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Indian Navy's Sikorsky Chopper Procurement Rebooted
August 8, 2015 @ 12:39 PMIndian navy's procurement of the 16 multi-role naval helicopters from Sikorsky could be delayed following a restart of negotiations with the US company. The negotiations have restarted after the American company demanded for a price escalation to which the Indian MOD had refused, defence minister Manohar Parrikar told Indian parliament on Friday
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Nigeria Wants Freedom From Foreign Arms Dependence
August 8, 2015 @ 12:37 PMNigeria is seeking to produce indigenous military equipment, supplementing with advanced foreign technologies. President Muhammadu Buhari said that the countrys over dependence on foreign military equipment is "unacceptable”
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BAE Systems To Support Aussie Hawk Fighter Fleet
August 8, 2015 @ 11:16 AMRoyal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has selected BAE Systems to deliver operational maintenance for Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter fleet. The company announced Friday that from 1 July 2016, 116 new employees will deliver all maintenance support on the flight line to the Hawk fleet at RAAF Bases Williamtown and Pearce, directly supporting the training of Australias next generation of combat aircrew This support includes aircraft launch and recovery; on-site management support; and deployment operations
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Ex-South Korean Anti-Espionage Officer Convicted For Smuggling Arms To Lebanon
August 8, 2015 @ 11:13 AMA South Korean court has sentenced a former major to 18months in prison for smuggling strategic arms into Lebanon. The major was part of an anti-espionage military body, the Yonhap news agency reported Friday
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Indian Defence R & D Budget Shows Declining Trend
August 8, 2015 @ 10:56 AMIndias defence research and development budget has remained static, if not declining in the last two years. In 2014-15, the R&D spend of the ministry of defence (MoD) has been Rs 15,282
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Rolls-Royce To Provide MTU Diesel Gensets For UK's Type 23 Frigates
August 7, 2015 @ 03:35 PMRolls-Royce has won a €90 million worth contract to supply 48 MTU diesel gensets for UK Royal Navys 12 Duke-class (Type 23) frigates. The vessels were built between 1985 and 2002
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Is the Su-30MKI Superior to the Eurofighter And Rafale?
August 7, 2015 @ 02:39 PMIn the recently concluded international air combat exercises featuring the Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighters and British Royal Air Force Typhoon jets, the Su-30MKI outsmarted the Eurofighter Typhoon 12-0 in the Within Visual Range (WVR) dogfighting operations. If the Su-30MKI has a tactical advantage over the Typhoon, the same advantage should extend over the Rafale as well, both of which are more expensive than the Russian origin aircraft
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Brazilian Senate Approves Gripen Financing Contract
August 7, 2015 @ 01:28 PMBrazil's Senate has approved a $4.6 billion financing contract that took place last week with Sweden for buying 36 Gripen fighter jets for the countrys Air Force
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Russian S-400 Missile Defense Systems Become Operational In Kamchatka Peninsula
August 7, 2015 @ 12:42 PMRussian S-400 Triumph missile defense systems, which are capable of detecting air targets from more than 600 kilometres, has entered the service on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The S-300 missile defense systems that were deployed earlier reliably defended the airspace for over a quarter of a century, Sputnik International reported today
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Asian Country Selects RADA’s Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar System
August 7, 2015 @ 12:41 PMRADA Electronic Industries' Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR) system has been selected by an Asian country for evaluation purposes. The delivery of the MHR system will be immediate, the company announced Thursday
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