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Iraq To Become Biggest Middle East Weapons Market After GCC Nations
March 16, 2013 @ 12:18 PMThe second edition of the Security and Defence Exhibition (SDE) in Baghdad this week saw some 54 companies from 13 countries hawking their wares to an Iraqi government which has seen the nations military might devastated over the past 10 years. All are eyeing the estimated $16
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Embraer, Sierra Nevada To ‘In-Source’ Aerospace Jobs to the U.S.
March 15, 2013 @ 12:47 PMEmbraer and Sierra Nevada Corp (SNC), have announced “in sourcing” of aerospace jobs to the U.S
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Chinese Weapons Aid Syrian Rebels, European Superpowers To Follow
March 15, 2013 @ 12:14 PMChinese defense products are likely to get a boost after the country's missiles were found to have aided Syrian rebels in bringing down atleast two helicopters. Two videos uploaded online by Free Syrian Army rebel forces show two Mi-8/17 helicopters downed by shoulder-launched, air-defense missiles FN-6, or Man-Portable Air-Defense (MANPAD) systems developed by ChinaAerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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Russian To Get 24 Submarines, 54 Warships By 2020
March 12, 2013 @ 03:11 PMRussian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu revealed on Monday that the Russian Navy will receive 24 submarines and 54 warships of various classes by 2020. “As a result of the implementation of the state rearmament program to 2020, the navy should receive eight nuclear-powered strategic submarines, 16 multirole submarines and 54 warships of various classes,” Shoigu said
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No Wrongdoing In Torpedo Procurement For Indian Navy, Says Oversight Committee
March 11, 2013 @ 03:02 PMThe Indian parliament was informed today by the Special Technical Oversight Committee (part of the Defense Acquisition Council) that it found no irregularities or wrongdoing in selecting the Black Shark torpedoes for the Indian Navy. "The Special Technical Oversight Committee (STOC) has opined that the procurement has been progressed in accordance with the laid down procedures, in keeping with the provisions of the Request for Proposaland DPP-06 in transparent and fair manner
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First Right Of Refusal to Indian Companies in Defence Procurement: Report
March 11, 2013 @ 02:25 PMIndia plans to give first right of refusal to domestic companies in defence equipment purchases in a set of far reaching changes planned for its procurement policy in the wake of the AgustaWestland helicopter bribery scandal. The first right of refusal will be available for Indian government owned companies and also privately owned companies owned by Indian entities, the Times of India newspaper reported quoting unnamed sources in India's Ministry of Defence (MoD)
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Iraqi Probe Finds Ukraine Delivered Low-Quality APCs
March 1, 2013 @ 02:54 PMUkraine has come under fire after a senior Iraqi official accused the country of delivering low-quality armored personnel carriers and breaching the delivery terms of a contract signed in 2009. “A probe into Ukrainian arms deliveries to Iraq revealed corruption with regard to Part 3 of the contract, concerning the sale of 420 armored personnel carriers, of which only about 100 have been delivered to date despite the fact that the contract was ratified several years ago,” Shiwan Muhammad Taha, a member of the Iraqi parliaments security and defense commission, said in an interview with RIA Novosti
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Local Arms Manufacturers Could Benefit From A Possible Change In India’s Procurement...
February 26, 2013 @ 11:18 AMThe Indian Defense ministry will take a long, hard look at its production and procurement policy, following the AgustaWestland scandal, to reduce arms import and maximise domestic production. “Zero import is not possible, but maximum equipment should be indigenous
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Indian PM Asks British Counterpart For Assistance In AgustaWestland Investigation
February 20, 2013 @ 02:29 PMIndian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has asked his British counterpart David Cameron, who is on an official visit to New Delhi, for his aid in investigating the AgustaWestland bribery allegations
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India To Review And Revise Procurement Policies: Defense Minister
February 20, 2013 @ 02:12 PMIndian Defense Minister A K Antony today called for speedy indigenization in defence production in order to eliminate corruption in procurement process. Addressing the Second International Seminar on Army Air Defence, Antony said the Armed Forces, the Government, the DRDO, the industry - both public and private sector - should come together in a mission mode so that the country can achieve maximum for indigenization in a reasonable framework of time
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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