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India Falls Short Of Tanks And Artillery Ammunition

July 31, 2015 @ 09:53 AM

India faces serious shortage of ammunition especially for tanks and artillery and has stocks enough for only 10 days of war. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) had noted in May this year that stocks of 125 out of 170 kinds of ammunition or, to put it differently, 74 per cent of the total stocks are not enough for even 20 days of a shooting war
Rafale Negotiating Team to Prepare Draft Agreement

July 31, 2015 @ 08:33 AM

A draft agreement to purchase 36 Dassault Rafale aircraft will be prepared by the Indian team after concluding negotiation with their French counterparts. Indian defence minister Manohar Parrikar told parliament that team has commenced negotiations but did not specify how long the negotiations would go on
Su-30MKI, LCA to Augment Indian Air Force Operational Strength: Defence Minister

July 25, 2015 @ 02:17 PM

The Indian Air Force is in the process of inducting additional Su-30 MKI and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) which would augment the operational strength of the IAF. Further, the delivery of the 36 Dassault Rafale which are under negotiations with France, would be in time-frame that would be compatible with the operational requirement of IAF, Defence minister Manohar Parrikar told the Indian parliament yesterday
Pakistan To Buy Eight Submarines From China

July 24, 2015 @ 03:21 PM

Pakistan has signed a multi-billion dollar deal with China to buy eight submarines for its navy. “Pakistan and China have reached an understanding on matters of defense cooperation relating to Pakistan Navy,” the Pakistan finance ministry was quoted as saying by The Express Tribune today
India Received US $5.02 Million as Foreign Investment in Defence 'so far'

July 24, 2015 @ 12:43 PM

India has so far received US$ 5.02 million (INR 32 crore) in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the defense industry sector
India Initiates Negotiations With France On Rafale Fighters

July 21, 2015 @ 10:31 PM

France will deliver 36 Dassault Rafale fighter jets and associated equipment as per the configuration approved by the Indian Air Force with longer maintenance responsibility. The negotiations on the terms and conditions of the purchase have started, Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said Tuesday
US Alternative For Euro Hawk Drone To Cost Germany More Than Half...

July 21, 2015 @ 08:53 PM

The German ministry of Defense will have to spend US $709 million (648 million euros) for the purchase of US Triton drones as an alternative to the German Euro Hawk Drones. The acquisition of three Tritons will cost Germany more than the money spent on developing the Euro Hawk
Vecdi Gonul is Turkey’s Defense Minister

July 4, 2015 @ 11:44 AM

Turkeys Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglus interim government has appointed Vecdi Gonil as new defense minister on Friday. Ismet Yilmaz, who was serving the position, previously had to resign as he was running for election as parliament speaker
Has India Put the FGFA Project with Russia on Back-burner?

June 15, 2015 @ 02:07 PM

India may delay its involvement in the Future Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) Project with Russia and instead focus on the acquisition of medium multi role combat aircraft(MMRCA) such as the Dassault Rafale and another lighter jet to meet the immediate requirements of the Indian Air Force. Informed sources told Defenseworld
Polish Parliament Votes To Raise Defense Spending

May 28, 2015 @ 04:33 PM

The Polands Sejm lower parliamentary house has voted to increase the defense spending from 1.95 percent to 2 percent of GDP on Wednesday

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