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Closure In Sight For India's Rafale Aircraft Purchase?

April 15, 2016 @ 02:08 PM

A deal appears to be sight for Indias purchase of 36 Dassault Rafale aircraft following a comment by the Indian defence minister that the deal “should be finalized soon.” Defence minister Manohar Parrikars comments were reported in several Indian media who quizzed him regarding the deal during a maritime summit in Mumbai yesterday
Former Head of US Defence Contracting Firm Jailed For Sending Tech Details...

April 15, 2016 @ 01:44 PM

A former US defence contractor has been sentenced to nearly five years in jail for illegally exporting the military blueprints and technical drawings of parts used in some of the high-tech and sensitive hardware like F-15 to India, using a local churchs website. Hannah Robert, 49, circumvented the US government and provided export-controlled technical data related to various types of military technology to an individual in India, said assistant US attorney general John P Carlin in a statement, PTI reported
North Korea Prepares Launch Of Mobile Ballistic Missiles: Report

April 14, 2016 @ 09:13 AM

North Korea may be preparing to launch this week its first mobile ballistic missile, designed to put the mainland United States within range. A mobile launcher was spotted carrying up to two Musudan missiles,
25 Chinese Tech Companies To Counter Online Terror Activities

April 13, 2016 @ 01:25 PM

Chinas twenty-five technology companies have pledged to counter online terror activities. Chinese search engine Baidu, Tencent investment holding company, Alibaba and JD
US, India Finalize Mini-UAVs, Other Defense Projects

April 12, 2016 @ 01:29 PM

India and US have finalized four government-to-government projects that include small UAVs, high powered lasers and target detection technology. “US Secretary for Defense Ashton Carter and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parriakr have welcomed finalization of four government-to-government project agreements in the area of science and technology cooperation
Is US Trafficking Arms To Syrian Rebels?

April 11, 2016 @ 02:32 PM

The US may have helped Syrian rebels by delivering Russian origin weapons from Romania to Turkey and Jordan late last year. The US governments Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website had solicited bids to transport a number of weapons and ammunition being sent to from a port in Romania to Turkey and Jordan
India May Push To Acquire Armed Predator Drones During Ash Carter Visit

April 9, 2016 @ 11:36 AM

India may make a pitch to purchase armed Predator drones made by General Atomics when the US Defence Secretary, Ash Carter visits India next week. India is already is in talks with the United States to purchase 40 Predator surveillance drones, Reuters said quoting unnamed Indian officials, adding that this was a possible first step towards acquiring the armed version of the aircraft
Former Finmeccanica, AgustaWestland Bosses Sentencing Brings Spotlight On Helicopter Bribery Case In...

April 8, 2016 @ 11:47 AM

Reports of the sentencing of former Finmeccanica boss, Giuseppe Orsi and Bruno Spagnolini, former head of AgustaWestland, has once again brought the spotlight on suspicion of bribery in the deal to sell 12 VVIP helicopters to India. Italian Media reported that Giuseppe Orsi, was sentenced today by the Milan appeals court to 4
DARPA To Fly Unmanned XS-1 Spaceplane Ten Times In 10 days

April 8, 2016 @ 08:54 AM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) DARPA announced Thursday Phase 2 of its Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program, which seeks to design and fabricate an experimental unmanned spaceplane and fly the vehicle ten times in ten days. The reusable XS-1 would demonstrate the potential for low-cost and “aircraft-like” high-ops-tempo space flight, enabling a host of critical national security options while helping to launch a new and potentially fruitful commercial sector
Australia Orders Boeing GBU-39 Bombs Worth $386 Million

April 7, 2016 @ 03:05 PM

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia for up to 2,950 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) worth $386 million. The agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on April 4, 2016

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