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India Ridiculed Over Guided-Missile Purchases
August 30, 2013 @ 09:32 AMIndia has been criticized for buying 10,000 Konkurs-M anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) from Russia despite of the licensed missiles facility at the local Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). The latest report of the comptroller and auditor general of India (CAG), said, “Failure of BDL to supply the missiles intended by the Indian Army resulted in conclusion of a contract for import of 10,000 missiles at a cost of $188 million defeating the very objective of avoiding dependence on foreign supplier for the ammunition
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U.S. Heading To Next Phase of Long-Range Radar Program
August 26, 2013 @ 02:05 PMThe U.S
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U.S. Marines Test F-35B Lightning II Jets Aboard Amphibious Ship
August 19, 2013 @ 02:50 PMUnder the recent testing and validation process (Development Testing II (DT-II) phase) of F-35Bs by Integrated Test Force (ITF) team members, two F-35B Lightning II jets touched down aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). DT-II is the second of three test phases encompassing numerous milestone events including the first night operation at sea as well as the first launch and recovery of the F-35B at sea by a U
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Weak Indian Prosecution May Help Former Finmeccanica Executives in AgustaWestland Bribery Trial
August 2, 2013 @ 01:20 PMThe Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not arresting former IAF chief SP Tyagi and his cousins may help the defense argument in the trial against previous Finmeccanica executives Giuseppe Orsi and Bruno Spagnolini in an Italian court. The CBI has been investigating the alleged payment of bribe in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter purchase case
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Norway Sign $8.36 Million F-35 Deal
June 24, 2013 @ 04:46 PMNorway on 19 June signed its first contract with Lockheed Martin for work on the F-35 Lightning II. The contract, valued at $8
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Cassidian Military Obstacle Warning System Certified For NH90 Helicopter
June 20, 2013 @ 05:17 PMEurocopter has certified the MilOWS (Military Obstacle Warning System) for the NH90 military transport helicopter. The system was developed and built by Cassidian and is of the Sferion SferiSense range
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German Navy Gets New Fuel Cell Submarine
May 16, 2013 @ 02:54 PMThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG is now offering modern non-nuclear submarines after the very first one meant for the German Navy was named today. The U36 is the second boat of the second batch of HDW Class 212A submarines destined for operation in the German Navy, according to a statement
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Iraq To Become Biggest Middle East Weapons Market After GCC Nations
March 16, 2013 @ 12:18 PMThe second edition of the Security and Defence Exhibition (SDE) in Baghdad this week saw some 54 companies from 13 countries hawking their wares to an Iraqi government which has seen the nations military might devastated over the past 10 years. All are eyeing the estimated $16
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Indian Defence Acquisitions Could Be Delayed As Modernization Budget Slashed by $1
January 3, 2013 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Finance Ministry is expected to cut the armed forces’ modernization budget by $1.82 billion this year, according to reports
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Indian RFP For $15 Billion Submarine Project soon
December 7, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Navy will soon issue a global RFP for three new stealth submarines called Project 75 (I) (for India) after the Defense Acquisition Council gave its approval recently. This is a follow on acquisition to six Project Submarines under construction in India with technical help from DCNS, France called Project 75 submarines
Germany Orders Israeli PULS Rocket Launcher Artillery System
Germany Signs €3.1B Contract for Future Soldier Systems
Australia to Soon Receive 2 MQ-4C Triton Drones
Lockheed Martin Secures $2.8B to Enhance THAAD Missile Defense
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