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India's New Defense Policy To Smoothen Procurement
January 12, 2015 @ 08:34 AMIndian defense ministry is likely to come out with a new “simplified and time-bound” defense procurement policy (DPP) by March this year. Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar speaking at a seminar during the Vibrant Gujarat summit on Sunday said that he has been trying to decode the DPP 2013 for the past two months after he assumed office in November 2014
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Indian Navy Has 41 Ships, Submarines Under Construction: Navy Chief Dhowan
January 11, 2015 @ 10:57 AMThe Indian Navy has 41 ships and submarines under construction in Indian shipyards, the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Robin K Dhowan said in Bangalore yesterday. “The Navys blueprint revolves around the ‘Make in India concept
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Aeros Begins Production Of New Airship
January 11, 2015 @ 07:25 AMAeroscraft Corporation (Aeros) begins production of its newest airship design under FAA certification, the ‘40E Sky Dragon. The 40E incorporates numerous design advancements and the latest technology to maintain Aeros leadership position manufacturing the worlds most technologically advanced FAA-licensed non-rigid airships
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LCA Tejas Flies With Indian Made Electronic Warfare Suite
January 10, 2015 @ 07:02 PMAn Electronic Warfare (EW) suite developed by the state owned Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE), flew for the first time onboard the “Tejas-PV1 Light Combat Aircraft” today at Bengaluru. In addition to the Radar Warner, the EW suite is equipped with a jammer
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Dassault Insists on Latest Rafale Version for India, Doubles the Price
January 10, 2015 @ 02:55 PMDassault has offered the latest version of the Rafale fighter, the F3R for nearly double the price of the F3 version it originally bid with in the Indian fighter aircraft competition. The company is reportedy insisting that India take the latest version as the French company is upgrading aircraft in the French Air Force to the F3R version and all future aircraft manufactured will be of the latest version
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Indo-US Agreement in Offing for Defence Technology Transfer to India
January 10, 2015 @ 11:44 AMThe US may offer some of its latest defence products for joint production in India under the Defence Trade and Technology Initiative (DTTI) as part of a new 10 year defence framework pact. The pact is expected to be signed during the visit of US President Barak Obama to New Delhi later this month
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Chinese Navy to Prioritize Nuclear Subs, Aircraft Carriers, C4ISR
January 9, 2015 @ 02:53 PMThe Chinese Navy will focus on building nuclear submarines capable of launching nuclear missiles, an aircraft carrier fleet and command, control and communication assets as part of its medium term plans. Despite rapid development of new equipment, The Peoples Liberation Armys Navy (PLAN) “still lags far behind modernized naval giants in the world and its development speed is far from sufficient considering the fast expansion of maritime security interests and economic interests”, rear admiral Yin Zhuo, director of Chinese Navy Information Technology Advisory Committee, was quoted as saying by China Military Online, an official Chinese military publication
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US selects RAF Lakenheath As First European F-35 Base
January 9, 2015 @ 02:15 PMThe U.S
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Turbomeca To Use 3D Printing Process For Engine Components Production
January 9, 2015 @ 11:50 AMTurbomeca (Safran) is setting up new manufacturing capability at its facility in France for serial production of parts using the latest additive manufacturing, or 3D printing process. Bordes facility in France is one of the first of its kind to serial produce additive components for aerospace propulsion industry in France
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Work On India's Stealth Aircraft Project To Accelerate
January 9, 2015 @ 10:58 AMIndia plans to speed up work on its Stealth capable advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA), following the success achieved on its Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) project. Officials of Indias Defence Research And Development Organization (DRDO) and various media reports point out that the AMCA project should see the light of day in about five to eight years
Japan to Explore Airbus’ Eurodrone as Maritime Surveillance Anti-submarine Warfare Craft
After Germany, UK Changes Warship Acquisition Plans
UK Army Unveils Challenger 3 Tank to Rival Russian Armata
Poland to Acquire Three A26 Submarines from Saab for $4.8 Billion
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
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