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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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Sweden To Equip Fighter Jets With Cruise Missiles
April 25, 2014 @ 09:05 AMThe Swedish government is planning to equip fighter jets with cruise missiles, following the announcement made on a military spending hike linked to the Ukraine crisis. “In the future the ability to combat longer range targets can be important,” Defence Minister Karin Enstroem was quoted as saying by Sveriges Radio, adding that the missiles would have “a high precision which acts as a deterrent”
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AgustaWestland Accelerates Helicopter Development To Meet Global Demand
April 16, 2014 @ 07:13 AMAgustaWestland has increased the rate at which it develops new helicopters to meet increasing demand for a variety of helicopters. Consequently, helicopter development time frame has been compressed from the previous six years to three years starting from development and design to certification, manufacture and testing
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FAUN Trackway To Display Heavy Ground Mobility System At DSA 2014
April 14, 2014 @ 07:28 AMFAUN Trackway will be showcasing the Heavy Ground Mobility System (HGMS) at the DSA 2014, 14 – 17 April. First developed over 15 years ago for the Norwegian Army, the HGMS comprises Military Load Classification (MLC) 70 Trackway mounted on a hydraulic dispenser
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Is India Caught In the US-Russia Cyber Warfare Crossfire?
April 7, 2014 @ 01:25 PMThere could be more to it than meets the eye in the recent downpour of leaked information on the Indian Air Forces Su-30MKIs. Anti-Russia hackers, either acting independently or working for the US NSA and other western powers may have targeted Moscow because of the latters reunion with Crimea and due to Edward Snowdens asylum in Russia
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