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ST Engineering's Awarded S$880M Contract for Vessels from Oman
April 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMSingapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that its marine arm, Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine) has secured a contract worth €534.8m (about S$880m) to design and build four patrol vessels (PVs) and the provision of associated logistic support for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO)
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Lockheed Martin Wins Deal To Supply Laser-Guided Bombs To Indian Air Force
April 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDefense giant Lockheed Martin has won a major deal worth over Rs 100 crore for the Supply of laser-guided bombs (LGBs) for the Jaguar fighter aircraft fleet in the Indian Air Force, the Press Trust of India has reported. The IAF is currently planning on inducting more than 100 bunker-buster LGBs for its Jaguar warplanes to destroy strongly fortified enemy targets
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India Test Fires Brahmos Two Days In A Row
March 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMTwo days after successfully testing firing Brahmos, India again on Friday test-fired the supersonic cruise missile with certain new systems from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off Odisha coast. The supersonic missile, which has a flight range of up to 290 km, is capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 200 to 300 kg
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Tatra Army Truck Deal: CBI Registers Case
March 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case in connection with the supply of all-terrain Tatra trucks through State-owned BEML to the Indian Army, according to the Press Trust of India. The CBI has called Vectra group Chairman Ravi Rishi, is a majority stake holder in Tatra, who is currently in New Delhi for Defexpo 2012 for questioning
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Raytheon Begins Procuring Parts For India’s Darin II Aircraft
March 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRaytheon Company has started procuring components required to build the Munitions Control Units for 126 of the Indian Air Force's Jaguar Darin II attack aircraft. The MCU enables integration of modern weapons on legacy aircraft with minimal to no modifications to aircraft wiring and the flight or stores management software
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Indian Army Successfully Test Fires Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile
March 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia successfully test fired Brahmos supersonic cruise missile today as part of a user trial by the Army from the test range at Chandipur off Odisha coast, The Press Trust of India reported. "The missile was test fired from a ground mobile launcher from the launch complex-3 at about 1122 hours and the trial was successful," a defence official was quoted as saying
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China To Participate At Defexpo 2012
March 26, 2012 @ 12:00 AMChina has accepted the Indian Ministry of Defense’s invitation to participate in the upcoming Defexpo 2012 in New Delhi which will now have a total of 567 companies from 32 countries who will display weapon systems for the Army, Navy and Internal Security during the seventh edition of the biennial show starting March 29, Secretary(Defence Production) Shekhar Aggarwal was quoted as by the Press Trust of India. "China is also participating and they are sending an official delegation which could be headed by a Major General-level officer," Aggarwal said when asked to confirm whether invitation was sent to China
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India Hikes Defense Budget By 17%
March 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia has substantially hiked its defense budget by more than 17% to Rs 1,93,407 crore from last year's Rs 1,64,415 crore, the Press Trust of India reported on Friday. The Indian Air Force is currently in the process of procuring 126 combat aircraft among other several defense deals
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After A Two Decade Delay, India To Finally Get Its Howitzers
February 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAfter consistently having failed to acquire howitzers following the Bofors scandal two decades ago, the Indian Army has placed orders for 100 artillery guns with the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). In the last two decades, the Army’s attempt to procure different types of howitzers has failed due to various political reasons in the country
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Dassault, RIL To Join Forces In Defense Sector
February 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFrench defense giant Dassault Aviation has entered into a second Indian contract just weeks after winning the MMRCA deal. Dassault and Reliance Industries Limited have partnered in the defence and homeland security sector in India, the Press Trust of India reported
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One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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