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Boeing Rolls Out First Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon Aircraft

September 28, 2016 @ 02:08 PM

Boeing has rolled out first of 15 P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft meant for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The aircraft is due to arrive in Canberra on November 15, flown by an Australian crew, according to the Australian Air Forces official website Wednesday
Reliance Infra To Build Fast Patrol Vessels For Indian Coast Guard

September 28, 2016 @ 02:00 PM

Indias Reliance Infrastructure company will soon sign a contract to build fast patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard, its chairman, Anil Ambani disclosed at the companys annual general meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday. "The company's focus areas would be defence and metro systems," Ambani said
North Korea Possesses 88 Pounds Weapons-Grade Plutonium

September 28, 2016 @ 12:41 PM

North Korea has drastically progressed in miniaturization of its nuclear weapons and allegedly possesses at least 88 pounds of weapons-grade plutonium. The North had reinforced its strategic capabilities and is continuing development of nuclear and biochemical weapons and ballistic missiles, South Korean Defense Ministry was quoted as saying by
South Korea Grounds Lynx Helicopters After Crash

September 28, 2016 @ 10:52 AM

South Korea has suspended operation of its Lynx military helicopters fleet after one of them crashed into the East Sea. The helicopter crashed around 9:05 PM during a joint night-time drill by South Korea and US
Orlan-10 Drone Detects ‘Terrorist’ Targets During Indo-Russian Indra-2016 Exercises

September 27, 2016 @ 10:18 AM

Russian and Indian infantry troops participating in the Indra-2016 military exercises currently in Russia deployed the Orlan-10 reconnaissance and surveillance drone to detet simulated terrorist groups. "During the exercises, the Eastern Military District and Indian troops used Russian Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles to jointly learn to detect simulated illegal armed groups," Vladimir Matveev, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry's Eastern Military District said Tuesday
US Elbit Systems To Display Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capacity At Modern...

September 26, 2016 @ 01:16 PM

Elbit Systems of America has planned to display Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capacity (CLRF-IC) during Modern Day Marine, held from September 27 to 29, 2016. CLRF-IC gives dismounted Marines a handheld targeting system that integrates a rangefinder, day and night cameras, GPS, and celestial positioning precision to Forward Observers, the company announced in a statement today
DCNS Likely To Lose Additional Order Of Three Submarines For Indian P-75...

September 26, 2016 @ 11:10 AM

French DCNS is likely to lose an order to build three additional submarines apart from the existing order of six already being built at Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) as part of the P-75 project due to last months Scorpene document leak. Thus, the Scorpene strength with the Indian Navy — as per the original Project-75 programme — might remain only at six
South Korean Guided Missiles Shooting Off The Mark

September 26, 2016 @ 04:40 AM

Amidst heightened tension with North Korea, it has been revealed that only five of the nine South Korean guided missiles test-fired this year struck the intended target. A South Korean lawmaker raised concerns over the militarys guided missile systems that showed poor accuracy in test launches as well as the countrys aged computerized command and control system,
China Testing Catapult Launch System On Aircraft Carrier

September 24, 2016 @ 12:08 PM

China has stepped up efforts to develop Catapult-Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR) operations for its carriers to launch more heavily armed Shenyang J-15 multi-role fighters. The J-15 fighters might have new engines by the time this carrier takes to sea in the 2020s,
L&T Wins Vietnamese $99 Million Contract To Construct Patrol Vessels In India

September 23, 2016 @ 01:02 PM

Larsen & Toubro (LET) has signed a$99.7 million project with Vietnam Border Guard to design and construct high speed patrol vessels in India

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