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India Still Looking To Buy Additional Boeing C-17 Heavy Lift Aircraft
July 19, 2017 @ 04:43 AMThe Indian government is pursuing the procurement of an additional C-17 heavy lift aircraft for the Indian Air Force, Minister of State for defence Subhash Bhamre, replying to a question in the Parliament Tuesday. India has already bought 10 C-17 aircraft from the US
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MKU Supplies Indian Army With 7,500 Ballistic Helmets
July 14, 2017 @ 09:43 AMIndian Army has received the first batch of 7,500 ballistic helmets to protect its infantry soldiers for the first time in 25 years. The first batch has arrived at the ordnance depots, whereas a second batch of 30,000 helmets is expected by 2017 end
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Austria Prefers Govt-to-Govt Deal Over Tendering For Fighter Aircraft Lease
July 7, 2017 @ 12:14 PMAustria prefers a government-to-government deal to lease fighter aircraft rather than issuing a tender that would take longer timeframe and might jeopardize 2020-2023 timeframe. Austria has sued Airbus and Eurofighter consortium (which includes BAE systems and Leonardo) in February this year alleging fraud linked to $2
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Germany’s Plan To Purchase Israeli-made Armed Drones Delayed
June 22, 2017 @ 03:56 PMGerman Defense Ministrys plan to lease Israeli-made armed drones has been halted after an appeal from the US firm General Atomics was made at a state court in Dusseldorf. On Tuesday, state court stopped the Defense Ministry's plans to lease "Heron TP" Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), who had won the Bundeswehr's bid along with the European aerospace giant Airbus
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Russia Plans Indian Su-30MKI Jet Modernization With Help From Italy- Paris Air...
June 20, 2017 @ 11:57 AMRussia announced at Paris Air Show that it is planning to modernize India's Su-30MKI multirole fighters with help from Italy. "In cooperation with the Italian side, we will start modernizing Indian Su-30MKIs," Russian Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev said during a news conference Monday, in comments quoted mostly by the Russian media
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Russia Developing Missile Protection System For Tupolev Tu-160M2 Strategic Bomber
June 14, 2017 @ 03:33 PMRussia has launched R&D work to develop a defensive aids system for modernized Tupolev Tu-160M2 strategic bombers to protect them from all types of missile attacks. "We understand that the bombers will have a principally new defensive aids system which is being developed as part of a new R&D effort
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India, Israel Close to Signing US$500 Million Spike ATGM Deal
June 12, 2017 @ 11:55 AMIndia and Israel are close to signing a deal for Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) worth an estimated INR3200 Crore (US$500 million approx). The deal is expected to be on the anvil when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Israel next month
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Canada Calls Off Talks With Boeing Over Super Hornet Jet Project
June 2, 2017 @ 04:48 PMCanada federal officials stated Thursday that they have been instructed to break off contact with Boeing over the future of Super Hornet fighter jet. The liberal governments trade conflict with Boeing over the future of the Super Hornet fighter jet purchase escalated Thursday with an acknowledgement that federal officials have been instructed to break off contact with the U
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S. Korean President Orders Probe On Additional THAAD Systems Deployment
May 30, 2017 @ 05:27 PMSouth Koreas new president, Moon Jae-in, has ordered an investigation on installation of four US-built THAAD anti-missile systems after the ministry failed to inform the new government on the latest development. The President initiated the probe after learning that a complete set of six launchers were on South Korean soil, Moons spokesman, Yoon Young-chan, told a media briefing Tuesday
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Nine Russian Missile Regiments Rearmed With Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ‘Yars’
May 25, 2017 @ 09:36 AMRussian Armed Forces are being rearmed with modern Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems. Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said that nine regiments have already been armed with such systems, TASS reports
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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...
