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AgustaWestland Back In Indian Defense Deal If CBI Clears It: Indian Government
April 23, 2015 @ 03:08 PMA clearance certificate from the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will enable AgustaWestland participation in ‘Make In India initiative, Economic Times News Daily reported Thursday. According to the news daily, Indian government has sought views from the investigating agency on whether the blacklisted chopper manufacturer be allowed for the Make In India initiative
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India,France Likely To Finalize Rafale Deal By May End
April 22, 2015 @ 11:16 AMIndia and France may finalize procurement of 36 Dassault Rafale fighters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) by the end of May, IHS Janes reported Monday. IHS Janes believes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi might have insisted on the deadline with his French Counterpart Francois Hollande soon after the announcing the procurement of the fighters on 10th April
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Philippines Scraps UH-1 Helicopter Deal, Blacklists Supplier
April 21, 2015 @ 11:27 AMPhilippines Department of National Defense (DND) has scrapped the controversial P1.2- billion ($27 million) UH-1 helicopter project and ordered blacklisting of the supplier, the joint venture between Rice Aircraft Services Inc and Eagle Copter Ltd of Canada, The Manila Times reported on April 17
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Indian Navy’s Newly Launched Stealth Destroyer INS Visakhapatnam 65 Percent Indigenous
April 20, 2015 @ 11:45 AMIndian Navy's new enhanced nuclear, biological and chemical capability destroyer, Visakhapatnam has been launched in Mumbai on Monday. The ship (Project 15 B) is 65 per cent indigenous and has a number of weapon systems which have been made at home
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Indian Rafale Jets Likely From France’ Own Military Order
April 16, 2015 @ 12:08 PMFrance is eyeing to divert Rafale jets from its own military production in order to fulfill Indias urgent requirement for 36 warplanes, Press Trust Of India reported Thursday. The French are working out the modalities and nitty-gritty and will finalize once Indian and French government start talking in detail, French defense sources were quoted as saying
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Russia To Supply S-400 Air Defense Systems To China
April 13, 2015 @ 03:54 PMHead of Russian arms export agency Rosoboronexport, Anatoly Isaikin has confirmed that China has signed a contract to purchase advanced Russian-made S-400 air defense systems, Kommersant reported Monday. Isaikin did not disclose much details about the contract but said that China will become the first buyer of the Russian air defense system
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Pratt And Whitney To Re-evaluate F-35 Fighter Jet Engine Fix
April 8, 2015 @ 03:56 PMPratt & Whitney is ramping up the retrofits to operational F135 engines with a fix to the problem that led to a catastrophic engine fire last year in the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. The company stated in its press release Monday that it is aiming to modify the entire fleet by the first quarter of 2016
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Thailand Plans Submarines Purchase To Modernize Armed Forces
March 25, 2015 @ 12:52 PMThailand may plan to purchase submarines for its navy as an effort to modernize its armed forces. Defence minister Prawit Wongsuwon was quoted as saying by Bangkok Post on Wednesday that the country needs to equip its navy, who wants Thailands fleet to be on par with neighboring countries
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US Should Explain Cyber Spying; China Demands
March 20, 2015 @ 12:28 PMChina has demanded that the US explain its "large-scale and organized cyber spying and phone tapping activities" to the international community. The USA should explain as soon as possible, rather than making irresponsible accusations, Chinas Ministry of Defense told global Times on Thursday
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THAAD Units To Be Deployed To S. Korean City By 2017: Media
March 20, 2015 @ 09:56 AMThe US Forces Korea has decided to deploy a single THAAD battery to Daegu, a southeastern city in South Korea by 2017. “A survey team from the U
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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...