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Lockheed Martin To Upgrade Apache Helicopter Display With Color

January 8, 2016 @ 02:55 PM

Lockheed Martin has won $54.3 million US Army contract to upgrade the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) on the AH-64E Apache helicopter, bringing color to the cockpit for the first time
US To Supply 24 Mine-Resistant Vehicles To Nigeria To Fight Boko Haram

January 8, 2016 @ 12:23 PM

The US government is supplying 24 mine-resistant, armor-protected vehicles to Nigeria to fight against Boko Haram militants. The US consulate in Lagos said that the vehicles worth $11 million were handed over to Nigerian military officials Thursday
South Korea Responds To North’s H-Bomb With Propaganda Broadcasts

January 8, 2016 @ 10:35 AM

South Korea has announced plans to restart broadcasts along its border with North Korea. "The broadcasts typically include news updates, weather updates, and anti-North Korean propaganda messages" and even local pop music, NPR Seoul reported Thursday
Elbit To Wind Up Brazilian JV 'Harpia Sistemas'

January 7, 2016 @ 02:40 PM

Elbit Systems will wind up the activities of its joint venture with Brazilian Embraer, ‘Harpia. The JV was formed in September 2011 in order to explore the unmanned aerial vehicles market
Production Facility For India’s Light Combat Vehicle Production Underway

January 7, 2016 @ 11:16 AM

Indias Tata Motors has proposed to set up a production facility for light combat vehicles, military jackets, rifles and other items on one of its units in Dharwad, Karnataka. Tata had applied for the production of defense equipment after the Indian government decided to produce the equipment indigenously under the ‘Make in India program, The New Indian Express news daily reported Thursday
India Tests Newly Developed Thermobaric Ammunition

January 7, 2016 @ 10:04 AM

Indias Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully conducted ‘mote firing of its newly developed ammunition from a tank targeting another tank. DRDO carried out two firings of the ammunition from indigenously developed main Battle tank Arjun Wednesday at a defense test facility off Odisha coast, Indian Express news daily reported
Spain, Belgium To Take Over NATO’s Baltic Air Patrolling Mission

January 6, 2016 @ 12:49 PM

The 40th rotation of NATOs Baltic Air Policing mission will take place this week (7 January 2016) in Lithuania and Estonia. Responsibility for the mission will be transferred from Hungary and Germany to Spain and Belgium, demonstrating NATOs enduring solidarity with its Baltic Allies, NATO said in a statement Tuesday Spain will lead the Baltic Air Policing mission for the first four months of 2016 with four Eurofighter Typhoon jets based at Šiauliai, Lithuania
North Korea Claims H-Bomb Test, South Detects Artificial Tremors

January 6, 2016 @ 10:06 AM

The North Korean government has claimed to have successfully tested its first Hydrogen bomb in Juche, Korea. In an announcement by the DPRK government, it said, “the first H-bomb test was successfully conducted in Juche Koreaat 10:00 on Wednesday, pursuant to the strategic determination of the Workers Party of Korea (WPK)
Poland’s Air Medical Rescue Operator Receives 4 H135 Airbus Helicopters

January 5, 2016 @ 11:09 AM

Polands public air medical rescue operator LPR has received four new H135 helicopters to extend its Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operations in Poland. This latest delivery brings the total H135 LPR fleet to 27 units, Airbus Helicopters said in a statement Tuesday
Goa, New Star On World Defense Exhibitions’ Calendar

January 2, 2016 @ 10:26 AM

Goa is likely to become a major attraction for global defense and aerospace companies following Indian governments decision to make the state, permanent destination for Aero India and Defexpo exhibitions. Based on right to information (RTI) documents quoted by Times of India news daily Tuesday, Goan government has already agreed “in-principle” to making Goa a permanent venue for the Aero India Show and for the Defexpo

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