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India, US Sign Deal To Share Military Facilities
August 30, 2016 @ 11:17 AMIndia and the US on Monday have signed the bilateral Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) that will permit militaries of both countries to access each others facilities for supplies and repairs. The LEMOA “will facilitate additional opportunities for practical engagement and exchange,” Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and U
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RFI for Indian AN-32 Mission Simulator
August 23, 2016 @ 10:07 AMIndian defense ministry intends to procure one full mission simulator for the upgraded An-32 RE aircraft. The full mission simulator is intended to be used for flying and mission training of pilots, navigator and flight engineers on all roles of the upgraded An-32 RE aircraft
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Lockheed Martin To Set Up First Research & Development Facility In Australia
August 2, 2016 @ 09:31 AMLockheed Martin will set up a new multi-disciplinary Research & Development (R&D) facility in Melbourne, Australia, the first by the firm outside the US. Lockheed Martin will invest an initial $13 million over three years to establish a Science Technology Engineering Leadership and Research Laboratory (STELaR Lab) to undertake R&D to solve the technology challenges of the future, and work in the art of the possible
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Thales To Modernize German Small Arms, Handheld Anti-Tank Weapons Simulator Devices
July 21, 2016 @ 07:34 PMThales has received an order for the modernisation of all small arms/handheld antitank weapons shooting simulator training devices (AGSHP) in use with the German Armed Forces. The order from the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Utilisation of the Federal Armed Forces (BAAINBw) is approximately five million euro and to be implemented by the end of 2017, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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Leonardo AW189 Cleared For All-Weather Operations
July 11, 2016 @ 12:32 PMThe European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified Leonardo-Finmeccanicas AW189s Full Ice Protection System (FIPS) clearing the way for the aircraft to operate in full icing conditions. The EASA certification comes after three years of flight trials in Northern Europe and North America, during the winter months, to gather data and test the effectiveness of the system which includes electrically heated main and tail rotor blades, heated windscreens and an ice detection system
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Avionics Services Launches MALE Class-4 Cacador Drone
July 5, 2016 @ 11:13 AMAvionics Services has launched its Medium Altitude Low Endurance (MALE) UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) class 4 Caçador. The launch held on June 30, 2016 included a retrospective of the project, the systems capacity and information about its strong potential for usage in intelligence tactical missions by the Armed Forces, civilian defense, environmental defense, and agribusiness, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Indian Defense Manufacturers To Benefit From Offsets With FDI Raised To 100
June 22, 2016 @ 01:17 PMIndian defense manufacturers will benefit from offsets and access modern technology with the governments move to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to 100 percent in the sector, M N Vidyashankar, President, India Electronics and Semiconductor Association said. “With the FDI the MNCs (multi-national companies) wanting to invest in India will need local backup, resources, and manufacturing capabilities and comforts to deal with local vendors
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Indra To Provide Full Flight Simulator For Airbus A330 Tanker Training
June 22, 2016 @ 11:18 AMAirbus Defence and Space has placed an order for the development and provision of a Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to support the training of crews on the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport. The contract, signed with Indra of Spain, covers the installation at the Airbus Defence and Space International Training Centre in Seville of a Level D FFS, which is certified to qualify pilots on the A330 MRTT with zero flight time in the real aircraft
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Honeywell Wins USAF $75 million Contract For Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines
June 21, 2016 @ 07:25 AMHoneywell 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
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India Mulls Exporting Brahmos, Akash Missiles To Friendly Nations
June 18, 2016 @ 05:34 AMIndia is mulling to export missiles to certain friendly countries as missile production has seen an increase in the nation, Defense Minister said Friday. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, speaking at a programme to mark the inaugural flight of HTT-40, said that Brahmos will be among the missiles that would be exported
Russia Begins Mass Production of Typhoon-PVO Combat Vehicle
Denmark Donates Satellite Services to Ukraine via EU Defense Agency
Indra to Modernize Colombia's Air Traffic Network
Australia Builds First Permanent Defence Space Workforce
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...