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Indian Navy To Procure Israeli Barak Missiles For $143 million
September 26, 2014 @ 11:10 AMThe Indian Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday cleared the acquisition of $143 million worth 262 Israeli Barak-I anti-missile defense (AMD) system to be fitted to 14 frontline warships, according to local media reports. The procurement case was finalized by Defense Ministry after the Attorney General gave an opinion in favor of procuring the missiles as their acquisition was put on hold in view of a CBI probe into charges of corruption in the deal
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Indian Naval Submarine CO Could Face Court Martial Over Mishap
August 4, 2014 @ 12:03 PMINS Sindhurakshaks commanding officer (CO) is likely face a court martial for alleged lapses that led to sinking of the Russian-made Kilo-class submarine on August 14, 2013, according to Hindustan Times newspaper. Three officers and 15 sailors lost their lives in the mishap involving the submarine following which the naval headquarters had ordered an inquiry
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CBI To Continue With Finmeccanica Chopper Scam Probe
July 30, 2014 @ 11:06 AMThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said that it would go ahead with its probe into a scrapped helicopter contract with Finmeccanica on Wednesday, a day after prosecutors in Italy agreed to settle legal proceedings against the defense group. Kanchan Prasad, a spokeswoman for CBI, told Reuters the development in Italy did not affect India's probe of the deal
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Indian Naval Multi-Role Helicopter Deal Kept on Hold
July 30, 2014 @ 09:09 AMThe procurement of 16 multi-role helicopters for Indian Navy is deferred by Indian government until the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) completes its probe in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal, reported the pioneer. Finmeccanica, parent company of AgustaWestland is one of the two companies in the fray
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AgustaWestland To Display Military Helicopters At Farnborough
July 14, 2014 @ 09:48 AMFinmeccanica – AgustaWestland will exhibit eight helicopters from its commercial and military helicopters at Farnborough International Air Show. Military helicopters displayed will include a mock-up of the AW169M light intermediate class helicopter, the naval variant of the AW159, the brand new multi-role AW149 and an AW101 that will soon be delivered to the Italian Air Force
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Pending CBI Probe On Rolls-Royce Puts All Deals On Hold: Reports
March 4, 2014 @ 04:06 PMIndia's Defence Ministry on Monday has put on hold all the deals with the UK-firm Rolls-Royce until a CBI probe into allegations of kickbacks and unauthorised use of an outside “commercial adviser” by the British firl in contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) is completed
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Indian MoD Orders CBI Probe Involving Roll-Royce, HAL
March 3, 2014 @ 08:13 AMIndias Hawk advanced jet trainer (AJT) programme is facing a major blow after a bribery scandal involving Rolls Royce in connection with contracts to supply aircraft engines to state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited surfaced. According to various reports, the Indian government on March 2 has ordered a CBI probe into allegations that global engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce committed irregularities and violated contractual provisions to bag contracts worth over $1
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DARPA SHIELD Program To Verify Faulty Military Counterfeit Electronics
February 26, 2014 @ 01:25 PMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a device to detect used and counterfeit electronic components in order to counter problems leading to system failures that put soldiers lives and missions at risk. The Supply Chain Hardware Integrity for Electronics Defense (SHIELD) program would counter the problem by developing a small (100 micron x 100 micron) component, or dielet, that will ”verify, without disrupting or harming the system, the trustworthiness of a protected electronic component
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Defexpo Organizers Face $480,000 In Losses After Finmeccanica Ban
February 6, 2014 @ 08:42 AMThe Indian Defence Ministrys decision to ban 27 domestic and international firms from attending Defexpo 2014 has caused show organizers with the losses over $480,000. Due to the cancellation of bookings of Finmeccanica and its subsidiaries AgustaWestland, Selex, Oto Malera, Aleania Aermachhi and WASS in view of a pending CBI probe against them, has resulted in the loss, according to the Economic Times
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Finmeccanica, 27 Companies Barred From Exhibiting At DEFEXPO 2014
January 30, 2014 @ 01:49 PMIndia has barred Finmeccanica and its five subsidiaries from participating at the upcoming defense exhibition DEFEXPO 2014 in New Delhi next week. The fallout from the VVIP helicopter deal will keep out subsidiaries AgustaWestland, Selex, Alenia Armacchi, Oto Malera and WASS, all of which are vying for contracts worth an estimated USD6 billion, from participating in the show
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