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Surveillance Plane To Libya Crashes After Take Off Killing Five French Military...
October 24, 2016 @ 02:12 PMFive French military officers were killed when a twin-prop Fairchild Metroliner, part of French customs surveillance operation heading for Libyan coast crashed in Safi after developing engine trouble immediately after it took to air from Maltas international airport. Witnesses on site of the rescue described the scene as a pile of charred, black metal parts, owing to the scale of the explosion that ensued as the aircraft, a Fairchild Metroliner MkIII, crashed into the ground,
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India To Start MCMV Manufacturing Next Year
October 24, 2016 @ 08:20 AMIndia will start building Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMV) from the Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) by next year. "The technology acquisition parameter is in the final stage, then there will be a final negotiation of price and the next year, actual construction of mines counter measure vessel will start," Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar was quoted as saying by Business Standard during the inauguration of the HAL-Safran joint venture on helicopter maintenance and repair center in Goa Sunday
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Japan Offers 10 Percent Price Concession For Indian US-2 Aircraft Deal
October 21, 2016 @ 01:28 PMJapan has offered price concession for the purchase of 12 US-2 amphibious aircraft for the Indian Navy. “Japan is offering a price concession of more than 10 percent per aircraft from $133 million per aircraft to around $113 million, and the $1
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Indian Defense Budget Needs Hike To Fulfill Rafale And Other Purchases
October 19, 2016 @ 07:43 PMThe amount earmarked in the Indian defense budget for the new purchases is so low that it is sufficient only for the 36 Rafale fighter deal alone. The government will have to increase the defense bidget midway through this financial year to pay for new orders, domestic brokerage ICICI Securities said on Tuesday
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General Dynamics To Produce Hydra-70 Rocket System For US Army
October 18, 2016 @ 09:03 PMGeneral Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has won two contract from US Army Contracting Command to produce 2.75"/70mm Hydra-70 air-to-ground rocket system
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Indonesia Trains Marines Corps With Ukrainian BTR-4 APCs
October 18, 2016 @ 01:00 PMIndonesia has commenced training its Marines Corps (KORMAR) with amphibious BTR-4 8x8 armored personnel carriers (APCs), acquired recently from Ukraine. The training will be held from 14 to 24 October at Kormar base in South Jakarta, IHS Janes reported Monday
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Germany To Nearly Double Defense Spending
October 17, 2016 @ 07:06 PMGermany will be increasing its defense spending to 2 per cent from their economic output in line with an agreement that NATO states reached in 2014. “Germany would drastically increase defense spending in the coming years to move towards the NATO target for member states to spend 2 percent of their economic output on defense,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday
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British Army Eyes Buying £3 Billion 800 Military Vehicles From Germany
October 17, 2016 @ 09:39 AMThe British Army is eyeing to buy 800 infantry vehicles for £3 billion from Germany at £4 million apiece. The British ministry of defense (MoD) is desperate to upgrade its existing armored fleet and wishes to sign a contract with German ARTEC consortium as quickly as possible to rule out competition,
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Russian, India To Co-Develop Miniature Version Of BrahMos Missiles
October 14, 2016 @ 02:05 PMIndia and Russia are likely to sign a formal contract to jointly develop a miniature version of the Brahmos missile that could have multiple capabilities, including agile cross border strikes to destroy infrastructure of terrorists. An agreement for the new version of the missile will be signed at the bilateral meet with Russia in Goa between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin, and it will be the first major upscaling of the Brahmos joint venture signed in 1998
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Russia's New Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A Transport Plane Fitted With Unique Electronics
October 14, 2016 @ 11:39 AMRussia's new transport plane Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A that is capable of carrying paratroopers and Special Operations troops deep into the enemys rear undetected, is ready for use. The modernized version of the Il-76MD is equipped with onboard electronics that enables it to fly just meters above the ground at night and in heavy fog,
Pakistan to “Make Available” Nuclear Deterrent to Saudi Arabia Under Defense Pact
Taiwan on Way to Acquiring M109A7 Self-propelled Artillery From BAE Systems
Taiwan Unveils Chiang Kung Missile Defense System
U.K. to Provide Ukraine with New Truck-mounted 40mm Air Defense System
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
