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Russian Ammunition Train Catches Fire, Triggers Blasts
July 25, 2012 @ 12:00 AMA Russian military train transporting ammunition went ablaze on Wednesday and destroyed one carriage and damaged five others, triggering an explosion that scattered shells up to 200 metres (650 feet) away. The train was travelling within 100 kilometers from the main Siberian city of Novosibirsk when the incident occurred
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Mine Clearing Efforts To Begin In Burma
July 5, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDemining operations could soon start in Myanmar (Burma) which has one of the world's highest landmine casualty rates. Mine Advisory Group, or MAG International, a specialist demining agency, recently visited the country in order to study the humanitarian impact on landmines and exploded remnants of war
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French Air Force Pilot Abandons Rafale At Sea
July 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAfter an air combat training session with an F-18 fighter from the American aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower off the Spanish Mediterranean coast went awry, the pilot of the Rafale ejected at sea. The incident occured today at 14:04 French time and the pilot was recovered by an American helicopter and flown back to the French aircraft carrier, where he underwent medical treatment
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BEL, L&T Led Indian Consortium Shortlisted For MoD's Tactical Communication Systems Program...
June 21, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s Ministry of Defense is driving the momentum towards indigenization by finalizing two development partners for Tactical Communication Systems (TCS) - India’s first “Make” program. Government owned Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in the public sector will join a Ministry selected Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Company
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Russia To Replace Aging Makarov Pistol With New 9-mm Hangun
June 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIn the coming months, the Russian Armed Forces will induct a new 9-mm handgun that will replace the aging Makarov pistol. “We are certifying a new pistol, the Strizh, which will replace the Makarov pistol in the next few months,” said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday
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USIBC Sends Executive Mission to India Show
March 27, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S
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India To Phase Out MiG 21s By 2014
February 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Ministry of Defense is all set to give the Air Force a “new look” by phasing out MiG 21s which have been involved in frequent crashes and inducting a modern next-gen aircrafts. "MiG 21s which constitute around 40 per cent of the IAF fleet will start getting phased out from 2014
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Indian Air Force Orders Inquiry Into Mirage Crash
February 24, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Air Force aircraft fighter Mirage 2000 crashed near Bhind in Madhya Pradesh, five minutes after taking off from an air base in Gwalior at about 12:10 pm IST on Friday. The Mirage 2000 was being flown by Air Marshal Anil Chopra, a Air Office Personnel (AOP) when the engine developed a glitch and caused the crash
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Australian Grounding Of Sikorsky Black Hawk Highlights Recurrent Safety Events
January 24, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAfter identifying a number of fractured bolts in the Australian Army’s Sikorsky Black Hawk Helicopters during a routine maintenance check, the Australian Department of Defense has suspended flying operations on January 23. Only three Army Black Hawks, assigned to the Joint Task Force 631, for aero-medical evacuations for International Stabilisation Force remain operational in Timor Leste during the temporary suspension
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Russia Hands Over Nerpa Nuclear Sub to Indian Navy
January 23, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Navy has been handed over the Russian K-152 Nerpa nuclear-powered attack submarine. Under a $900 million contract, the sub has been leased to the Indian Navy for ten years, at the end of which the Navy may choose to purchase it
Keel Laid For Sweden’s Torpedo Recovery, Anti-mine Ships
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
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NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
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Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U