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Indian Army To Get Assault Rifles, Carbines Worth $555 Million

January 17, 2018 @ 04:28 PM

Indias Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared procurement of 72,400 assault rifles and 93,895 carbines on fast track basis for US$ 555 million (INR 3,547 crore) on Tuesday, to enable the Defence Forces to meet their immediate requirement for the troops deployed on the borders. Both the deals had been repeatedly cancelled in the past
Saab Joins Leonardo-led Team To Demo Naval Surveillance Solutions

January 16, 2018 @ 01:10 PM

Saab will take part in an EU funded preparatory action project called OCEAN2020, to demonstrate technologies for enhanced situational awareness in a naval environment using unmanned systems. The project consists of a consortium representing 15 EU Member States, lead by Leonardo
Indian Navy Seeks Third Aircraft Carrier with 57 Fighter Planes Worth $25

January 16, 2018 @ 09:47 AM

The India Navy is looking to acquire third aircraft carrier along with 57 foreign aircraft for the warship, amid growing Chinese threat, which will reportedly cost the government about US$25 billion (INR 1.6 lakh cr)
French Government Awards Naval Group, Airbus For Rotary-wing Drones Tech Development

January 13, 2018 @ 12:55 PM

The French Government Defense procurement and technology agency, DGA (Direction Générale de lArmement) has just awarded a contract for technology development in the field of rotary-wing drones to the Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters consortium. The contract covers de-risking studies ahead of construction of a future tactical helicopter drone demonstrator aboard warships
Leonardo To Lead Research On Naval Surveillance Technology

January 12, 2018 @ 01:56 PM

Leonardo has been awarded the first European Defence Founds initiative, OCEAN2020, to boost Europe's defence capabilities, issued by the European Union under the ‘Preparatory Action on Defence Research programme. OCEAN2020 will see unmanned platforms of different type (fixed wing, rotary wing, surface and underwater) integrated with naval units command and control centres, allowing for data exchange via satellite, with command and control centres on land
Nigeria Takes Delivery Of Fourth Damen 3307 Patrol Vessel

January 11, 2018 @ 02:49 PM

Homeland Integrated Offshore Services Ltd (Homeland) of Lagos, Nigeria, has taken delivery of another Damen 3307 Patrol Vessel for operations in the offshore oil fields in the Gulf of Guinea. This takes the total delivered vessels/Guardians since the first arrived in early 2014 to four
India Considers Israeli Spike Missiles Deal Through G-to-G Route

January 11, 2018 @ 11:34 AM

India is considering purchase of Israels Spike anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) through the government-to-government (G-to-G) route, two months after it decided to cancel a deal to procure the weapons. In November, the defence ministry had decided to retract the process to acquire a batch of Spike missiles from Israeli firm Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, a deal which would have been worth $500 million, after the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) expressed confidence of producing the indigenous Nag ATGM
Boeing Wins $115M Support Contract For US Navy, Australian P-8A Poseidons

January 10, 2018 @ 08:23 AM

The Pentagon has awarded Boeing with a $115 million contract to provide logistics services and support for P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for the US Navy and the government of Australia. “The Boeing Co
Russian Strategic Missile Forces To Get New Remote-Controlled Mine-Clearing Vehicles In 2020

January 9, 2018 @ 11:06 AM

Russias Strategic Missile Forces are expected to receive new remotely operated combat vehicles and other advanced engineering armaments for improving manoeuvrability and survivability of mobile-based combat missile systems, in two years. The SMF formations will receive about 20 Listva remote mine clearing vehicles, and about 50 engineering support & concealment vehicles by 2020, Moscows defense ministry said Monday
IAF Deploys Four Su-30MKI Fighters To Airbase Near Indo-Bhutan Border

January 9, 2018 @ 09:05 AM

The Indian Air force (IAF) has deployed four Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets to Hasimara, a forward air base in north Bengal, close to the Indo-Bhutan border, due to ongoing tensions with China. According to a report by

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