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EADS Wins UK Cyber Protection Contract
May 6, 2013 @ 02:18 PMEADS has been offered a three-year contract by the UK Houses of Parliament with a specific request to protect MPs and Lords computers from being hacked by cyber terrorists . EADSs cyber division, Cassidian, has been offered this contract to improve security at a time when Britains technology infrastructure is under attack as never before
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Germany Likely To Supply Light Utility Helicopters To Pakistan
May 3, 2013 @ 09:15 AMGermany and Pakistan are reportedly negotiating for the transfer of 40 surplus German MBB Bo-105 light utility helicopters, according to reports. German news weekly, Der Speigel, cited an April 24 letter from German Deputy Defence Minister Thomas Kossendey to the parliamentary defense committee saying such a deal was possible despite German law banning arms sales to crisis regions
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UK Begins Defence Acquisition Reform
April 26, 2013 @ 02:46 PMThe final assessment phase in a programme that could lead to the overhaul of MOD's equipment and support management commences on 25th April. A core element of the Transforming Defence programme is reforming the acquisition system, delivering lasting improvement in the management of the MODs 10-year, £160 billion equipment and support programme
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Iraq To Become Biggest Middle East Weapons Market After GCC Nations
March 16, 2013 @ 12:18 PMThe second edition of the Security and Defence Exhibition (SDE) in Baghdad this week saw some 54 companies from 13 countries hawking their wares to an Iraqi government which has seen the nations military might devastated over the past 10 years. All are eyeing the estimated $16
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Chinese Weapons Aid Syrian Rebels, European Superpowers To Follow
March 15, 2013 @ 12:14 PMChinese defense products are likely to get a boost after the country's missiles were found to have aided Syrian rebels in bringing down atleast two helicopters. Two videos uploaded online by Free Syrian Army rebel forces show two Mi-8/17 helicopters downed by shoulder-launched, air-defense missiles FN-6, or Man-Portable Air-Defense (MANPAD) systems developed by ChinaAerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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No Wrongdoing In Torpedo Procurement For Indian Navy, Says Oversight Committee
March 11, 2013 @ 03:02 PMThe Indian parliament was informed today by the Special Technical Oversight Committee (part of the Defense Acquisition Council) that it found no irregularities or wrongdoing in selecting the Black Shark torpedoes for the Indian Navy. "The Special Technical Oversight Committee (STOC) has opined that the procurement has been progressed in accordance with the laid down procedures, in keeping with the provisions of the Request for Proposaland DPP-06 in transparent and fair manner
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No Decision To Blacklist Finmeccanica, CBI Questions Former Indian Air Chief
March 7, 2013 @ 11:43 AMIndia's lead investigation agency the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday questioned former air force chief of staff SP Tyagi in the VVIP-AgustaWestland helicopter bribery scandal. The agency say they are looking into allegations that several officials including Tyagi received kickbacks from AgustaWestlands parent company Finmeccanica to ensure the company wins the helicopter competition
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Iraqi Probe Finds Ukraine Delivered Low-Quality APCs
March 1, 2013 @ 02:54 PMUkraine has come under fire after a senior Iraqi official accused the country of delivering low-quality armored personnel carriers and breaching the delivery terms of a contract signed in 2009. “A probe into Ukrainian arms deliveries to Iraq revealed corruption with regard to Part 3 of the contract, concerning the sale of 420 armored personnel carriers, of which only about 100 have been delivered to date despite the fact that the contract was ratified several years ago,” Shiwan Muhammad Taha, a member of the Iraqi parliaments security and defense commission, said in an interview with RIA Novosti
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Indian Defense Budget Gets 14 Percent Hike
February 28, 2013 @ 09:26 PMThe Indian Ministry of Defense on Thursday got a 14 per cent budget hike (about $37.45 billion approximately) for 2013-14 with a promise from Finance Minister P Chidambaram to provide any additional fund required for national security
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Junk F-35, Says POGO Director Amid Pricing, Underperformance Issues
January 8, 2013 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter aircraft is an under-performing plane, according to Winslow Wheeler, Director of the Straus Military Reform Project of the Center for Defense Information, a part of the Project on Government Oversight. According to Wheeler, the F-35 is a mediocre aircraft because its “varied requirements force it to make compromises” and says that the aircraft should be boxed
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