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Indian MoD Plans To Trim Fat in 1.5 Million-man Armed Forces
May 2, 2016 @ 01:36 PMIndias Ministry of Defence has decided to appoint a committee to suggest reforms in the armed forces. The purpose of setting up a committee is to bring in major structural changes in the Army, IAF and the Navy and to do away with posts that may have become redundant and ensuring modernization or addition of new equipment shouldnt mean a corresponding rise in numbers for the forces,
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Elbit Systems Wins $20 Million To Supply Tactical Mobile Radios To A...
April 26, 2016 @ 10:31 AMElbit Systems has won a $20 million contract from a Western European country for the supply of tactical mobile radios of the E-LynX Software Defined Radios (SDR) family. The new systems will be installed on a variety of combat vehicles and integrated into soldier dismounted systems
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Kelvin Hughes To Supply 60 SharpEye Radars To UK’s Navy
March 21, 2016 @ 11:32 AMThe UK Royal Navys and Royal Fleet Auxiliarys (RFA) more than 60 ships, submarines and shore facilities will be fitted with SharpEye radars provided by Kelvin Hughes. Working in association with Lockheed Martin who have signed a £44 million contract with the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Kelvin Hughes will be supplying SharpEye systems for the RNs Type 23 frigates, Hunt and Sandown class Mine Counter Measure Vessels, RFA support vessels and fast patrol boats as well as the Astute, Trafalgar and Vanguard class submarines, the company said in a statement Monday
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India Considering Exclusive Set Up For Defense Procurement
February 25, 2016 @ 02:16 PMIndia is considering setting up an exclusive organization for defense acquisition. "A separate set up for defence acquisition, at capital level as well as revenue level and OFB needs to be created
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China Unveils New Reforms To Restructure Military
January 2, 2016 @ 07:38 AMChina has launched a major military restructuring process, as part of a major overhaul of the armed forces announced by President Xi Jinping in November, state media said on Friday. At a ceremony on Thursday, Xi inaugurated a new general command unit for the army, a missile force and a strategic support force for People's Liberation Army (PLA), state news agency Xinhua said
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India’s Enhanced Foreign Investment Limit To Benefit Defense Sector
November 10, 2015 @ 02:14 PMIndia has increased the FIPB (Foreign Investment Promotion Board) monetary limit for approving Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 15 sectors including Defense and Civil Aviation. This is the second time the FIPB monetary limit has been raised in a year
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DARPA Seeks Proposals For Dynamic Network Adaptation for Mission Optimization
October 15, 2015 @ 12:03 PMDARPA is soliciting research proposals in technologies that enable network interoperability among airborne platforms in adversarial environments. DARPA has issued a request for proposals to enable manned and unmanned air systems to rapidly, securely, and automatically share information across diverse waveforms and networks despite adversary jamming, it said in a statement Wednesday
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Harris Corporation To Supply Tactical Radio Systems To Central Asian Nation
September 18, 2015 @ 01:00 PMHarris Corporation has won a $26 million to provide Falcon III tactical radios for supporting special operations forces in a Central Asian country. The orders include the Harris RF-7800H-MP wideband HF/VHF tactical manpack radio for expanded data capabilities in long-range and beyond-line-of-sight environments
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NSA Certifies ViaSat Security-System-on-a-Chip For Combat Networking
August 24, 2015 @ 02:43 PMUS National Security Agency (NSA) has certified its KOV-55 Security-System-on-a-Chip to secure voice and data up to the Top Secret level for Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low-Volume Terminals (MIDS LVT) operating over a Link 16 network. This is the first certification of its kind, paving the way for Link 16 crypto modernization to enable secure interoperability with legacy and future combat networking waveforms, the company announced today
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Harris Corporation To Supply Falcon III Tactical Radios To Middle East Nation
August 17, 2015 @ 03:53 PMHarris Corporation has won an $11 million order from a nation in the Middle East to supply the Harris RF-7800 series of Falcon III multiband, multi mission radios. The order was booked and shipped during the fourth quarter of Harris fiscal 2015
Keel Laid For Sweden’s Torpedo Recovery, Anti-mine Ships
U.K. Royal Navy’s New Mini Helicopter Drone Debuts on Operations in Gulf...
Netherlands Extends Deployment of MQ-9 Reapers in Romania Until 2026
First Batch of 'Ready To Fly' Russian Engines Shipped For Installation on...
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U