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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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Russia Won't Remove Electronic Equipment From Mistral Warship If Egypt Or India...
September 14, 2015 @ 04:34 PMRussia has conveyed to France that Russian telecommunications and missile control systems installed on-board may not be removed, if Egypt or India buys the Mistral helicopter carriers. Russian officials had "let it be known" that Moscow “could accept India and Egypt receiving the equipment" if either of the two nations will buy them, a French official cited by defense news website Defense One said today
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ST Marine Delivers Second Patrol Vessel To Oman
September 11, 2015 @ 03:45 PMSingapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine) has delivered the second of four Patrol Vessel (PV) to Oman. The contract for the design and build four Al-Ofouq Class of PVs was awarded by the Ministry of Defence of the Sultanate of Oman through a competitive international tender in April 2012
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Indian Army To Get First ‘Dhanush’ Howitzer In November
September 8, 2015 @ 04:44 PMIndias indigenously-developed 155mm artillery gun ‘Dhanush is set to be handed over to the army in November. This would be the first artillery gun to be inducted since the Bofors scandal of 1987
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BAE Systems Offers Solutions Against “Zero Day” Cyber Attacks
September 3, 2015 @ 12:29 PMBAE systems has announced a suite of cloud based security products designed to defend against email-based threats including targeted and ‘Zero Day attacks. BAE Systems has introduced the solutions to Singapore, Australia and New Zealand
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Singapore Navy Takes on Pirates
September 2, 2015 @ 01:59 PMThe Singapore Navy (RSN) Maritime Security Task Force (MSTF) has disrupted a sea robbery on a Malaysian-flagged tugboat Permata 1 in the eastern approaches of the Singapore Strait on Tuesday. RSN ship, RSS Resilience was able to escort Permata 1 safely to Singapore waters with the help of Indonesian Navy (TNI AL)
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Singapore Armed Forces Get New Chief of Defence Force
August 19, 2015 @ 10:09 AMMajor-General (MG) Perry Lim took over as the Chief of Defence Force (CDF) of the Singapore Armed Forces yesterday at a Change of Command Parade held at the SAFTI Military Institute. Witnessed by Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen, MG Perry Lim, the former Chief of Army (COA), received the command symbol from the outgoing CDF Lieutenant-General (LG) Ng Chee Meng
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Singaporean Firm Charged With Facilitating Arms Shipment To North Korea
August 4, 2015 @ 02:17 PMA Singaporean shipping firm is being charged over facilitating payment of arms shipment that included two MiG-21 jet fighters, anti-tank rockets as well as SA-2 and SA-3 surface to air missile systems to North Korea from Cuba. Chinpo shipping is alleged to have transferred US$72,017 (S$98,800) from its Bank of China account to that of a shipping agent in Panama in July 2013, Straits times reported today
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Singapore Appoints Major-General Perry Lim Cheng Yeow As New Chief Of Defense...
July 31, 2015 @ 02:48 PMSingapore has appointed Major-General Perry Lim Cheng Yeow, Chief of Army as a new chief of Defense Forces. From 18th August, MG Lim will succeed Lieutenant-General (LG) Ng Chee Meng, the Singapore Defense Forces announced Today
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Singaporean Firm Sanctioned For Supporting North Korean Arms Imports
July 24, 2015 @ 09:49 AMThe US has imposed unilateral economic sanctions on a Singaporean shipping company accusing them of supporting North Korean company to import concealed arms shipment and related materials. Senat Shipping Company has been sanctioned for alleged support to North Korean Ocean Maritime Management Company which is already facing sanctions for attempting to import weaponry to the communist nation
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Russian Air Defense Radar in Crimea Destroyed in Unknown Fire
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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