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Raytheon Wins $543 Million To Produce 17 SM-3 Block IIA Missile For
December 10, 2015 @ 05:48 AMThe US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded a $543 million contract to Raytheon to produce and deliver up to 17 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptors for operational testing and initial deployment Wednesday. The contract comes a day after Japans Ministry of Defense along with US Missile Defense Agency successfully tested Standard Missile-3 interceptors
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Few Defense Manufacturers In India May Qualify For Strategic Partnership
November 30, 2015 @ 01:22 PMIndia's defense ministry task force has proposed weightages and assets criteria that permit only few Indian private defense manufacturers to qualify for strategic partnerships. The task force, known as Aatre, was set up to identify Indian private companies as strategic partners for development of critical military platforms such as aircraft, warships and armoured fighting vehicles
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India To Discuss FGFA, Multi-Role Transport Aircraft With Russia Next Month
October 21, 2015 @ 11:37 AMIndian defense minister Manohar Parrikar will be discussing the delayed fifth generation fighter aircraft development program along with multi-role transport aircraft on his visit to Moscow next month. The minister will co-chair a meeting of Inter Governmental Commission on Military Technical Co-operation (IRIGCMTC) on November 2
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No Sales Commissions For Indian Arms Agents
October 12, 2015 @ 10:51 AMIndia will come up with new set of guidelines that will remove sales commissions to arms agents later this month. Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar speaking at a public interaction event in Panaji, Goa on Sunday said, “Giving percentage is very risky in India
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Japanese Peacekeepers Can Defend UN Staff Under Attack
September 23, 2015 @ 12:43 PMThe Japanese Self Defense Forces can now go offensive when under attack as per the new legislation. “The defense forces can use force to defend allies under armed attack and expands the scope of its use of arms in U
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American Industries Identify 25 Defense Technologies For Transfer To India
September 21, 2015 @ 01:26 PMAmerican and Indian industries have identified 25 new technologies for transfer to the latter under the defense trade and technology initiative (DTTI) to be made in India. This follows an earlier attempt to offer India 17 technologies under the DTTI which did not find favor with Indian defense industries with one observing commenting that the technologies on offer were “Mickey Mouse” stuff
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Airbus To Develop Encrypted Data Tech For UK’s A400 Airlifters
September 14, 2015 @ 04:05 PMAirbus has won a 3.3 million euro UK contract to develop cryptographic key management technology to equip its A400M military transport aircraft
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Indian Air Force Wants To Test-Fly Russia's 5th Generation PAK-FA Fighter
September 14, 2015 @ 04:01 PMIndia has asked Russia to permit test-pilots of Indian Air force to fly its fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA). Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow in December, flight-testing will help to take forward the collaboration between both the nations on the FGFA, Times of India reported Saturday
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German Small Arms, Ammunition Exports To Arab Region Increase 32 Folds
September 14, 2015 @ 02:41 PMAlthough the overall German small weapons trade has decreased steadily falling by 42 per cent than previous year, the small arms and ammunition exports to Arab nations has increased 32 folds during the same period. With the German ammunition sales have been increasing, it is rather unclear about what the trend might represent
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Cambridge Pixel To Demo Multi-Channel Radar Data Recorder At DSEI 2015
August 26, 2015 @ 12:53 PMCambridge Pixel has unveiled its multi-channel Radar Data Recorder that can record primary radar video and associated tracks. The radar data recorder can also record AIS, ADS-B, IFF and NMEA-0183 navigation data from ship and aircraft transponders
China Reveals Robot Wolves – Quadrupedal Drones to Fight alongside Soldiers
Ukrainian-U.S. Joint Venture to Manufacture Specialty Ammunition Chemicals
L3Harris to Upgrade Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 Fleet
Near-Collision Within 100m as Philippine Cutter Confronts China Patrol Ships
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...