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Ukrainian Companies Pitch for Brazilian Tamandare Corvette Project
December 5, 2017 @ 07:47 PMUkrainian Defence and shipbuilding companies have announced their intention to bid for Brazils Tamandare type corvette construction project, the tender for which is expected in early 2018. Representatives of the State Enterprise "UkrinMash" and of the Defense Industrial Complex of Ukraine, part of the state-owned "Ukroboronprom", visited Rio- de Janeiro late last month, a press statement from the Ukrainian firm said
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India Test fires ‘Akash’ Missile With Locally-made Target Seeker
December 5, 2017 @ 06:46 PMIndias Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) today test-fired the Surface to Air Missile (SAM) ‘Akash with indigenous radio frequency seeker against a mobile target, Banshee. This is the first Surface to Air Missile with indigenous seeker that has been test fired
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Godrej Completes BrahMos Airframe Assembly Order, Gets New Order of 100 Airframes
December 5, 2017 @ 05:10 PMGodrej & Boyce has received a fresh order to supply airframe fuel management systems for the BrahMos Air-Launched Cruise Missile after it handed over the 100th set of airframe assemblies to BrahMos Aerospace (BAPL), the company said in a statement Tuesday. The BrahMos missile is a stealth universal supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from ships, submarines, aircraft and land based platforms
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Iranian Caspian Naval Fleet Gets Home-grown Missile-launching Corvette
December 5, 2017 @ 01:25 PMIrans naval fleet in the Caspian Sea has received a new home-grown missile-launching corvette, ‘Separ (shield). The 47 meters long vessel can sail at a maximum speed of 35 knots, and is about four meters in height
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Fincantieri, Naval Group Join Race for Canadian Combat Ship Tender
December 5, 2017 @ 11:15 AMFincantieri-Naval Group are bidding for the Canadian Navy's surface combatant ship procurement program competing against Lockheed Martin-BAE Systems and Navantia-Saab who are in the race to supply next-generation ships. Under the country's National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy, a $38
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Israeli Aircraft Attacks Iranian Base Outside Damascus: Local Media
December 2, 2017 @ 04:24 AMIsraeli aircraft attacked an Iranian base outside of Damascus according to media reports in Syria. “In the past, Israel has reportedly carried out attacks against Syrian convoys and installations, in order to prevent Syria from transferring sophisticated weapons to Iran's local proxy Hezbollah,” the Jerusalem Post reported Saturday
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Navantia-Saab Team Submits Canadian Surface Combatant Program Bid
December 1, 2017 @ 04:09 PMA day after Lockheed Martin-led team submitted bid for the Canadian Surface Combatant program, Navantia-led group followed with its response to the multi-billion dollar tender. Navantia will provide its ship platform, Saab Australia will be the Combat Systems Integrator (CSI) with CEA Technologies providing key elements of the proposed solution
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Iran Unveils Tech for Oxygen-less Firing of Torpedos Under water
November 30, 2017 @ 11:47 AMThe Iranian Navy has unveiled a range of new military equipment that includes oxygen-less torpedo fuel, training warship, electronic jammer and Nano material to cover surface of the vessels. Otto fuel is a home-grown fuel that is combustible in the absence of oxygen, enabling the underwater propulsion of torpedoes
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Chinese Navy Commissions Locally-made Guided-missile Frigate
November 29, 2017 @ 05:35 PMThe Chinese PLA Navy today commissioned the locally-made Type-056A frigate ‘Suining into fleet service. The Type-056A frigate is the latest surface warship developed by China
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Indian Air Force to Test Akash Supersonic Missile Wednesday
November 29, 2017 @ 10:42 AMThe Indian Air Force has test fired home-grown Akash supersonic surface to air missile against an electronic target from a defense test facility off Odisha coast in India Tuesday. The IAF will conduct another test against an actual target on Wednesday
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