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Production Facility For India’s Light Combat Vehicle Production Underway

January 7, 2016 @ 11:16 AM

Indias Tata Motors has proposed to set up a production facility for light combat vehicles, military jackets, rifles and other items on one of its units in Dharwad, Karnataka. Tata had applied for the production of defense equipment after the Indian government decided to produce the equipment indigenously under the ‘Make in India program, The New Indian Express news daily reported Thursday
Blind Bombing By Saudi-Led Coalition Consumes Yemeni Home for the Blind

January 7, 2016 @ 09:23 AM

Missiles are reportedly fired by Saudi Arabian coalition aircraft and struck the al Noor Center for Care and Rehabilitation of the Blind in Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Saudi Arabia after the Saturday mass execution of 47 people, it is now leading a bombing campaign in Yemen
Rafale Draft Contract Sent to French, Indian Governments For Approval

January 6, 2016 @ 01:14 PM

The draft contract on the purchase of 36 Dassault Rafale fighter jets for India has been sent to both Indian and French governments for approval. The government-to-government deal is expected to be signed during the visit of French President Francois Hollande to New Delhi where he will be chief guest for the Indian Republic Day celebrations on Jan 26, according to various media reports
North Korea Claims H-Bomb Test, South Detects Artificial Tremors

January 6, 2016 @ 10:06 AM

The North Korean government has claimed to have successfully tested its first Hydrogen bomb in Juche, Korea. In an announcement by the DPRK government, it said, “the first H-bomb test was successfully conducted in Juche Koreaat 10:00 on Wednesday, pursuant to the strategic determination of the Workers Party of Korea (WPK)
South Sudan’s Army Acquires Shoulder Missiles From Unidentified Source: Report

January 5, 2016 @ 01:11 PM

The Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA), an official army of South Sudan, has admitted to have recently acquire supplies of shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles from an unidentified source, local media reports. A high ranking military officer in the army and a longtime military ally of President Salva Kiir told Sudan Tribune on the New Year Eve that the army had obtained dozens of shoulder missiles
Finmeccanica Won $485 Million Tetra PIT Mobile Radio Service Contract For Italian

January 5, 2016 @ 11:16 AM

Finmeccanica has signed a $485 million contract to extend the Tetra PIT program with the Italian Interior Ministry on December 31 2015. The Programme is for the implementation of a Tetra‐based mission‐critical national mobile radio service assuring secure communications for Police Forces
Goa, New Star On World Defense Exhibitions’ Calendar

January 2, 2016 @ 10:26 AM

Goa is likely to become a major attraction for global defense and aerospace companies following Indian governments decision to make the state, permanent destination for Aero India and Defexpo exhibitions. Based on right to information (RTI) documents quoted by Times of India news daily Tuesday, Goan government has already agreed “in-principle” to making Goa a permanent venue for the Aero India Show and for the Defexpo
India Likely To Use Drones On Eastern Border To Prevent Infiltration

January 1, 2016 @ 11:36 AM

India might use drones on its eastern frontier with Bangladesh in a move to stop infiltration from across the border. “UAVs are being used along the Western Sector to stop infiltration from across the border with Pakistan
Raytheon Wins US Navy Contracts Worth $297 Million To Support Zumwalt-Class Destroyer,...

January 1, 2016 @ 07:42 AM

Raytheon Co. Integrated Defense Systems has won a $255 million contract to procure mission system equipment for the US Navy's new USS Lyndon B
Finmeccanica Signs Tetra PIT Radio Service Contract For Italian Police

December 31, 2015 @ 02:13 PM

Finmeccanica has signed a contract with the Italian Ministry of the Interior to implement a Tetra-based mission-critical national mobile radio service assuring secure communications for Police Forces. The contract aims to provide Police Forces with greater technological and operational uniformity, in line with the Government's investment policy in the security sector and in combatting terrorism, the company said in a statement Thursday

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