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Egyptian Additional 12 Rafale Order May Delay Indian Deliveries Further

June 21, 2016 @ 01:32 PM

Indias 36 rafale fighter deliveries may be delayed further if Egypt opts to purchase 12 Rafale optional under the contract signed with France in February 2015. In the wake of the visit of French President François Hollande in Egypt in April this year , negotiations between the Egyptian army and Dassault Aviation have started to purchase twelve Rafale optional under the last years contract, La Tribune reported quoting sources as saying last week
BEL Named In ‘India’s Top 500 Companies’ List

June 21, 2016 @ 11:53 AM

Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has been chosen as one of ‘Indias Top 500 Companies at the Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards 2016 function held in Mumbai recently. Mr M M Pandey, GM (Navi Mumbai), BEL, received the award for BEL from Dr Bibek Debroy, Member, NITI Aayog, Government of India, the chief guest
N. Korea Deploys Ballistic Missile In East Coast: S. Korean Military

June 21, 2016 @ 10:42 AM

North Korea has deployed an intermediate-range ballistic missile to its east coast, a South Korean government source told Yonhap news agency. South Korean and Japanese military officials are monitoring the situation, though there have been no signs of a launch detected
Raytheon Wins USAF Contract Worth $28 Million For AMRAAM Aircraft Platform Integration

June 21, 2016 @ 07:34 AM

Raytheon has won a contract worth $28 million for integration of the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) onto various US Air Force and Navy aircraft platforms. “Contractor will facilitate several new task orders for platform integration support including the F-16 Block 30, F-35, F-15 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System; F-16 Active Electronically Scanned Array; AMRAAM Real Time Integration Simulator; and multiple F/A-18 configurations,” the US Department of defense announced
Honeywell Wins USAF $75 million Contract For Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines

June 21, 2016 @ 07:25 AM

Honeywell has been awarded the US Air Force contract worth $75 million for the Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines (VAATE) III & Beyond program. “This contract increases the not-to-exceed ceiling for the VAATE program, which is a multiple government agency and industry joint effort to develop revolutionary and innovative technologies by the 2017 timeframe that will permit an order of magnitude increase in turbo-propulsion affordability over the year 2000 state-of-the-art technology,” the US Department of Defense announced Monday
Northrop Grumman To Supply Laser Range Finders To Morocco

June 21, 2016 @ 07:08 AM

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a foreign military sales contract worth $8 million to supply 172 eyesafe laser range finders for the kingdom of Morocco. “Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
Qatar To Develop Drone Technology "Locally"

June 20, 2016 @ 04:40 PM

Qatar is planning to develop its own drone technology to boost security of its coastal borders, a defense official said. General Khalid bin Ahmad Al Kuwari, director of the Qatar Armed Forces Reconnaissance and Surveillance Center (RSC), told Gulf Times that the remote-controlled aircraft would help boost the countrys security
India Allows 100 Percent FDI In Defense, Aviation Sectors

June 20, 2016 @ 02:11 PM

The government of India announced changes to the countrys foreign direct investment (FDI) policy Monday, which allows 100 percent foreign investment in defense, civil aviation and pharmaceutical sectors. Previously, FDI in the defense sector was capped at 49 percent and now, 100 percent FDI will be allowed by the government on a case-specific basis, when “it is likely to result in access to modern and ‘state-of-art technology in the country”, an Indian Commerce Ministry statement said Monday
Kuwait Could Buy Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet under U.S. FMS

June 20, 2016 @ 12:18 PM

The Boeing Company is currently going through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process for the sale of Super Hornet aircraft to Kuwait and is hoping to finalize the deal soon. The announcement was made during a press briefing in Florida on June 10, where Boeing briefed on taking steps to keep its F-18 production line open for future US Navy requirements and international sales based on positive signs from multiple sources
Third Borey class Nuclear Submarine To Join Russian Pacific Fleet By Year...

June 20, 2016 @ 11:50 AM

The third Borey class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, Vladimir Monomakh, will join the Russian Navy Pacific Fleet by this year-end. The Vladimir Monomakh Borey class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (Project 955) will complete the voyage to the Pacific Fleet before the yearend, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Vladimir Korolev told TASS on Saturday

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