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BEL To Begin Testing of Homegrown Software Defined Radios in June
March 12, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBharat Electronics Ltd is expected to begin testing of its homegrown Software Defined Radios (SDR) within the next 3-4 months, according to Anil Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director, BEL told Defenseworld.net in an exclusive interview
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India's Bharat Electronics Gains Entry Into The Nuclear Power Equipment Business
March 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia's state-run defense electronics manufacturer, Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) has bagged a nuclear power instrumentation project for the Nuclear Power Corporation of India
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T-90 Hits Building, Kills Indian Soldier in Chennai
March 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAn Indian soldier was killed and two others were injured while parking a T-90 main battle tank in the parking bay inside DRDO's Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment campus near Avadi in Chennai, India. The routine exercise went awry after soldiers lost control of the tank which hit a building
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AESA Radar Equipped Lockheed Martin F-16 V By Year End
February 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe F-16 V version, announced within the last fortnight, is likely to enter service with some of Lockheed Martin’s (LM) international customers late this year or the next. The Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar equipped fighter is the latest iteration of the long standing F-16 fighter
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Has The Russian Ka-226T Forged Ahead In The Indian Army Helicopter Competition?...
February 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMEurocopter's recent letter to the Indian Army Chief of Staff complaining of delay in announcing a winner in the Indian Army 197 helicopter tender, has to be seen in the backdrop of its Russian competitor's emerging confidence in bagging the deal. The Ka-226T helicopter, being sold internationally by Rosoboronexport, has emerged as a dark horse in the competition meeting most of the requirements of the tender, sources told Defenseworld
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F-35 Compatibility Wins Aermacchi $1 Billion Israel Contract
February 20, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCompatibility with the Lockheed Martin F-35 has helped the Aermacchi M-346 beat the South Korean T-50 Israeli fighter trainer deal. An Israeli MoD release said among the reasons for the Italian Aermacchi selection was its twin engine configuration and compatibility with the F-35 and other aircraft such as the Eurofighter, Dassault Rafale and Boeing F-15
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Door Shut on Eurofighter As Dassault Prepares For Commercial Talks with Indian...
February 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian MoD and Dassault are scheduled to begin commercial talks to freeze the aircraft architecture next week following the Rafale fighter's win of the MMRCA contract. Defenseworld
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Plant DNA Helps The Pentagon Identify Fake Electronic Components
February 8, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFake components have been used to build U.S
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Price Frozen, Dassault Expects to Freeze Indian MMRCA Rafale Architecture Next
February 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDassault Aviation is preparing to hold discussions with the Indian MOD's contract negotiations committee (CNC) in the coming weeks to freeze the Rafale aircraft architecture as the next step in its quest to sign the estimated $12 billion contract. A source from Dassault told Defenseworld
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Rafale Beats Eurofighter In Indian MMRCA Contest
January 31, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFrench combat plane manufacturer Dassault's Rafale fighter has won the Indian MMRCA competiton beating the European consortum's Eurofighter aircraft in a contest that went on for four years. Rafale executives were called by Indian MOD officials this morning and informed that their aircraft has been finally selected
Saudi Arabia Orders 39 Russian Pantsir S1 Air Defense Systems Worth $2.2B:
Elbit Systems to Equip Israel’s F-16I Aircraft with New Self-Protection Suite...
Leonardo Signs MoU with Saudi Arabia for Collaboration in Combat Air and...
Hungary Prepares First Lynx-equipped Battalion for Operational Readiness
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