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IAF Crashes Lockheed Martin's “Uncrashable” C-130J Super Hercules
March 28, 2014 @ 01:34 PMAn Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft crashed today making it the third time the Lockheed Martin built aircraft has gone down. The aircraft, one of six, inducted about four years ago crashed in near Gwalior city in Northern India killing five crew members
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Days After INS Sindhuratna Accident, Fresh Incident Kills One Officer
March 7, 2014 @ 11:55 AMIn the latest string of accidents, an incident aboard the Indian Navy warship, the Kolkata class destroyer, has killed one officer Friday. According to reports, a possible malfunctioning of the firefighting system in the engine room of the destroyer is to be blamed for the accident
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Cables Responsible For Indian Submarine Accident: Reports
March 3, 2014 @ 12:16 PMThe fire aboard submarine, INS Sindhuratna, originated in the cables of the vessel and not the battery compartment as originally reported last week. According to local media reports, the Board of Inquiry (BoI) into the accident has found that the fire battery pit has been found to be fully safe and the fire took place in the compartment above it
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Australia's Collin-Class Submarine Catches Fire
February 28, 2014 @ 09:37 AMAn incident involving submarine accident surfaced yesterday when fire broke out aboard Australias Collin-class vessel, HMAS Waller that had only recently returned after a long period of maintenance. The Defence Department official was quoted as by The West Australian that there were no injuries, but four personnel who were involved in fighting the blaze had been put ashore under medical observation as a precaution
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Navy Chief’s Resignation Brings To Forefront India’s Delayed Submarine Procurement
February 27, 2014 @ 01:17 PMThe resignation of Indian Navy Chief Admiral D.K
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Are India's Russian Origin Submarines Unsafe?
February 26, 2014 @ 10:37 AMQuestions are being raised over the safety of Indias submarine fleet following yet another incident involving a Russian-origin Kilo Class submarine INS Sindhuratna, . India currently operates 10 kilo-class submarines, of which eight including, the INS Sindhuratna, were built by Sevmash and upgraded at the Zvezdochka shipyard in Russia
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Philippines' Flight Simulator Acquisition Bidding Process To Begin In February
January 21, 2014 @ 12:29 PMThe Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) is planning to start bidding process for its Full Motion Flight Simulator Acquisition Project, next month. The $5
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Thales, SAF Group Team Up For Helicopter Training Centre
January 15, 2014 @ 12:20 PMThales announced today that will join SAF Group at a shared training centre, which features two state-of-the-art Reality H Simulators, in Albertville in the French Alps. SAF, who have operated a Reality H in Albertville since 2012, providing training and simulation for the EC135, will be joined by Thales, who will operate a further brand new Reality H to be ready for training by mid- 2014
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LCA Tejas Achieve IOC II Clearance
December 20, 2013 @ 03:59 PMIndia's indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas today received the initial operational clearance (IOC II) at a ceremony in Bengaluru. The LCA is designed to ultimately replace the MiG 21 fleet of IAF
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MiG-31 Suspended Until Crash Investigation
December 17, 2013 @ 09:32 AMThe Russian Air Force has suspended the operation of all 122 in-service MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor jets while investigators establish the cause of a crash of one of the planes. The temporary suspension was imposed after a MiG-31 crashed near the Tsentralnaya Uglovaya airbase outside Vladivostok in Russias Far East on Saturday, an official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti
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