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India Losing Patience With Dassault, May Order More Sukhois

January 2, 2015 @ 10:25 AM

India may order more Su-30MKI fighters as the squadron strength of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has dipped to 25 and negotiations with Dassault over Rafale fighter sale tether on the brink of collapse. For the first time since negotiations with Dassault began three years ago, Indian MoD officials have been quoted by various local media that there is the real possibility of the talks collapsing
French Delegation To Visit India In January For Rafale Deal

January 2, 2015 @ 09:14 AM

A French delegation is likely to visit India again this month to discuss about the much-delayed multi-billion dollar contract on 126 Rafale fighter aircraft, as India is considering buying more Russian Su-30MKI warplanes in case the deal falls through. Recalling his discussions with his French counterpart last month, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said talks are on over the deal
Iran And Iraq Deepen Defense Ties To Fight Against ISIL

January 1, 2015 @ 11:45 AM

Iran and Iraq on Tuesday signed an MoU to broaden defense cooperation to fight ISIL militants. According to the MoU signed by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his visiting Iraqi counterpart Khalid al-Obeidi in Tehran, Iran will continues training of Iraqi units
Belarus Airbase To Get New Russian Aircraft

December 24, 2014 @ 08:27 AM

Russia is planning to increase the number of airplanes and helicopters at its planned airbase in Belarus scheduled to be opened in 2016, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Andrei Ravkov that he is ready to continue the discussion of cooperation on a practical basis today
Indian Navy Considers Leasing Second Russian Nuclear Submarine

December 18, 2014 @ 08:00 AM

The Indian Navy is considering leasing a second Akula-class nuclear-powered submarine from Russia, according to The Hindu. According to the report, the possibility of the lease was indicated by India's Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar, in a meeting with journalists following Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India last week
20 Percent Increase In Russian Arms Sale In 2013: Report

December 18, 2014 @ 06:46 AM

Russian companies saw 20 percent increase in arms sales in FY 2013 compared with their US and Western counterparts, according to the report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Siemon Wezeman, senior researcher with SIPRI's Arms and Military Expenditure Programme, said "the remarkable increases" in Russian companies arms sales in both 2012 and 2013 are in large part due to uninterrupted investments in military procurement by the Russian government during the 2000s
Deliver Mistral Ship or Provide Full Refund: Russia

December 9, 2014 @ 09:12 AM

The delay in the delivery of Mistral-class helicopter carriers from France has forced Moscow to demand either a quick delivery or a refund. “As our president has [already] told the press, the topic of the Mistral was not discussed during an unscheduled meeting in Moscow with French President Francoise Hollande
Indian MMRCA Deal To Be Resolved Soon

December 2, 2014 @ 08:55 AM

In his first meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar raised the MMRCA deal with Dassault and said it would be "resolved in a fast-tracked manner". This is the second visit to India by the French defense minister in the past six months and the first since Manohar Parrikar became the defense minister
Sukhoi T-50 Aircraft To Get New Navigation System

December 1, 2014 @ 03:53 PM

Concern Radioelectronic Technologies (KRET) has created an upgraded BINS-SP2M strapdown inertial navigation system for the fifth-generation T-50 (PAK FA) fighter jet that autonomously processes navigation and flight information, determines position and motion parameters in the absence of satellite navigation, and can integrate with GLONASS, Russias space-based satellite navigation system. BINS-SP2M is guaranteed to last at least 10,000 hours, almost twice as long as its foreign counterparts
Indian Investigation In the Akash Missile System Contract Terminated Due To “Lack...

December 1, 2014 @ 10:26 AM

Indias top criminal investigation agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation, has closed its investigation into alleged irregularities in a $92 million contract awarded Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) to produce the Akash missile system citing lack of evidence. The CBI began its probe last May after allegations surfaced that the then Chief Managing Director Maj Gen (retd) Ravi Khetarpal, and other senior officials were involved in the irregularities in the contract

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