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BEL, Thales Launch JV Radar Manufacturing Company
August 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s public sector unit Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and French defense giant Thales on Wednesday announced the launch of a joint venture . The JV Company has been created following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in 2009
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Pilatus To Begin Trainer Aircraft Delivery To India In 2013
August 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Minister of Defense AK Antony informed the parliament on Monday that the Air Force will receive 75 Basic Trainer Aircraft from Pilatus between 2013 and 2015. According to the terms of the $500 million contract signed in May 2012, Pilatus will begin delivery of the aircraft and the complete training system in the fourth quarter this year
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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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Russian Mi-28N Helicopter Crashes While On Training Mission
August 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Russian Mil Mi-28N, the newest attack helicopter in the Army, crashed on Thursday morning at its base in Mozdok, North Ossetia. According to preliminary reports, no one including the two-man crew was injured
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India’s Nuclear Submarine To Begin Sea Trials
August 7, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s first indigenously built nuclear submarine is set for sea trials. The billion-dollar project was first unveiled in 2009, to arm the country’s navy five such vessels which would be armed with nuclear-tipped missiles and torpedoes
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Indian Air Force Identifies Design Flaw In Sukhoi-30 Fighter Jets
August 6, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Air Force which operates 190 Su-30 aircraft has identified a “design flaw” in the jets, revealed Air Chief NAK Browne. While speaking at an event on Sunday, Browne criticized the aircraft but maintained that the flaw did not affect its “airworthiness”
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Raytheon Seeks Damages Against Indigo, FLIR Systems
August 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAfter a U.S
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U.S Navy’s New Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot Training Simulator To...
August 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe US Navy has introduced the T-6 Texan II simulator for remotely piloted aircraft pilots training which also saves millions of dollars in traditional simulator training. When using the traditional T-6 simulators, which cost about $3 million each, would have cost upward of $27 million total, which doesn't count the price of a new building it would require to house them
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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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Oshkosh To Build 750 Mine Resistant ATVs for UAE Army
July 20, 2012 @ 12:00 AMOshkosh Corp has been awarded a contract by the United Arab Emirates to provide 750 mine-resistant, all-terrain vehicles to its armed forces. The M-ATVs is scheduled to be delivered between January and August 2013 and the contract cost is estimated to be $330 million
Saab to Unveil New Coast Control Radar at IDEX in UAE
Northrop Grumman Wins $1.4B Contracts for U.S. and Poland Air Defense
Javelin Joint Venture Explores Co-Production Opportunities in India
Netherlands Completes T-72 Tank Deliveries to Ukraine
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