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Indo-UK Combat Hawk Jet Seeks To Take Market Share From Pak-China JF-17...
February 6, 2017 @ 12:23 PMIndia and UK are targeting export market for their jointly developed combat/trainer version of the Hawk trainer aircraft. A jointly developed, dual role version of the Hawk trainer aircraft is expected to debut at the Aero India show later this month aiming to target countries which are potential targets of the Pakistan-China developed light jet, the JF-17 Thunder
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Russian Bank Loans Irkut Corp 20 Million Euros To Finance Export Contract
February 6, 2017 @ 11:19 AMNovikombank, the base bank for the Russian industry, has granted a 20 million euro worth loan to the Irkut Corp to finance the execution of an export contract for the delivery of new aviation equipment. This agreement has become the first step towards promising cooperation between the parties, Rostec announced during January last week
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China Targets US-made Hellfire With Its AR-2 Drone-mounted missile
February 6, 2017 @ 09:48 AMChina has offered its AR-2 short range air to surface missile (SR-ASM) for sale as an anti-terrorism weapon hoping to grab market share from the US-made AGM-114 Hellfire which has been the weapon of choice for precision attacks against terrorists. “New, short-range AR-2 is perfect for mounting on drones in anti-terrorism uses,” official mouthpiece Chinamil
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Russia's Rostec Board Likely To Sell 26 % Stake In Kalashnikov To
February 4, 2017 @ 11:45 AMThe board of directors of Russian conglomerate Rostec will consider the sale of a 26 percent stake minus one share in weapons maker Kalashnikov to two private investors, Andrei Bokarev and Alexei Krivoruchko. Rostec announced Friday that it has agreed to sell off a stake in Kalashnikov as part of an overhaul of the producer of the AK-47 assault rifle
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Emmanuel de Roquefeuil Appointed Thales' Country Director In India
February 3, 2017 @ 12:22 PMThales has appointed Emmanuel de Roquefeuil as the new Vice-President and Country Director for India. He will succeed Antoine Caput with effect from 1st February 2017
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US Air Force Deploys TASER X26P Smart Weapons
February 3, 2017 @ 09:09 AMTASER International announced Thursday the purchase of an order for TASER X26P Smart Weapons for the US Air Force received through our exclusive sole source distributor, AARDVARK. This order was received and anticipated to ship in the first quarter of 2017
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BAE Systems Appoints Nik Khanna As Managing Director For India
February 1, 2017 @ 05:40 PMBAE Systems has appointed Nik Khanna as the Managing Director of its India operations with effect from 1st February 2017. Nik joins the Company from Raytheon where as Country President he led business development, marketing and strategy in India for the last four years
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Can Fuel Cells Tech Edge-out Gasoline Engines In Military Applications?
January 31, 2017 @ 02:42 PMDoes fuel cell technology has the potential to replace gasoline-based engines to drive armoured vehicles and naval vessels. General Motors (GM) and Honda on 30 January announced a Fuel Cell System Manufacturing (FCSM) joint venture to mass produce hydrogen fuel cell systems for each company's future offerings
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BAE Systems To Provide Head-Up Display Systems For Scorpion Jet
January 31, 2017 @ 10:41 AMBAE Systems has been selected to provide its LiteHUD head-up display for Textron AirLands multi-mission Scorpion jet. “This award marks the second new platform order for LiteHUD, further validating it as the future of head-up display technology,” said Andy Humphries, director of Advanced Displays at BAE Systems
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India's Proposed Naval Fighter Jet Procurement Could Be Worth US$12 Billion
January 30, 2017 @ 01:22 PMThe Indian Navys January 17 RFI for the procurement of 57 naval fighters could be worth US$12 billion for the selected foreign supplier. India needs the fighter jets for its second aircraft carrier being locally built at the Cochin shipyard
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