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Indian Weapons Import Up By 111 Percent, According To SIPRI
March 17, 2014 @ 08:26 AMIndia continues to dominate global defense exports, importing nearly three times as many weapons as neighbors China and Pakistan in the past five years, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The total volume of arms sales was up 14 percent in 2009-13 compared to the previous five years, according to the Swedish think tank
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India’s Su-30MKI Fleet Affected As Russians Go Slow on Repair and Overhaul...
March 7, 2014 @ 01:19 PMThe serviceability of Indias Su-30MKI aircraft have been affected due to the lack repair and overhaul (ROH) facilities that Rosoboronexport had agreed to set up but has not done so far. According to a letter dated December 13, 2013 by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to Mr
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Italian Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 Begins Production
March 4, 2014 @ 11:45 AMItalys first new Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 has rolled-out of the Alenia Aermacchi production plant in Turin-Caselle, according to the company. The Tranche 3 standard embodies a number of changes that effectively enhance the aircrafts performance and which allow for future upgrades making it more attractive to current and potential export customers, it said
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Russian Helicopters To Continue Rotorcraft Industry Modernization
March 3, 2014 @ 11:40 AMRussian Helicopters is continuing to modernize its production capacity under the Federal Targeted Programme Developing the Military Industrial Complex in the Russian Federation 2011-2020. In this latest phase of modernization, the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, a Russian Helicopters company, is launching a programme to re-tool and upgrade its production facilities
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Will Serge Dassault’s Questionable Ethics Impact His Company’s Defense Business?
February 20, 2014 @ 09:08 AMSerge Dassault, who heads Dassault Aviation, was taken into custody Wednesday for allegedly buying votes in Corbeil-Essonnes where he was formerly mayor. Dassault in 1998 received a two-year suspended prison sentence in Belgium for bribing members of the Socialist Party to win a helicopter deal
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Alenia Aermacchi Appoints New Chairman
February 19, 2014 @ 11:13 AMAlenia Aermacchis Board of Directors has appointed Giancarlo Grasso as the new Chairman, a responsibility he will exercise in coordination with the Chief Executive Officer. Giancarlo Grasso has succeeded Amedeo Caporaletti, and will be vested with the power to manage the companys business strategies
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India To Finalize Tejas Mk II LCA Design By Next Month
February 18, 2014 @ 04:42 PMIndia is likely to finalize the preliminary design of its Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) - Tejas Mk-II, by the end of March. The Aeronautical Development Agency's (ADA)official was quoted as saying by New Indian Express that the detailed design phase of LCA Mk 2 would begin in the second quarter of 2014
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DCI Wins Helicopter Training Study Contract
February 17, 2014 @ 08:08 AMDéfense Conseil International (DCI) has won the “Helicopter Basic Flying Training Syllabus Harmonisation Study (2 HS)” contract from the European Defence Agency (EDA). The study, which will be presented next June, is aiming at implementing a European reference syllabus concerning the ab initio training of helicopter pilots
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AmSafe To Unveil Tarian RPG Armour System At Singapore Airshow 2014
February 11, 2014 @ 08:25 AMAmSafe Bridport Limited will be showcasing its Tarian RPG Armour system for the first time at the Singapore Air show, 11-16 February 2014. This lightweight and durable armour is fitted to a Singapore Technologies Kinetics Bronco
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UAE launches Last Baynunah-Class Corvette
February 10, 2014 @ 11:11 AMThe United Arab Emirates Naval Forces (UAENF) last of six Baynunah-class corvette, Al-Hili, was launched on 6 February, according to the news agency WAM. This follows the commissioning of the third Baynunah, Al-Dhafra, in December
Chinese Carrier Based J-35 Jets Could Fly off Proposed New Russian Aircraft...
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...