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AgustaWestland Caught Up In Indonesian Chopper Purchase Controversy

January 4, 2017 @ 01:41 PM

An Indonesian National Armed Forces team will investigate the purchase of a AgustaWestland AW101 helicopter. The Indonesian Military (TNI) has said that it would summon the Air Force chief of staff Air Chief Marshall Agus Supriatna and other officials at the Air Force to seek clarification about the decision to purchase a British-made chopper, the AgustaWestland (AW) 101, which is reportedly worth US$55 million,
Korean Navy's P-3CK Maritime Aircraft Accidentally Drops Missiles Into East Sea

January 2, 2017 @ 12:04 PM

A Korean navy's P-3CK maritime patrol aircraft accidentally dropped weapons into the East Sea on Sunday during a patrol when a co-pilot accidentally pressed the emergency weapons release switch. The missing weapons include two harpoon missiles, two torpedoes as well as two depth charges and are worth about 4 billion won ($3
US Proposes Tie-ups With India For Developing Helicopters, Infantry Combat Vehicles

December 31, 2016 @ 12:11 PM

India is being offered by the US to jointly develop and produce military helicopters as well as infantry combat vehicles under the Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI). The two projects would be discussed threadbare in the following DTTI meeting probably in February that is after the Donald Trump administration takes over in the US on January 20, top government official was quoted as saying by
Russian Helicopters' Plant To Produce India's Ka-226T Helicopters To Speed Up Delivery...

December 27, 2016 @ 10:27 AM

Russian Helicopters will launch the second production site for Ka-226T helicopters at its Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant to accelerate the assembly and delivery of the choppers to India. "The Russian Helicopters Holding is creating a complementary production site of the Ka-226T helicopter at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant in order to accelerate the fulfillment of the intergovernmental agreement on assembly and delivery of this latest light helicopter to India, the company announced Monday
N. Korea Ranks First In World’s Top Military Spenders List

December 23, 2016 @ 11:12 AM

North Korea has topped the list of worlds largest military spender relative to its gross domestic product (GDP) between 2004-2014, the US State Department report said Thursday. According to State Departments ‘World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers 2016 report, the North's military expenditures accounts for 23
Lockheed Martin Wins $150M Infrared Sensors Support Order For US Navy, Pakistan...

December 23, 2016 @ 07:52 AM

Lockheed Martin has won a contract worth $150 million to integrate Target Sight System (TSS) on the US Navys AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter and Pakistan choppers. The contract awarded combines purchases for the Navy (88 percent); and the government of Pakistan (12 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, the US Department of Defense announced Thursday
Former AgustaWestland Chief To Be Retried in Indian Chopper Bribery Case

December 17, 2016 @ 02:30 PM

Italys apex court has ordered a re-trial of former top executives at Leonardo-Finmeccanica over alleged irregularities in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal worth US $753 million. Indias Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested former Air Chief SP Tyagi and two others last Friday on graft charges
North Korea To Conduct New Salvo Of Missile Tests Following Recent UN...

December 15, 2016 @ 10:00 AM

North Korea is preparing to conduct new missile tests following the latest round of sanctions against it by the United Nations. The UN on Dec
German Air Force Receives First Airbus A400M Transport Aircraft

December 13, 2016 @ 03:27 PM

Airbus Defence and Space has delivered to the German Air Force its first A400M transport aircraft qualified for tactical operations and able to fly in areas subject to military threats. The aircraft is the sixth A400M in German service and the first with the new capabilities in addition to the world-leading performance of all A400Ms as strategic transports
India’s CBI Arrests Former Air Chief, Two Others In AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper...

December 9, 2016 @ 02:27 PM

Indias Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested former Air Chief SP Tyagi and two others over alleged irregularities in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal worth 3,700 crores (US $753 million). Delhi-based lawyer Gautam Khaitan, and SP Tyagis cousin, Sanjeev Tyagi, alias Julie Tyagi also arrested by CBI in the case

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