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Commercial bids validity expires for India’s 197 light utility helicopter tender
June 18, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe validity of the bids for the Indian defence forces’ tender for 197 light utility and attack helicopters expired this week and there is no word if the two bidders, Eurocopter and Kamov will be called to extend or put in fresh bids for the long delayed contract. Earlier, AgustaWestland was disqualified from the tender on grounds that its helicopter did not meet important conditions in the RFP
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Eurofighter, Dassault asked to extend Indian MMRCA bids till December 2011
April 28, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian MoD today invited representatives of Dassault and Eurofighter with a request to extend their commercial bids till the end of this year. The commercial bids, made two years ago were to expire today (April 28, 2011)
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Blacklist stares at Dassault over Aero India bribery scandal
March 23, 2011 @ 12:00 AMFrench aircraft maker Dassault, which is in the race for India's $10 billion MMRCA fighter deal and is tipped to receive a $2.1 billion Mirage warplane upgrade contract, may have exposed itself to the charge of bribing an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer at last month's Aero India 2011
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A Joint Arab Force To Enforce Libya No-Fly-Zone
March 13, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe United Nations Security Council and Western powers are debating the feasibility and benefits of enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya to halt air raids by the regime of Moammar Gadhafi on rebel forces and unarmed demonstrators who launched on February 17 a revolution to overthrow the four-decade-long Ghadafi dictatorship. The rebels' onslaught on Gadhafi was halted and sometimes pushed back by the Libyan Air Force, or what is left of it
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Eurocopter Brings the AS550 C3 Fennec Helicopter to Aero India 2011 for...
February 8, 2011 @ 12:00 AMEurocopter’s AS550 C3 Fennec helicopter will make its Indian public debut at this month’s Aero India 2011 exhibition in Bangalore, showcasing the candidate for India’s acquisition of new rotary-wing aircraft in reconnaissance and surveillance missions. The AS550 C3 Fennec recently completed field trials with full mission equipment for the Indian Armed Forces’ reconnaissance and surveillance applications, demonstrating its capabilities as the successor to the country’s existing fleet of Indian-produced Cheetah and Chetak helicopters – both which are based on Eurocopter rotary-wing aircraft
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Offsets multipliers desired in India’s defence policy: American Chamber of Commerce
February 1, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe American Chamber of Commerce in India (AmCham) is pursuing further evolution of the Indian defence offsets policy. While largely welcoming the Defence Procurement Policy (DPP) 2011, it would like to see offset multipliers and transfer of technology included in the next review of the policy
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Airbus A330MRTT, Russian IL78 in race for Indian aerial tanker aircraft tender,...
January 20, 2011 @ 12:00 AMAirbus Military has submitted its bid in response to India’s RFP for a fleet of mid-air refueling tanker aircraft worth an estimated $1 billion. Airbus has pitched its latest generation Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) while the Russian arms exporting company Rosoboronexport which has offered an improved version of the IL78MKI tanker
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Fire control system for mini-UAVs developed: ScanEagle could fire weapons
December 2, 2010 @ 12:00 AMThe U S Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) recently demonstrated a miniaturized fire control system capable of arming small, tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with miniature weapons. It is called the Weapons Management Suite (WMS)
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Pakistan not to install Western weapons on home-grown JF-17 Thunder fighter jets,...
November 18, 2010 @ 12:00 AMPakistan will buy Chinese missiles and flight systems to equip its 250 JF-17 Thunder jet fighters it has developed jointly with China. The aircraft was displayed for the first time internationally at the Farnborough air Show in 2010
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Qatar Air Force commences evaluation to acquire 36 new fighter planes
November 15, 2010 @ 12:00 AMThe Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) has launched a competition to buy a new fighter plane to replace its ageing Dasault Mirage 2000-5s. Evaluation of the likely candidates has begun, the service’s commander, Brig
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...