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India Wants Closure on MMRCA Deal Before April

January 12, 2015 @ 03:03 PM

India wants closure on the MMRCA deal to buy 126 Dassault Rafale fighters before Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits France and Germany in April. The deal is struck over price and performance guarantee issues which the Indian MOD claims is not in compliance with the original Request for Proposals (RFP) based on which the French company was selected as the lowest bidder
Kongsberg Signs Copernicus Satellite Support Contract

January 12, 2015 @ 03:01 PM

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) announced today that it has signed a new satellite support contract with a total value of $220 million with the European Space Agency for operational support related to the Sentinel satellites in the Copernicus program. KSAT has signed an extension to the existing contract for ground station support for the sentinel satellites in the European Copernicus program
Poland Orders Additional 200 Rosomak Armored Vehicles

January 12, 2015 @ 02:55 PM

The Ministry of National Defence Republic of Poland has placed an additional order for 200 AMV 8x8 vehicles from Patrias Polish partner Rosomak S.A
Hacktivists Group Threatens to Close Social Networking Accounts of Terrorists

January 12, 2015 @ 02:05 PM

After #JeSuisCharlie trending on twitter, a hacktivist group Anonymous has released a YouTube video statement condemning the attacks on the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo. The hacktivist group warned terrorists around the globe that it would avenge the attack on the offices of the French satirical magazine, Huffington Post reported
RT LTA Aerostats To Assist Israeli Police Applications

January 12, 2015 @ 12:46 PM

Israeli firm RT LTA announced today that it has been awarded a two year lease contract to provide 180 aerostats by the hour with crew to assist Israeli police. The Skystar 180 system is a small, portable aerostat, especially suited for tactical intel assignments and security operations, both military and civilian
Patria, Kongsberg To Pursue Major Combat Vehicle And Weapon System Program In...

January 12, 2015 @ 12:38 PM

Patria and KONGSBERG have signed an agreement to pursue together a major combat vehicle and weapon system program in the Middle East region. Patria's AMV 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicle and Nemo 120 mm turreted mortar are already in use in the Middle East
Marotta Controls Wins Lockheed Martin Anti-Ship Missile Upgrade Contract

January 12, 2015 @ 11:43 AM

Marotta Controls has won a contract from Lockheed Martin to upgrade the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) with multiple power conversion units. Lockheed Martin has been developing LRASM as a joint program with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; the Department of the Navy and Air Force
BAE India Appoints Deepak Parekh As Non-Executive Director And Chairman

January 12, 2015 @ 11:33 AM

BAE Systems has appointed Deepak Parekh, Chairman of HDFC Ltd, as a non-executive Director and Chairman of its Indian subsidiary, BAE India. Parekh's association with BAE Systems began in 2010 when he was appointed as a member of the Company's Independent Advisory Board for India
Aero India 2015 To Be Based On 'Make In India' Theme

January 12, 2015 @ 11:28 AM

Aero India 2015 is likely to choose Prime Minister Narendra Modis ‘Make in India campaign as its theme. The biennial show will focus on Indian firms signing up MoUs with foreign companies during the show and utilizing defense offsets to create a vibrant domestic defense industrial base
Philippines To Buy C130 Transport Planes From US Navy

January 12, 2015 @ 11:24 AM

The Philippine military signed a pact with the US Navy last Friday to buy two secondhand C-130 transport planes for territorial defense and humanitarian operations. “The United States is helping us pay for these two aircraft”, said Colonel Restituto Padilla, a spokesman for the Armed Forces of the Philippines was quoted as saying by Reuters

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