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India To Postpone Howitzer Purchase: Reports
February 25, 2014 @ 11:39 AMIndias Ministry of Defense has postponed the planned purchase of 145 ultra light howitzers from BAE Systems stating offset obligation issues, according to Defense News. The reason for further delay in formalizing an agreement is that BAE systems has asked for six years, instead of four, to meet its offset obligations, an MoD official was quoted as saying
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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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GD To Co-Produce Digital Display Systems With Local Avionics Firm For Indian...
February 12, 2014 @ 11:15 AMGeneral Dynamics and India-based Samtel Avionics will co-produce digital display systems for the Indian Army and GD. The partnership will produce multi-function displays (MFDs) for armoured and reconnaissance vehicles, and for civilian use in utility vehicles like those used for garbage collection
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Singapore Air Force To Receive Last Batch Of M-346 Trainers In March
February 12, 2014 @ 08:26 AMST Aerospace and Alenia Aermacchi are set to deliver the last of the 12 M-346 new generation advanced trainers to the Republic of Singapore Air Force(RSAF) in March 2014, under the contract signed in late 2010. Currently, a total of 10 aircraft have been delivered along with the delivery of the relevant ground based training system and the associated M-346 initial logistics support package
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French Army Orders Iveco Military Logistic Vehicles
February 10, 2014 @ 04:29 PMThe French Ministry of Defence has placed an order for 250 logistic military trucks with the Iveco (CNH industrial Group) and Soframe (Lohr group) consortium. The order forms part of the “Porteurs Polyvalents Terrestres” (PPT) programme, launched in 2010 to provide the French land forces with a fleet of modern logistic vehicles
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UK-built Taranis Unmanned Aircraft Proves Successful
February 5, 2014 @ 03:36 PMBAE Systems has revealed the successful first flight trials of Taranis, the stealthy unmanned combat vehicle, conducted last year. Taranis, named after the Celtic god of thunder, made its maiden flight at an undisclosed test range on Saturday 10th August 2013, under the command of BAE Systems test pilot Bob Fraser
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France, UK Sign Letter Of Intent On Future Combat Air System
January 31, 2014 @ 03:34 PMThe President of the French Republic, François Hollande, and the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, signed a letter of intent formalizing the launch of joint feasibility studies in the field of unmanned combat air systems (UCAS) at a Summit at RAF Brize Norton. This 2 year £120 million joint feasibility study decision, follows on from the Lancaster House Treaties (November 2010), gives a new dimension to the joint studies already undertaken in this field
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AgustaWestland’s India Scandal Threatens To Envelop Other European Companies
January 31, 2014 @ 09:21 AMIndias decision to cut ties with Finmeccanica, parent company of AgustaWestland looks like it will suck in other European companies as well. The Indian MoD is reported to be looking at linkages between Finmeccanica and other European defense companies which may have a bearing on current procurements in India
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General Dynamics Wins DURO Armoured Personnel Carriers Contract
January 30, 2014 @ 03:06 PMGeneral Dynamics was awarded a contract by the Swiss Army for supply of 130 DURO Armoured Personnel Carriers (GMTF). General Dynamics European Land Systems previously delivered 290 DURO GMTF vehicles to the Swiss Army during the period 2008 to 2010
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Indonesia Took Delivery Of Russian Infantry Fighting Vehicles
January 28, 2014 @ 03:34 PMThe Indonesian Ministry of Defense took delivery of Rosoboronexport-built 37 BMP-3F vehicles, and will join 17 in-service models, according to RIA Novosti. The first batch of Russian infantry fighting vehicles was given to Jakarta as part of a billion-dollar loan to Indonesia by the Russian state, signed September 6, 2007, during a visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Indonesian capital
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