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January 15, 2019
Govt plans building up Tamil Nadu corridor as alternative to Bengaluru
By Vishal ThaparManufacture of fighter aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, missiles on agenda at 5 hubs to corner 30 percent of Defence market
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January 15, 2019
Adani gathers momentum, buys 25 per cent stake in Alpha Design
By Vishal ThaparGujarat-based group takes acquisition route to seek entry into the big league of Indian private sector players in Defence & Aerospace
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January 15, 2019
GA-ASI builds industrial collaboration team in Belgium for MQ-9B SkyGuardianGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., the leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, electro-optic and related mission systems, announced today that it has teamed with five Belgium-based businesses as part of an industrial collaboration effort with the Belgian aerospace and defense industry.
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January 15, 2019
Raytheon signs mentoring agreement with Phoenix Products, Inc.Raytheon Company and Kentucky-based Phoenix Products, Inc. signed a US Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé agreement to produce Naval Strike Missile, or NSM, transport containers under a $1.6 million US Navy contract.
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January 15, 2019
Northrop Grumman Showcases Vehicle Active Protection System for the US ArmyIn an Army-sponsored exercise, Northrop Grumman demonstrated a complete Vehicle Active Protection System (APS) that defeated a variety of real world live fired Anti-Tank Guided Munitions (ATGMs).
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January 15, 2019
Raytheon selected for classic Hornet AESA radar upgradeThe US Marine Corps selected Raytheon's APG-79(v)4 AESA radar to equip its F/A-18C/D classic Hornet fleet. Raytheon will begin delivering radars in 2020 and complete deliveries by 2022.
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January 15, 2019
Raytheon Company wins contract for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile supportRaytheon Company was awarded the following two contracts as announced by the Department of Defense on December 21, 2018.
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January 15, 2019
Raytheon Company wins $59 million contract supporting Reaper MQ-9 UAVRaytheon Company was awarded the following two contracts as announced by the Department of Defense on December 21, 2018.
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January 15, 2019
Boeing Invests in Isotropic Systems Ltd. to Expand Satellite Communications CapabilitiesBoeing today announced its investment in Isotropic Systems Ltd., a London-based startup pioneering next-generation solutions to better connect people and enterprises around the globe.
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January 14, 2019
Raytheon Company wins $72 million contract for DDG-1000 engineering support and logisticsRaytheon Company was awarded the following contract as announced by the Department of Defense on December 21, 2018
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January 14, 2019
Raytheon Company wins $37 million contract supporting Evolved Sea Sparrow MissileRaytheon Company was awarded the following contract as announced by the Department of Defense on December 21, 2018.
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January 13, 2019
Hon'ble Defence Minister visits Andaman Nicobar CommandDefence Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at Port Blair on 13th evening and was received by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, AVSM, ADC, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command at INS Utkrosh.
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January 12, 2019
Indian Army getting sniper guns used in Afghanistan, Iraq
By Vishal ThaparItalian Beretta Lapua Magnum and American Barrett M95 guns to replace the ageing Soviet-origin Dragonov rifles
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January 12, 2019
US Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship 13 (Wichita)The US Navy commissioned USS Wichita (LCS 13) – the nation's seventh Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) – at Naval Station Mayport today before a crowd including active-duty and veteran sailors. This milestone places the ship, built by the Lockheed Martin-led team into active service.
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January 10, 2019
Indian Army to get new assault & sniper rifles, carbines this year: Army Chief
By Vishal ThaparAmerican Sig Sauer rifle and UAE's Caracal carbine to kick off long-delayed small arms modernisation
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January 10, 2019
No compromise on the social conservatism of the ArmyArmy Chief General Bipin Rawat on January 10 strongly asserted that the Indian Army will not implement recent Supreme Court judgements decriminalising gay sex and extra-marital affairs.
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January 10, 2019
26th Army AD Day on January 10, 2019Army Air Defence Corps celebrated the Silver Jubilee of its raising on 10 Jan 2019. To mark the occasion, a Wreath Laying Ceremony was held at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate, New Delhi.
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January 10, 2019
US Air Force accepts first Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraftThe US Air Force has accepted the first Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, setting the stage for the aircraft's delivery to McConnell Air Force Base, in Wichita, Kan., in the coming weeks.
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January 10, 2019
Indonesian Air Force places order for eight additional H225MsThe Indonesian Air Force has ordered eight additional twin-engine multirole H225M helicopters as part of the country's fleet-strengthening initiative for a combat search and rescue-capable fleet.
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January 10, 2019
High reliability and upgradeability keep LITENING leading the fightThe US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $1.3 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) award for LITENING advanced targeting pod sustainment, production, software and upgrades.
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January 9, 2019
Additional TROPHY Active Protection Systems provided for US Army & Marine CorpsLeonardo DRS, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded an undefinitized contract action initially worth $79.6 million to provide the US Army and Marine Corps with additional This brings the total funded value of the program to over $200 million.
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January 9, 2019
US Air Force contracts Lockheed Martin to continue GPS Ground Control System SustainmentGPS Control Segment Sustainment II (GCS II) contract continues the modernization of the GPS Operational Control Segment (OCS)
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January 7, 2019
Ceremonial Guard of Honour to French Navy ChiefPhotographs of Ceremonial Guard of Honour and Call-on on Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chairman COSC & CNS at NHQ, New Delhi during the visit of Admiral Christophe Prazuck, Chief of the Naval Staff, French Navy.
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January 7, 2019
US Army to Proceed with Iron Fist Light APS Supported by RADA's Software-Defined RadarsRADA Electronic Industries Ltd. A leader in the development, production and sale of tactical land radar for force and border protection -announced that following...
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January 6, 2019
Visit of Admiral Christophe Prazuck, Chief of the Naval Staff, French Navy to India from January 6-9, 2019Admiral Christophe Prazuck, Chief of the Naval Staff, French Navy is visiting India from January 6, 2019 in conjunction with Raisina Dialogue (January 8-9, 2019).
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January 4, 2019
CAG probing aborted MMRCA programme, Defence Minister alleges UPA Govt deliberately scuttled fighter deal
By Vishal ThaparTearing into the Opposition Congress, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leveled the serious allegation that the MMRCA deal was deliberately scuttled by the previous Congress-led UPA Government because of extraneous interests...
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January 4, 2019
Army Chief visits ChainpurThe Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, along with Mrs Madhulika Rawat (President Army Wives Welfare Association) and other top military brass visited Chainpur in Gumla District in Jharkhand on January 4, 2019.
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January 3, 2019
Boeing to modernize entire Spanish Chinook helicopter fleetBoeing will upgrade all 17 of Spain's CH-47D Chinook helicopters to the F-model configuration, adding features such as the digital automatic flight control system, common avionics architecture system and advanced cargo handling to align that country's fleet with those of other nations.
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January 2, 2019
India, Pakistan exchange lists of Nuclear installations, prisoners
By Vishal ThaparIndia and Pakistan on January 1 exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the bilateral Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack...
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January 2, 2019
Army Chief credits success in Kashmir to police, intelligence agencies
By SP's CorrespondentGiving due credit to police and intelligence agencies, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat acknowledged that "seamless cooperation and synergy" among all security agencies was the key to recent successes in counter-infiltration...
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January 2, 2019
Indian, Chinese border troops meet in Ladakh in New Year CBM
By SP's CorrespondentIndian and Chinese troops met at two points in Eastern Ladakh on New Year's Day as part of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) aimed at reducing tensions between the two militaries on the unsettled boundary.
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January 2, 2019
Raytheon UK to secure hundreds of aerospace jobs in support of Royal Air Force Shadow aircraft fleetRaytheon UK today signed a £250 million contract with the Ministry of Defence to provide 11 years of support and sustainment services to the Royal Air Force's Shadow aircraft fleet.
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December 29, 2018
India ups FDI in Defence & Aerospace to $62.7M since 2014
By Vishal ThaparIndia has received over 438.60 crore ($62.7 Million) of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Defence & Aerospace Sector since April 2014, the Government has declared to Parliament.
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December 29, 2018
Cheers: Army pulls out crash-landed chopper from 16,200-ft Siachen post
By Vishal ThaparIndia has lost 42 helicopters at the world's highest battlefield. This incredible recovery effort is a victory against staggering odds imposed by nature at the Glacier.
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December 26, 2018
India extends bar on business with Leonardo, keeps AgustaWestland out of $3 Billion NUH programme
By Vishal ThaparIndia's Military market out of bounds for AgustaWestland and its parent group, as Ministry of Defence stretches embargo till May 2019
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December 26, 2018
Sikorsky, Boeing provide first look at SB>1 DEFIANT™Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and Boeing provided the first look at the SB>1 DEFIANT™ helicopter the companies have developed for the US Army's Joint Multi-Role technology demonstrator program.
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December 24, 2018
Validation and Closing Ceremony Sino-India joint exercise Hand-in-Hand 2018The seventh edition of joint Sino-India military exercise Hand-in-Hand 2018 concluded on 23 December 2018. The exercise included lectures and discussions on various counter terrorism aspects like cordon and search operations...
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December 23, 2018
You Are Here: First Lockheed Martin-Built Next Generation GPS III Satellite Responding to CommandsAt approximately 12,550 miles (20,200 km) up... turn left. You have arrived at a new era for the Global Positioning System (GPS).
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December 23, 2018
Raytheon's GPS OCX supports first-ever launch of modernized GPS satellite into orbitThe U.S. Air Force used Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, to support the launch of the first modernized GPS satellite into space.
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December 22, 2018
Raksha Mantri Inaugurates Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR)Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman, the Honourable Raksha Mantri, launched the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) today, 22 Dec 18, at Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) Gurugram.
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December 21, 2018
India-Israel scale up UAV partnership: IAI set to outsource composites to Lohia Group
By Vishal ThaparIndia and Israel are poised to scale up their partnership in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), with the Israeli defence and aerospace giant IAI set to outsource its requirements for composite materials for drone airframes to India.
