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Malaysia Plans Aerobatics Team, May Seek Help From 'Russian Knights'
March 27, 2017 @ 01:55 PMMalaysia is looking at launching its own aerobatics team for the Langkawi International Maritime Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition in 2019 and may seek help from ‘Russian Knights team for the purpose. Indications to this effect were available during the last day of LIMA 17 where the defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein said at the closing ceremony turning to the South Korean and Indonesian aerobatics teams, ?What you have done is a challenge to all of us “now the Russian Knights want to work with the Malaysian aerobatics team
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India In Talks With Sri Lanka, Southeast Nations For Dhruv Helicopter Supply
March 27, 2017 @ 12:33 PMIndia is in discussions with Sri Lanka and several Southeast Asian nations for the supply of Dhruv indigenously developed advanced light helicopter (ALH). The delivery of defence equipment and providing assistance in setting up domestic manufacturing capability have become a part of efforts to enhance defence cooperation and boost exports with friendly countries, Apart from queries, "there is talk with Vietnam, Myanmar and Sri Lanka for ALH,” T
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US Integrates SM-3 IIA Missile With Latest Software, Sensors
March 25, 2017 @ 10:38 AMUS Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Raytheon have configured the emerging SM-3 IIA missile with a more “sensitive” seeker and software designed to accommodate new threat information. The SM-3 IIA is a newer interceptor missile, larger and more capable than its SM-3 predecessors
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Russian Army To Acquire Hypersonic Weapons, S-500 Missile Systems
March 24, 2017 @ 02:44 PMRussian army will soon acquire military equipment based on new physical principles, hypersonic weapons and next-generation S-500 missile defence systems. “A test unit of Russia's next-generation S-500 air defense system would be ready by 2020
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Brahmos Missiles Likely To Be Integrated Into India's Naval Frigates
March 23, 2017 @ 10:12 AMRussias Severnoye Design Bureau is ready to integrate the BrahMos strike missile system into the armament set of Project 11356M frigates for the Indian Navy. The step for integration follows once they are ordered by India,
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Thailand Negotiating With Russia For 3 Sukhoi Superjets
March 22, 2017 @ 10:51 AMRussia will implement a deal on delivery of three Sukhoi Superjet planes to Thailand. "Two planes have already been delivered to the leadership of Thailand's Armed Forces through Rosoboronexport," said Director for International Cooperation and Regional Policy Department of Russia's Rostec State Corporation Victor Kladov
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Russia, India Likely To Sign Deal This Year For 48 Mi-17V-5 Helicopters
March 22, 2017 @ 09:58 AMRussia is likely to sign an agreement on deliveries of 48 Mi-17B-5 helicopters to India this year. "I am sure that this year the deal on delivery of 48 Mi-17V-5 helicopters to India will be signed," Director for International Cooperation and Regional Policy Department of Russia's Rostec State Corporation Victor Kladov said Wednesday
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Russia, Indonesia Initiate Draft Contract For Su-35 Fighters
March 21, 2017 @ 03:15 PMRussia and Indonesia are set to negotiate over a draft contract on the delivery of Russian Su-35 Flanker multirole fighters to Jakarta. "We expect that it will be signed in near future," Mikhail Petukhov the deputy director of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) said
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Germany Plans To Buy US$966 Million Worth Six Lockheed C-130J Aircraft
March 20, 2017 @ 07:09 PMGermany has plans to buy six Lockheed Martin C-130J military transport planes for around US$966 Million starting in 2019 under a joint operating agreement with France. Germany and France first began working on the deal in October and announced broad outlines of their plans in February at a meeting of the NATO alliance, part of a broader push to increase European defence cooperation,
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Jenoptik Awarded Auxiliary Power Units Contract For Polish Leopard 2 Tanks
March 20, 2017 @ 03:27 PMThe Jenoptik Defense & Civil Systems segment is to supply 17-kilowatt auxiliary power units and electric turret and weapon stabilization for the Leopard 2 tank. Jenoptik was awarded the contracts at the beginning of 2017 as a part of a Polish modernization program for the Leopard 2 tank
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