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Home-grown Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Joins Indian Air Force
July 1, 2016 @ 11:46 AMThe state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) handed over the first two home-grown aircraft to the Air Force as part of a new squadron. This will be the first version of the jets
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Indian Defense Manufacturers To Benefit From Offsets With FDI Raised To 100
June 22, 2016 @ 01:17 PMIndian defense manufacturers will benefit from offsets and access modern technology with the governments move to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to 100 percent in the sector, M N Vidyashankar, President, India Electronics and Semiconductor Association said. “With the FDI the MNCs (multi-national companies) wanting to invest in India will need local backup, resources, and manufacturing capabilities and comforts to deal with local vendors
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North Korea May Have 21 Nuclear Weapons: US Think-Tank
June 16, 2016 @ 11:27 AMNorth Korea may have produced additional six or more nuclear weapons over the last one and half years making its total arsenal to more than 21 bombs, according to US based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS). The estimate is based on the amounts of weapons-grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium Pyongyang is believed to have produced at its Yongbyon nuclear complex
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Plasan Showcasing SandCat Armored Vehicle At Eurosatory 2016
June 16, 2016 @ 06:46 AMPlasan is displaying the SandCat 4X4 armored vehicle model at Eurosatory Show, held from June 13-17, Paris. The exhibit will also showcase virtual reality (VR) experience designed to showcase its latest Sandcat armored vehicle in a full combat configuration, including advanced, integrated and networked vehicle's electronics
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Saab Ready To Invest In Gripen Jets, Missiles Manufacture In India
June 15, 2016 @ 01:13 PMSaab is ready to invest in setting up manufacturing and training facilities for fighter jets and missiles in India. Saab is buoyed by the recent visit of India's Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha at the company's Linköping production plant in Sweden on 10 June this year
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Liteye To Manufacture And Develop Counter-UAV System For Blighter Surveillance In North...
June 15, 2016 @ 10:55 AMBlighter Surveillance Systems AUDS (Anti-UAV Defence System) team, a counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) has extended its partnership agreement with Liteye Systems for sales to include local manufacturing as well as local development and customisation of the AUDS platform in North America. Liteye Systems role as integration and support partner will include local manufacturing as well as development and customisation of the AUDS counter-UAS platform; AUDS mobile trailer platform developed by Liteye for rapid deployment purposes to support national security applications, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Spanish Cristobal Colon Frigate To Undergo Combat System Certification Test
June 14, 2016 @ 04:23 AMSpanish frigate will undergo tests of its combat systems certification for over a period of six-weeks. The certification will be a milestone for the country's shipbuilding industry as well as the Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate
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Nigeria To Acquire Super Tucanos From US To Replace Alpha Jets
June 9, 2016 @ 07:22 AMThe United States is likely to sell its Super Tucano attack aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). In addition to this, the NAF will also be inducting Mi-35 helicopters and JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft and Super Mushsack trainers
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DCNS Delivers First Of Two Mistral-Class Helicopter Carriers To Egypt
June 2, 2016 @ 01:41 PMDCNS delivered the first of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers christened ‘Gamal Abdel Nasser' to the Egyptian Navy today. The two helicopter carriers were acquired by Egypt in October 2015
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Iran Showcases Three Home-grown Defense Tech
June 2, 2016 @ 05:56 AMIran has unveiled three homemade defense technologies, including a GPS system. They comprised a one-megawatt Local Positioning System (LPS) transmitter, which Iranian defense minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said, would render the defense forces independent of the Global Positioning System (GPS), Press TV reported Wednesday
U.S. Army Unveils 'Dark Eagle' Name for Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon
Massive Missile, Drone Strikes on Ukrainian Military Facilities, 9 Killed, 70+ Injured
South Korea Aims to Leapfrog in Global Submarine Tech Development
China’s AG600 Amphibious Aircraft Receives Type Certificate in Beijing
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...
