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BAE India Appoints Deepak Parekh As Non-Executive Director And Chairman
January 12, 2015 @ 11:33 AMBAE Systems has appointed Deepak Parekh, Chairman of HDFC Ltd, as a non-executive Director and Chairman of its Indian subsidiary, BAE India. Parekh's association with BAE Systems began in 2010 when he was appointed as a member of the Company's Independent Advisory Board for India
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New Israeli F-35 Jets To Be Operational In 2019
January 6, 2015 @ 01:50 PMA new squadron of 19 F-35 jets will be incorporated into the Israeli Air Force in 2019 after the decision to purchase another set of planes was confirmed by the IAF and government officials. These newly engineered fighters are upgraded with the new state-of-the-art stealth technology and avionics, a step up compared to the F-16I
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General Dynamics Wins Advanced Submarine Technologies Contract
December 22, 2014 @ 07:36 AMGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat has won a $36.5 million contract modification from the US Navy to develop advanced submarine technologies for current and future undersea platforms
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Oshkosh Receives $67 Million Contract From US Army
December 19, 2014 @ 09:07 AMOshkosh Defense has won a contract worth $67 million from the US Army to produce 256 trucks and trailers under Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) program. The Deliveries are scheduled to happen between 2015 and 2016 for U
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US Army Receives New Lightweight Mortar System
December 16, 2014 @ 07:52 AMPicatinny engineers have begun delivering the new lightweight M252A1 81mm system to the US Army, which is 12 pounds, or 14 percent, lighter than its predecessor, the legacy M252 mortar system. "The new lightweight system reduces the load for dismounted battalion mortar platoons, while retaining the same durability, rates of fire, and range of the legacy system," said Lt
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Video Games Are The Flavor Of The Season Among Armed Forces
December 12, 2014 @ 12:52 PMIndian, Chinese and American armed forces are among several around the world doling out mobile-based video games to keep their soldiers entertained and enemies petrified. The Indian Air Force recently launched the Phase II of its 3D Mobile Air Combat game, ‘Guardians of the Skies (GOTS) on the android, iOS and windows mobile app stores on December 11
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Defense, Aerospace & Cyber Security Shows On The Rise, Several New Expos
December 5, 2014 @ 04:18 PMIn the past five years, defense shows and exhibitions around the world have ballooned owing to the surge in demand for military technology and arms in growing markets. This surge is credited to an influx of new defense and aerospace exhibitions launched around the world
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Is Crimea The Only Reason France Withheld Mistral Delivery To Russia?
December 5, 2014 @ 10:59 AMThe French-Russian mistral helicopter deal has been embroiled in controversy over the last few months over Moscows involvement in the Ukraine crisis. The deal, since it was signed in 2010, has drawn fire from the United States and its NATO allies from Eastern Europe
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Israeli Cabinet Approves F-35 Purchase
December 1, 2014 @ 03:50 PMThe Israeli cabinet authorized on Sunday the immediate purchase of 14 F-35A Lightning II fighter jets with the option of ordering 17 more in 2017, according to The Times of Israel.The deal, which will cost upwards of $3 billion, was agreed by the US and Israel defense chiefs in late October, but required the ministers approval
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India’s Agni-IV Ballistic Missile To Undergo User Trail Early Next Week
November 28, 2014 @ 09:16 AMIndia will carry out first user trail of surface-to-surface nuclear tipped intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) Agni-IV early next week, Indian Express newspaper reported today. “Preparation is on full swing at the Wheeler Island test facility for the scheduled test likely to be conducted by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army on December 2
Germany May Refuse F-35 Purchase over ‘Emergency Switch;’ Consider Eurofighter Instead
Iran, China, Russia to Hold Naval Drill Near Chabahar Port in Gulf...
DRDO’s Air-droppable Container for Boeing P-8i Maritime Aircraft Receives Type Certification...
As U.S. Halts Military Aid, Ukraine on the Verge of Losing Kursk...
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