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Thales To Build Communications satellite For Bangladesh
November 11, 2015 @ 01:17 PMThales Alenia Space has won a $250 million contract from Bangladesh to develop the country's first communications satellite known as Bangabandhu-1. French-Italian firm will build the satellite for the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to be launched into space on December 16 in 2017, various media reported today
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Syrian Deployment Attracts Buyers To Sukhoi Su-35, F-16 At Dubai Air Show
November 9, 2015 @ 01:29 PMRussias deployment of its frontline Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft in Syria has attracted interest from military delegations visiting the Dubai Air show. Officials from several countries visited the Rosoboronexport and Irkut stands to inquire about the performance of Su-35, Su-34 and other aircraft attacking Islamic State positions, informed sources told
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Rosoboronexport Hopes Syrian Ops Will Attract Buyers at Dubai Air Show
November 6, 2015 @ 10:25 AMRussian Rosoboronexport is hoping to attract buyers from Middle Eastern countries at the Dubai Air Show. The company is showcasing major aerial and AD systems that include Su-35 and MiG-29M/M2 multi-role fighters, Yak-130 combat-trainer, IL-76MD-90A military transport aircraft, Ka-52 attack helicopter, Mi-35M transport-combat helicopter, Mi-17 military transport helicopters, and various AD systems that include Pantsir-S1 missile and gun complex and hopes to get export orders in the region, Rosoboronexport said in a statement Friday
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China, Pakistan Fare Worse Than India In Defense Procurement Transparency
November 5, 2015 @ 11:06 AMIndia is placed in band D high risk category whereas China and Pakistan are placed in Band E very high risk category of corruption index in a latest report on defense transparency for the Asia Pacific region by Transparency International. India has been ranked at eighth position in the band D category for defense procurement alongside Bangladesh at seventh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Tunisia at 9,10 and 11 and 12th positions respectively in the Anti-corruption report published November 4
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No Decision Yet On Indonesia's Russian Su-35 Jets Buy
November 2, 2015 @ 10:26 AMIndonesia has not reached decision on buying Russian Sukhoi Su-35 (Flanker-E) jets. In September, Indonesia decided to replace its US-made Northrop F-5 Tiger II fighter jets with Russian Sukhoi Su-35s, Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said
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Indonesia To Buy Four Russian Beriev BE-200 Amphibious Aircraft
October 31, 2015 @ 07:08 AMIndonesia will buy four Russian Beriev BE-200 aircraft for its armed forces and for cloud seeding to extinguish forest or land fires. "We have submitted the proposal and included it in our strategic plan to buy four aircraft
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Indonesia Approves US$78.6 million Investment in S.Korean KF-X Jet Project
October 31, 2015 @ 06:58 AMThe Indonesian parliament approved a 1.07 trillion Rupiah (US$78
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South Korea to Challenge China for Asia’s Defence Export Crown
October 29, 2015 @ 01:31 PMSouth Korea is emerging as an arms exporter in its own right which may one day overtake China in Asia and several European countries. While American defence technology denial to Seoul may have dominated headlines last week, what is significant is that Seoul has exported or is pitching for contracts to supply ships, aircraft, artillery systems to several customers in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Middle East
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US Denies S. Korea Permission To Sell Supersonic Jet To Uzbekistan
October 26, 2015 @ 11:18 AMThe US has denied permission to South Korea to export $400 million worth 12 T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic training jets to Uzbekistan. The US refusal is another blow to Korea's program to develop its own military aircraft following the US refusal to hand over key avionics technologies regarding F-35 fighters to Korea
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Overlooking Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons, US Considers Selling 8 F-16 Jets
October 22, 2015 @ 10:38 AMThe US is preparing to sell eight new f-16 fighter jets to Pakistan despite Islamabad admitting a day ago that it has small tactical nuclear weapons aimed at India. The sale plans, not yet made official by Washington come despite persistent concerns about Pakistans ties with Taliban and quickly expanding nuclear arsenal, various media reported today
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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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U