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Indian Navy Projects Affected By VVIP Chopper Scam
May 17, 2016 @ 09:12 AMThe VVIP chopper scam involving Italian firm AgustaWestland has put a dent on the future projects of the Indian Navy. More than a dozen under-construction warships, including the upcoming sea-borne aircraft carrier and the Scorpene Submarines, were built according to specifications of certain types of weaponry or radars
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Post Sea Harrier Decommissioning, Indian Navy To Have Only Russian Fighters
May 5, 2016 @ 02:48 PMThe Indian Navy will replace its Sea Harrier fighter aircraft with a new squadron of MiG-29K planes on May 11. The Indian Navy currently flies both Sea Harriers and Mig-29K aircraft
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Russia, China To Conduct Computer Enabled Command And Staff Exercise This Month
May 4, 2016 @ 02:43 PMRussia and China will conduct a first joint computer enabled command and staff exercise on anti-missile defense in May. "In May, according to the decision of the Heads of military departments of the Russian Federation and the Peoples Republic of China, it is planned to conduct the first joint computer command-and-staff exercise on antimissile defence Aerospace security – 2016 on the basis of the Central scientific research institute of the Aerospace defence troops," the Russian defense ministry said in a
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Leonardo Launches Lightweight Airborne Surveillance Radar For Choppers, UAVs
May 3, 2016 @ 08:48 PMLeonardo (formerly Finmeccanica) has launched Osprey, the worlds first lightweight airborne surveillance radar to be built with no moving parts. The launch customer for the radar will be Norway, which has purchased Osprey as part of the countrys acquisition of 16 AW101 Helicopters for the NAWSARH programme (Norway All Weather Search And Rescue Helicopter)
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Indian MoD Plans To Trim Fat in 1.5 Million-man Armed Forces
May 2, 2016 @ 01:36 PMIndias Ministry of Defence has decided to appoint a committee to suggest reforms in the armed forces. The purpose of setting up a committee is to bring in major structural changes in the Army, IAF and the Navy and to do away with posts that may have become redundant and ensuring modernization or addition of new equipment shouldnt mean a corresponding rise in numbers for the forces,
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Rheinmetall To Supply Laser Duel Simulators To German Army
April 29, 2016 @ 11:49 AMRheinmetall AG has won a contract from the Bundeswehr worth €20 million to supply the German Army Combat Training Centre, or GÜZ, with a new generation laser duel simulators for staging combat training exercises. Known in Bundeswehr parlance as the AGDUS HdWa (Ausbildungsgerät Duellsimulator Handwaffen - “Training Device, Duel Simulator, Small Arms”), this laser- and wireless-supported duel simulation system is based on the Rheinmetall LEGATUS family of products
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Thai Navy Receives First Two H145M Choppers
April 29, 2016 @ 11:00 AMAirbus Helicopters has delivered the first two of five lightweight military multi-role H145M helicopters to the Royal Thai Navy. “After the H145M made its market entry with the German Air Force at the end of last year, we are very proud that the Royal Thai Navy has become another operator of the new H145M”, said Wolfgang Schoder
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Finmeccanica Shareholders Approve Name Change To Leonardo
April 29, 2016 @ 10:26 AMFinmeccanica announced Thursday that the company is changing its name to ‘Leonardo S.p
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PGZ, Airbus Helicopters Begin Industrial Talks On Tiger HAD CHoppers Project In...
April 29, 2016 @ 09:00 AMPolska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and Airbus Helicopters are hosting a two-day workshop in Radom on the 28 – 29 April to identify potential areas of cooperation around the Tiger HAD project, in the frame of the Kruk attack helicopter project. The event included the global network of Tiger HAD suppliers who took part in the discussions with a number of Polish companies
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GE’s Marine Technology Selected For Peruvian Navy Research Vessel
April 27, 2016 @ 09:09 AMFreire Shipyard has selected GE to provide a suite of marine solutions for Peruvian Navy Research Vessel. GE will provide solutions like electric power and propulsion system coupled with SeaStream Dynamic Positioning (DP) and automation system
India's L&T Delivers First Set of Wing Assemblies for LCA Mk1A Fighter...
Portugal Adds Third KC-390 Airlifter to Fleet as A-29N Super Tucano Begins...
Australia Delivers First Batch of M1A1 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine
L3Harris Unveils Red Wolf, Green Wolf Launched Effects Vehicles
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...