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S.Korean Prosecutors Investigate BAE Systems Over KF-16 Upgrade Deal

October 5, 2016 @ 02:57 PM

South Korean prosecutors will investigate BAE systems over a failed deal to upgrade KF-16 fighter jets which resulted in about 100 billion won ($90 million). The state auditor Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) claimed that the arms procurement agency Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) gave multiple favors to BAE Systems when the U
IAF Woman Trainees Succeed In Becoming Copter Pilots

October 4, 2016 @ 10:23 AM

The current batch of Indian Air Force woman trainees have been qualified as transport and helicopter pilots. "In the current batch of cadets undergoing training, women trainees have not qualified for being inducted as fighter pilots but have succeeded in training as transport and helicopter pilots," an IAF official was quoted as saying by
Indonesian Shipyard PT PAL Builds Guided Missile Frigate With Dutch DSNS

October 3, 2016 @ 12:16 PM

Indonesian shipyard PT PAL has planned to launch a Guided Missile Frigate PKR-105 being built through a technology transfer from the Dutch shipyard Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS). The construction of the ship is aimed at strengthening the countrys national weaponry system
Huntington Ingalls Wins $400 Million To Repair US Nuclear Submarines

September 30, 2016 @ 06:41 AM

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII-NNS) is being awarded contract to perform repair efforts for in-service nuclear-powered submarines, special mission submersibles, moored training ships, and submarine support facilities. Specifically, repair efforts include overhaul, maintenance, repair, modernization upgrades, technical engineering support, supplies and services, and nuclear related touch labor support efforts
French MoD Selects Heckler & Koch HF 416F Assault Rifle to Replace...

September 26, 2016 @ 03:59 PM

France has selected Heckler & Koch HF 416F assault rifle to replace its domestically-produced bullpup-styled FAMAS. The Directorate-General of Armaments (DGA) announced last week that it awarded the contract to a consortium formed by Heckler & Koch France SAS and Heckler & Koch GmbH on September 22, 2016 for the Future Individual Weapon (AIF) program
L&T Wins Vietnamese $99 Million Contract To Construct Patrol Vessels In India

September 23, 2016 @ 01:02 PM

Larsen & Toubro (LET) has signed a$99.7 million project with Vietnam Border Guard to design and construct high speed patrol vessels in India
Northrop Grumman Wins US Contract For 10 Fire Scout MQ-8C UAS

September 12, 2016 @ 03:58 PM

Northrop Grumman has won a $108.1 million contract from the US department of defense for the procurement of 10 Fire Scout MQ-8C unmanned air systems
USAF Provides Four MD-530 Helicopters To Afghanistan

August 26, 2016 @ 08:22 PM

The US Air Force this week has delivered the final four of 27 MD-530 Cayuse Warrior helicopters to the Afghan air force in the capital city of Kabul. The helicopters arrived to Afghanistan from Travis Air Force Base in California aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft
USS Louisiana Nuclear Submarine Collides Into Sealift Command Support Vessel

August 23, 2016 @ 05:55 PM

The ballistic-missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) and a US Navy Offshore Support Vessel collided while conducting routine operations in the Strait of Juan de Fuca off the coast of Washington state in the US. The collision occurred on August 18, 2016 at 6:00 p
General Atomics To Develop Laser Tracking For MQ-9 Reaper

August 23, 2016 @ 02:38 PM

General Atomics has won a $9.6 million U

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