The Indian Navy will today induct the second of three stealth frigates built by Russia at the Yantar Shipyard in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad. Sergei Mikhailov, a spokesman for the Yantar Shipyard, the solemn ceremony of delivering the warship will be held in Kaliningrad and be attended by high-ranking military officers both from Russia and India
India will train about 600 Afghan soldier each year, according to local media reports. India and Afghanistan are expected to sign a pack next week during President Hamid Karzai’s visit to New Delhi
The U.S
The Indian Air Force (IAF) intends to go ahead with the purchase of 12 AgustaWestland VVIP helicopters despite the latest string of bribery and corruption allegations which have appeared in an Indian newspaper. The IAF has rubbished reports of its former pilots being involved in an alleged bribery scandal surrounding the procurement of VVIP helicopters from AgustaWestland
The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that a Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer fighter-bomber crashed on Tuesday during a training flight in the Chelyabinsk region when its nose cone came off. “After an unsuccessful attempt to make an emergency landing, the pilots decided to steer the falling aircraft away from populated areas and ejected safely,” the ministry said in a statement
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ManTech International Corporation announced it has won a $79 million task order contract to continue supporting the operations of the U.S
The U.S Air Force has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for 112 Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) on October 22
iRobot Corp announced it has received a $10 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group (GA-EMS) has delivered to the U.S