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Indian Navy to Buy 24 Multi-role Helicopters for Anti-submarine Warfare Operations

December 11, 2017 @ 11:53 AM

The Indian Navy is moving a proposal to buy 24 multi-role helicopters for an approximate $1.8 billion (INR 12,000 Crore) to be deployed for anti-submarine warfare as well as operations by its Marine Commando (MARCOS) special forces
DARPA Plans Distributed Sensor Network Over Oceans

December 7, 2017 @ 11:56 AM

The US Defence Advnced Reasearch Projects Agency (DARPA) Wednesday announced its Ocean of Things program, to enable situational awareness over oceans by deploying thousands of small floats that could form a distributed sensor network. Each smart float would contain a suite of commercially available sensors to collect environmental data—such as ocean temperature, sea state, and location—as well as activity data about commercial vessels, aircraft, and even maritime mammals moving through the area
Massive Hike in S Korean Defence Budget

December 7, 2017 @ 08:25 AM

South Korea will increase its military budget next year to 43.2 trillion won ($39
Spare Parts Shortage for F-35 Fighters Degrading Readiness: GOA Report

December 5, 2017 @ 11:14 PM

The shortage of spare parts for the F-35 aircraft has degraded readiness. The aircraft were not able to fly about 22 per cent of the time in the past year due to shortage of spares, Government Accountability Office has stated in its latest report
F-35 Fighter Jet Life Cycle Costs Increased, Not Fully Transparent: GOA Report

December 5, 2017 @ 10:43 PM

The US Department of Defense has taken actions to reduce F-35 fighter sustainment costs, but the estimated life cycle costs have increased and are not fully transparent to the military services, the Government Accountability Office has stated in its October 2017 report. According to the GAO report published October 30 this year, the services do not fully understand how the costs they are being charged by the F-35 program office are linked to the capabilities they are receiving
Chinese Yun-9 Tactical Transport Plane Ready for Combat Missions

December 4, 2017 @ 05:35 AM

Chinese military transport aircraft Yun-9 is ready for combat mission following the completion of exercises involving the aircraft in the South China Sea. The Yun-9, a medium sized tactical transport plane is now able to undertake combat missions after a fleet of the transport aircraft finished training in the South China Sea, Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) announced Saturday on its official WeChat account, various media reported
US DSCA Announced Sales of $41.93 Bln in 2017

November 30, 2017 @ 03:59 PM

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced sales of $41.93 billion for the fiscal year 2017
Turkey Sets Free Two Russian 'Assassins' in Exchange for Two Crimean Tatars...

November 30, 2017 @ 10:31 AM

In a sign that relations between Turkey and Russia are warming at a rather brisk pace, Ankara set free two Russians arrested for assassinating Chechen commander Vahid Edelgiriev while Moscow repatriated two Crimean Tatar politicians lodged in a Russian jail. According to reports, Edelgireyev was shot and stabbed by assassins using a white car on Nov
Airbus Offices Raided in Kazakhgate Corruption Probe

November 28, 2017 @ 02:00 PM

Airbus offices were raided by French investigators last week as part of an on-going corruption probe over a 2010 sale of satellites to Kazakhstan. “We confirm a raid was carried out at Airbus offices in the Paris suburb of Suresnes in the context of the French judicial investigation relating to Kazakhstan,” an Airbus spokesman was quoted as saying by Reuters Tuesday
Finland to Invite Bids to Purchase 64 New Fighter Jets worth 10

November 25, 2017 @ 08:32 AM

Finlands Ministry of Defense plans to invite bids for the purchase of 64 new fighter jets for replacing its Boeing F/A-18 Hornets fleet for an approximate 7-10 billion euros. The ministry said it will send out tender invitations in early 2018 to Boeing and Lockheed Martin from the US, Saab from Sweden, Dassault Aviation in France and the British-European BAE Systems

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