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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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Russia's Proposed Indian Shipbuilding Hub Could Become Global Unit
September 14, 2016 @ 01:53 PMRussias United Shipbuilding Corporation has proposed to the Indian government to set up a production unit in Visakhapatnam, Andra Pradesh. The proposed manufacturing hub in India could become their global production unit, Alexey L Rakhmanov, president of the United Shipbuilding Corporation was quoted as saying by
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Afghanistan To Provide Guns-Choppers Wishlist To India
September 14, 2016 @ 12:51 PMAfghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is likely to hand over a list of guns and helicopters the country wishes to acquire from India for military assistance. The president will be arriving in New Delhi on Wednesday
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Did Syrian AF Shoot Down Israeli Fighter Jet, Drone?
September 14, 2016 @ 12:38 PMSyrian air defense forces claim to have shot at an Israeli warplane and a drone in response to Israeli air strike against a Syrian artillery battery on Tuesday. Tel Aviv conducted an air strike against a Syrian artillery battery after at least four shells strayed into the Golan from battles between the Syrian army and rebels in the Quneitra sector,
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India's Cochin Shipyard Readies for Initial Public Offering
September 14, 2016 @ 12:15 PMIndia's Cochin Shipyard (CSL) is eyeing to file documents for its initial public offering (IPO) of Rs 600 crores (US$89.6 million) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) by the end of this month
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US To Pledge $38 Billion Military Aid To Israel
September 14, 2016 @ 10:47 AMThe US has announced that an agreement has reached to provide$38 billion military assistance to Israel for a span of 10 years starting 2019 through 2028. Senior officials from both sides will sign the agreement on Wednesday in a ceremony in the Treaty Room at the State Department in Washington at 9 P
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Embraer To Face Criminal Investigation In India’s AEW Aircraft Deal
September 14, 2016 @ 10:24 AMThe Indian Defense Ministry has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe in $208 million Embraer aircraft deal after allegations of payment of kickbacks to secure the airborne early warning and control systems (AEW&C) contract. Defense Mininster Manohar Parrikar earlier this week had said, “CBI will be asked to probe if there is a criminal angle as the Ministry cannot
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