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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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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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Indonesia Suspends Military Co-operation With Australia
January 4, 2017 @ 11:05 AMIndonesia has suspended all military cooperation with Australia reportedly over offensive materials displayed at an Australian military base where its troops were training. “The suspension is effective immediately as there are "ups and downs in every cooperation between two national forces," Maj
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India Opts To Buy 44000 Close Quarter Battle Carbines Through Govt-To-Govt Sale
January 2, 2017 @ 02:48 PMIndian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has decided to buy 44,000 close quarter battle (CQB) carbines instead of opting for the global tendering process for the Army. The battle carbines were required for its counter-terrorism operations in the Kashmir Valley,
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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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Russian Helicopters' Plant To Produce India's Ka-226T Helicopters To Speed Up Delivery...
December 27, 2016 @ 10:27 AMRussian Helicopters will launch the second production site for Ka-226T helicopters at its Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant to accelerate the assembly and delivery of the choppers to India. "The Russian Helicopters Holding is creating a complementary production site of the Ka-226T helicopter at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant in order to accelerate the fulfillment of the intergovernmental agreement on assembly and delivery of this latest light helicopter to India, the company announced Monday
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Indian ICVs To Get Automatic NBC Protection Systems To Counter Pakistani Nasr...
December 27, 2016 @ 10:11 AMIndia has decided to equip its 1500 infantry combat vehicles with automatic Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) protection systems to counter Pakistani deployment of nuclear capable Nasr short-range missiles. Currently, the ICVs have manual versions of NBC protection system
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Eye On Defense Spending Cuts; Trump Meets Boeing, Lockheed CEOS
December 22, 2016 @ 11:12 AMUS President-elect Donald Trump met Boeing and Lockheed Martin CEOs to negotiate defense spending costs in the Pentagon budget. Trump held meetings on Wednesday with generals, military procurers and two of the largest defense contractors in an effort to control costs,
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Saudi-led Coalition Admits To Dropping Cluster Munitions in Yemen
December 20, 2016 @ 09:19 AMThe Saudi-led coalition has admitted to using banned Britain-supplied BL-755 cluster munitions in its war against Shia rebels in Yemen, the UKs defense minister Michael Fallon said on Monday. In a statement issued on Monday, coalition said that it used ‘the BL-755 cluster munitions sometime between December 2015-January 2016
Trump Tariffs Could Impact F-35 Global Supply Chain, Other Defense Projects
U.S. to Deploy Korea-based Patriot Missile Systems to Middle East
Avantel to Equip Indian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessels with Satcom Equipment
Kuwait to Upgrade Patriot Missiles in $400M U.S. Deal
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...