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Rosoboronexport To Supply 100 Amphibian ADS Rifles To A CIS Nation
February 25, 2015 @ 12:57 PMRosoboronexport has signed a contract with one of the CIS countries for the supply of more than one hundred units of “amphibian” RIA Novosti reported Monday. ADS rifles of KBP (which is part of “Precision complexes”) development were presented at the defense industry “AIDIX-2015″, held in Abu Dhabi (UAE) for the first time
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ADSB Signs MoU With Thales To Support Military Vessels
February 25, 2015 @ 12:10 PMAbu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thales to provide integrated engineering support services for military vessels. Under this strategic agreement, ADSB will collaborate with Thales to develop, implement, and deliver world-class life-cycle management solutions for ships for a number of regional defense stakeholders
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Turkey, China To Sign $3.4bn Air Defense System Deal
February 25, 2015 @ 11:23 AMTurkey will move forward with a deal to purchase a US$3.4 billion air defense system from China despite its incompatibility with NATO equipments
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Chinese H-6K Bombers Capable Of Attacking Military Targets In Asia-Pacific
February 25, 2015 @ 11:13 AMChina's new H-6K bomber variant equipped with KD-20 cruise missiles is capable of attacking all military targets in the Asia-Pacific. According to am American expert Richard Fisher, President Xi Jinping's visit on Feb 17 to the bomber unit in Xi'an may trigger the development of the country's next-generation strategic bomber
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Indian MoD, Dassault May Have Reached an Understanding on Rafale Deal
February 25, 2015 @ 10:57 AMIndian MoD and Dassault Aviation may have arrived to an understanding regarding the guaranteeing, costs and man hour issues in the $20 billion Indian MMRCA deal to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force. This follows a meeting yesterday between French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his Indian counterpart, Manohar Parrikar
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Controp To Debut 3D Video Motion Detection System At GSA 2015
February 25, 2015 @ 09:24 AMControp will debut its 3D-GUARD Advanced 3 Dimensional Video Motion Detection at this year's GSA Global Security Asia 2015. The system is designed for the protection of borders, strategic facilities and perimeters, 3D-GUARD is a day/night system for 24/7 automatic detection and alert of moving targets/intruders
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Finmeccanica-Selex Signs Infrared Seeker Contract For Anti-Ship Missile System At IDEX 2015
February 25, 2015 @ 08:59 AMFinmeccanica – Selex ES has signed a new infrared seeker contract for the UK-France missile system, FASGW (H)/ANL that will equip a wide range of new generation helicopters. The contract signed with MBDA France and SAGEM was announced during the ongoing IDEX 2015 show at Abu Dhabi
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India Has Approved 33 Proposals for Foreign Investment in Defence
February 24, 2015 @ 06:38 PMThe Indian Government has so far issued 251 Letters of Intents and industrial licences covering 150 companies till January 2015 for manufacture of defence equipment to public, private companies. 49 license companies covering 72 licenses have so far reported commencement of production, defence minister Manohar Parrikar told Indian parliament today The following major steps have been taken for domestic manufacture of defence equipments: FDI Policy in Defence sector has been reviewed and as per the new policy, composite foreign investment up to 49% has been allowed through FIPB route and beyond 49% with the approval of Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) wherever it...
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Material Procurement Delays Led to Indian Submarine Manufacture Falling Behind Schedule
February 24, 2015 @ 06:21 PMDifficulties faced by Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL) in sourcing material from foreign vendors is mainly responsible for the delay in the production of the Scorpene submarine for the Indian Navy. This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Dr
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Arms Deals Worth US$ 1.02 billion Announced at IDEX 2015
February 24, 2015 @ 06:07 PMTawazun Dyamics, Oshkosh, Caracal International and Agusta Westland won big contracts from the UAE Armed Forces on day three of IDEX exhibition at Abu Dhabi UAE Armed Forces entered a deal with Tawazun Dynamics to purchase “ultra precision” guided ammunition. The deal is valued at AED 1
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Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
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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