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India Successfully Test Fires Nuclear Ballistic Agni-III Missile
April 16, 2015 @ 11:47 AMIndia has successfully test-fired nuclear ballistic missile Agni-III for a lesser range from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast on Thursday. The missile has a strike range of more than 3,000 km
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Saab Wins $165 Million Danish Ceros 200 Tracking System Contract
April 15, 2015 @ 02:52 PMSaab announced today that it has won $165 million (SEK 145 million ) contract to supply tracking system Ceros 200 to the Danish Knud Rasmussen-class patrol vessels. The tracking system Ceros 200 is part of a fire control system, whose task is to detect, monitor and combat threats to a ship
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BAE Systems Delivers M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer To US Army
April 14, 2015 @ 01:26 PMBAE System has delivered the first low-rate production of M109A7 self-propelled Howitzer to US army. M109A7, a replacement weapon for the M109A6, features a chassis, engine, transmission, suspension, and steering system
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Finmeccanica Group To Display Helicopters, Airborne Systems At LAAD 2015
April 14, 2015 @ 12:13 PMFinmeccanica group announced on Monday that it will showcase a range of its AgustaWestland helicopters, Selex Airborne Systems, WASS Torpedo and array Sonar during LAAD 2015, held from April 14 to 17 at Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Agustawestland will display AW119Kx single engine, the AW109 LUH light twin, the T129 combat helicopter, the AW139 intermediate twin, the AW149 medium multirole aircraft and the AW101 three-engine medium heavy platform
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Oshkosh P-19R Aircraft Rescue, Fire Fighting Program Enters Production Phase
April 14, 2015 @ 07:23 AMOshkosh Defense will begin the production and deployment phase of the P-19 Replacement (P-19R) Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle program for the US Marine Corps. Oshkosh was awarded a delivery order under the P-19R contract to supply the first LRIP vehicles to support Production Verification Testing (PVT)
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Afghanistan Rolls Out Cayuse Warrior Attack Helicopters
April 13, 2015 @ 02:32 PMThe US Department of Defense (DoD) revealed last Saturday that the Afghan Air Force (AAF) has conducted a maneuver during a live-fire demonstration after receiving six MD-530F Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopters from the US. The first six helicopters delivered performed a live-fire demonstration of its twin FN Herstal Heavy Machine Gun Pods (HMPs) during the roll-out function held at Kabul
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India To Fast Track Apache And Chinook Helicopter Acquisition
April 13, 2015 @ 01:33 PMIndian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar has sought approval from finance ministry for purchase of 22 Boeing Apache attack helicopters from the US. Apart from Apache, Parrikar has also directed defense finance officials to fast track acquisition of 15 Chinook heavy helicopters
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Russia To Induct Upgraded Pantsir-S2 Gun Missile System This Year
April 13, 2015 @ 12:30 PMThe Russian military service will induct an improved Pantsir-S2 combined gun-missile system before the end of this year. “We are receiving new systems, above all S-400 and Pantsir complexes
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Russian Military To Receive Upgraded T-73B3 Tanks
April 13, 2015 @ 10:10 AMThe western military division of the Russian Ministry of Defense will receive T-72B3 upgraded tanks under re-armament program, Russian MoD announced last week. The T-72B3 is part of the development of the standard Russian-made T-72B series currently in service in the Russian army
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US, South Korea Launch Air Force Exercise
April 11, 2015 @ 11:51 AMSouth Korea and the United States launched a major joint air force exercise on Friday, as US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter visits Seoul. The two-week-long "Max Thunder" drill will involve around 100 military aircraft, including jet fighters and bombers carrying out tactical bombing runs, the South Korean Air force was quoted as saying in various media reports
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