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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
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Heavy Airlift Market To Grow By Billions
June 18, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIn the next 10 years, the market for heavy airlift aircraft will see tremendous growth as militaries around the world acquire airlift aircraft in large numbers. Tonnage requirements have catapulted as military cargo requirements grow steadily since heavy airlifting of equipment is now the preferred mode of transport
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New BEML Aerospace Complex To Assemble Helicopters And Small Jets
June 5, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s government owned Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) is setting up a new aerospace complex that will manufacture aircraft components and assemble helicopters and small jets. BEML’s executive director (Aerospace), Umesh Chandra, told defenseworld
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Facial Recognition Evolves to 3D, ForensicaGPS Unveiled
May 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMMilitary and Law Enforcement agencies around the world can now rely on advanced technology to identify suspects from a low-resolution photo or video surveillance. Animetrics, a developer of advanced 3D facial recognition and identity management solutions, today introduced ForensicaGPS, a revolutionary facial recognition technology
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