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Mi-17V5 Helicopters to Continue as Indian VVIP Transport
July 19, 2015 @ 02:11 PMIndia will continue using six Mi-17v5 helicopters for VVIP travel as the possibility of reviving the AgustaWestland chopper deal looks remote. With two helicopters mothballed and further deliveries effectively cancelled as India has claimed its bank guarantee, the deal with AgustaWestland seems as good as dead
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BAE Systems To Upgrade 236 Brazilian M113 Personnel Carriers
July 17, 2015 @ 03:48 PMBAE Systems has won a $54 million contract to upgrade 236 Brazilian M113 armored personnel carriers. The estimated completion date is Dec
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IS Militants Claim Missile Attack On Egyptian Navy Vessel
July 17, 2015 @ 01:19 PMIS militants in Sinai claim that they have carried out a missile attack on an Egyptian naval vessel in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday. The militants said that they destroyed the naval ship with a guided missile
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Pakistan Orders Sniper Targeting Pods for F-16s
July 14, 2015 @ 07:13 PMLockheed Martin will manufacture and upgrade Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for the Pakistan Air Force's F-16 fleet. A Foreign Military Sales contract to Lockheed Martin includes the production of 15 Sniper ATPs and upgrades to the Pakistan Air Force's existing 22 Sniper ATPs
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Skyshield Anti-Missile Protection On Eilat-Bound Flights
July 14, 2015 @ 03:00 PMSkyShield anti-missile systems have been installed on Israeli flights to Eilat, bordering Sinai, the site of violence between Egypt and IS militants. The Israel defense establishment ordered to deploy the SkyShield missile defense systems to Arkia and Israir flights to Eilat two weeks ago, following IS militants attack against the Egyptian military in Sinai, daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported Monday
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Joint Air-to-ground Missile Engages Targets in Flight Test
July 13, 2015 @ 04:48 PMLockheed demonstrated its multi-mode Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), engaging two laser-designated stationary targets during recent Government-led flight tests at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. In the first test, the missile flew four kilometers, engaged its precision-strike, semi-active laser and hit the stationary target
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India's Defence Procurement Council to Consider Apache, Chinook, P-8i Purchase
July 13, 2015 @ 02:21 PMThe Indian Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) is likely to take up clearance of Boeing Apache, Chinook helicopters and P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft tomorrow. Boeing earlier this week had agreed to extend the price deadline for Apache and Chinook procurement by three months after the earlier deadline ended June 30
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India Test-Fires Helicopter Launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HeliNag’
July 13, 2015 @ 08:56 AMIndia has successfully tested an indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) from a Helicopter. The anti-tank missile, “HeliNa (HELIcopter Nag)” is the helicopter launched version of Nag missile developed by the Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) among the five missiles developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP)
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Lockheed Martin To Bid For TACOM $1.1 Billion Strategic Service Solutions Contract
July 11, 2015 @ 12:47 PMThe US Army has selected Lockheed Martin to bid for a $1.1 billion Strategic Service Solutions contract for armored vehicles, machines and systems
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Ukraine Seeks American Javelin Missiles For Giving Up on Nuclear Weapons
July 11, 2015 @ 12:47 PMUkraine has sought a thousand US-made Javelin shoulder-fired missiles for giving up on its nuclear warheads arsenal in the past. "We need to understand that we must be prepared for any situation in the southeast
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