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India Successfully Test Fires Dhanush Missile

April 9, 2015 @ 10:12 AM

India has successfully test-fired nuclear weapons-capable Dhanush, a naval variant of Prithvi-II missile from a ship, off the Odisha coast on Thursday. Personnel of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) carried out the launch at 11
CAE Wins $175 Million Simulation And Training Contracts

April 9, 2015 @ 09:44 AM

CAE today announced that it has won approximately C$220 million worth of Defence and Security contracts during its fourth quarter to provide simulation products and upgrades as well as training services for global military customers. Some of the key contracts include providing a C-130J simulator to the United States Air Force; a range of C-130J training systems and upgrades for the Royal Australian Air Force; simulator upgrades and training services for the Royal Air Force; M-346 simulators for the Italian Air Force; in-service support for the British Army's Warrior infantry fighting vehicle training systems; and support services for the NATO Joint...
Pratt And Whitney To Re-evaluate F-35 Fighter Jet Engine Fix

April 8, 2015 @ 03:56 PM

Pratt & Whitney is ramping up the retrofits to operational F135 engines with a fix to the problem that led to a catastrophic engine fire last year in the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. The company stated in its press release Monday that it is aiming to modify the entire fleet by the first quarter of 2016
New Zealand Defense Force’s Training Facility To Get Customized Ballistic Fit-Out Package...

April 8, 2015 @ 02:26 PM

Cubic Corporation announced today that Cubic Range Design Solutions (CRDS) was awarded a $6 million contract to design, supply and install a specialist ballistic fit-out package for New Zealand Defense Force's training facility. “Cubic Range Design Solutions is committed to delivering innovative concepts, construction and facilities to support our customers with their critical training needs,” said Bill Toti, president of Cubic Global Defense
Saab To Upgrade Norwegian ARTillery HUnting Radar (Arthur)

April 8, 2015 @ 11:58 AM

Saab announced today that it has received an order from the Norwegian Defense Logistic Organization (NDLO) for a prototype of Mid-Life Upgrade of Arthur weapon-location radar system. The order amounts to approximately $13 million (SEK115 million)
Sagem To Upgrade French Army's FELIN Soldier Modernization System

April 7, 2015 @ 02:05 PM

Sagem has won a contract from French defence procurement agency to Upgrade French Army's FELIN Soldier Modernization System. The French defense procurement agency Direction Générale de lArmement has announced last week that the contract for "FELIN V1
US Approves Viper Attack Helos, HellFire Missile Sale To Pakistan

April 7, 2015 @ 12:56 PM

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced Monday that it has approved sale of AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters and AGM-114R Hellfire II Missiles to Pakistan for an estimated cost of $952 million. Pakistan has requested 15 AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters, 32 T-700 GE 401C Engines (30 installed and 2 spares), 1000 AGM-114 R Hellfire II Missiles in containers, 36 H-1 Technical Refresh Mission computers, 17 AN/AAQ-30 Target Sight Systems, 30 629F-23 Ultra High Frequency/Very High Frequency Communication Systems, 19 H-764 Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Systems, 32 Helmet Mounted Display/Optimized Top Owl, 17 APX-117A Identification Friend or Foe, 17 AN/AAR-47...
India’s Advanced Air Defense Interceptor Missile Test Fails

April 7, 2015 @ 11:23 AM

The test fire of an updated version of Indias Advanced Air Defense interceptor missile on Monday failed due to the weapon system falling down immediately after take-off from the launcher. The missile was targeted to intercept an electronic target within an altitude of below 20 km as simulated by the mission team to gauge the efficiency and killing precision of the missile
Iraqi Trainee, Jordanian Lt.Col. Killed in T67 Firefly Crash

April 6, 2015 @ 03:32 PM

The Jordans light military training aircraft T67 Firefly crashed during a routine military exercise on Monday morning. The crash killed a Jordanian lieutenant colonel and his Iraqi trainee, during a routine training exercise, said Colonel Mamdouh al-Amiri, spokesman for the Jordanian military, Press Tv reported Monday
India Capable Of Developing Ballistic Missiles With Over 10,000kms Range: DRDO

April 6, 2015 @ 09:23 AM

India is capable of developing intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) that can hit beyond the range of 10,000 kms, SK Salwan, Chairman, Armament Research Board of the Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) said on Saturday. Sawan was speaking at a national conference themed, 'Emerging Vistas of Technology in 21st Century' at Vadodara, Gujarat

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