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Iraq Gets First C-130J Super Hercules

December 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

Lockheed Martin has delivered a C-130J Super Hercules to the Iraqi Air Force with another two en route. Iraq will receive another three C-130J aircraft in 2013
Russia To Upgrade Anti-Missile Defense System Around Moscow

December 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Oleg Ostapenko has announced that the anti-missile defense system covering Moscow and Russia's central industrial regions will be upgraded soon. He refused to elaborate on the new systems but said, "We have a range of new objects which we are obliged to defend, and we'll defend them
Indian RFP For $15 Billion Submarine Project soon

December 7, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

The 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
India Picks Boeing Chinook As Winner Of Helicopter Competition

December 7, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

The Indian Defense Ministry has confirmed Boeing as the winner of heavy-lift helicopter tender. Boeing beat Russian Mi-26 helicopters to win the tender to supply 15 heavy-lift choppers
CAE Simulators To Be Used For Trauma Training, Disaster Management

December 6, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

CAE Healthcare has announced the sale of Caesar trauma patient simulators to NATO and a U.S
Two New General Managers Take Charge At BEL

December 6, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

India’s public sector unit Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has appointed two new General Managers; Veeresh D Bevinamarad, GM (HR), and Koshy Alexander, GM (Internal Audit). Bevinamarad has been with the company since 1984 when he was appointed as Deputy Engineer at Taloja (Navi Mumbai) Unit, where he was involved in the setting up of a plant for the production of glass parts for TV Tubes
Dassault Systems Opens Subsidiary In India

November 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

French aircraft-maker Dassault Systems has opened subsidiary companies in India where earlier this year it bagged a multi-million dollar contract to supply 126 Rafale aircraft to the Indian Air Force. The company named Dassault Aircraft Services India Private Limited (DASIPL) was set up recently and it is 100% owned by its French parent company, officials said
Russian Arms Manufacturers Embezzled $257 Million In 2012: Investigators

November 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

Russian investigators looking into allegations of kickbacks and corruptions have uncovered that state-run companies have embezzled more 10 billion rubles ($257 million) this year. According to Investigative Committee spokesman Alexander Sorochkin, the alleged sum included 6
New Russian Sub Successfully Fires First Cruise Missile

November 26, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

Russia's latest submarine, the Project 855 Severodvinsk, has successfully fired its first cruise missile at a land target during sea trials, according to local media reports. "The multi-role nuclear-powered submarine Severodvinsk fired a supersonic cruise missile at a land target for the first time during sea trials in the White Sea
Top U.S, Russian Military Officers Lose Jobs Over Sex Scandal

November 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

The U.S and Russia may not have many things in common but the two super powers have found their respective high ranking military officials in rather embarrassing dealings this month

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