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Australia Kickstarts Submarine Program With Opening Of New Office In France

July 10, 2017 @ 02:19 PM

Australian Department of Defense has set up a secure facility in Cherbourg, France together with Naval Group (formerly DCNS) and Lockheed Martin Australia which will house Submarine designers, naval architects and engineers who will work alongside each other on Australia's Future Submarine Program. More than 50 Australians will join Naval Group and Lockheed Martin Australia employees to progress the important work of developing a mature design of the Future Submarine
Israeli PM Netanyahu's 'Close Associate' Among Six Detained in German Submarine Bribery...

July 10, 2017 @ 12:17 PM

Israeli police has detained six suspects including Israeli PM Netanyahu's 'Close Associate' in German Submarine Bribery Affair. The six suspects were government officials and worked in the private sector at the time of the submarine deal, police said
India Army RFI For High Calibre Rifles Receives Response From 20 Manufacturers

July 10, 2017 @ 11:29 AM

Indian is speeding up procurement plan for over 185,000 high calibre guns of 7.62×51 mm to replace locally made INSAS rifles
Bangladesh To Buy Two RAF C130J Transport Planes

July 8, 2017 @ 02:41 PM

Bangladesh has entered into a Government-to-government deal with the United Kingdom to purchase two C-130J C5 tactical transport aircraft to boost transport capabilities of its air force. Financed under the FY 2017-2018 defense budget, Bangladesh will become the ninth operator of the C-130J C5 in Asia, bdmilitary
Australian Air Force To Collaborate On AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Development

July 7, 2017 @ 03:11 PM

Australian Air Force is likely to collaborate on the development of the AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-band program with assistance from the Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) Systems and EA-6B Program Office (PMA-234) and the Navy International Programs Office (Navy IPO). The allies joined mid-June for a Cooperative Partnership week, during which the RAAF had an opportunity to gain insight into the current status of the NGJ-MB program, in anticipation of formally entering a cooperative project later this year, RAAF said in a statement
Is The Proposed Airbus Fighter Jet A Non-starter?

July 7, 2017 @ 01:21 PM

Airbus plans to build a fighter jet meant for European Union (EU) nations could be a non-starter with lukewarm response coming from major EU members who have already bought into the US-made F-35. “We are currently putting together pre-design studies to show what such an aircraft could look like,” Airbus Defence and Space chief executive Dirk Hoke had told German publication Handelsblatt
Austria Prefers Govt-to-Govt Deal Over Tendering For Fighter Aircraft Lease

July 7, 2017 @ 12:14 PM

Austria prefers a government-to-government deal to lease fighter aircraft rather than issuing a tender that would take longer timeframe and might jeopardize 2020-2023 timeframe. Austria has sued Airbus and Eurofighter consortium (which includes BAE systems and Leonardo) in February this year alleging fraud linked to $2
Indian, Israeli Companies Sign 12 Defense Agreements Worth $4.3 Billion

July 7, 2017 @ 11:17 AM

Indian and Israeli companies have signed agreements that include manufacturing of air defense systems, radars, anti-ship missiles, medium altitude long endurance UAVs in India under technology transfer. About 12 agreements worth $4
Russian Tu-95 Bombers Strikes ISIS Targets In Syria Using Latest Kh-101 Cruise...

July 7, 2017 @ 09:42 AM

Russia strikes Daesh terrorist organization targets in Syria with the latest Kh-101 cruise missiles from a group of Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers Thursday. Tu-95MS long-range strategic bombers departed Wednesday from an airfield in the southern Russian city of Engels carrying the latest Kh-101 long-range cruise missiles and successfully targeted an ISIS command center and three weapons storage depots in Aqirbat, a town in the western governorate of Hama, according to the Russian Defense Ministry statement
Israeli IAI, India's Kalyani To Set Up Maintenance Center For Air Defence...

July 6, 2017 @ 01:59 PM

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd. (KSSL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand joint venture for establishing a maintenance center for selected advanced air defence systems in Hyderabad in the state of Telengana in India

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