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Indian Navy To Get Second Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyer This Week
September 15, 2016 @ 11:05 AMThe Indian Navys second guided missile destroyer will be launched in Mumbai this Saturday. The Project 15B ship christened 'Mormugao' being built by the Mazgoan Shipyard will also outsource work for 10 blocks to involve private ship building yard in the program
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DARPA Announces 'Aerial Dragnet Program' To Track Small UAVs
September 15, 2016 @ 10:49 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a new initiative called Aerial Dragnet program to provide wide-area surveillance of all unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operating below 1000 feet in a large city. Airspace for the flying public today is perpetually congested yet remarkably safe, thanks in no small part to a well-established air traffic control system that tracks, guides and continuously monitors thousands of flights a day
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India To Sign Minesweepers Technology Transfer Contracts Soon
September 15, 2016 @ 10:07 AMIndia is likely to sign contracts for transfer of technology (ToT) about Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) or minesweepers soon, a senior official said Wednesday. “Contracts for transfer of technology about the Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) or minesweepers should be signed soon,” Vice Admiral (Controller Warship Production and Acquisition) G S Pabby told reporters Wednesday
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Indian Navy To Induct First Locally-Made Aircraft Carrier By 2018
September 15, 2016 @ 09:34 AMThe Indian Navy intends to induct its first home-grown aircraft carrier by 2018 and is considering building a second such ship. Indian navy has set the target of having 212 ships in its fleet by 2027 which will be a "real challenge" and there is a need to work "very hard" for it, Vice Admiral (Controller Warship Production and Acquisition) G S Pabby told reporters Wednesday
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CAE Supports Canadian, Australian Air Force Participation In Virtual Combat Exercise
September 15, 2016 @ 09:11 AMCAE has supported the participation of Canadian as well as Australian Air Force in Coalition Virtual Flag 16 (CVF16) virtual air combat exercises. Hosted by the US Air Force, CVF16 took place in mid-August so that simulated aircraft could participate in the joint, multi-national air combat training exercise
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Weapons Tested In Indonesian Naval Exercise
September 15, 2016 @ 09:10 AMIndonesia has tested various missiles, submarine rockets, surface and underwater torpedoes during its biennial exercise conducted by its Navy in the Java Sea. This year the event involved 39 warships of various types, eight aircraft and 7,500 personnel
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Saudi Arabia Seeks Bangladeshi Military Expertise To Guard Its Borders
September 15, 2016 @ 08:40 AMSaudi Arabia has sought Bangladeshs cooperation in receive training for its border guards and technical assistance for the development of Saudis Air Force. Saudi Arabian Deputy Minister of Defence Mohammad Bin Abdullah Al-Aish met Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and discussed different aspects of cooperation in various sectors, including defence, BDNews24 reported last month
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Boeing Wins $700 Million USAF Contract For Small Diameter Bomb I
September 14, 2016 @ 03:59 PMBoeing has won a $700 million contract from the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for Small Diameter Bomb Increment 1 (SDB) production. As per the terms of the contract, the Air Force will supply SDB I weapons of Lot 12-14 and associated carriage systems, the company announced Tuesday
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Iran Threatens To Fire Missiles At Two US Naval Aircraft
September 14, 2016 @ 02:55 PMThe Iranian military threatened to shoot down two US Navy planes flying over the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month. Two “maritime patrol aircraft” were flying separate missions in a similar area in international air space earlier this month when they received three radio calls from Iranian air defense, a defense official told AFP on Tuesday
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Counterfeit Parts Of Aircraft And Defense Products Could Proliferate Through 3D Printing
September 14, 2016 @ 02:22 PM3D printing of aircraft and other defense parts certainly transforms the military support environment but the threat of counterfeit parts could fuel a grey market. “The threat of counterfeit parts from easily accessible 3D printers, coupled with the endless amount of designs available on the Internet, could fuel a black market, Graham Grose, industry director at the IFS Aerospace & Defence Center of Excellence said in an interview with Defenseworld
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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...