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Meeting With Arms Dealers Leaves Indian MoD Officials Red Faced
May 24, 2013 @ 08:53 AMSuspects in the Indian-Rheinmetall Air Defense scam have managed to leave Indian MoD officials red faced after the Central Bureau of Investigation received photographs and videos of meetings between middlemen and bureaucrats. According to reports, the CBI was sent confidential material from arms dealer Abhishek Vermas estranged business partner Edmond Allen
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India Commissions Large OPV; To Be Built Indigenously
May 22, 2013 @ 02:22 PMIndian Coast Guard Ship Vaibhav, the 3rd in the series of 90 meters class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) was commissioned today at Tuticorin byVice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal, Director General Indian Coast Guard. This 90 metres OPV has been designed and built indigenously by M/s GSL and is fitted with the state-of-the-art navigation and communication equipment, sensors and machineries
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RQ-21A STUAS Enters Initial Production Phase
May 22, 2013 @ 02:12 PMThe U.S Navy recently announced that the RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) received Milestone C approval authorizing the start of low rate initial production
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Karzai Hopes To Secure Military Aid From India
May 22, 2013 @ 07:52 AMWith international peace keeping forces pulling out of Afghanistan next year, President Hamid Karzai is trying to rope in all the help he can get. On an official visit to New Delhi this week, Karzai is expected to meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pranab Mukherjee where he will likely request military aid from India
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DCNS, PIRIOU Launch Joint Venture Company KERSHIP
May 16, 2013 @ 03:06 PMPIRIOU and DCNS announced today the establishment of KERSHIP, a joint company for building ships to civil standards intended for implementation of State action at sea. This project forms part of the respective growth strategies of the two stakeholders, broadening their access to markets
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German Navy Gets New Fuel Cell Submarine
May 16, 2013 @ 02:54 PMThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG is now offering modern non-nuclear submarines after the very first one meant for the German Navy was named today. The U36 is the second boat of the second batch of HDW Class 212A submarines destined for operation in the German Navy, according to a statement
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INS Vikramaditya Undergoing Final “Cosmetic” Repairs Ahead Of Delivery
May 15, 2013 @ 02:48 PMThe Indian Navys aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya, has been put in a dry dock at Russias Sevmash shipyard for “cosmetic” repairs ahead of final sea trials and delivery to the Indian navy later this year, the company announced. “The work is underway to repaint the hull under the waterline,” said Sergey Novoselov, head of defense export projects at Sevmash
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Rockwell Collins Announces Management Changes
May 15, 2013 @ 02:17 PMRockwell Collins announced several leadership changes within Commercial Systems (CS) and International & Service Solutions (I&SS) today. Scott Gunnufson has been appointed vice president of Sales, Marketing and Support for CS, reporting to Kent Statler, executive vice president and chief operating officer for CS
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EADS Wins UK Cyber Protection Contract
May 6, 2013 @ 02:18 PMEADS has been offered a three-year contract by the UK Houses of Parliament with a specific request to protect MPs and Lords computers from being hacked by cyber terrorists . EADSs cyber division, Cassidian, has been offered this contract to improve security at a time when Britains technology infrastructure is under attack as never before
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Sikorsky Offers S-92 Helicopter Of U.S Navy’s VXX Program
May 6, 2013 @ 02:12 PMSikorskys has offered its S-92 helicopter to the U.S Navy which today released the final Request for Proposals for the Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program (VXX)
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One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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