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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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New Eurofighter Typhoon Squadron For Britain’s Royal Air Force
September 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBritain’s Royal Air Force has become the latest to establish a new Eurofighter Typhoon squadron with the standing up of 1 (Fighter) Squadron today. The new Eurofighter Typhoon jets join an impressive list of iconic aircraft flown by the Squadron over the past 100 years including the Spitfire, Hunter and Harrier
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India Issues RFP To BAE Systems For Procurement Of Hawk Trainer Aircraft...
September 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s defense public sector unit Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has sent out a Request For Proposal (RFP) to BAE Systems for potential order to supply products and services for the manufacture of 20 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft. HAL will build the Hawk advanced trainer jet in Bangalore that will be used in the Indian Air Force's aerobatic team
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South Africa’s Defense Export Contracts Fall By Half This Year
September 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAccording to a report published by the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC), the South African government has approved the sale of military equipment worth R4.88 billion (USD $593 million) this year
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India, China Agree To Restart Military Exchange
September 4, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia and China have agreed to restart the military exchange between the two countries which were halted in 2010. Defense Ministers from both countries agreed to high-level official exchanges, training of armed forces personnel at each other's facilities and maritime security cooperation between the two Navies
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India, Russia To Develop Munitions Production Facility
August 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia has signed a framework document with Russia on Tuesday for the production of modern munitions for the Indian Army which will be developed in a joint production facility, according to Russian media reports. India, a traditional importer of Russian arms, plans to begin local production of rockets and artillery rounds designed by Russia
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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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U.K MoD To Strengthen Foxhound Fleet With New Vehicles
August 24, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.K Ministry of defense has ordered 25 additional Foxhound vehicles at a cost of £30million
DARPA-backed Startup Speeds Up Production for Radar, Electronic Warfare Amplifiers
Poland to Deploy 96 'Tarantula' Robots in New Unmanned Troop Units
U.K. Orders 1,500 Sig Sauer MCX Rifles for Royal Marines
Indonesia Eyeing Italy's Retired "Garibaldi" Aircraft Carrier, Harrier Jets
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