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Decision On Australian Submarine Construction Site In Weeks

April 6, 2016 @ 03:38 PM

A decision on the $36 billion Australian submarine program construction site is likely within two weeks. The Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is preparing to reveal the site for construction before the elections are announced,
Philippines To Receive Refurbished C-130 Plane From US

April 6, 2016 @ 08:26 AM

The Philippines will receive one refurbished C-130 Hercules planes from the US next week. Col
Finmeccanica Signs 28 Eurofighter Aircraft Deal With Kuwait

April 5, 2016 @ 03:40 PM

The Kuwait Ministry of Defence and Finmeccanica have signed a contract for the supply of 28 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, to be built in Italy. The intergovernmental contract was signed in presence of Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti and his Kuwaiti counterpart, Shaikh Gen
Pakistan To Buy Nine Bell Viper Helicopters for US$ 170 million

April 5, 2016 @ 07:49 AM

Pakistan has ordered nine AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters from Bell Helicopter under the foreign military sales program, the US Department of Defense announced Monday. "Bell Helicopter Textron Inc
Ukraine Overtakes Russia in Signing MoUs with Indian Companies

April 4, 2016 @ 03:27 PM

Ukraine signed 15 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Indian companies during the recently concluded DefExpo in India. Russia could manage to sign a single MoU with Bharat Electronics
Indonesia’s Defense Minister Confirms Plans To Purchase Su-35s

April 1, 2016 @ 11:53 AM

Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has confirmed the countrys plans to purchase Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets and is expected to sign the deal in first week of April. Ryacudu tool Bloomberg in an interview that he is hoping to finalize a deal to buy between 8 and 10 Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets in a trip to Russia in early April
India Prefers Home-Grown Akash Missile Over Israeli Spyder QR-SAM

April 1, 2016 @ 09:48 AM

The Indian government has dismissed reports of buying missiles from outside rather than inducting indigenous ‘Akash missile in the Army. "Akash is already being inducted in Army and we are also developing very short missiles and till we develop them successfully, some missiles might have to be brought from outside," Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar was quoted as saying by NDTV Thursday
Bureaucratic Headwinds Spook Shinmaywa US-2 Aircraft Procurement in India

March 30, 2016 @ 12:41 PM

The procurement of 12 amphibious Aircraft from Shinmaywa of Japan which has been held up due to bureaucratic procedures in India could face further headwinds following the release of new defence procurement procedures(DPP). The procurement proposal had gone up to the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), India's supreme defence purchase body chaired by the defence minister, which delayed an expected go-ahead to the deal last year for reasons not disclosed
India To Get Six C-130J Transport Aircraft In 2017

March 30, 2016 @ 08:32 AM

Lockheed Martin will be delivering the new batch of C-130J transport military aircraft in 2017, Abhay Paranjape, Business Development Director of C-130 said today. “We will deliver all 6 C-130J Super Hercules in 2017 to the Indian Air Force,” Paranjape told at the press conference today on sidelines of the DefExpo 2016
Croatia Probes Faulty MiG-21 Purchase From Ukraine

March 30, 2016 @ 06:32 AM

The Croatian military police has launched a corruption probe in the July 2013 purchase of 12 Mikoyan MiG-21 fighter jets after they found five of the aircraft actually belonged to Yemen Air Force. Five of the aircraft purchased were quickly removed from service due to technical problems

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