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Turkish-designed Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker Completes Maiden Sea Trials

April 13, 2018 @ 04:59 PM

Turkish defense contractor STM announced Thursday the first successful sea trials of the 158-meter Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker (PNFT), built in cooperation with Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works. According to STM's website the ship embarked on its maiden voyage on March 31, 2018, Anadolu Agency reports
Goa Shipyard, Naval Group To Co-develop Simulators For Indian Navy's Future Requirements

April 13, 2018 @ 04:45 PM

Indias Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has signed a ‘Letter of Intent on 12th April with Frances Naval Group to expand their collaboration in the field of design and production of all shore based simulators for Scorpene Submarine project and also for other future advanced simulator requirements of the Indian Navy. The two companies had also signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) (latest one in Oct 17 for simulators for submarines Combat Management System (CMS))
Saudi Arabia Signs €2 Billion Deal For Five Spanish Corvettes

April 13, 2018 @ 04:30 PM

Saudi Arabia has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Spanish firm Navantia S.A
Russian Troops Begin Receiving New Terminator Tanks

April 13, 2018 @ 02:15 PM

Russias Defense Ministry has accepted Terminator tank support combat vehicles for service and started their serial deliveries to the troops. "The tank support combat vehicle dubbed the Terminator has been accepted for service and is being serially delivered to the Russian army
Lockheed Martin To Support Restoration Efforts Of US Navy's Damaged Destroyer USS...

April 13, 2018 @ 10:22 AM

The Pentagon has awarded $68 million worth contract to Lockheed Martin to support the restoration of the US Navys damaged guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald. Last June, the USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant ship while transiting busy sea lanes outside Tokyo Bay after the junior officer in charge on the bridge disregarded standard navigational and maneuvering practices
Lockheed Martin Wins $14M USAF Contract For Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles

April 13, 2018 @ 10:12 AM

The US Air Force has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to produce four Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM), the Department of Defense announced Thursday. “Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $13,920,004 fixed-price incentive modification (P00012) to previously awarded contract FA8682-17-C-0037 for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) Lot 1 production,” the statement reads
MKU Teams Up With UAE-based EDIC Caracal To Manufacture Advanced Assault Rifles...

April 13, 2018 @ 10:03 AM

MKU has signed a MOU with UAE-based EDIC Caracal at DefExpo 2018, for strategic co-operation to manufacture the advanced CAR817AR rifles in India. The Assault Rifle will be manufactured in India at MKUs proposed facility in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh under the ‘Make in India initiative of the government and will be offered to the Indian Army for their requirements
Saab Confirms Receiving RFI for Manufacture of 110 Combat Aircraft for India

April 12, 2018 @ 04:50 PM

Saab today confirmed that they have received the request for information (RFI) document from the Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) for the procurement of 110 combat aircraft for the Air Force (IAF). Saab executives holding a press conference at the on-going Defense Exposition, DefExpo 2018 said Thursday that they have received the RFI and will be proposing Gripen E multi-role fighter jet for the program
BEL Showcases New Drone Guard System At DefExpo 2018

April 12, 2018 @ 02:46 PM

BEL unveiled an indigenously-built ‘Drone Guard solution to support these agencies this week during the on-going DefExpo 2018, in Chennai. BELs Drone Guard System (DGS) has been configured to detect, track and neutralise the intruding drones
BEL, Mahindra Sign MOU To Tap Opportunities In Indian Defence Market

April 12, 2018 @ 02:29 PM

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Mahindra Defence Systems Limited signed an MoU to jointly address emerging opportunities in the domestic market under the policy initiatives of the Government of India, like Make in India and the Export Promotion Policy of the Ministry of Defence to target the export market. Anandi Ramalingam, Director (Marketing), BEL, and N Raveeswaran, Head, Strategic Business Partnerships, Aerospace and Defence, Mahindra Defence, signed the MoU documents in the presence of M V Gowtama, CMD, BEL, and S P Shukla, Group President, Mahindra Group, during the on-going DefExpo 2018

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