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LCA Tejas to be Star Attraction at Aero India 2015

January 18, 2015 @ 06:27 PM

Indias Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas which was handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF) yesterday is expected to be the star attraction at the Aero India 2015 event in Bangalore. The aircraft which had enthralled crowds at Aero India 2013 with its breath-taking aerobatics may put up an even more impressive show, now that it has completed its flight test program or Initial Operational Clearance –II which signifies that it is airworthy in different flying conditions
Russia Threatens To Renege Commitment On Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty With US

January 14, 2015 @ 09:52 AM

Moscow has threatened to renege its commitment to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) both in the framework and in the area of non-proliferation with Washington. "We have not taken any concrete steps in this direction, but I am not ruling out the possibility that Washington could force us to do so, to adjust our policy in this area," Mikhail Ulyanov, Head of Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti Tuesday
Indian Navy Has 41 Ships, Submarines Under Construction: Navy Chief Dhowan

January 11, 2015 @ 10:57 AM

The Indian Navy has 41 ships and submarines under construction in Indian shipyards, the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Robin K Dhowan said in Bangalore yesterday. “The Navys blueprint revolves around the ‘Make in India concept
Work On India's Stealth Aircraft Project To Accelerate

January 9, 2015 @ 10:58 AM

India plans to speed up work on its Stealth capable advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA), following the success achieved on its Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) project. Officials of Indias Defence Research And Development Organization (DRDO) and various media reports point out that the AMCA project should see the light of day in about five to eight years
Thales To Upgrade Fire Control System For French Anti-Air Missiles

January 8, 2015 @ 09:57 AM

Thales has won a contract to upgrade the fire control system for the surface-to-air anti-missile system (SAAM) deployed by the French Navys Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. The contract was awarded from The Joint Armaments Cooperation Organization (OCCAr) on behalf of the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) to upgrade the SAAM - surface-to-air anti-missile system
US DoD Awards Two Contracts Worth $169 Million To Lockheed Martin

January 2, 2015 @ 01:30 PM

Lockheed Martin has won a $91 million modification contract for United Arab Emirates (UAE) Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) to acquire continental US and outside continental US support for services and equipment. Work is expected to be completed by Oct
US Marine Corps Receives First Carrier Variant F-35C Fighter

December 24, 2014 @ 12:15 PM

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has received its first carrier variant (CV) Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) on 22 December. The USMC is acquiring a mixed fleet of short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B and CV F-35C aircraft
U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $498 Million for Mobile Landing Platform

December 23, 2014 @ 10:35 AM

General Dynamics has won a $498 million contract from the US Navy yesterday for the design and construction of the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB). Under this option, NASSCO, subsidiary of General Dynamics, will provide the detail design and construction efforts to build the second AFSB of the Mobile Landing Platform-class ships
Russian PAK-FA Fighter Deliveries By 2020

December 19, 2014 @ 12:18 PM

Russia will receive 55 Sukhoi PAK-FA (T-50) fighter aircraft by 2020, said Vladislav Goncharenko, the deputy director of the United Aircraft Corporation's (UAC's) combat aircraft department. "The number of prototypes is increasing; the state trial programme is being conducted as per schedule," Goncharenko was quoted as saying by Echo of Moscow Radio on 16 December
Quickstep Wins Lockheed Martin’s C-130J Super Hercules Wing Flaps Contract

December 16, 2014 @ 08:39 AM

Quickstep, Australia announced Monday that it has won $ 75 million contract to manufacture additional 12 sets plus spares of C-130J Super Hercules wing flaps from Lockheed Martin. The purchase order takes the total cumulative order to 67 wing flap sets, and comprises part of Quickstep's overarching US $75 million memorandum of agreement (MOA) to manufacture wing flaps for the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft

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