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Indian Agni-V Missile Test 'Put on Hold' Until PM's US Visit
May 9, 2016 @ 12:40 PMIndia has put on hold testing of its indigenously built surface-to-surface Inter-Continental range Ballistic Missile (ICBM) and will now be conducted after Prime Ministers visit to the US. Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the US June 6
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Germany Offers India Government-To-Government Deal for Submarine Purchase
May 7, 2016 @ 12:09 PMGermany is offering a government-to-government deal for its new generation conventional submarines with underwater endurance to India. The HDW 214 submarines are being offered as a special case for Indian Navys P75i submarine project which involves manufacturing six of them at an estimated cost of over $9 billion,
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Kalibr Missile Launched From Stary Oskol Diesel Sub
May 7, 2016 @ 09:42 AMRussias Northern Fleet has successfully carried out a sea-based trial of the Kalibr missile system from the Stary Oskol diesel-electric submarine. "The missile was launched from the underwater position at a Northern Fleet range in the Barents Sea
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CybAero Tests Ship Based APID One System From Swedish Corvette
May 4, 2016 @ 09:40 AMCybAero has ended a test campaign with their ship based system APID One in the last week of April. The clients of the campaign were FMV (the Swedish Defence Procurement Agency) in collaboration with the Swedish Navy
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BAE Systems Wins $72 Million US Navy Contract For Submarine Propulsors
May 3, 2016 @ 08:44 AMBAE Systems has received a $72 million contract to produce and deliver propulsor systems for US Navys Block IV Virginia-class submarines. “The propulsor contributes significantly to the overall stealth and effectiveness of a submarine,” said Joe Sentfle, vice president and general manager of Weapon Systems at BAE Systems
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Indian Navy’s First Scorpene Attack Submarine Starts Sea Trials
May 2, 2016 @ 09:35 AMKalvari, the Scorpene-class submarine being built for the Indian Navy, successfully embarked on its maiden sea trial on May 1, Indias defense ministry said Sunday. Built by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd Mumbai (MDL), the submarine sailed out at about 1000 hrs for the first sea trial, off the Mumbai coast and during the sortie, completed a number of preliminary tests on the propulsion system, Auxiliary Equipment and Systems, Navigation Aids, Communication Equipment and Steering gear
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BWXT Awarded $3.1 Billion Contract For US Naval Nuclear Reactor Components, Fuel
April 29, 2016 @ 10:49 AMBWX Technologies, Inc announced Thursday two contracts worth $3.1 billion awarded by the US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program for the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor components and fuel
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Lockheed Martin Wins $70Mn To Update US Navy’s MH-60, SH-60B Chopper Software...
April 29, 2016 @ 10:16 AMLockheed Martin is being awarded a $70 million contract to update and maintain operational, vendor, maintenance-related, flight test, and laboratory support software in support of the MH-60 R/S and SH-60B helicopters. Work is expected to be completed in September 2018
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India Likely To Appoint Independent Defense Regulator For Deals Involving Private Players
April 28, 2016 @ 01:09 PMThe Indian government is likely to institutionalize an independent regulator outside the purview of Ministry of Defense (MoD) to deal with private sector players in major defense manufacturing programs. The Cabinet Committee on Securities (CCS) is expected to finalize the inclusion of Strategic Partners (SPs) model that the government plans to enter into with private firms in critical and high-end defense projects like submarines, helicopters, fighter planes requiring long term commitments,
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DCNS Completes Acceptance Test Of Static Converters For Two Indian Scorpene Subs
April 28, 2016 @ 11:34 AMDCNS has carried out the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of 8 ECA Group converters designed to be installed onboard Indian Scorpene submarines 5 and 6. As it had been done before in May 2015 for Indian Scorpene submarines 3 and 4, DCNS experts carried out the FAT of 8 ECA Group converters (2 xStatic converter 60 kVA + 2 x Static converter 5 kVA per submarine), designed to be installed onboard Indian Scorpene submarines 5 and 6, ECA Group said in a statement Tuesday
Norwegian Firm Kongsberg to Co-Develop Air Defence Missiles, Drone Boats in Ukraine
South Korea Begins Development of New Anti-Ballistic Missile Simulation System
Japan to Provide Military Aid to Five New Indo-Pac Region Countries
Massive Blast in Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Site After US Strike, Damage not...
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...
