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Indonesia To Buy Russian Submarines, Ships?
November 7, 2014 @ 08:36 AMIndonesian officials have visited Russia thrice this year to discuss the sale of surface ships and submarines. Indonesia has shown great interest towards the products of Russia's defense industry, a spokesperson for Russia's state-owned high-tech Rostec Corporation told RIA Novosti Friday
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Indo Defence 2014 Kicks Off
November 6, 2014 @ 07:23 AMIndonesia's defence expo & forum, Indo-Defence kicked-off today at the Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) Kemayoran, showcasing the latest technologies from the aerospace, naval, land defence and security industries, runs from 5 - 8 November. A total of 56 countries, including ASEAN, have sent official delegations to participate in the exhibition, while 23 countries are hosting pavilions
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Rheinmetal Shows-Off Modernized Leopard 2 Tanks At Indo Defence 2014
November 5, 2014 @ 12:20 PMRheinmetall is displaying a number of new combat systems recently delivered to the Indonesian Army at the Indo Defence 2014. Rheinmetall delivered 103 thoroughly overhauled and modernized Leopard 2 main battle tanks along with 42 Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles and 11 various armoured recovery and engineering vehicles to the Indonesian Army
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Indonesia To Get 11 Airbus Helicopters AS565 MBe Panther Rotorcraft: IndoDefence 2014
November 5, 2014 @ 08:53 AMIndonesia has ordered 11 rotorcraft from Airbus DS to be used in naval anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions, it was announced at IndoDefense 2014 today. Scheduled for deliveries within three years, the AS565 MBe helicopters will be supplied by Airbus Helicopters to PT Dirgantara Indonesia
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DCNS To Showcase Naval Defense Capabilities At IndoDefense 2014
November 5, 2014 @ 08:47 AMDCNS will showcase a number of naval defence systems at the IndoDefense 2014 show in Jakarta, Indonesia this week. Among them is the Scorpene 1000: a compact submarine specially designed to operate in coastal waters, a theatre of growing importance to all maritime nations
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Eurofighter joins Sukhoi 30, Saab Gripen and F-16 for a bid to...
November 4, 2014 @ 10:51 AMWhat was earlier believed to be a sure win for the Sukhoi will now be an international competition which could take years to complete. The Eurofighter consortium will showcase the Typhoon at the 2014 Indo Defense exhibition in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, from November 5 to 8, the company said in a statement Monday
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Almaz-Antey To Showcase Anti-Missile Defense Systems At Indo-Defense 2014
November 1, 2014 @ 05:00 AMRussian defense concern Almaz-Antey will showcase its anti-missile defense systems at the upcoming Indo-Defense 2014 in a bid to attract Asia-Pacific buyers, the company's Deputy CEO Arkady Nedashkovsky said Friday. "Several countries in the region show interest in the concern's products, specifically our potential customers take interest in medium- and short-range air defense systems," Nedashkovsky said in a press statement
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Joko Widodo Under Fire For Appointing Controversial New Defense Minister
October 29, 2014 @ 01:38 PMIndonesias newly elected President Joko Widodo has come under fire for appointing a controversial former army chief of staff Ryamizard Ryacudu as the countrys new defense minister. Ryacudu was notably criticized for praising a group of soldiers who had been jailed for killing a Papuan pro-independence leader as “heroes” in 2003
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Singapore To Deploy Gigantic 180-Foot Surveillance Blimp
October 29, 2014 @ 09:13 AMSingapore has announced plans to deploy a huge tethered surveillance balloon to boost its maritime and air security. The helium-filled "aerostat" will be equipped with radar equipment that can spot threats from as far as 200 kilometres (125 miles) away, according to the ministry of defense website
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Indonesia Likely To Buy Russian Submarine
October 22, 2014 @ 09:10 AMIndonesia is considering procuring Russian submarines as part of a two year inter-state military and technical cooperation worth $3 billion to $5 billion. Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov met with new Indonesian President Joko Widodo and said, “Our Indonesian counterparts have raised this issue for the first time,” the minister said
Dutch F-35s Train for Rapid Deployment in Estonia
Turkish Baykar to Make Drones in Morocco
Sweden Announces $1.2B Military Support, its Biggest Ever to Ukraine
French Armament Directorate Orders Renovation of 100 Leclerc Tanks
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