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Finmeccanica Denies Any Corruption In India Deal
February 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFollowing reports that Indian Defence Minister A K Antony on Feb. 24 ordered a probe to find out if there was corruption in the Rs 3,500-crore deal to procure 12 helicopters for VVIPs from European defence firm Agusta Westland, its parent company has issued a statement denying any wrong doing
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Saab Counters Dassault And Cuts Price
February 9, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIn an effort to counter the threat posed by French plane-maker Dassault, Swedish Defence Company Saab will cut the price on its Gripen fighter jet to ensure that it wins a Swiss order, a report said on Wednesday. Lowering its price will challenge a reported counter-offer by Dassault proposing 18 Rafale planes for 2
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Dassault makes new offer to Swiss
January 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDassault, the French aircraft maker, has made a new offer to Switzerland for its Rafale fighter jets after the government decided in November to buy Sweden’s Gripen planes instead. The Swiss parliament received a letter from Dassault which is offering 18 Rafale planes for 2
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India: Howitzer Buyback on Track
December 17, 2011 @ 12:00 AMIndia is going ahead with the purchase of M777 Ultra Light Howitzers from the U.S
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General Dynamics Awarded Additional Contract for DURO Armoured Personnel Carriers from Swiss...
December 1, 2011 @ 12:00 AMGeneral Dynamics European Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a contract by the Swiss Army for delivery of 70 additional DURO Armoured Personnel Carriers for the Swiss Global Mobility Task Force (GMTF). The procurement of these vehicles was approved in the 2010 Swiss Armament Procurement Program
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India purchased $30 billion worth defence equipment in last four years: Minister
November 23, 2011 @ 12:00 AMIndia has made defence purchases worth a whopping INR 144,9118.0 Million (US$30 billion approx) during a four year period starting fiscal 2007-08 and ending fiscal 2010-11
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Finland To Develop Cyber Defense 'Counterpunch'
October 20, 2011 @ 12:00 AMFinland's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has drafted a national cyber defense strategy proposal that would provide substantial investment to develop an arsenal of cyber defense weaponry to protect crucial military, government and economic data networks and critical infrastructure. The plan would increase funding for the military's dedicated Cyber Defense Unit, enabling it to mount cyber attacks on "hostile forces" as part of a counterpunch "Credible Response Platform," which is likely to deploy malware, worms and viruses against attackers on the pretext of "attack being the best form of defense
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Australia Goes to Spend $6Bn on Afghan War
October 14, 2011 @ 12:00 AMAustralia would have spent about $6billion on the war in Afghanistan by the time our troops leave in 2014, according to Defence. Defence Minister Stephen Smith defended the country's decade-long involvement in the conflict in Parliament yesterday
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Taiwan Seeks $98M Over France Arms Deal
October 12, 2011 @ 12:00 AMTaiwan said Oct. 12 that it was seeking nearly $100 million in compensation from France in the latest twist to a long-running kickback scandal over the 1991 sale of warships to the island
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India’s $1.34billion Mi-17 helicopters to start arriving by March 2011
December 13, 2010 @ 12:00 AMIndia is expected to start receiving its Mi-17-V5 heavy lift helicopters from March 2011 onwards. The 80 choppers had been ordered from Russia in December 2008 for $1
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Pentagon Denies Existence of ‘Kill Switch’ in F-35 Fighter Jets
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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...
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...