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India, France Agree On Rafale Work Share
March 3, 2014 @ 03:54 PMIndia has finally sealed a work share agreement with the French-firm Dassault Aviation for building 70 per cent of the Rafale fighters domestically, according to New Delhi Television. India will acquire 18 of the 126 Rafale fighter jets it is buying from France in "fly away" condition, and the rest will be manufactured by the local firm Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
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Rolls-Royce Wins $54 Million KC-130 Engines Support Contract
March 3, 2014 @ 11:44 AMRolls-Royce has won a $54 million contract for depot level repair of engines, propellers and other propulsion system components for 50 KC-130 aircraft for the US Marine Corps and the government of Kuwait. Work is expected to be completed in February 2015
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Indian MoD Orders CBI Probe Involving Roll-Royce, HAL
March 3, 2014 @ 08:13 AMIndias Hawk advanced jet trainer (AJT) programme is facing a major blow after a bribery scandal involving Rolls Royce in connection with contracts to supply aircraft engines to state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited surfaced. According to various reports, the Indian government on March 2 has ordered a CBI probe into allegations that global engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce committed irregularities and violated contractual provisions to bag contracts worth over $1
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Afghanistan Receives First Batch Of Mil Mi-17V-5 Helicopters
February 28, 2014 @ 01:44 PMRussia has delivered six Mil Mi-17V-5 military-transport helicopters to Afghanistan under a US contract for 30 said helicopters, according to ARMS-Tass. The Kazan Helicopter Plant, that is the head contractor on the supply of 30 Mi-17V-5 helicopters to the US ground forces, is making a second batch of six aircraft of this type
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CAE's Project Innovate To Develop Next-Gen Simulation Platform
February 28, 2014 @ 11:03 AMCAE announced today the participation of the Government of Canada in its latest research and development (R&D) program having a repayable investment of $250 million. The goal of CAE's Project Innovate, which will span five and half years, is to develop and expand CAE's current modeling and simulation technologies, develop new ones and continue to differentiate its service offering
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Australia's Collin-Class Submarine Catches Fire
February 28, 2014 @ 09:37 AMAn incident involving submarine accident surfaced yesterday when fire broke out aboard Australias Collin-class vessel, HMAS Waller that had only recently returned after a long period of maintenance. The Defence Department official was quoted as by The West Australian that there were no injuries, but four personnel who were involved in fighting the blaze had been put ashore under medical observation as a precaution
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Norway To Buy AMRAAM Missiles Worth $80 Million
February 27, 2014 @ 04:06 PMNorway has requested the purchase of AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM Missiles for an estimated cost of $80 million. The principal contractor will be Raytheon
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Navy Chief’s Resignation Brings To Forefront India’s Delayed Submarine Procurement
February 27, 2014 @ 01:17 PMThe resignation of Indian Navy Chief Admiral D.K
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India To Postpone Howitzer Purchase: Reports
February 25, 2014 @ 11:39 AMIndias Ministry of Defense has postponed the planned purchase of 145 ultra light howitzers from BAE Systems stating offset obligation issues, according to Defense News. The reason for further delay in formalizing an agreement is that BAE systems has asked for six years, instead of four, to meet its offset obligations, an MoD official was quoted as saying
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Engility Corp Wins $39 Million EW Weapon Systems Contract
February 22, 2014 @ 07:34 AMEngility Corp has won a $39 million modification contract for electronic warfare (EW) weapons systems for the US Navy and Australian EA-6B, EA-18G, E-2C, MH-60R, BAMS, P-8A aircrafts. This contract also includes the support for Unmanned Air Systems, flight simulators, training systems, other advanced electronic attack derivatives and initiatives
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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