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New Offset Rules Allows Technology Transfer, Cuts License Fee
August 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian ministry of defense has announced that Transfer of Technology (ToT) has been made eligible for offsets, removing a major hurdle in defense equipment sales to India. In a new Defence Procurement Policy which took effect on August 1, the Indian MoD has also specified what constitutes offset multipliers and allowed sub-vendors to discharge offsets
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Cassidian Introduces New Airborne Ultra-High Resolution ‘SmartRadar’
July 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCassidian has introduced an airborne ground surveillance radar that uses the newest ultra-high-resolution radar technology to monitor wide areas with stationary targets while at the same time detecting and tracking moving targets at great distances. The utilisation of a special modular architecture permits scalability of bandwidth, frequency band and processing performance
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Pentagon, Lockheed Reach F-35 Aircraft Deal
July 27, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin has won a $450 million deal from the Pentagon to enhance electronic warfare equipment on the F-35 fighter jet, and integrate Israeli-unique systems beginning in 2016. The deal is expected to be finalized in next few weeks, a huge leap in Israel's $2
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Rules Needed For International Airshow Participation: Russia
July 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFollowing Britain’s denial of visas to the Russian Knights aerobatic display team to attend Farnborough 2012, Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation and the Defense Ministry have decided to put in place a framework agreement that will regulate Russia’s participation in international airshows. The Russian media which reported the news did not specify with whom the framework agreement will be concluded and whether the inviting country would be made a party to the agreement
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India Gets Its First Level "D" Helicopter Simulator
March 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have certified CAE's full-mission helicopter simulator the highest certification, the Level D, less than a year after the revolutionary the Bell 412 simulator arrived in India. This makes it the only one of kind Level "D" helicopter simulator in the country
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F-35 Compatibility Wins Aermacchi $1 Billion Israel Contract
February 20, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCompatibility with the Lockheed Martin F-35 has helped the Aermacchi M-346 beat the South Korean T-50 Israeli fighter trainer deal. An Israeli MoD release said among the reasons for the Italian Aermacchi selection was its twin engine configuration and compatibility with the F-35 and other aircraft such as the Eurofighter, Dassault Rafale and Boeing F-15
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Camcopter S-100 Again the Only UAS Flying at the Paris Air Show
June 16, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Camcopter S-100 by Schiebel, the Austrian hightech company, will again be the only UAS (Unmanned Air System) taking part in the daily flight displays (20th to 26th June) at the Paris Air Show. Flight imagery from the three-meter drone along with data from its onboard sensor will be transmitted in real time to the Air Show s TV station
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Geotech Aviation Ltd. Orders an AW119Ke Helicopter
March 29, 2011 @ 12:00 AMAgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Geotech Aviation Ltd. has signed for one AW119Ke helicopter with options for four additional aircraft
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SELEX Galileo wins contract for surveillance radar from Europe
February 22, 2011 @ 12:00 AMSELEX Galileo is proud to announce a new contract for its PicoSAR AESA surveillance radar. The contract will see three PicoSAR radars sold to a non-NATO export customer as evaluation models, with the potential for a full production run upon successful tests
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India’s defence offsets policy: civil aerospace, internal security added, banking allowed
January 6, 2011 @ 12:00 AMInternational companies winning defence contracts in India will no longer be required to invest in direct defence equipment to fulfil offset obligations. An amendment to the policy made public today includes civil aerospace and internal security equipment too besides allowing offsets banking
Russia May Strike Foreign Ships Suspected of Delivering Arms to Ukraine
Norway Selects Skydio X10D Drones in $9.4M Defense Tender
Israel Signs Contract to Boost Arrow Missile Production
BAE Systems Conducts First Precision Airstrike from Multirotor Drone Using APKWS
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...