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Boeing Offers ScanEagle UAV for Indian Armed Forces Requirement
March 29, 2016 @ 04:59 PMBoeing is pitching its ScanEagle UAV for an Indian Army, Navy and Air Force requirement of over 1000 mini Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV). The latest version of the ScanEagle mini-UAV has an in-flight launch and retrieval system where the UAV is mounted on another vertical take-off UAV and ejected when it reaches a certain height
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Reliance, Rafael to Partner In Air-to-Air Missiles, Air Defense Systems
March 29, 2016 @ 12:21 PMIndian Reliance and Israeli Rafael have agreed to set up a joint venture company in India to manufacture air-to-air missiles, aerostats and air defense systems. The strategic partnership with Rafael Advance Defence Systems of Israel, will mark the entry of Reliance Defence in the complex field of air-to-air and air defence systems manufacturing in India, the company said in a press statement
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Russian Helicopters To Sign After-Sales Service Agreement For India’s Mi-17 Choppers
March 29, 2016 @ 07:15 AMRussian Helicopters today announced that it is close to signing a long-term maintenance agreement with Indias Ministry of Defense to provide after-sales service for entire Indian fleet of Mi-17 helicopters. This long-term maintenance agreement will be for the entire life-cycle of the fleet and marks a shift from the earlier approach provision of after-sales support
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BEL, Thales To Co-Develop Fire Control Radar For Gun and Missile Systems
March 29, 2016 @ 07:03 AMBharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Thales today signed a partnership agreement for the joint development of the PHAROS fire control radar on the sidelines of DefExpo 2016. This strategic co-operation contract will allow Thales and BEL-Thales Systems Limited (BTSL), the joint venture between Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Thales, to jointly develop PHAROS, a fire control radar for both gun and missile systems
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Russia, Israel Compete To Upgrade India’s T-72 Tanks
March 28, 2016 @ 07:47 AMIsraeli firm Nimda has offered to help upgrade the Indian Armys Ajeya tanks, a domestic version of the Russian T-72M1. At DefExpo 2016, the company stated that it is in the advanced stages of signing an agreement with an unnamed Indian company in order to move production to India
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India-Russia Discussing Joint Venture Company For Ka-226T Manufacture
March 27, 2016 @ 12:21 PMIndian HAL and Russian Rosoboronexport are discussing to set up a joint venture company to manufacture Ka-226T helicopters in India. “Several rounds of discussion have taken place on forming the joint venture company for the production of Ka-226T in India,” sources told Defenseworld
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CONTROP To Supply Long-Range Observation Systems (LOROS) for Indian Homeland Security
March 24, 2016 @ 10:06 AMCONTROP announced the sale of Long Range Observation Systems (LOROS) to be used as part of a security solution for critical sites in India. The MEOS Modular Long-Range EO/IR Day/Night Observation System was procured by a large Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) for Indian Homeland Security (HLS) applications
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Norwegian Air Force’s First AW101 Helicopter Performs Maiden Flight
March 24, 2016 @ 07:46 AMFinmeccanica announced today that the Royal Norwegian Air Forces first of 16 AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters successfully performed its maiden flight on 21 March at its Helicopter Division Yeovil factory in the UK. The successful on-schedule maiden flight marks a major milestone and the start of the flight test programme that will lead to initial aircraft deliveries to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MoJ) in 2017
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SAAB Develops Naval Radar For Surface And Air Surveillance Capability
March 23, 2016 @ 10:00 AMSaab has developed new naval radar dubbed Sea Giraffe 1X which offers simultaneous surface and air surveillance capabilities, a growing need in the US maritime security sector. Sea Giraffe 1X was introduced for the first time at the Maritime Security East Conference in Norfolk, Virginia, held from March 21-23
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Ask-America-First Campaign To Be Launched At DefExpo 2016
March 22, 2016 @ 01:09 PMThe organizer of US pavilion Kallman Worldwide, Inc. at the DefExpo 2016 is advocating a “Ask America First” campaign to promote the product of countrys exhibitors
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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