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Indian Defense Commissions Keep Up With Inflation
February 14, 2013 @ 11:58 AMEven bribery and money laundering dont seem to have escaped the woes of inflation and rising prices around the world. The bribery scandal involving AgustaWestland and India is a fine example of how kickbacks have been affected by global economic downturn
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Former IAF Chief Calls AgustaWestland Money Trail ‘Baseless’
February 13, 2013 @ 12:29 PMFormer Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi today strongly denied allegations that he was paid a multi-million dollar bribe to help AgustaWestland seal the VVIP helicopter deal. His statement comes a day after Finmeccanica CEO and Chief Executive Giuseppe Orsi was arrested in connection to the money laundering charges
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Russia To Export Ka-62 Helicopters To Brazil
December 18, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussian Helicopters, subsidiary of state defence holding Oboronprom, has signed its first export contract for the medium multirole Ka-62 with Brazilian Atlas Táxi Aéreo. Seven Ka-62s are scheduled for delivery within the period of first quarter 2015 to first quarter 2016
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Two New General Managers Take Charge At BEL
December 6, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s public sector unit Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has appointed two new General Managers; Veeresh D Bevinamarad, GM (HR), and Koshy Alexander, GM (Internal Audit). Bevinamarad has been with the company since 1984 when he was appointed as Deputy Engineer at Taloja (Navi Mumbai) Unit, where he was involved in the setting up of a plant for the production of glass parts for TV Tubes
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AgustaWestland Indian Bribery Charge Based On “Rumours”
November 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCharges that AgustaWestland paid bribes worth Euro 51 million to “agents” to swing a deal for 12 VVIP helicopters for the Indian Air Force are based on the statements of Lorenzo BORGOGNI, former head of external relations for Finmeccanica who has claimed during cross examination that the information about the bribery was based on “rumours” he had heard within the company. According to a transcript of BORGOGNI’s cross examination held on November 15, 2012 at the court of Naples in the presence of deputy public prosecutor Vincenzo Piscitelli, the former claimed that there had been two “agreements” between certain...
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Top U.S, Russian Military Officers Lose Jobs Over Sex Scandal
November 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S and Russia may not have many things in common but the two super powers have found their respective high ranking military officials in rather embarrassing dealings this month
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Next-Gen Logistics Management System Worth $1 Billion Not ‘Viable’, Says USAF
November 9, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S Air Force is doing away with its next-generation logistics management system after a $1 billion investment produced “negligible” value
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Honeywell To Provide Logistics Support To F-15 Aircraft
November 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S
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Mauritania Air Force Takes Delivery Of First A-29 Super Tucano Turboprop
October 23, 2012 @ 12:00 AMEmbraer has delivered the first light attack and advanced training A-29 Super Tucano turboprops to the Mauritania Air Force. The aircraft will be used for border surveillance missions
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Next Generation Multimission FREMM Frigate Launched By DCNS
October 19, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDCNS launched the next generation multimission FREMM frigate on Thursday. The next major phase is installation of the mast infrastructure, which will house the vessel's sensor suites radars, antennas, cameras, jammers
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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...