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Developing Countries Fighter Aircraft Challenge Western Military Planes
June 25, 2014 @ 02:40 PMThe sky high cost of fighter aircraft acquisition is forcing developing countries to embark on their own programs in the process challenging the price and performance of American and European fighters. Turkey, South Korea, India, China and Pakistan claim to beat out western aircraft on cost
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Offsets Deal Kills BAE-India Howitzer Deal?
June 24, 2014 @ 09:21 AMIndias long-pending howitzer procurement deal could bite the dust with the Defense Ministry citing the “artillery guns are way too expensive to buy for the new Army divisions”. According to the Times of India, no final decision has been taken yet, but there is "no way" 145 BAE Systems M-777 ultra-light howitzers could be bought for over $800 million
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ATK Wins Contracts Worth $112 Million For Medium And Large-Caliber Ammunitions
June 5, 2014 @ 09:42 AMATK has won several domestic contracts totaling more than $112 million for medium- and large-caliber ammunition production and development. These awards will provide ammunition to arm air platforms such as the A-10, Apache attack helicopter and the AC-130 gunship, as well as training ammunition for crews maintaining their gunnery expertise on the Apache and Abrams main battle tank
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GD Canada, Colt Extend Data Exchange Capability
May 27, 2014 @ 12:26 PMGeneral Dynamics Canada is incorporating the Variable Message Format (VMF) interface into Colt Canada's Soldier Weapon & Observer Reconnaissance Devices (SWORD) system, extending data exchange capability all the way to the dismounted soldier. Developed as an alternative to radio-centric individual soldier systems, the SWORD system integrates weapon-mounted surveillance and targeting devices with ruggedized smartphone technology, bringing critical situational-awareness information directly to the soldier via their weapon
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Ericsson Agent Admits Bribery In Greek Radar Deal
May 23, 2014 @ 02:48 PMAn Ericsson agent has admitted to bribing Greek officials to win an Erieye radar deal at the behest of the Swedish company. According to Radio Sweden, which famously broke the India-Bofors scam in the 80s, published an interview with a whistleblower from within Ericsson who said that large sums were paid to a go-between and that the money would be used for bribes
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Rafale, Su-30MKI Face-off in Indian Exercise
May 21, 2014 @ 01:49 PMThe Indian Air Forces Su-30MKIs and the French Rafale fighters will come together for a ten-day air exercise called the 'Garuda-5', aimed at training the pilots and crew of Indian and French fighters in air superiority operation in Rajasthan's Jodhpur airbase from June 3. The French composition for the Garuda- 5 will include four Rafale multi-role fighter aircraft and one air-refueler aircraft with more than 100 personnel
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US Army Inducts M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer
May 20, 2014 @ 02:01 PMThe Army's capability to project land power grew this week with the induction of the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and its companion M992A3 carrier ammunition tracked vehicle into low-rate initial production, the US Army said in a statement. The M109A7 and M992A3, formerly known as the Army's Paladin Integrated Management, known as PIM, program, were both inducted during a ceremony at Anniston Army Depot where Congressman Mike Rogers, Alabama's third congressional district representative, described what the systems bring to the Army
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MQ-8C Fire Scout To Undertake Electromagnetic Interference Tests
May 6, 2014 @ 11:04 AMIn preparation for ship-board flights this spring, the Northrop Grumman-built MQ-8C Fire Scout will be tested for its ability to operate safely in the intense electromagnetic environment aboard U.S
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India May Expand Su-30MKI Order Beyond 272
May 2, 2014 @ 12:38 PMGoing by the pace at which the Indian Air Force (IAF) is expanding bases for the Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, ordering more of these Russian-made aircraft looks a distinct possibility. The expansion of the Su-30MKI fleet may happen irrespective of the progress in the MMRCA deal in which negotiations with the French manufacturer Dassault are on
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India’s Leading Opposition Leader Hits Out Against Defense Minister AK Antony
May 1, 2014 @ 09:31 AMA senior opposition politician today called out on Defense Minister AK Antonys "failure" to take decisions that has lead to the countrys "lack of defence preparedness”. Arun Jaitley, senior member of the Bhartiya Janata Party, said, “Our defence procurement has hugely suffered," he wrote in his blog while hitting out at Antony
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