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Singapore Technologies Marine Marks Interim Delivery Of Patrol Vessel To Oman
January 1, 2016 @ 10:49 AMSingapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine) on Thursday held the interim delivery of the first vessel RNOV Al Seeb as well as naming ceremony for the second Patrol Vessel (PV), RNOV Shinas, built for Royal Navy of Oman (RNO). ST Marine won the contract to design and build four PVs for the RNO in 2012
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Fifth Russian Submarine To Reach Vietnam Next Year
December 23, 2015 @ 12:05 PMThe fifth of the six Kilo-class submarines that Vietnam has contracted to buy from Russia left a Danish port on Sunday to head for Vietnam. The HQ-186 Da Nang, delivered by Dutch-registered cargo ship Rolldock Star, started its journey on December 16 from Russias St
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Singapore, UN To Develop Situation Awareness Analysis Tool for Peacekeeping Ops
December 15, 2015 @ 10:02 AMSingapore has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations to jointly develop an information management tool to enhance conduct of UN peacekeeping operations. The Permanent Representative of Singapore to the UN Ms Karen Tan signed the MoU on behalf of the Singaporean Government and Department of Field Support
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F-16, Su-30MKI Face Off During Singapore-India Joint Military Exercise
December 9, 2015 @ 02:16 PMSingapore has deployed six F-16 fighters for a joint military exercise with the Indian Air Forces four Su-30MKIs held from Nov 12 to Dec 17 at Kalaikunda Air Force Station, India. The Joint Military Training (JMT) exercise saw air assets from both countries involved in mission-oriented training, as well as and air combat 'dogfight' training
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US To Deploy P8 Poseidon Spy Plane In Singapore To Counter China
December 9, 2015 @ 07:47 AMUS will be deploying its P8 Poseidon spy plane for the first time in Singapore this month in response to Chinas territorial claims in the South China Sea. The US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Singaporean counterpart Ng Eng Hen welcomed the move in a joint statement after a meeting in Washington on Monday, Reuters reported
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Lockheed Martin To Upgrade Singapore’s F-16s In US$914 Million Deal
December 2, 2015 @ 01:09 PMLockheed Martin has received a US$ 914 million contract from the US Air Force to upgrade F-16 fighter jets for the government of Singapore, the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced yesterday. Work will be performed at Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be complete by June 30, 2023," the DoD said
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China, Pakistan Fare Worse Than India In Defense Procurement Transparency
November 5, 2015 @ 11:06 AMIndia is placed in band D high risk category whereas China and Pakistan are placed in Band E very high risk category of corruption index in a latest report on defense transparency for the Asia Pacific region by Transparency International. India has been ranked at eighth position in the band D category for defense procurement alongside Bangladesh at seventh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Tunisia at 9,10 and 11 and 12th positions respectively in the Anti-corruption report published November 4
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Singaporean Firm Develops Underwater Mine-detecting UAV
October 31, 2015 @ 12:13 PMSingapores Microfine Materials Technologies has won a defense prize for collaborating with DSO National Laboratories to design and build an unmanned underwater vessel that can detect mines in shallow water. The annual Ministry of Defence (Mindef) event was held Friday to honour the defence research and engineering at The Chevrons club in Western region of Singapore, Straits Times reported Friday
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Cubic Corp To Showcase Air And Maritime Training Solutions At ADEX-2015
October 19, 2015 @ 08:10 AMCubic Corp will demonstrate game based combat training solutions at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2015 from October 20-25. “Cubic already has a footprint in the Asia-Pacific region and delivers training products and solutions to various military and armed forces in the area such as Japan, Singapore and Korea
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Italy Provides Evidence In India’s AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper Scam
September 28, 2015 @ 09:26 AMIndias Central Bureau of Investigation has received evidential material in the 3,600 crore VVIP chopper bribery scam involving Agustawestland from Italy. Italy has sent a compact disc (CD) two months ago which reportedly has details about various companies and individuals that include former Finmeccanica Chief Giuseppe Orsi and former Agustawestland head Spagnolini Bruno, their bank transactions and other documents
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...