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Indian Sub Info Leak Came from Australian Senator’s Office: Sydney Newspaper
December 13, 2016 @ 03:06 PMThe leak of sensitive information about the Indian Scorpene submarines program was done from an office in Adelaide which is believed to be South Australian crossbench senator Nick Xenophons electorate office, an Australian newspaper reports. Former submariner turned political staffer Rex Patrick, an adviser to Xenophon, has been identified as the source of information for a front page newspaper story in August that triggered an international furore that embarrassed India and the French government-owned submarine builder DCNS, Sydney Morning Herald reports quoting an investigation done by Fairfax Media
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India Retains US$69 Million In Its Deal With US For Super Hercules...
December 13, 2016 @ 12:30 PMIndias Ministry of defense has achieved a saving of $69 million in the deal with US to acquire six C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft. “We saved $69 million (470 crore) due to the tendering process done by the American government for supplying the planes to us in the C-130J Super Hercules deal
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HAL's First Do-228 Civil Variant To Be Rolled Out By 2017
December 13, 2016 @ 11:22 AMHindustan Aeronautical Ltd will be rolling out its first civil variant of Dornier Do-228 utility aircraft by April 2017. The Do-228-201 upgraded version, a 19-seater commuter aircraft currently being manufactured at Kanpur, is best suited under the RCS
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Global Radar Manufacturers May Respond To India’s LCA AESA Requirement
December 13, 2016 @ 08:30 AMIndia is likely to float a tender for the acquisition of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) for its new fleet of 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk 1A in the coming weeks. An expression of interest for a new set of AESA for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk 1A is set to be floated shortly, with top global aviation firms expected to participate
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Surpassing Saudi Arabia, UK, India To Become Third Largest Military Spender in
December 13, 2016 @ 07:46 AMIndia is to become the worlds third largest military spender in 2018 surpassing UK and Saudi Arabia which occupy the third and fourth place, according to an analysis by IHS Janes. The first and second spot will continue to be occupied by the US with $622
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Smell Of Bribery In Brazilian Saab Gripen Deal
December 12, 2016 @ 03:30 PMBrazilian investigators on Friday accused former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of using his influence to help Saab win the tender for 36 jets worth about $5.6 billion
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Japan Dismisses China’s Allegations On ASDF Fighter Jets
December 12, 2016 @ 11:54 AMJapan has dismissed Chinas allegations that its Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets were engaged in close-range interference against the Chinese military plane on Saturday. “I have received a report that the Japanese planes did not conduct any close-range interference against the Chinese military planes … or threaten the safety of the Chinese military planes or their personnel,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was quoted as saying by
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Pak Assembles Special Forces Group To Guard Gawdar Port
December 12, 2016 @ 09:25 AMEquipped with ships, fast attack boats, aircraft, drones and surveillance assets, Pakistan has assembled a special forces group called ‘Task Force 88, to guard the Gawdar port, the focal point of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Marines would be deployed at sea and around Gwadar for security operations,
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China To Test Dong Neng-3 Anti-Satellite Missile
December 10, 2016 @ 10:26 AMChina is readying to conduct next week a flight test of Dong Neng-3 missile that can destroy satellites in space. Test preparations for the Dong Neng-3 anti-satellite missile were detected at a military facility in central China, according to Pentagon officials familiar with reports of the impending test,
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US Approves $108 Million TOW Missile Sale To Morocco
December 9, 2016 @ 03:28 PMUS State Department has approved a $108 million worth Sale of missiles, including 1,200 TOW 2A, Radio Frequency (RF), and 14 TOW 2A, Radio Frequency Missiles to Morocco. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Thursday that it has notified Congress of this possible sale on December 7, 2016
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One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles