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Indian Air Force Identifies Design Flaw In Sukhoi-30 Fighter Jets
August 6, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Air Force which operates 190 Su-30 aircraft has identified a “design flaw” in the jets, revealed Air Chief NAK Browne. While speaking at an event on Sunday, Browne criticized the aircraft but maintained that the flaw did not affect its “airworthiness”
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Modern Infantry Vehicles Making Tanks Obsolete
July 31, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIf procurement of main battle tanks (MBTs) in NATO and certain other countries is any indication, the era of MBTs being the bulwark of land forces may be over. Tanks seem to be losing the strategic advantage to UAVs, and force projection advantage to lighter and more agile armoured vehicles
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McAfee Working To Protect Critical Infrastructure Against Stuxnet Type Viruses
July 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Stuxnet computer virus, suspected to have been created by the CIA to impede Iran’s nuclear program, may have led to extensive collateral damage by affecting Siemens control software in India and Indonesia to a large extent and in over 100 other countries to a smaller extent. Since first being detected in 2010, Stuxnet infected over 8,500 Indian systems in the first five days, another 5,000 in Indonesia and about 3,000 in Iran, according to media reports
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Low Cost Embraer Super Tucano Earns Big Bucks In Developing Countries
July 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBrazilian aircraft-maker Embraer has seen unprecedented success with its Super Tucano trainer plane which also doubles as an attack aircraft. In the last eight years, Embraer has sold 160 Super Tucano aircraft to 10 countries worth an estimated $2
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Farnborough Air Show Points To Asia, Middle East For Defense Sales
July 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIn the midst of a global military budget gloom, defense companies attending this year’s Farnborough Air Show are looking to the Middle East and Asia to boost weapons sales while Europe and U.S make budget cuts
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Indonesia, Embraer Sign Second Batch Contract For A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft
July 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indonesian Air Force has signed a contract with Embraer for a second batch of eight light attack and tactical training A-29 Super Tucano. The announcement comes on the second day of Farnborough Air Show
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Indonesia To Buy German Tanks, Cancels Dutch Deal
July 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndonesia today announced its decision to buy 100 battle tanks from Germany after pulling out of a deal that was earlier awarded to Netherlands. The decision to cancel the $280 million contract comes after spending several months awaiting approval from the Dutch parliament
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Australia Gifts 4 C-130 Aircraft To Indonesia
July 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIn an effort to help Indonesia respond better to natural disasters and humanitarian crises, Australia has gifted four C-130 heavylift transport aircraft to the Indonesian Government. The two countries today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the transfer of four Australian Defence Force C-130 Hercules aircraft to Indonesia, following the Prime Minister’s offer in November of last year to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to transfer up to four aircraft to the country
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Lessor Orders 12 Bombardier CRJ1000 for Garuda
June 21, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBombardier Aerospace announced today that a wholly owned subsidiary of Nordic Aviation Capital A/S of Billund, Denmark has signed a firm purchase agreement for twelve CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft. Nordic Aviation Capital has confirmed that the aircraft will be leased to Garuda Indonesia, Bombardier’s previously announced launch customer for the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region
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Rosoboronexport Drops Out Of Indonesian Tender
May 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRosoboronexport, Russia’s leading arms manufacturer, has pulled of an Indonesian launch rocket systems tender, according to media reports. The company had offered its Smerch rocket launcher system which when the tender was issued in February but “did not meet a range of technical conditions in the tender”, the Military Industrial Courier magazine quoted rosoboronexport official Nikolai Dimidyuk as saying
First Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered to Australian MoD
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
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