While attending the 9th edition of LAAD, aircraft-maker Dassault Aviation has promised to deliver the most wide-ranging material to be incorporated on the Rafale aircraft which is in the running for the Brazilin F-X2 program. According to reports, the Rafale is being upgraded to a new standard with major software upgrades and will known as the Rafale F3R
Russias Rubin Central Design Bureau today announced that work on the newest fifth-generation nuclear-powered and diesel submarines progressing without any glitches. The Russian Navy currently relies on third-generation submarines with fourth-generation subs of the
The Finmeccanica group has today appointed Alessandro Pansa as the companys CEO and COO after his predecessor Giuseppe Orsi was arrested on charges on money laundering and corruption. Pansa, who was COO of the company, will be “insuring comprehensive management of the company and the group,” the firm said in a statement
California-based AOptix has been awarded a $3 million research contract from the U.S Department of Defense to develop technology that could allow troops to use a smartphone to scan and record facial features and identity people from a distance, AOptix announced
India’s public sector unit Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has appointed two new General Managers; Veeresh D Bevinamarad, GM (HR), and Koshy Alexander, GM (Internal Audit). Bevinamarad has been with the company since 1984 when he was appointed as Deputy Engineer at Taloja (Navi Mumbai) Unit, where he was involved in the setting up of a plant for the production of glass parts for TV Tubes
The Russian Navy will take delivery of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers, named the Vladivostok and the Sevastopol, in the next three years. "This is a new type of ship for Russia
The Afghan National Army (ANA) has received Mobile Strike Force Vehicle (MSFV) to increase their fighting prowess. The MSFV’s will be disbursed throughout seven Kandaks (battalions); four located in Kabul with a brigade headquarters and three near Kandahar with a brigade headquarters
The Danish Ministry of Defense has issued a tender to eight European armored vehicles builders for the acquisition of 360 armored personnel carriers. The competition will see suppliers from both the track and wheels platforms battling to win the Danish tender
The Russian Armed Forces will begin inducting indigenously developed strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by the end of 2014. The new drone will be able to carry several types of equipment and armament due to its modular structure
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