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India Rolls Out Indigenously Designed Turbofan Engine For Trainer Aircraft, Helicopters

December 15, 2015 @ 12:09 PM

Indian Defense Minister witnessed the first run of indigenously designed and developed aero engine Hindustan Turbo Fan Engine – HTFE 25 for trainer aircraft and helicopters. Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar also launched the design and development project of Hindustan Turbo Shaft Engine (HTSE-1200) used for light utility helicopters (Dhruv) at Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL)s Engine Division Monday
General Dynamics Wins $92 Million Abrams M1A2 Tanks Contract

December 12, 2015 @ 09:10 AM

General Dynamics has won a $92 million contract for six system-enhanced program of Abrams M1A2 tanks. The contact is estimated to complete by July 2017
Raytheon Wins $543 Million To Produce 17 SM-3 Block IIA Missile For

December 10, 2015 @ 05:48 AM

The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded a $543 million contract to Raytheon to produce and deliver up to 17 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptors for operational testing and initial deployment Wednesday. The contract comes a day after Japans Ministry of Defense along with US Missile Defense Agency successfully tested Standard Missile-3 interceptors
Lockheed Martin Wins $318 Million Support Contract For Hellfire II Missiles

December 8, 2015 @ 08:11 AM

Lockheed Martin has won a support contract worth $318 million to provide Hellfire II missile hardware and component production requirements for the US Army and the Air Force. The contract awarded by the US Department of Defense will also see Lockheed Martin offering support to the foreign customers of Hellfire II missile – Korea, Egypt, Pakistan, Iraq, India, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Indonesia, the DoD statement said
Russian Defense Ministry Begins Final Testing Of GLONASS Navigation Satellite System

December 7, 2015 @ 09:45 AM

The Russian global navigation satellite system, GLONASS has been handed over to Russias Ministry of Defense for the final tests. "During tests, the client voiced certain remarks to us that we took into account, and on November 5, tests were resumed
Ukroboronprom Offers Upgrade Of Turkish, Polish Armored Vehicles

December 1, 2015 @ 10:31 AM

Ukrainian Ukroboronprom has offered to upgrade Turkish and Polish armored vehicles. The state concern has continued negotiations with European defense firms to establish technological and industrial cooperation in upgrading armored vehicles
Indian Sukhoi Su-30MKI And Russian Su-35 nearly on par: Indian Aviation Expert...

November 23, 2015 @ 01:29 PM

Chinas recent agreement with Russia to acquire 24 Sukhoi Su-35 aircraft is of interest to New Delhi as it would face off against Indias Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter in any contingency planning by the air forces of the two countries. The Su-30 was a top-line fighter aircraft when it was procured by India and will be beginning the season of upgrades soon
Raytheon Completes Planning Review On Multi-Object Kill Vehicle Concept

November 21, 2015 @ 11:18 AM

Raytheon has completed the first Program Planning Review with the US Missile Defense Agency(MDA) on the future Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MKV) concept. The completion of review is a key step toward defining critical aspects of its design
Australia Issues RFI For Infantry Fighting Vehicle

November 16, 2015 @ 05:26 PM

Australia has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the purchase of a tracked and turreted Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) to meet the LAND 400 Phase 3 Mounted Close Combat Capability requirement. The LAND 400 Phase 3 RFI Industry Brief will be conducted in Canberra on Friday 27 November 2015
Some 200 Terrorist Operatives Carried Out Paris Attacks: Debkafile

November 16, 2015 @ 09:44 AM

At least 200 terrorist operatives could have been involved in the planning and execution of the attack on six locations in Paris that led to the death of 127 people and 8 attackers, Israeli news website, Debkafile reported. Quoting ‘counterterrorism experts it said coordinating so many simultaneous terror attacks by a large team called for months of preparation, precise intelligence, a variety of weapons and a large team of dedicated killers backed by exceptional staff work and organization

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