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No Mention Of Blacklisting And Strategic Partnerships In Indian DAC Meeting

February 24, 2016 @ 11:04 AM

There was no mention of decisions relating to blacklisting of companies and the report on strategic partnerships in the Indian Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting press briefing Tuesday. India has already firmed up the new Defense Procurement Procedure, but it is yet to take up policy changes relating to blacklisting of firms accused of corruption
Cyber Five More Vulnerable To Cyber-Attacks In Asia Pacific Region; DTTL Report

February 24, 2016 @ 09:22 AM

South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Singapore appear nine times more vulnerable to cyber-attack than other Asian economies. “We're seeing a huge shift in defense focus across the region as more than half of global container traffic now moves through Asia-Pacific waters, and regional navies are building up to defend these economic lifelines
Panama Settles Contracts Dispute With Finmeccanica

February 24, 2016 @ 09:02 AM

The Government of the Republic of Panama and Finmeccanica today reached a settlement related to the contracts awarded to the companies - Selex ES and Telespazio. The settlement reached by the Republic of Panama and Finmeccanica involves an extension to the original contract allocated to Telespazio for a digital mapping system for Panama, as well as the consensual termination of a $125 million contract allocated to Selex ES for a radar surveillance system in 2010, in relation to which the Republic of Panama will have the right to purchase helicopters or other equipment from Finmeccanica
Sikorsky To Assemble S-70 Black Hawk Choppers in Saudi Arabia

February 24, 2016 @ 02:33 AM

Sikorsky today signed an agreement with Saudi Arabian company, Taqnia Aeronautics to explore helicopter production opportunities in the Kingdom. The new agreement outlines the investment, technology and skills needed to establish production jobs for Saudi citizens, and could lead to direct involvement in the assembly of Sikorsky S-70 BLACK HAWK helicopters in the Kingdom
US DoD Awards Army Contracts Worth $5 Billion To 17 Firms

February 23, 2016 @ 07:23 AM

The US Department of Defense announced Monday the US Army contracts worth $5 billion awarded to 17 firms to provide commercial hardware, software, and related incidental services to federal clients. The awardees are Affigent, Herndon, Virginia; Telos, Ashburn, Virginia; Unicom, Suite 100, Herndon, Virginia; IBM, Maryland; Dynamic Systems, El Segundo, California; Dell, Round Rock, Texas; GTRI, Denver, Colorado; Hewlett-Packard, Herndon, Virginia; CDW-G, Vernon Hills, Illinois; Iron Bow, Chantilly, Virginia; Wildflower, Santa Fe, New Mexico ; WWT, St
DCNS Hopeful of Australian And Indian Submarine Contracts This Year

February 22, 2016 @ 01:01 PM

DCNS is hoping for a positive response for its submarine bid in Australia and commissioning of the first submarine to India this year. “Winning of a major naval defence export contract, in particular in Australia will require sustained effort throughout the year,” the company said in a statement Monday
Germany Considers Training Tunisian Soldiers To Counter Islamic State

February 22, 2016 @ 10:32 AM

Germany is mulling to send troops to Tunisia in order to train soldiers in the fight against IS. Representatives of the defense and foreign ministries will be holding discussions on Thursday and Friday on how Germany could support a training mission
Israel, US Start Joint Exercise On Ballistic Missile Defense

February 22, 2016 @ 07:35 AM

Israel and US have started a joint exercise focusing on defense against ballistic missile threat. "The US European Command and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) commenced the exercise known as Juniper Cobra 16 on Sunday in an eighth of a series of biennial exercises between the two countries since 2001," an IDF spokesperson was quoted as saying by Sina, Chinese news daily Sunday
Indonesia May Soon Sign Agreement To Purchase Su-35 Fighters

February 19, 2016 @ 11:52 AM

Indonesia is expected to sign a contract to purchase around a dozen Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets in a month's time. These will replace its ageing Northrop F-5 fighters, and supplement a fleet of 16 Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-30 fighters that form the backbone of its air force, the sources were quoted as saying by
Russian Helicopters Tiltrotor Marks First Flight

February 19, 2016 @ 08:34 AM

Russian Helicopters new unmanned tiltrotor has successfully completed a new testing stage by performing its first flight. Created by VR-Technologies, an innovative design bureau, part of Russian Helicopters, this unique tiltrotor has gained interest of a number of oil and gas companies and various government agencies

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