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India’s Mazagon Dock, Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Bag $151M Worth Indian Navy Submarines Refit...

September 27, 2018 @ 01:09 PM

The Indian Navy has awarded a refit deal worth INR 1,100 crore (US$151 million) to the state-run warship builder Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd and Germanys Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH to overhaul Shishumar Class non-nuclear diesel electric submarine. The German shipbuilder will get as much as INR 410 crore (US$56 million) as its share of the refit of INS Shishumar, the Kiel, the company said in a statement Wednesday
Russia Offers Buk, Tor SAMs Along with S-400 to Form Indian Air...

September 24, 2018 @ 01:31 PM

While India and Russia are currently finalizing a deal on the S-400 long-range air defense missile system (ADMS), Moscow is now understood to be getting New Delhi interested in its Buk-M3 medium range and Tor-M3 short-range missile defence systems to form a single air-defence network. A suggestion to this effect had been mooted by Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Russian Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) during the Army 2018 exhibition in Moscow last month while speaking to a group of journalists
New Zealand Defense Forces’ New Infantry Rifles Get Firing Pin Replacement

September 19, 2018 @ 02:20 PM

The New Zealand Defense Forces (NZDF) new 9040 infantry rifles have been replaced due to breakage after it was brought into service. The MARS-L rifle bought as part of a $59 million deal to replace Steyr rifles
Serbia to Acquire Combat Drones, Military Tech from China

September 19, 2018 @ 02:01 PM

Serbia is eyeing to acquire sophisticated weapons and military technology for integrating complex systems into unmanned aircraft from China. “Serbia will acquire combat drones, which will have the ability to scout, discover targets during the day and at night, as well as to shoot with laser-guided bombs and missiles,” Nenad Miloradovic, Deputy defense minister was quoted as saying in Beijing by
BAE Systems Receives Down-payment from Qatar to Buy 24 Typhoon, 9 Hawk

September 19, 2018 @ 01:56 PM

Qatar made a down payment today to BAE Systems to secure a deal from the UK to buy 24 Eurofighter Typhoon jets and nine Hawks besides a training package altogether worth about GBP 5 Billion in a deal underwritten by UK Export Finance. UK Export Finances (UKEF) £5bn package of support helped to secure the deal including by providing financing and insurance
US Army Awards $498M Contract For CROWS Remote Weapon Stations

September 17, 2018 @ 03:36 PM

KONGSBERG has been awarded a contract with the United States Army for production, system support and technical engineering support for the family of CROWS Remote Weapon Stations (RWS). An IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity) frame contract has a value of up to US$ 498 million and extends over a five-year period
More air-to-air Missiles in Taiwanese F-16 Fighter Jet Upgrade Plan

September 8, 2018 @ 07:45 AM

The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND) is to increase the budget to upgrade the air forces F-16 warplane fleet to boost the number and types of air-to-air missiles the aircraft can carry. The budget is set to go up from NT$129
Indian Army Issues RFI For 75 High Altitude UAVs

September 4, 2018 @ 03:37 PM

The Indian Army has issued the request for information (RFI) last week to launch the procurement process for remotely piloted aircraft system capable of detecting and combat foreign military formations and activities at forward bases, especially along the border with China. According to the RFI, the Army is looking such a system that can operate at a height of over 18,000 feet or 5,500 meters, and would require only about 30 minutes and two soldiers for complete assembly in posts located at higher altitudes
Turkish Pilot Flies F-35 In US

August 29, 2018 @ 08:52 AM

A Turkish fighter pilot flew F-35 aircraft for the first time as part of the on-going training in the US, the Turkish General Staff was quoted as saying by Anadolu Agency on Tuesday. Early July, the Pentagon said Turkish pilots and maintenance personnel were being trained on the F-35 fighter jet in the state of Arizona
Pakistani JF-17 Fighter Aircraft Perform at Polish Air Show

August 27, 2018 @ 01:18 PM

Eyeing a possible sale of fighter jets to Poland, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) performed an aerial display with its JF-17 Thunder aircraft during the opening day of Radom International Airshow at Radom-Sakdu Airport, Poland on Sunday. Painted in the colour scheme of Pakistans national flag, the JF-17 roared in the skies of Poland

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