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ID Awarded $5 Billion US Army For IT infrastructure Requirements

March 2, 2016 @ 07:23 AM

Intelligent Decisions (ID), Inc has been awarded an Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 3 Hardware (ITES-3H) contract by the US Army. The contract has a ceiling value of $5 billion and a potential period of performance of five years - one 3-year base plus two option years
Rheinmetall To Equip 88 Brazilian, Sweden Gripen Fighters Fitted With Automatic Cannon

March 1, 2016 @ 02:38 PM

Rheinmetall will be equipping a total of 88 Gripen NG fighter aircraft with the BK27 automatic cannon with a newly developed linkless ammunition feeding system. The order is worth a mid eight-figure euro amount
New Indian Defence Procurement Policy Shortly: Minister Parrikar

March 1, 2016 @ 01:47 PM

India will soon roll out a new Defense Procurement Procedure (DPP) and will concentrate on promoting indigenization and self-reliance in defense through public and private sector. The Indian defense minister, Manohar Parrikar in a
Indian Government To Disinvest 10 Percent In State-Owned HAL

March 1, 2016 @ 01:03 PM

Indian government plans to disinvest 10 per cent of its share from Indias only defense aircraft manufacturer, Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and 5 per cent from Bharat Electronics (BEL). Indian Defense Minister of State for Defense, Inderjit Singh Rao said in a statement to the Parliament Monday that “the Government has approved disinvestment of defence sector CPSEs, 5 per cent paid-up equity of BEL out of Government of Indias shareholding of 75
Goa Shipyard Builds Mauritius Coast Guard’s First Fast Patrol Vessel

March 1, 2016 @ 12:26 PM

Indias Goa Shipyard has launched the first Fast Patrol Vessel meant for Mauritian coast guard. Goan Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar launched the first of the 11 FPVs in a ceremony, the
Russia To Get Five S-400 Triumf Missile Systems In September-October

March 1, 2016 @ 11:45 AM

Almaz-Antey will deliver five regiment sets of the S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems to the Russian Defense Ministry ahead of schedule this year, the company press office said Monday. Almaz-Antey CEO Yan Novikov has said that "the works related to the preparations for the delivery of S-400 Triumf antiaircraft missile systems to the defense ministry this year are planned to be finished ahead of schedule: the 12th, 13th and 14th regiment sets of this system will arrive for the Russian Defense Ministry until the end of September 2016 while the 15th and the 16th sets will be delivered in October 2016,"...
UK Navy’s Latest Submarine Test Fires Torpedo Using BAE System’s Control System...

March 1, 2016 @ 09:40 AM

The UK Royal Navys advanced submarine, Artful has test fired a torpedo using a £50 million BAE Systems designed Common Combat System (CCS). The CCS is a command and control system which functions as the digital ‘brain of the boat controlling its ‘eyes, ‘ears and ‘nervous system
BAE Systems Wins Electronic Warfare Contract For US Navy Ships

March 1, 2016 @ 08:40 AM

BAE Systems has won $11 million contract from the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop next-generation electronic warfare (EW) technology that will quickly detect, locate, and identify sources of radio frequency signals. Known as the Full-Spectrum Staring Receiver (FSSR), this technology will enable near-instantaneous battlespace situational awareness, emitter tracking, threat warning, and countermeasure cueing
China's Boeing C-17 Competitor, Y-20 Cargo Plane To Enter Service

March 1, 2016 @ 08:30 AM

China will put its home-grown military cargo jet, Y-20 into service later this year. “The test flight period for the aircraft is generally between three and five years
USAF Awards $161M Rocket Propulsion Contracts To Replace Russian Launch Vehicle

March 1, 2016 @ 08:24 AM

The US Department of Defense announced Monday two US Air Force contracts estimated $161 million for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. The announced contracts is for building rocket propulsion system prototypes that will transition away from the use of the Russian supplied RD-180 engine to a domestic alternative for National Security Space launches, the statement said

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