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Indian parliament told of progress on Israeli Military Industries, six others, blacklisting...
November 24, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe following decisions have been taken in respect of seven firms / companies / suppliers / vendors, supplying defence equipment to the armed forces during the last 2 years and the current year i.e
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Netherlands to spend $171 million for Apache helicopters modernization
October 29, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Netherlands Ministry of Defense wants its Apache attack helicopters to go through a short-term modernization, State Secretary of Defence Jack de Vries wrote today in a letter to the Lower House of Parliament. The current Dutch Apaches, known as the Block I configuration, have some limitations compared to current standards
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Netherlands MoD buys 14 more Bushmaster APC
August 20, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Ministry of Defence has ordered 14 additional Bushmaster armoured patrol vehicles. These come on top of the 14 Bushmasters which were already bought in June, and have been deployed this month in Uruzgan for the first time
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Indian Navy buys Gorshkov carrier for $2.2 billion, trials in Barents
July 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian navy will use the refitted Russian aircraft-carrier Admiral Gorshkov for a year-long sea-trail in the Barents Sea slated for 2011-2012. Also, what is said to be the final price-tag for the takeover of the second-hand aircraft-carrier was agreed in New Delhi on Wednesday
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Billion EURO contract to KMW for PUMA IFV
July 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMKrauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has received the largest single order in its recent history with a commission for series production of the Puma Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV). PSM GmbH (Project System and Management), a joint venture in which KMW and Rheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf each hold a 50% stake, was awarded a contract by the Federal German Defence Technology and Procurement Agency (BWB) for the delivery of 405 newly developed combat vehicles
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Turkey orders six type 214 submarines from ThyssenKrupp Technologies
July 3, 2009 @ 12:00 AMHowaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW), a company of ThyssenKrupp Technologies, and MarineForce International LLP (MFI), London, signed a contract for the delivery of six material packages for the construction of Class 214 submarines to Turkey. The six submarines to be equipped with an air independent propulsion system based on the HDW fuel-cell technology will be built by Gölçük Naval Shipyards (GNSY) near Izmit
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Rheinmetall to deliver SPIKE guided missile systems to Germany
June 29, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Federal Agency for Defence Technology and Procurement in Koblenz has contracted with EuroSpike GmbH of Röthenbach, Germany, to supply the Bundeswehr with SPIKE LR guided missile systems worth around EUR 35 million. The contract encompasses 311 lightweight multipurpose guided missile systems (MELLS) for the German Army's new Puma infantry fighting vehicle as well as infantry units and special operations forces
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Netherlands orders 14 more Bushmaster protected vehicles
June 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Netherlands defense force has great need of extra Bushmaster protected patrol vehicles for its ISAF mission in Afghanistan. In addition to the 48 already acquired, 14 more have now been ordered, State Secretary of Defence Jack de Vries told Parliament today, at a cost of 14
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U.K. Defence Secretary John Hutton resigns
June 8, 2009 @ 12:00 AMDefence Secretary John Hutton has announced that he is resigning from the Government today, Friday 5 June 2009. Mr Hutton has issued the following statement: "I have decided to resign from the Government
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Canada to enhance national safety and security
May 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, today announced a planned investment in defence infrastructure for the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC). The investment will result in the construction of a new, state-of-the-art building in Ottawa for the agency, creating significant economic benefits for the local community
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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...