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IAF Rubbishes Bribery Charge, To Go Ahead with AgustaWestland VVIP Helo Deal
November 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) intends to go ahead with the purchase of 12 AgustaWestland VVIP helicopters despite the latest string of bribery and corruption allegations which have appeared in an Indian newspaper. The IAF has rubbished reports of its former pilots being involved in an alleged bribery scandal surrounding the procurement of VVIP helicopters from AgustaWestland
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Lockheed Martin HC-130J, MC-130J Certified As Mission Capable
November 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Lockheed Martin HC-130J Combat King II and the MC-130J Commando II aircraft have been certified as "Effective, Suitable and Mission Capable" by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center. The U
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U.S Navy Requests $564 million To Develop Ballistic Nuclear Submarines
October 25, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S Navy has requested $564
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Portugal To Cancel Armored Vehicle Contract
October 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Portuguese Government will cancel the contract for Pandur armored vehicles for the Army (which will keep the 166 already paid) and Navy (which has not yet received any), hoping to get compensation of around € 55 million from the supplier, General Dynamics. "We will submit a proposal for the termination of the Pandur contract to the next Council of Ministers," Minister of National Defence José Pedro Aguiar-Branco said during a hearing by the National Defense Committee
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Eurocopter Delivers AS550 C3 Fennec Helicopters To Ecuadorian Armed Forces
October 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Ecuadorian Ministry of Defense received the first two AS550 C3 Fennec helicopters from Eurocopter. Based on the contract that was signed in 2010 for seven helicopters two AS350 B2s were delivered in December 2011
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U.S DoD Selects Rheinmetall For CROWS III Procurement Project
October 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRheinmetall has been selected to take part in a major US procurement project in the field of vehicle armament. Over the next five years Rheinmetall can expect to generate $US20 million in sales each year under the “Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) III” framework agreement, eventually totalling US$100 million
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Will Second-Hand F-16 Sales Rise With Budget Cuts?
October 9, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAs countries struggle under the current economic climate, defense budgets have taken a major hit causing many to invest in used fighter aircraft. Over the last few years, developing nations have taken to buying used F-16s from allies to strengthen their air forces without spending billions on buying new aircraft
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BAE Systems To Produce M88A2 Hercules For Iraqi Army
October 9, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBAE Systems has won a $31.8 million foreign military sale contract to produce eight M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation Systems (HERCULES) for the Iraqi Army
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Doubts Over INS Vikramaditya's Revised Delivery Date Of End-2013
October 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFrustrated by delays and cost overruns in the refurbishment of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, India intends to take up the matter with Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov during his official visit to India. The refurbishment hit another snag last month during sea trials when after an engine-boiler malfunctioned, causing the Russian shipyard to revise the delivery date from December 2012 to October 2013
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Poland Cancels UAV Contract After Delays
October 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Polish Ministry of Defence has cancelled a contract concluded in 2010 with the Israeli company Aeronautics Defense Systems for the supply of medium-range unmanned aircraft after the company failed to meet deadlines, in spite of their postponement for two years. ADS won the contract in 2010 under the so-called urgent operational requirement procedure
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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