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CONTROP Bags Indian Army Contract For Optronic Sensors

March 21, 2016 @ 10:27 AM

CONTROP has announced the supply of hundreds of FTA Optronic Sensor Systems for the Air Defense Systems program for the Indian Army. The FTA was chosen by the Indian Army to be part of an Air Defense Systems program with the modern upgrade of the L-70 Air Defense Gun, providing day/night anti-aircraft protection by means of the advanced automatic air tracking system
Rolls-Royce To Provide MT30 Gas Turbines For Italian Navy’s New Amphibious Vessel...

March 18, 2016 @ 08:56 AM

Rolls-Royce has been selected to provide MT30 gas turbines to power new multi-purpose amphibious vessel for the Italian Navy. Two MT30 gas turbines will power the new 20,000 tonne displacement Landing Helicopter Deck (LHD) multi-purpose amphibious vessel
Defsys To Produce CONTROP’s Electro-Optical Solutions In India

March 17, 2016 @ 01:34 PM

Defsys Solutions Pvt Ltd has collaborated with Israeli firm CONTROP to market and locally produce its advanced electro-optical solutions for the Indian market. According to Dror Sharon, CONTROP's President & CEO, "We are delighted to partner with the Indian company, Defsys, a supplier of electro-optic solutions to the Indian Ministry of Defense
Turkey, Poland Interested In MEADS Missile Defense System: Lockheed Martin

March 17, 2016 @ 11:16 AM

Poland is reconsidering Lockheed Martins MEADS system and Turkey is also interested in buying the missile system, Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson said. “Lockheed recently re-entered discussions with the Polish defense ministry about the MEADS system, but gave no further details
UK To Conduct Military Exercises Using Drones In October

March 17, 2016 @ 09:15 AM

The Royal Navy of UK will be conducting a NATO Joint Warriors exercise using the maritime autonomous systems in the autumn of 2016. The exercise “Robo-Wars”, to be held in Scotland in October, will focus mainly on the use of unmanned and autonomous maritime craft – both on the surface and under the waves – and air surveillance
Italtel To Supply Transportable Data Centers To NATO

March 16, 2016 @ 12:12 PM

Italtel won a contract to build two transportable data centers to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The data centers will be deployed at the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Italy (NRDC – ITA), in Solbiate Olona, to align its Communication and Information System (CIS) infrastructure with the requirements of its recently-awarded role of land-heavy Joint Task Force (JTF) Headquarters, which involves leading NATO joint operations within NATO Areas of Responsibility, often performed out of the national borders, the company said in a statement Wednesday
Indian Army Issues RFI To Upgrade BMP-2 Infantry Vehicle With Anti-tank Missiles...

March 16, 2016 @ 11:26 AM

Indian Army has issued two new Requests for information (RFI) to upgrade 1500 BMP-2/2K tanks with Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) systems and engines. The Indian Army will have an initial requirement of approximately 10,000 - 15000 ATGMs followed by annual requirement of 1500 – 3000 ATMGs
Indian Government Approves $283M Worth Proposal To Buy Navy Rescue Vessels

March 12, 2016 @ 09:49 AM

The Indian Navys proposal to buy two deep-submergence rescue vessels (DSRV) at the cost of approximately INR 1,900 crore (USD 283 million) has been approved by the government on Thursday. A cabinet committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared a 15-year pending proposal of acquiring the two DSRVs from James Fisher Defence, a United Kingdom-based company, the Economic Times reported, citing sources
UK Royal Navy Tests Wildcat Helicopters In Norway

March 10, 2016 @ 02:32 PM

The UK Royal Marines have flight tested the new Wildcats of the Commando Helicopter Force for the first time in Norway. Four Wildcats from 847 Naval Air Squadron have spent six weeks contending with temperatures down to 30 below zero, snow storms and high winds, The UK Royal Navy said in a statement Thursday
Boeing’s Second KC-46A Tanker Aircraft Completes First Flight

March 5, 2016 @ 10:07 AM

Boeings second KC-46A tanker aircraft completed its first flight Friday. The aircraft took off from Paine Field and landed later at Boeing Field in Seattle

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