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India’s Advanced Air Defense Interceptor Missile Test Fails
April 7, 2015 @ 11:23 AMThe test fire of an updated version of Indias Advanced Air Defense interceptor missile on Monday failed due to the weapon system falling down immediately after take-off from the launcher. The missile was targeted to intercept an electronic target within an altitude of below 20 km as simulated by the mission team to gauge the efficiency and killing precision of the missile
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Indian Outsourcing Firm Unlawfully Received US Military Drawings
April 6, 2015 @ 03:34 PMA mysterious Indian outsourcing company unlawfully received drawings for US military hardware including Boeing F-15 fighters and Chinook helicopters from its US based part- owner. The former owner of two New Jersey defense contracting businesses has admitted that she conspired to send sensitive military technical data to India
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Iran Upgrades Homegrown ‘Damavand’ Destroyers With Advanced SAM missile
April 6, 2015 @ 09:32 AMIran has upgraded its ‘Damavand destroyers with ‘Mehrab advanced surface to air missile, Tasnem News Agency reported Saturday. Tasnem quoted Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari as announcing the installation of the upgraded missile on the homegrown destroyers
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India’s $1.4 Billion Airbus MRTT Aircraft Purchase Put On Hold
April 4, 2015 @ 01:02 PMIndias US$ 1.4 billion (INR 9,000 crore) project to acquire six Airbus-330 mid-air refueling aircraft or tankers has been put on hold after the government referred the deal to the defense ministrys vigilance department for clearance
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Russia-Iran Arms Sales To Reach 13 Billion If UN Lifts Embargo
April 4, 2015 @ 11:58 AMRussias full-scale deal with Iran for military hardware could reach $11 to $13 billion, if the UN arms embargo is lifted, Sputnik reported Friday. Igor Korotchenko, the head of a Russian think tank specializing in weapons sales said, the countries have great potential for development of military-technical cooperation
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US Navy Destroyer Jason Dunham To Enter Black Sea
April 4, 2015 @ 11:10 AMUS Navy guided-missile destroyer Jason Dunham will enter the Black Sea on Friday in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. “The American destroyer has completed the passing of the closed sea [the Bosporus] and entered the zone of the Black Sea,” a diplomatic source was quoted as saying by various media on Thursday
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Pakistan To Sign $4 Billion Chinese Submarine Deal
April 4, 2015 @ 10:14 AMPakistan has approved $4-$5 billion deal to buy eight submarines from China for modernizing submarine arms. A Pakistani government official was quoted by Financial Times on Thursday that it could be one of China's largest overseas weapons sales once it is signed
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Avionics Services To Produce Heron-Based UAV
March 31, 2015 @ 01:08 PMAvionics Services, the Brazilian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) arena, is heading to produce Medium Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAV, the “Caçador”. The manufacturing process will be taken by the local industry
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Kaman To Manufacture Bell’s Military Rotor Blade Components
March 27, 2015 @ 10:53 AMKamans Aerosystems division has won a contract to continue manufacturing of skin and skin to core components for the Bell UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters. This five-year follow on contract has an expected value in excess of $25 million
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UK MOD Sells Government Pipeline And Storage System
March 24, 2015 @ 05:27 AMThe UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a $122 million contract to sell the Government Pipeline and Storage System (GPSS) to Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos (CLH) of Spain. The contract also protects the future supply of aviation fuel to both the military and commercial airlines in the UK
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