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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning is Bigger, More Powerful and Cheaper than India's...
September 26, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAs delays keep cropping up in the refitting of India’s aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya “gifted” by Russia, the Chinese Navy has received its first aircraft carrier, the Russian origin Liaoning which has nearly twice the aircraft and helicopter capacity of the Indian carrier. The Liaoning is designed to carry 30 fixed wing aircraft and 24 helicopter while the Vikramaditya can carry just 16 MiG-29K aircraft and 10 helicopters
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Sustained Military Spending Paves Way To Wide-Spread Progress In Indonesia
September 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndonesia is quickly growing into a military power in South East Asia as it continues to strengthen its armed forces with the best in technology and weapons. Since 2009, the country’s defense budget has grown steadily from $3
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India Spends More On Indigenous Defence Equipment Than Imports
August 24, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia has spent more on indigenous acquisition of defence equipment compared to imports. According to information provided by the government of India, in the year 2009-2010, the capital acquisition from indigenous sources was $4683
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NHI Industries complaint delays Indian Navy Multi Role Helicopter Commercial Bids Opening
August 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMA complaint by European military helicopter manufacturer NHI Industries alleging that its rival helicopter Sikorsky S70B in the Indian competition for Multi role helicopters (MRH) does not meet the required quality standards, has led to delays in the commercial bids opening of the project, the Times of India reported quoting unnamed Indian defence officials. The report said quoting the officials, "both (Sikorsky S70B and NHI Industries NH 90 met the NSQRs (naval staff qualitative requirements) after the trials last year but the complaint has delayed the opening of commercial bids
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Electronic Warfare Sales To Rise Amid Budget Cuts
August 8, 2012 @ 12:00 AMElectronic warfare systems such as electronic intelligence, electronic counter-measures and counter-improvised explosive devices have emerged as standard fitments on a variety of military platforms. According to a research study by defenseworld
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India's BEL Puts Proposed Offsets Deal With Hellenic Defense Systems On Hold
August 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s state-owned BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited) has put on hold a pre-offsets agreement over air defence gun systems it signed with Grecian company Hellenic Defence Systems SA which is currently under investigation by the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Hellenic Defence Systems SA is being investigated for allegedly offering Ganton India a 10 percent commission for each successful deal the company clinches
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Modern Infantry Vehicles Making Tanks Obsolete
July 31, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIf procurement of main battle tanks (MBTs) in NATO and certain other countries is any indication, the era of MBTs being the bulwark of land forces may be over. Tanks seem to be losing the strategic advantage to UAVs, and force projection advantage to lighter and more agile armoured vehicles
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Mine Clearing Efforts To Begin In Burma
July 5, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDemining operations could soon start in Myanmar (Burma) which has one of the world's highest landmine casualty rates. Mine Advisory Group, or MAG International, a specialist demining agency, recently visited the country in order to study the humanitarian impact on landmines and exploded remnants of war
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Demilitarization – A growing business opportunity
June 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe clearing of land and sea mines, safe disposal of unexploded ordnance and other leftovers of wars and conflicts is a growing business. Global spending on mine clearing and other demilitarization activities has grown from $100 million in 1996 to $1 billion annually in recent years
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DRDO To Continue Using Kaveri Engines
June 18, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has decided to power the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark-2 with GE-414 engines built by General Electric. It was previously decided that the Kaveri engines would be used to develop the aircraft
Denmark Signs Agreement with France to Acquire Mistral Missiles
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Bulgaria Receives First F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet
Dutch F-35s on NATO Patrol Duty, Intercepted 23 Russian Aircraft
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...
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...