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India-France Could Conclude Rafale Talks in a Fortnight
August 22, 2015 @ 12:14 PMIndian and French teams discussing the Dassault Rafale fighter jet purchase could wrap up their discussions within the next fortnight. According to informed sources, the talks are progressing and a draft agreement could be hammered out as early as the first week of September
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Unresolved Issues In Su-30MKI Could Impact “Super Sukhoi” Upgrade Talks
August 20, 2015 @ 04:05 PMA plan to upgrade Indian Air Force (IAF) Su-30MKI aircraft to the “Super Sukhoi” configuration may be delayed owing to unresolved issues with the Su-30MKI aircraft. Russias Rosoboronexport and Irkut Corp
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After Mi-35 Deal, Pakistan Could Be Eyeing Russian Yak-130 Trainers
August 20, 2015 @ 02:11 PMPakistan could be showing an interest in the Yak-130 trainer of Russia after concluding a deal to purchase four Mi-17 Hind helicopters. The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) does not have a modern combat trainer though it operates advanced aircraft such as the American F-16, and the Pakistani-Chinese JF-17
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Japan to Donate Maritime Surveillance Planes to the Philippines?
August 6, 2015 @ 09:21 AMJapan is considering donating three Beechcraft TC-90 King Air planes fitted with air surveillance radar to the Philippines for conducting patrols in the South China Sea. Japan may donate the planes as an alternative to more sophisticated Lockheed Martin P3-C aircraft that Manila wants to buy to track Chinese submarine activity, they added, Reuters reported quoting unnamed sources
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Defence Electronics Policy To Propose Transfer Some Electronics Manufacture From DPSUs To...
July 28, 2015 @ 01:49 PMA proposed defense electronics policy seeks to transfer some of the semiconductor and systems manufacturing by public sector undertakings to the Indian private sector. The policy is being prepared by the Indian Electronics and Semi -conductor Association (IESA) and the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) under direction of the MoD
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Production Constraints, New Orders May Hinder Rafale Deliveries to India
July 23, 2015 @ 04:12 PMEven after increasing production of the Rafale Fighter from the present 11 a year to three a month, Dassault may find it difficult to commit early deliveries to India. While negotiations for the purchase of 36 Rafale aircraft have commenced between the French and the Indian governments, Dassault is facing the challenge to scale up production within a relatively short time to fulfil its existing contracts with Egypt, Qatar and the French Air Force (FAF)
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Mi-17V5 Helicopters to Continue as Indian VVIP Transport
July 19, 2015 @ 02:11 PMIndia will continue using six Mi-17v5 helicopters for VVIP travel as the possibility of reviving the AgustaWestland chopper deal looks remote. With two helicopters mothballed and further deliveries effectively cancelled as India has claimed its bank guarantee, the deal with AgustaWestland seems as good as dead
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Nuke Deal Not To Affect S-300 Missile Sale To Iran
July 16, 2015 @ 10:47 AMThe five year extension of UN arms embargo against Iran will have no effect for Russian plans to sell S-300 surface-to-air (SAM) anti-missile defense systems to Tehran. “The SAM is merely a defensive system which fell neither under the 2010 sanctions, when they introduced, nor now that an agreement has been reached as a result of talks between Iran and six mediatory countries on the Iranian nuclear program to extend arms embargo for five years,” an unnamed source was quoted as saying by Interfax on July 14 hours after Defenseworld
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Saab Offers Gripen Fighters in Fly-Away Condition to India
July 10, 2015 @ 01:43 PMSaab has offered to supply an unspecified number of Gripen Aircraft in a fly-away condition to the Indian Air Force (IAF) to replenish its fleet in the short term. Sources told defenseworld
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New RFI Likely in Indian Future Infantry Combat Vehicle Project
July 2, 2015 @ 03:40 PMThe Indian MoD may issue a new Request for information (RFI) for procurement of the Future Infantry Combat Vehicle(FICV) either under the Make (Indian) or Buy and Make (Indian) programs. Informed sources told
France Receives First Griffon MEPAC Armored Vehicle
Philippine Vessels on Scientific Mission Harassed by Chinese Ships, Choppers
Schiebel Wins European Maritime Safety Agency Contract for S-100 UAS
Indian Army, Bharat Electronics Launch Indigenously Developed Battlefield Surveillance System
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U