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India To Induct Scorpene-class Subs Only When Fully Operational
January 5, 2017 @ 09:17 AMThe Indian defense ministry will induct the Scorpene-class submarines only if they are ready for deployment in operations. This is a major change in thinking of the government as earlier the shipyards would hand over warships to the Navy and then would continue trials on the systems on board and the vessels would be made fighting fit long after their official induction
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StandardAero Wins US Air Force Contract To Maintain Rolls-Royce T56 Engine
January 5, 2017 @ 09:17 AMStandardAero has won a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to carry out Rolls-Royce T56 engine maintenance. Under the one-year 'bridge' contract, StandardAero will be the sole T56 engine depot for the USAF and the US Navy in 2017
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Fadea Upgrades C-130 Hercules Aircraft For Argentina's air force
January 4, 2017 @ 04:11 PMArgentina's aerospace enterprise Fadea has upgraded C-130 Hercules transport aircraft for the country's air force. The military airlifter is enhanced with digital communication integrations, navigation upgrades, and other modifications
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BAE Systems Sells San Francisco Ship Repair Business To Puglia Engineering
January 4, 2017 @ 01:35 PMBAE Systems has sold San Francisco ship repair business to Puglia Engineering which currently operates two shipyards in USA. BAE Systems operates six full-service shipyards in Alabama, California, Florida, Hawaii and Virginia, offering ship repair, maintenance, modernization, conversion, and overhaul services for the US Navy, other government agencies and select commercial customers
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Pilatus Sells 17 PC-21 Trainers To French Air Force
January 4, 2017 @ 01:05 PMPilatus Aircraft has signed 300 million Swiss francs (US$292.2 million) contract to sell 21 PC-21 advanced trainers, of which 17 are for the French Air Force and two each for the Royal Jordanian Air Force and QinetiQ
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Indian Govt Clears First Payment For 36 Rafale Fighter Jets: Indian media
December 30, 2016 @ 11:32 AMThe Indian MoD has reportedly cleared payment of the first installment of the deal for 36 Rafale combat aircraft with France. The payment amounting to 15% of the contract value, was cleared recently, an Indian defence website said
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Russia Develops Anti-Drone Warfare Tech
December 30, 2016 @ 10:37 AMRussia has completed development of a new mobile anti-drone warfare complex, ‘Repellent to destroy miniature enemy drones. The anti-drone system was first showcased during the Army-2016 expo in September
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Israel Retires F-16 A/B Fighter Fleet, Puts Up 40 Of Them For...
December 30, 2016 @ 08:31 AMIsrael is retiring its F-16 A/B ‘Netz fighter jets fleet and putting up 40 of them for sale. “Israel's Defense Ministry has announced that it will try to sell the aircraft to foreign forces
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India's 200 Plus Fighter Aircraft Buy May Include Twin Engine Aircraft
December 29, 2016 @ 12:53 PMIndias next big fighter purchase, an estimated 200-250 jets to be made-in-India in association with a foreign partner may include twin-engine aircraft opening up the field to Dassault Rafale, Boeings F/A-18 and possibly the MiG-35. Indications to this effect were available during a press conference by Indias outgoing Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Arup Raha who said yesterday that India may require 200-250 aircraft of the Dassault Rafale type of which 36 have been ordered
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India Issues Global EW Suites Tender For Tejas Combat Aircraft
December 29, 2016 @ 10:50 AMIndia has sent requests for quotations from seven global manufacturers for electronic warfare (EW) self-protection suites to accelerate the upgrading of its self-developed light combat aircraft Tejas Mark-1A. Surprisingly, India did not send request to the Russian manufacturer Rosoboronexport though it was selected to compete in the tender to provide AESA radars for the same aircraft,
French Air Force Completes Mid-Life Upgrade of Mirage 2000D Fighter Jets
18 Killed, 90 Injured in one of the Deadliest Russian Attacks on
Serbia Modernizes MiG-29SM Fighters with Russian & Chinese Weapons, French IFF System
Ukraine to Receive Gripen-E Fighter Jets in 2029, Its First All-New Western
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles