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Boeing has been awarded a $10 million modification contract to supply Harpoon Block II Missiles to Saudi Arabia. The contract provides for obsolescence redesign efforts in support of the production and delivery of AGM-84 Harpoon Block II Missiles for the government of Saudi Arabia, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Tuesday
The Indian Defence Ministrys approval of a plan to purchase 10 Kamov KA-31 helicopters from Russia suggests that several new large ships would come on stream in the next couple of years which would need the airborne radar support provided by this unique rotorcraft. Among significant ship building projects, the Indian Navy is expected to start trials of the Indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC)-1 next year, though no formal announcement has been made in this regard
Russian vessels which are under development or undergoing upgrades, and the future vessels will be equipped with Paket-NK advanced torpedo defense system. "The Paket-NK system has completed its trials
Northrop Grumman Corporation has unveiled SeaFIND (Sea Fiber Optic Inertial Navigation with Data Distribution), a next generation maritime inertial navigation system for use on aquatic surveillance vehicles. The SeaFIND succeeds the companys MK-39 Mod 3 and 4 series Inertial Navigation System product line, the company said in a statement Monday
Militants launched an attack against Russian air base in Syria on Wednesday by firing 12 rockets which were all destroyed by Russian air defense systems. "Today, at 15 hours and 15 minutes, militants of the Katiba Ard al-Bab and Katiba Jabel Butma terrorist groupings (both outlawed in Russia) made another attempt from the Idlib de-escalation zone to shell the Russian Hmeymim airbase," Major-General Viktor Kupchishin, Head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Warring Sides in the Syrian Arab Republic (part of Russias Defense Ministry), was quoted as saying by TASS
Russias plan to build 12 new and upgraded Project 22350M frigates capable of carrying 48 Kalibr, Oniks and Tsirkon cruise missiles is likely to be approved by yearend, according to a source in the shipbuilding industry. "A project plan for 12 vessels with a displacement of 7,000 tons and a capability of carrying up to 48 Kalibr, Oniks and Tsirkon cruise missiles will be finalized by the yearend,"
Lockheed Martin has completed the delivery of all the 36 F-16 fighters procured by Iraq, with the last 9 jets delivered to the country on May 3. The Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) procured 24 single-seat Block 50/52 F-16Cs and 12 twin-seat Block 50/52 F-16Ds, although two aircraft have been lost in training accidents in the United States and have not yet been replaced, Jane's reported Wednesday
India's fourth Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela has completed its out fittings and will be launched on May 6 in the Arabian Sea, after which it is set to begin sea trials. “On May 6, the submarine will touch waters for the first time
AAI Corp., a subsidiary of Textron Systems has won a $20 million modification contract to integrate Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) onto the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)