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HAL To Partner Russian Helicopters In Indian Ka-226T Project

December 29, 2015 @ 10:40 AM

Moscow and New Delhi have concluded an agreement to build at least 200 Ka-226T helicopters in India. Russia and India signed the helicopter manufacturing co-operation deal during the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modis visit to Moscow earlier this month
DARPA, Northrop To Build Full-Scale Demo of UAV For Small Ships

December 29, 2015 @ 08:48 AM

The US Defence Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a Northrop Grumman-led team a project to build a full-scale technology demonstrator system of a medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV called Tern, designed to use forward-deployed small ships as mobile launch and recovery sites. The first two phases of Tern successfully focused on preliminary design and risk reduction
South Korean DAPA, KAI Sign Formal Agreement For KF-X Fighter Aircraft Program

December 28, 2015 @ 12:34 PM

South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have formally signed an agreement to develop KF-X fighter aircraft. According to the agreement signed today, DAPA will finance 60 per cent of the 8 trillion won (US$6
Indo-French Draft Contract On Rafale Purchase Ready

December 28, 2015 @ 08:18 AM

A draft contract between India and France for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jet is ready, according to local media reports. According to the draft contract, the first fighter jet must be supplied in the first three years after the deal has been finalized, local media reported Sunday
DARPA Plans GPS Replacement With Atomic Clocks For Military Applications

December 26, 2015 @ 11:33 AM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to replace Global Positions Systems with Atomic Clocks with Enhanced Stability (ACES). “All of our modern communications, navigation and electronic warfare systems, as well as our intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, depend on accurate time-keeping,” said Lutwak, who will oversee the new program, called Atomic Clocks with Enhanced Stability (ACES) Wednesday in an official press release
Sweden To Upgrade Gripen Leased To Czech Republic

December 24, 2015 @ 02:16 PM

Czech Republic will be upgrading Gripen fighter jet fleet leased from Sweden for ground-attack capability. The upgrade will be carried out through Sweden's Defense and Security Export Agency, or FMX
India's Reliance, Russian Almaz-Antey in S-400 Missile Partnership

December 24, 2015 @ 11:19 AM

Indias Reliance Defense announced that it has entered into a manufacturing and maintenance partnership with Russian Almaz-Antey, manufacturer of the S-400 air defense missile system. The agreement will focus on radars and automated control systems as areas of partnership for the air defense missile systems, S-400 as well as offset policies of the Indian Ministry of Defense, Reliance said in a statement Thursday
Russia-Iran Agreement on Helicopter Maintenance Center

December 24, 2015 @ 09:52 AM

Russian Helicopters and its Iranian partners signed an agreement for the technical evaluation of the IHSRC plant for developing after-sales service for Mi-8/17 helicopters. Russian Helicopters has held talks with Iran Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC) as part of the Trade and Industry Dialogue: Russia-Iran 2015 exhibition, Rostec said in a statement Tuesday
Foreign Defense Equipment Vendors Can Discharge Offsets Through Services: Indian MoD

December 23, 2015 @ 09:07 AM

Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has included services as part of the new offset guidelines among various policy measures concerning the ease of doing business. Provisions have now been made with intent to provide greater flexibility to the vendors in offset contracts and reinstatement of services as an avenue for discharge of offset obligations and level playing field to Indian vendors in Capital acquisitions, the defense ministry said in a press release Wednesday
Iran Shows Interest in Buying Russian Mi And Kamov Helicopters

December 23, 2015 @ 08:48 AM

Russian Helicopters attended the Trade and Industry: Russia – Iran 2015 exhibition and held in Tehran this week and discussed prospects for the sale of Mi-8/17, Ka-32A11BC, and Ka-226T helicopters. The company met with the Iran Aviation Industries Organisation (IAIO), the state body that is responsible for Iran's aviation industry

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