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India's First Rafale Fighter Jet Squadron To Replace MiG-27s In Eastern Sector...
January 9, 2017 @ 02:56 PMIndia has planned to base its first squadron of Rafale fighter jets in the eastern sector as part of policy to eventually build nuclear and conventional deterrence against China. The IAF has now already confirmed its plans for the first 18 Rafales to be stationed at the Hasimara airbase in Bengal from late-2019,
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Government-Government Deals Leading To Quicker Defence Procurement Than Global Tenders In India
January 3, 2017 @ 12:54 PMThe Indian MoD has shown a preference for government-to-government (G2G) deals instead of direct commercial negotiations with companies producing armaments over the last couple of years. Some of the major G2G deals include procurement from France, US, Japan and Russia
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Indian ICVs To Get Automatic NBC Protection Systems To Counter Pakistani Nasr...
December 27, 2016 @ 10:11 AMIndia has decided to equip its 1500 infantry combat vehicles with automatic Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) protection systems to counter Pakistani deployment of nuclear capable Nasr short-range missiles. Currently, the ICVs have manual versions of NBC protection system
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Pakistan Navy Tests Anti-ship Missile
December 21, 2016 @ 09:05 AMPakistan Navy conducted testing of a surface-to-surface Anti-ship missile at the North Arabian Sea on Tuesday. The live firing exercise which was launched from sword class frigate PNS ASLAT successfully destroyed its intended target with pinpoint accuracy reaffirming weapons lethality and offensive punch of Pakistan Navys Fleet, Radio Pakistan reports
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Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle For US Army Launched By BAE Systems
December 16, 2016 @ 01:16 PMBAE Systems today rolled out the first prototype Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) to the US Army during a ceremony at the companys York, Pennsylvania facility. The AMPV provides the Army with enhanced mobility, survivability, force protection, and combat superiority
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NH Industries Delivers 300th NH90 Helicopter To Spain
December 16, 2016 @ 11:13 AMNH Industries delivers 300th NH90 production helicopter to the Spanish Armed Forces on Thursday, December 15. Assembled at the Airbus Helicopters Spanish final assembly line at Albacete, the aircraft will be operated by the Spanish Armys aviation branch, Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra (FAMET)
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NATO Uses Italtel’s Transportable Data Centers For “Summer Tempest - Eagle Meteor...
December 14, 2016 @ 11:44 AMNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has used Italtels Transportable Data Centers at the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Italy (NRDC – ITA) for the first time during the “Summer Tempest - Eagle Meteor 2016” training exercise. The exercise, which brought together several armies from member countries of the Atlantic Alliance, was managed by the NRDC-ITA, stationed in Solbiate Olona, the company announced today
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Chinese PLA Navy Welcomes Two New Guided-missile Frigates
December 13, 2016 @ 09:10 AMChina has commissioned two new Guided-missile Frigates onto East China Sea Fleet of the country's Navy on Monday. The new guided-missile Frigates, Baoding and Heze, are similar to the Peoples liberation Army Navy's Type 056 corvette family
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Indian Navy’s P17A Stealth Frigate To Be Powered By GE Gas Turbines...
December 8, 2016 @ 01:03 PMGEs Marine Solutions will be supplying LM2500 marine gas turbines to Indian Navy to power P17A stealth frigates for which construction would be starting next year. The gas turbines will be provided by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Industrial and Marine Gas Turbine division, Bangalore, India under the authorized license, the company announced Wednesday
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INS Betwa Frigate Mishap Caused By Miscalculation Of Balance: Minister Parrikar
December 8, 2016 @ 10:03 AMThe accident of Indian Navys guided missile frigate INS Betwaa, which tipped over and hit the ground while being undocked, is likely to have caused due to a miscalculation of balance, Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said Wednesday. The incident took place at south Mumbais naval dockyard on Monday at 1:50 pm
Germany Orders Israeli PULS Rocket Launcher Artillery System
Germany Signs €3.1B Contract for Future Soldier Systems
Australia to Soon Receive 2 MQ-4C Triton Drones
Lockheed Martin Secures $2.8B to Enhance THAAD Missile Defense
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U