bainite, has also undergone a number of design improvements and has taken on a new brand name, PAVISE SBS 600P, according to a statement
AgustaWestland Contests Indian Auditor General Report
AgustaWestland (AW) which is facing bribery charges in the sale of 12 VVIP AW101 helicopters to the Indian Air Force has contested a report of Indias Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) “in the interest of accuracy of balance”. In a communication to the CAG last week, AW has said that it would have been able to demonstrate flight operations at a height of 6,000 meters rather than 4,500 meters as was mandated in the 2006 RFP
Turkey Aiming $2 Billion Export Sales By 2016
Turkey is aiming for $2 billion in defence exports sales and $4 billion in domestic production by 2016. As various national made-in-Turkey programs reach serial production stage after 2016, Turkey will reach for an ambitious defense and aerospace export target of $25 billion in 2023, Latif Aral Alis, chairman of Turkeys Defense and Aerospace Industry Exporters Association was quoted by Defense News
Fire Started In Weapons Bay of Fully Armed Submarine
Indias newly upgraded kilo-class "battle-ready" submarine, the INS Sindhurakshak that was destroyed by a fire early Wednesday morning was reportedly fully-armed at the time of the incident. According to reports, the fire began in the weapons bay of the Russian-made submarine with torpedoes and missiles on board
Newly Refurbished Indian Submarine Gutted After Explosion
In a huge setback to the Indian Navy, the INS Sindhurakshak, Indias most advanced diesel-electric submarine was destroyed after an explosion broke out at a high-security military dockyard in Mumbai. According to reports, 18 Navy personnel are feared dead and the submerged half of the submarine is still under fire
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Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...