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Sea Trials For BAE Systems' Made UK Nuclear Submarine
August 14, 2015 @ 11:15 AMBAE systems advanced Nuclear submarine has set sail for Sea trials yesterday from its facility at Barrow-in-Furness town and seaport of England. The design and build of the Astute class is a complex engineering feat
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Roadblocks Hinder 'Make in India' in Defense Sector
July 27, 2015 @ 01:30 PMOffset policy, delay in procurement process and over-regulated Defense procurement policy (DPP) and many other issues have hindered make in India program. Talking during a panel discussion on 'Make in India' energizing A&D manufacturing sector as part of the Aerospace and Defense Summit (ADMS-2015) in Bangalore on Saturday, Rajeev Sikka, CEO Sika Interplant systems said, “Make in India initiative requires a lot of unlearning as we have always had a non-regulatory environment in the defense sector so far
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Skyshield Anti-Missile Protection On Eilat-Bound Flights
July 14, 2015 @ 03:00 PMSkyShield anti-missile systems have been installed on Israeli flights to Eilat, bordering Sinai, the site of violence between Egypt and IS militants. The Israel defense establishment ordered to deploy the SkyShield missile defense systems to Arkia and Israir flights to Eilat two weeks ago, following IS militants attack against the Egyptian military in Sinai, daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported Monday
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Bangladesh Coast Guard To Receive Four Fincantieri OPVs
July 3, 2015 @ 03:13 PMDecommissioned vessels of the Italian Navy will be upgraded and supplied to Bangladesh Coast Guard by Fincantieri. The Italian shipbuilder has been awarded the contract with the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) for the supply of four Italian Navy “Minerva” class corvettes to be upgraded and converted into Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), and to provide the related logistics support services
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IAMD Successfully Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missile With Patriot Guidance
June 4, 2015 @ 08:12 AMUS' Integrated Air and Missile Defense project management (IAMD) officials successfully intercepted a Tactical Ballistic Missile (TBM) surrogate target using a Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical missile on Thursday. The test demonstrated a dramatic change in how current air and missile defense systems will operate in the future with a netted System-of-Systems architecture,Theredstonerocket reported Thursday
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Russian Helicopters Delivers First Two Overhauled Ka-31 Helos To India
May 7, 2015 @ 10:15 AMRussian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) announced today that it has delivered the first two repaired Ka-31 attack helicopters produced by Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise (a Russian Helicopters company) to India. In 2004, Kumertau Aviation supplied nine Ka-31 helicopters to India
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India Successfully Test Fires Nuclear Ballistic Agni-III Missile
April 16, 2015 @ 11:47 AMIndia has successfully test-fired nuclear ballistic missile Agni-III for a lesser range from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast on Thursday. The missile has a strike range of more than 3,000 km
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NATO Naval Forces Begin Multinational Exercise
April 13, 2015 @ 09:47 AMHer Majestys Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton has joined Joint Warrior exercise on Sunday, as part of its deployment under Operation REASSURANCE in support of NATO assurance measures in the North Atlantic Ocean. Fredericton and other Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) warships, as well as the two Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CP-140 Auroras, will participate in the semi-annual training exercise conducted in the coastal waters off the United Kingdom from April 12 to 23, the news release announced on Sunday
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Indian Army To Use Home-Made Weapon Locating Radars
March 30, 2015 @ 09:44 AMThe Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) of the ministry of defence has cleared the acquisition of 30 weapon locating radars – Swati – from Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) at a total cost of Rs 1,605 crores ($256 million). These radars will be used by the artillery wing of the Indian army
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US Army Test Fires Missiles From Multi-Mission Launcher
March 26, 2015 @ 04:06 PMThe US army successfully launched three missiles from the Multi-Mission Launcher(MML) Launch Demonstration Unit. The Army's Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2-Intercept Product Office conducted the launches with support from the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC), the US army announced in press release on Monday
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