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GRSE Delivers First Mk IV Landing Craft To Indian Navy
October 5, 2016 @ 01:41 PMIndias Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has delivered the first of a new class of eight in-house designed Mk IV Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessels to the Indian Navy last week. "L-51 is expected to be commissioned “soon” at Port Blair" the Indian armed forces triservice command that oversees Andaman and Nicobar island territories, Indian Ministry of Defence was quoted as saying by
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Iran’s New Drone Similar To Captured US RQ-170 UAV
October 3, 2016 @ 02:38 PMIrans newly built long-range attack drone, ‘Saeqeh is similar to a US drone captured five years ago after it entered Iranian airspace, according to local media. The report described the new drone as a home-grown aircraft "made by reverse engineering of [an] American Lockheed Martin RQ-170" vehicle that was downed in December 2011
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Inertial Navigation System Developed For MC-21 Airliner To Be Used in Russian...
October 3, 2016 @ 02:02 PMRussian firm, Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) is considering adapting the BINS-2015 Inertial Navigation System (INS), originally developed for the MS-21 ( internationally known as MC-21) civilian airliner for use in military drones such as the in-development Altis. "According to our calculations, BINS-2015 will pass all testing and certification stages and will be ready for mass production by 2017
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Indian Reliance, French Dassault JV To Execute $3.3 Billion Rafale Offsets Contract
October 3, 2016 @ 11:36 AMIndian Reliance Group and Dassault Aviation have announced a joint venture (JV) to execute $3.3 billion worth offset contract as part of the Rafale fighter jet deal
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Philippines To Commence Attack Helicopter, Close Air Support Aircraft Procurement in 2017
October 3, 2016 @ 11:09 AMThe Philippine Air Force is likely to commence procurement of attack helicopters and close-air support (CAS) aircraft in 2017 for possible purchase the following year. In addition, the Philippines is looking to procure additional KAI FA-50 aircraft from Korea as well as additional AW 109 attack helicopter from Agusta Westland
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US Approves $20 Billion Fighter Jet sales To Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait
September 29, 2016 @ 03:17 PMThe US has approved a sale of $20 billion fighter jets by Boeing and Lockheed Martin to Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait. The potential sales include 72 Boeing F-15 jets to Qatar and 32 F/A-18 E/F fighters to Kuwait
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Russian Nuclear Submarine Test Fires Two Bulava Missiles
September 28, 2016 @ 03:59 PMRussian submarine Yuri Dolgoruky has test launched two Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles from the White Sea today. "Both missiles were fired from the submarines silos in a routine regime
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BAE System Offers Sub-contracting Opportunities To Australian SMEs on Global Combat Ship...
September 27, 2016 @ 03:14 PMBAE Systems has offered sub-contracting opportunities to 150 Australian SMEs as it readies to start the manufacturing phase for the first three ships. The company announced Sunday that it is maturing the detailed design for the Type 26 Global Combat ships
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French MoD Selects Heckler & Koch HF 416F Assault Rifle to Replace...
September 26, 2016 @ 03:59 PMFrance has selected Heckler & Koch HF 416F assault rifle to replace its domestically-produced bullpup-styled FAMAS. The Directorate-General of Armaments (DGA) announced last week that it awarded the contract to a consortium formed by Heckler & Koch France SAS and Heckler & Koch GmbH on September 22, 2016 for the Future Individual Weapon (AIF) program
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Indian Air Force MiG-29 Fighter Aircraft Upgradation In Final Stages
September 23, 2016 @ 02:08 PMIndian Air Forces MiG-29 combat aircraft upgradation is in final stages. The 11 Base Repair Depot (11 BRD) of Air Force Station at Ojhar in Nashik which undertakes maintenance and overhauling MiG series combat aircraft, is currently engaged in upgradation of MiG 29, PTI reported Friday
Europe’s First Patriot Missile Plant Breaks Ground in Germany’s Bavaria
U.S. Plans Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile Development
France Receives Third Barracuda-Class Nuclear Submarine, Tourville
Poland Advances Plans for Local Ammunition Production
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...