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Foreign Defense Equipment Vendors Can Discharge Offsets Through Services: Indian MoD
December 23, 2015 @ 09:07 AMIndian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has included services as part of the new offset guidelines among various policy measures concerning the ease of doing business. Provisions have now been made with intent to provide greater flexibility to the vendors in offset contracts and reinstatement of services as an avenue for discharge of offset obligations and level playing field to Indian vendors in Capital acquisitions, the defense ministry said in a press release Wednesday
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Iran Shows Interest in Buying Russian Mi And Kamov Helicopters
December 23, 2015 @ 08:48 AMRussian Helicopters attended the Trade and Industry: Russia – Iran 2015 exhibition and held in Tehran this week and discussed prospects for the sale of Mi-8/17, Ka-32A11BC, and Ka-226T helicopters. The company met with the Iran Aviation Industries Organisation (IAIO), the state body that is responsible for Iran's aviation industry
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Russia Offers Cheaper Deal On PAK-FA Fighter To India
December 23, 2015 @ 07:37 AMRussia has offered to slash price of its new Sukhoi T-50 (PAK-FA)s technological know-how under the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) from $6 billion to $3.7 billion to India
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Finland Seeks Information From European, American Manufacturers For Hx-Fighter Program
December 22, 2015 @ 03:15 PMFinlands ministry of defense (MoD) has issued a request for information for its new hx-fighter aircraft program. The MoD has sent a letter to Great Britain, France, Sweden and the US about the project launch on the 16 this month
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France Orders Seven Additional Tiger HAD Attack Choppers From Airbus
December 22, 2015 @ 02:52 PMThe French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has ordered seven additional Tiger HAD attack helicopters, bringing to 67 the total number of Tigers that will eventually be operated by the French Army Aviation. The additional Tigers will be delivered in 2017-2018
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India Keen To Buy General Atomics Predator Drones Worth $2 Billion
December 22, 2015 @ 01:10 PMIndia has sought new versions of about 100 drones worth US $2 billion, both armed and surveillance from US to counter recurring incursions by Chinese troops. India had requested for latest Avenger drones used for combat to counter China and Predator XP category surveillance version for internal security issues and terrorist threats, PTI reported quoting industry sources Tuesday
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Russian Defense Ministry Official Arrested On Bribery Charges
December 22, 2015 @ 12:57 PMRussian law enforcement authorities have arrested a defense ministry official on charges of attempting to obtain 48 million rubles (US $67 thousand) bribe. The authorities arrested the director of department of audit of state contracts of the defense ministry, Dmitry Shortfall on allegations of corruption
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Airbus Delivers 3 Additional H225M Choppers To Brazil
December 22, 2015 @ 10:53 AMAirbus has delivered three additional H225M helicopters to the Brazilian Armed Forces. Two are destined for the Brazilian Army and the third for the Brazilian Air Force, bringing to seven the total number of H225M delivered to Brazil in 2015, the company said in a statement Monday
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F-16, F/A-18, Su-30 Ranked World’s Most Sold Fighter Aircraft
December 22, 2015 @ 09:06 AMUS F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-18 and Sukhoi Su-27/30 family of fighter jets are ranked most popular combat aircraft in the world. According to a report published by Flight International analytical center Monday, US F-16 fighter jet makes up 16 per cent with 2264 jets ranked at number one is followed by F-18 with 1,047 aircraft making up seven per cent jets around the world
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NATO's First Alliance Ground Surveillance Aircraft Takes To Skies
December 22, 2015 @ 08:38 AMNorthrop Grumman and NATOs Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA) successfully tested an AGS derivative of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft. “The NATOs first Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft is part of a system that will allow NATO to meet the requirements of emerging situations around the world
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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