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Russia To Test Italian Armoured Vehicles
August 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussia will begin testing two Italian-built armored vehicles which are expected to arrive in August ahead of a possible Russian order. Manufactured by vehicle maker Iveco and Finmeccanica unit Oto Melara, a Centauro wheeled tank with a 120mm gun and a Freccia armored vehicle with a 30mm gun was delivered earlier this year
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Development Trials Of India’s New AEW&C To Begin This Month
August 20, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s recently acquired Embraer 145 Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft (AEW&C) scheduled to arrive later this month will undergo developmental trials and will be integrated with Mission Systems Avionics. The trials will begin once the aircraft has been granted successful Ground Evaluation clearances from the Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance (DGAQA) and the Center for Military Airworthiness & Certification (CEMILAC)
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Dutch Navy To Modernize And Refurbish Four Frigates
August 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Royal Netherlands Navy has awarded Scheldepoort Repair & Conversion Yard a contract to modernize and upgrade the propeller shaft lines and generator sets of four Air Defenxe and Command Frigates. Peter Sterkenburg, Sales Manager at Scheldepoort, said, “After an extensive negotiation period, we are very proud to have been selected for this technically challenging and complex project”
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India's BEL Puts Proposed Offsets Deal With Hellenic Defense Systems On Hold
August 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s state-owned BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited) has put on hold a pre-offsets agreement over air defence gun systems it signed with Grecian company Hellenic Defence Systems SA which is currently under investigation by the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Hellenic Defence Systems SA is being investigated for allegedly offering Ganton India a 10 percent commission for each successful deal the company clinches
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India’s First C-17 Globemaster III To Arrive In 2013
August 1, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe first of India’s ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlifters underwent a major production step with the integration of the forward, center and aft fuselages and the wing assembly on Tuesday. In 2011, India's Ministry of Defence signed an agreement with the U
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MV-22 Osprey Aircraft Arrive In Japan
July 26, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S Marine Corp have inducted 12 MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to be stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, as part of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (HMM-265)
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Indonesia To Buy German Tanks, Cancels Dutch Deal
July 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndonesia today announced its decision to buy 100 battle tanks from Germany after pulling out of a deal that was earlier awarded to Netherlands. The decision to cancel the $280 million contract comes after spending several months awaiting approval from the Dutch parliament
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Israel Finalize Contract with Germany for Sixth Dolphin-class Submarine
March 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIsrael signed a contract Wednesday to purchase its sixth Dolphin-class submarine for a reported $530 million. Germany will fund a third of the vessel's cost
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India Gets Its First Level "D" Helicopter Simulator
March 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have certified CAE's full-mission helicopter simulator the highest certification, the Level D, less than a year after the revolutionary the Bell 412 simulator arrived in India. This makes it the only one of kind Level "D" helicopter simulator in the country
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HAL To Begin production of Rafale Combat Jets
February 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAccording to published reports, India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is preparing to manufacture the Dassault Rafale. The combat jet has been chosen by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for its $10
Zelenskyy Rejects Any Ukraine Deal Without Kyiv Warns Against Territorial Concessions
Sikorsky Begins Assembling CH-53K Helicopter for Israel
Russian Source Says S-400 Systems Intercept Western Missiles Targeting Su-34, Su-35
Ukrainian Sniper Eliminates 2 Russian Soldiers from 4KM-New World Record Claimed
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...