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India’s Border Security Force Gets Six Overhauled Mi-17 1V Choppers

June 27, 2018 @ 11:32 AM

Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) delivered six Mi-17-1V helicopters to the Border Security Force of the Republic of India. The helicopters were overhauled at Novosibirsk Aircraft Repair Plant (NARP)
Damen, Mexican Navy to Build Long Range Ocean Patrol Ship

June 27, 2018 @ 09:01 AM

Damen Shipyards Group and the Mexican Navy, via the Directorate General of Shipbuilding, are currently working together to build the Long Range Ocean Patrol (POLA (from its initials in Spanish). POLA will be the Mexican version of the Damen SIGMA 10514
US Approves 5 AEGIS Weapons Systems for Spain’s Frigates

June 27, 2018 @ 08:53 AM

The US State Department has approved the sale of five AEGIS Weapons Systems (AWS) estimated at $860.4 million to be installed on Spanish Navy frigates
S Korean Defence Offsets Policy to Seek Local Manufacture Instead of Tech...

June 26, 2018 @ 09:19 AM

South Korea's defense procurement agency will shift its "offset-trade" policy from technology transfer to industrial cooperation or local manufacture in its future deals with foreign defence exporters. The change will lead to additional exports worth US$270 million between 2020 and 2024 and the creation of some 3,700 jobs, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said in a statement Tuesday
Nine EU Members To Join Joint Military Intervention Force

June 25, 2018 @ 12:16 PM

Nine European Union (EU) member states will sign a formal agreement to create a joint military intervention force on June 25. According to a report by AFP, Frances Defense Minister Florence Parly told the French newspaper Figaro that her country, Germany, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Estonia, Spain and Portugal are to sign a letter of intent to formalize European Intervention Initiative, designed to deploy and coordinate forces rapidly to deal with crises around the world
UAE’s First Astronaut to Ride on Russian Spacecraft

June 21, 2018 @ 10:19 AM

The United Arab Emirates and Russia here today signed a cooperation agreement to send the first UAE astronaut to participate in scientific research in a Russian space mission to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS spacecraft. UAE Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said that sending the first UAE astronaut to space is a historic step towards the beginning of a new phase in which the Emirates vision of space will be completed,
Rheinmetall Wins Canadian MASS Countermeasures Follow-on Contract

June 20, 2018 @ 01:32 PM

Rheinmetall has won a $15 million (€12 million) follow-on contract to expand the MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) countermeasure systems installed on Canadian Navys Halifax-class frigates. MASS is an automated decoy system that protects surface combatants from advanced anti-ship missiles
US agrees to Transfer Military Grade Titanium Tech, Patriot Missiles to Taiwan

June 20, 2018 @ 10:08 AM

The US has agreed to transfer new military technologies to Taiwan, according to the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND). According to reports, Lockheed Martin will transfer technology and training for Taiwans defense industry to product its own aerospace and military grade titanium, as part of a deal that will also include six sets of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles and upgrade kits for PAC-2 missiles, Taiwan News reported last Friday
France, Germany Sign Agreement to Develop Rafale, Eurofighter Successor by 2040

June 20, 2018 @ 09:31 AM

France and Germany on Tuesday signed two joint letters of intent, including one on the Future Air Combat System (SCAF), designating "France as a leading nation" for the project to succeed the Rafale and the Eurofighter warplanes by 2040. According to a statement issued by the French Defence Ministry, the program will bring together "a new multi-purpose combat aircraft, adapted to contemporary air threats and exploiting the potential of artificial intelligence, network-based combat capabilities, including drones of various types
Solar, Eurenco Partnership to Offer Bi-modular Charge System to Indian Army

June 19, 2018 @ 01:20 PM

Indias Solar Industries and European Eurenco announced a strategic partnership agreement to supply of Explosives, Propellants, Transfer of Technology projects and to a common offer for the Bi-Modular Charge System (BMCS) project in India. The two companies signed the partnership agreement during the Eurosatory 2018 exhibition

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