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MV Gowtama Appointed As New Chairman, Managing Director Of Bharat Electronics
November 11, 2016 @ 07:39 AMMr MV Gowtama has taken over as chairman and managing director of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) Tuesday. Mr M V Gowtama took charge as GM (Technology Planning) at BELs Corporate Office in Bangalore on February 1, 2010
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Corrupt Defence Firms To Be Blacklisted For One Year Only: New Indian...
November 8, 2016 @ 11:44 AMIndias defense ministry approved a new liberalised blacklisting policy on Monday where armament companies suspected of corruption will be blacklisted for one year at a time, instead of the existing norm of 10 years at a go. The defence acquisitions council (DAC), chaired by defence minister Manohar Parrikar, approved the new guidelines for suspension or banning of business dealings with arms companies, which will be made public in the next few days, Economic Times reports
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China Developing Cargo Jet Based on Y-20 Military Transport
November 8, 2016 @ 11:24 AMChina is developing a civil variant of its Y-20 heavy strategic transport aircraft, the Y-20F-100, to boost its civilian sector. Designers at the Aviation Industry Corp of China are doing preliminary research on the Y-20F-100 and they will redesign the airframe and cargo loading system, China Daily reports citing a statement issued by the State-owned defense technology giant
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British Typhoon Jets To Take Part In South Korean Air Exercise
November 8, 2016 @ 09:12 AMFour Eurofighter Typhoon jets have arrived in Seoul Tuesday morning to take part in the first-ever trilateral combined air exercise with South Korea and the US. This aerial drill marks South Korea's first domestic air combat maneuver with a foreign country other than its main ally, the United States
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Britain Invests $2 Billions To Defend Against Russian Cyber Attacks
November 5, 2016 @ 08:33 AMUK is investing more than $2 billion on cyber attack and in recruitment of more intelligence officers, as the country is being warned by intelligence services of having increased chances of espionage tactics. The major infrastructure, such as air traffic control systems and electricity grids, could be targeted by what he called "hostile foreign actors", British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, said
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Russia To Hawk Cruise Missiles Used In Syrian Conflict At Indo-Defense 2016
November 2, 2016 @ 12:45 PMRussian arms exporter Rosoboronexport will be exhibiting its Kalibr-PLE (Club-S) and Kalibr-NKE (Club-N) submarine and surface vessel-launched cruise missiles at the Indo-Defence 2016 show in Jakarta later this week. The missiles were successfully used in the Syrian conflict travelling over 1500 kms to strike anti-regime forces and Islamic State targets near the city of Alleppo
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China To Debut J-20 Stealth Fighter At Air Show
October 29, 2016 @ 02:13 PMChina will debut its new generation J-20 stealth fighter jet at an air show next week, the air force said Friday. The J-20 will give a flight demonstration at next weeks China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in the southern city of Zhuhai, the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force said in a statement on its official microblog, Reuters report
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Ecuador To Sell Three Remaining HAL Dhruv Helicopters
October 27, 2016 @ 03:06 PMEcuador will sell the three remaining three Dhruv utility helicopters it bought from Indias Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) it purchased between 2009 and 2012. Ecuador's Defence Minister Ricardo Patino announced the decision on October 20, IHS Jane's Defence Weekly reported
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India’s Blacklisting Policy Likely To Be Announced Next Week
October 27, 2016 @ 12:40 PMThe Indian Defense Ministry is likely to release the guidelines on blacklisting norms and strategic partnerships next week. The Chapter 6, which deals with the appointment of "strategic partners" in the private sector had not be released with the Defense Procurement Procedure of 2016 until now
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Russian Firm Likely To Buy Stake From India's ABG Shipyard
October 22, 2016 @ 09:54 AMIndias ABG shipyard is likely to sell a stake to a Russian firm to inject finances into the loss-making firm. The Mumbai based naval shipbuilder has confirmed that it engaged with a Russian firm to sell a stake to improve the companys financial strength but it did not reveal which Russian firm as discussion is going on,
Russia May Strike Foreign Ships Suspected of Delivering Arms to Ukraine
Norway Selects Skydio X10D Drones in $9.4M Defense Tender
Israel Signs Contract to Boost Arrow Missile Production
BAE Systems Conducts First Precision Airstrike from Multirotor Drone Using APKWS
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...