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US Firms Unwilling to Transfer Critical Tech Under 'Make-in-India' Projects

September 20, 2017 @ 02:43 PM

The US India Business Council (USIBC), an American business advocacy group, has written a letter to Indias defense minister stating that the US defense firms offering to set up production line in India are unwilling to part with sensitive aircraft technology – even as joint venture junior partners. “Control of proprietary technologies is a major consideration for all companies exploring public and private defence partnerships,” the business lobby, which represents 400 firms, said in the August 3 letter, reviewed by Reuters and previously unreported
Trump Administration Preparing to Ease Non-military Firearms Export Rules: Reports

September 20, 2017 @ 01:33 PM

The US administration reportedly plans to ease rules on American manufacturers selling small guns and assault rifles overseas. The US State Department is working to move US governments authorization of exports of non-military firearms and ammunition to the Commerce Departments jurisdiction keeping the military grade exports under State Department jurisdiction,
Northrop Grumman Wins $18 Million for Production of MK54 Lightweight Torpedo Array

September 20, 2017 @ 12:24 AM

Northrop Grumman is being awarded an $18.6 million modification contract for the production of MK54 Mod 0 lightweight torpedo (LWT) array kits for the US Navy, UK and Thailand
Japan Deploys PAC-3 Surface-Air Interceptors Near N. Korea Missile Routes

September 19, 2017 @ 11:43 AM

Japan on Tuesday moved surface-to-air interceptors on the northern island of Hokkaido to a base near recent North Korean missile flyover routes. Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera was quoted as saying by AP that Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor unit was deployed at the Hakodate base on southern Hokkaido "as a precaution" as part of government preparations for a possible emergency
New US Embassy Building Sparks Fears of Spying in Pakistan

September 19, 2017 @ 11:22 AM

The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has raised objections over the new seven-storey building housing the US Embassy in Islamabad that it would allow surveillance of the government offices in its vicinity. The AGP expressed reservations claiming that ‘the rooftop of the building could be utilized to install surveillance devices that can be used to spy government offices in the surrounding
US Blocks Sale of Sig Sauer Weapons To Turkish President's Security Guards

September 19, 2017 @ 10:48 AM

The United States has blocked the sale of $1.2-million (1-million-euros) worth of arms to Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdoğans security guards, following violence against protesters during Erdogans visit to Washington in May
BAE Systems Wins $49.5 Million to Upgrade Korean F-16 Legacy Radar Warning

September 19, 2017 @ 01:33 AM

BAE Systems has won a $49.5 million contract action for the upgrade of the Korean F-16C/D legacy radar warning receiver to a new configuration
Canada Won’t Do Business with Boeing until It Drops Charge Against Bombardier:...

September 19, 2017 @ 01:15 AM

The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that Canada would not do business with a company that is busy trying to sue them. Trudeau said that Boeing can forget about selling fighter jets to Canada as long as its trade complaint is ongoing against Bombardier
Iranian 10-Ton Bomb More Powerful Than US Air Blast Bomb

September 18, 2017 @ 02:22 PM

The head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards aerospace wing and missile program said Iran is in possession of a 10-ton bomb comparable in scale to the United States "Mother of All Bombs". “Following a proposal by the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Irans Defense Industries Organization manufactured a 10-ton bomb,” General Amir Ali Hajizadeh told
UK Army's New Ares Armored Vehicle Undergoing Tests

September 18, 2017 @ 01:30 PM

New Ares protected mobility vehicle, a part of the UKs £4.5 billion Ajax family of armoured vehicles, undergoing testing in Merthyr ahead of handover to the British Army

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