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Reliance Wins $134 Million To Design, Construct 14 Patrol Vessels For Indian

January 30, 2017 @ 02:05 PM

Reliance Defence and Engineering (RDEL) has signed Rs 916 crore contract with Defence Ministry for design and construction of 14 fast patrol vessels for Indian Coast Guard. RDEL emerged winner through a competitive bidding process undertaken by Ministry of Defence with participation from almost all the private sector and public sector shipyards namely, L&T, Cochin Shipyard Ltd, Goa Shipyard Ltd, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE), the company said in a statement Monday
Intensified Missile Tests By N Korea, China, India and Pakistan in 2016

January 28, 2017 @ 02:24 PM

North Korea, India and Pakistan launched a total of about 37, some capable of carrying nuclear weapons in 2016 making it one the busiest years for medium-to-long-range missile tests in recent memory. North Korea reportedly carried out about 25 medium to long range missile test launches of which just one was claimed as a success by Pyongyang
India To Build Modern Bunkers Along Its Border With China

January 24, 2017 @ 12:56 PM

Indian army is building a large number of modern bunkers in Sikkim as part of its efforts to boost the countrys defenses along the border, shared with China. The new bunkers are being built using hallow block structures that can be transported easily to hill areas after having been constructed in plain areas
North Korean, Chinese Threats Prompt Japan To Launch Military Satellite

January 24, 2017 @ 12:53 PM

Japan has launched its first military communication network satellite to deal with threats from China and North Korea. The Japanese Defense Ministry launched Kirameki-2 communications satellite using an H-2A rocket from Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan,
Saab Buys 25% Stake In Akaer

January 24, 2017 @ 10:46 AM

Saab has acquired additional 10 per cent of shares, reaching 25 per cent of stakes in Akaer one of the largest companies within development of aeronautical projects in Brazil. In conjunction with the expansion of the Saab-Akaer partnership, Akaer acquires 100 per cent of the shares of the Space and Defense Division (E&D) of the Brazilian optronic company Opto Eletrônica S
UK Government Hides Trident II D5 Nuclear Missile Test Failure: Local Media

January 23, 2017 @ 01:53 PM

A failed test of the Trident nuclear deterrent was kept in secret by UK government, weeks prior to a crucial House of Commons vote on the future of the submarine-launched missile system. There was serious malfunction in the Trident II D5 missile that caused failure after being launched from a British submarine off the coast of Florida in June,
India To Test Long Range Submarine Launched Nuclear Missile Next Week

January 23, 2017 @ 10:56 AM

Indias Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will test launch its long range nuke-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) K-4 from an underwater platform at the end of this month. The indigenously built underwater missile, having a strike range of around 3,500 km, will be test fired from a submerged pontoon, which is almost identical to a submarine on January 31,
USAF Tests Nuclear-Capable Air-Launched Cruise Missile From B-52 Bomber

January 20, 2017 @ 03:17 PM

US Air Force has tested three unarmed AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles (ACLM) from a B-52H bomber. The B-52H aircrews departed Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, for the Utah Test and Training Range, about 80 miles west of Salt Lake City, and launched the unarmed ALCMs during three separate sorties, US Air Force Material Command announced in a statement Thursday
Nigerian Air Force, Comp Air Partner For Multi-Role Light Utility Aircraft Production

January 20, 2017 @ 12:47 PM

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Comp Air Aviation for the production of multi-role light utility aircraft. The NAF decided to sign a MoU with the Comp Air Aviation in order to have a legal framework under which the R&D collaborative effort will work, the company said in a statement Thursday
Safran Bids US$9 Billion To Buy Plane-Cabin Maker Zodiac Aerospace

January 20, 2017 @ 08:23 AM

French aero engine manufacturer Safran on Thursday has launched a $9 billion agreed bid for seats manufacturer Zodiac Aerospace to create the world's third-largest aerospace supplier as the industry bulks up to tackle record high output plans. The deal comes three months after Zodiac's competitor B/E Aerospace agreed to be acquired by Rockwell Collins and six years following Zodiac's family shareholders publicly snubbing a botched approach from Safran, branding it "opportunistic"

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