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Prithvi-II Missile Test-Fired
February 20, 2015 @ 10:53 AMThe Indian Strategic Forces Command personnel test-fired the nuclear-weapons-capable Prithvi-II missile from Odisha on Thursday for a range of 250 km as against its full strike range of 350 km. Prithvi-II is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twin engines with a strike range of 350 km
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RUAG, TAL Team Up On A320 Aerostructural Components
February 17, 2015 @ 08:50 AMRUAG Aerostructures and TAL Manufacturing Solutions Ltd has entered into partnership for manufacturing and supply of aero structural components and sub-assemblies. Under the $150 million contract, TAL will manufacture and supply over 550 sheet metal components, machined parts and sub-assemblies to RUAG, for Airbus A320 programme
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DRDO To Conduct User Trails Of Prithvi And AAD Interceptor Missiles
February 13, 2015 @ 10:33 AMIndias Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) will conduct user trail of Army version of Prithvi weapon system and developmental trail of Advanced Air Defense (AAD) interceptor missile later this month or early March. “The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Army will carry out the test of Prithvi from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea while the interceptor missile will be tested from the launching complex-IV located in Wheeler Island near Dhamra in Bhadrak district,” an unnamed source was quoted as saying by Indian Express Daily Thursday
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Marotta Controls Wins Lockheed Martin Anti-Ship Missile Upgrade Contract
January 12, 2015 @ 11:43 AMMarotta Controls has won a contract from Lockheed Martin to upgrade the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) with multiple power conversion units. Lockheed Martin has been developing LRASM as a joint program with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; the Department of the Navy and Air Force
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India's LCA Tejas Takes Off From Naval Ski-Jump Platform
December 22, 2014 @ 10:38 AMThe naval version of Indias LCA Tejas flew from a Ski-Jump facility of Shore Based Test Facility on December 20 at INS Hansa in Goa. The naval LCA prototype is the first indigenously designed and developed 4th plus generation combat aircraft to operate from the decks of air-craft carriers
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Australia Awards Indra Deployable ATM System Contract
December 1, 2014 @ 03:51 PMIndra will provide three state-of-the-art Defence Deployable Airspace Traffic Management Control System to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and will also be responsible of its support. The systems will enable the RAAFs Joint Battlefield Airspace Controller (JBAC) teams to deliver world leading airspace management and air traffic control capability in a highly mobile and deployable environment
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Russia Will Issue Deadline In French Mistral Helicopter Carrier Delivery
November 14, 2014 @ 11:04 AMFrance has to deliver the first Mistral-class helicopter carrier to Russia by the end of this month or else face serious legal consequences; a high ranking source in Moscow was quoted as saying by Sputnik Friday. “We are preparing for different variations
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India Successfully Tests Agni-II Ballistic Missile
November 10, 2014 @ 08:50 AMIndia successfully conducted a test launch of a medium-range nuclear capable Agni-II ballistic missile from a military base in Orissa. The routine user-trial was conducted from Wheeler's Island in Bhadrak district, around 200km on November 9
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Letter Offering Mistral Delivery Provides Legal Ammo To Russia
November 4, 2014 @ 11:38 AMDCNS may have unwittingly given Russia cause to sue the French company over the non-delivery Mistral-class helicopter carrier after its Project Director wrote a letter inviting the Russian Navy to take delivery of the ship. Yves Destefanis, the project director responsible for delivering Mistral helicopter carrier to Russia was sacked on Thursday after contents of the letter became public
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Australia Receives First Seahawk Combat Helicopter
October 17, 2014 @ 09:33 AMThe Australian Navys first of 24 MH-60R seahawk ‘Romeo combat helicopter arrived at Her Majesty Australian Ship (HMAS) Albatross, Nowra, earlier this week, local media reported. The first Romeo and a non-flying MH-60R ‘Bromeo maintenance training aid airframe, which will be used to train aircrew and maintainers, were transported aboard a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster from NAS Jacksonville, Florida, where they had been operated by NUSQN 725
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