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US Helping India Monitor Chinese Submarines: US Admiral

January 20, 2017 @ 01:41 PM

The Indian and US Navy are working to track Chinese submarines in the Arabian Sea zone, Admiral Harry Harris Chief of the US Pacific Command (PACOM) said on the sidelines of an international conference in Delhi. “We work closely with India and improving Indias capabilities to do that kind of surveillance
Indonesia To Upgrade Air Fleet By 2024, Increase Radar Count To 32:...

January 20, 2017 @ 01:26 PM

The new Indonesian Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Marshal TNI Hadi Tjahjanto stated that the country's air fleet will be upgraded by 2024 in accordance to the national strategic plan. The obsolete F-5E/F Tiger II jet fighter fleet is included in Tjahjanto's plan and will be replaced with new model of fighter aircraft
Nigerian Air Force, Comp Air Partner For Multi-Role Light Utility Aircraft Production

January 20, 2017 @ 12:47 PM

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Comp Air Aviation for the production of multi-role light utility aircraft. The NAF decided to sign a MoU with the Comp Air Aviation in order to have a legal framework under which the R&D collaborative effort will work, the company said in a statement Thursday
Home-Grown Fighter Jet Tejas To Feature In India's Republic Day Parade

January 20, 2017 @ 11:33 AM

Indias locally developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will be demonstrated during the countrys Republic day parade on January 26. LCA Tejas is the first advance fly-by-wire (FBW) fighter aircraft designed, developed and manufactured in India
US Required To Clarify Its Policy Towards NATO, Europe: German Defense Minister

January 20, 2017 @ 09:17 AM

German Defense Minister Von der Leyen while defending NATO and the transatlantic relationship on Wednesday, has sought for clarification from the incoming US Trump Administration regarding its policy towards Europe. Questions on transatlantic relations abound as Donald Trump prepares to take over the White House
BAE Systems Wins $51 Million For 2017 US Roosevelt Depot Maintenance

January 20, 2017 @ 09:17 AM

BAE Systems is being awarded a $51 million contract for the execution of USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) fiscal 2017 depot maintenance period availability. This is a long-term availability and was competed on a coast-wide (East and Gulf) basis without limiting the place of performance to the vessels homeport, US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
Safran Bids US$9 Billion To Buy Plane-Cabin Maker Zodiac Aerospace

January 20, 2017 @ 08:23 AM

French aero engine manufacturer Safran on Thursday has launched a $9 billion agreed bid for seats manufacturer Zodiac Aerospace to create the world's third-largest aerospace supplier as the industry bulks up to tackle record high output plans. The deal comes three months after Zodiac's competitor B/E Aerospace agreed to be acquired by Rockwell Collins and six years following Zodiac's family shareholders publicly snubbing a botched approach from Safran, branding it "opportunistic"
US Senate Armed Services Committee Approves Retired Mattis For Defense Secretary

January 20, 2017 @ 08:23 AM

The US Senate Armed Services Committee has approved retired Marine Gen. James Mattis for defense secretary
Russian Helicopters Delivers 2 Ка-32А11ВСs Choppers To China

January 19, 2017 @ 07:51 AM

Russian Helicopters has completed deliveries of the first batch of multirole Ка-32A11BC helicopters, which are built at Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise. After the delivery of the first batch, two more helicopters will be handed over to the Chinese operators in 2017, the company said in a statement Thursday
Russian Helicopters To Supply Mi-171 Chopper To Balochistan

January 19, 2017 @ 07:39 AM

Russian Helicopters has won a contract with Balochistan provincial government to supply a Mi-171 helicopter. The helicopter is expected to be delivered in the first part of this year

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