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Is India Abandoning the AMCA Project?
India has decided to postpone the indigenous development of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program because the Ministry of Defense because the MoD first wants to complete the Light...
India, Russia Agree on Fifth Generation Fighter Workshare
India and Russia have agreed upon a contract for division of the R&D stage to develop the 5th-generation fighter (PMI/FGFA), which is being prepared and is to be signed this...
Indian Helicopter Procurement Goes in Limbo After AgustaWestland Bribery Scandal
Helicopter procurement programs worth billions of dollars could be delayed or altogether cancelled in India following the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper bribery scandal which is being investigated in Italy and India. India...
Local Arms Manufacturers Could Benefit From A Possible Change In India’s Procurement...
The Indian Defense ministry will take a long, hard look at its production and procurement policy, following the AgustaWestland scandal, to reduce arms import and maximise domestic production. “Zero import...
Indian Air Force Orders 20 Cheetal Helicopters From HAL, With The 197...
The Indian Ministry of Defense has awarded HAL a contract worth $55 million for the supply of 20 Cheetal helicopters and associated equipment to the Indian Army over the next...
MMRCA On Track, IAF Hopes To Sign Contract By Year End
The Chief of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne today addressed the issues surrounding the MMRCA deal which has been plagued by several delays since Dassault was...
Offset Hurdles Threaten MMRCA Project With Delays
Indias MMRCA project has hit yet another road block with winner Dassault demanding, in a written letter to the MoD, that it be given the overall responsibility of the project. The...
India Gets Its First Level "D" Helicopter Simulator
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have certified CAE's full-mission helicopter simulator the highest certification, the Level D, less than a year...
Defense Industry Waking Up To Uses Of Carbon Fiber
Senior Russian General Killed In Moscow Suburb Car Blast
Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, a senior official in Russia’s General Staff, was killed in a car explosion in the Moscow suburb of Balashikha today, according to the Investigative Committee's spokesperson, Svetlana Petrenko
Netherlands Selects Oshkosh DXPV Patrol Vehicles for Marine Corps Use
Oshkosh Defense Europe B
Saudi Arabia to Buy 10 A330neo Planes, Supply $666M worth Titanium to Airbus
Airbus has signed a major two-way agreement with Saudi Arabia that includes the sale of 10 A330neo long-haul aircraft to the kingdom’s national carrier, Saudia, and the purchase of Saudi titanium worth approximately $666 million
Swedish Jets Escort Russian Signals Intelligence Aircraft in First Mission for NATO
Two Swedish Jas 39 Gripen fighter jets have completed their first close-range interception mission under NATO command, escorting a Russian IL-20 Coot signals intelligence aircraft over the Baltic Sea
European Defence Agency Evaluates Drones, Robots Ahead of Military Exercise in Rome
As preparations intensify for a major European defence trial in Rome, the European Defence Agency (EDA) has completed a round of system acceptance tests across the continent to verify the readiness of unmanned aerial and ground platforms
Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Tested in Secretive U.S. Launch from Cape Canaveral...
Kim Jong-un Attends Launch of 5,000-Ton Destroyer at North Korean Naval Shipyard
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
