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France Orders A Fourth Batiment Multi-mission Vessel From Kership
January 20, 2017 @ 03:11 PMThe French procurement agency (DGA) has confirmed an order for the construction of the fourth Batiment multi-mission vessel B2M. This order complements the order of three buildings on December 30, 2013
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Home-Grown Fighter Jet Tejas To Feature In India's Republic Day Parade
January 20, 2017 @ 11:33 AMIndias locally developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will be demonstrated during the countrys Republic day parade on January 26. LCA Tejas is the first advance fly-by-wire (FBW) fighter aircraft designed, developed and manufactured in India
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BAE Systems Wins $51 Million For 2017 US Roosevelt Depot Maintenance
January 20, 2017 @ 09:17 AMBAE Systems is being awarded a $51 million contract for the execution of USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) fiscal 2017 depot maintenance period availability. This is a long-term availability and was competed on a coast-wide (East and Gulf) basis without limiting the place of performance to the vessels homeport, US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
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France Deploys Two Additional Reapers To Niger
January 10, 2017 @ 01:40 PMFrance has deployed two additional MQ-9 Reaper drones to Niamey, Niger received from General Atomics in support of the country's Operation in the Sahel region. The UAVs arrived at Base Aérienne 101 in Niamey, Niger, at the end of 2016 where the Escadron de Drone 1/33 Belfort has been operating three other MQ-9s since January 2015 in support of the country's Operation 'Barkhane' in the Sahel region, a French military source was quoted as saying by
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Indian Army Eyes Replacement Of Cheetah, Chetak Fleet With Dhruv Choppers
January 10, 2017 @ 10:57 AMThe Indian Army plans to replace early variants of Cheetahs and Chetak light-utility helicopters with the home-grown advanced light helicopters (ALH) after string of crashes raise safety concerns. The armys aviation wing would replace 41 Cheetahs and Chetaks with new helicopters from the “ALH reserve stock” and the proposal would be sent for Cabinet committee on security approval soon, Hindustan Times quoted an unnamed defense ministry source as saying last Sunday
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India Offers Akash Surface-To-Air Missile Systems To Vietnam
January 9, 2017 @ 01:18 PMIndia has offered to sell its home-made Akash Surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems to Vietnam threby elbowing into to the Asian arms market. The South-East Asian nation has in the past purchased ships from India and is averse to China making it easier for New Delhi to sell its defence equipment there
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India Plans Test Of Nuclear-Tipped Submarine-Launched K-4 Missile
January 9, 2017 @ 10:58 AMIndia is contemplating testing its longest range submarine-launched K-4 ballistic missile that can deliver nuclear warhead from 3,500 km away. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is planning to conduct the test from an undersea platform in the Bay of Bengal by month-end,
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BAE Systems Wins USS San Antonio Amphibious Transport Dock Maintenance Contract
January 7, 2017 @ 02:36 PMBAE Systems has won a $75 million contract for the execution of USS San Antonio (LPD 17) fiscal 2017 docking phased maintenance availability (DMPA). This availability will include a combination of maintenance, modernization, and repair of USS San Antonio amphibious transport dock
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Three Pakistani Airport Websites Hacked By Indian Hackers
January 3, 2017 @ 11:20 AMIndian hackers allegedly have infected three Pakistan airport websites with ransom ware for avenging the hacking of the official website of the elite National Security Guard (NSG) by hackers in Pakistan. “We have hacked Islamabad, Peshawar, Multan International and Karachi airport website,” Indian hackers were quoted as saying by
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India Likely To Unveil Advanced Version Of Tejas Combat Aircraft In 2019
December 29, 2016 @ 12:07 PMIndia is likely to introduce prototype of indigenously developed Tejas light combat aircraft's advanced version in 2019. The project for design and development of Tejas Mk2 was sanctioned in November 2009 at a cost of $370 million
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French DGA, Airbus Unveils All-new NH90 Caiman Standard 2 Helicopter
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...