The Army Aviation Corps (AAC) expects to start overcoming its capability deficiency from the next year, rolling out the process of induction of Light Utility Helicopters (LUHs) to replace ageing fleet of Cheetahs and Chetaks besides Hermes-900 Star liner drones.Through the next atleast four years, the AAC, which celebrated its 38th Raising Day on November 1, would be in a better operational
Tag: Procurement
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U.S.’ Two Iron Dome Batteries For Israel Are ‘In Transit’ Now, Being Leased For 11 Months
The two Iron Dome air defense batteries the U.S. is providing to Israel are “in transit” right now, an Army official confirmed on Tuesday, noting the systems are being leased
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Not only Russia, but Ukraine also has a Shahed-136 UAV analog
Ukroboronprom turned its attention to “more intricate” ventures, despite the apt decision to work with FPVs instead of pursuing an equivalent to Shahed-136.
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Indian Armed Forces All Set To Secure Rs 32,000 Crore Predator-B Drone Deal, Anticipating February Signing
Of the 31, the Navy will get 15 and the Army and the Air Force will get 8 each. The Navy already have 2, but they have been taken on lease. The naval version of the Predator-B is slightly different from the ones that the Army and Air Force are getting reports TimesNowNew Delhi: The armed forces— the Navy being the lead organisation— are making every effort to sign the Rs 32,000 crore Predator-B
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Kratos Expects to Receive Largest-to-Date Tactical Drone Contract Late Next Year
In a third quarter earnings call on Nov. 2, Kratos [KTOS] CEO Eric DeMarco said that the company forecasts revenue growth of 10 percent next year without potential tactical drone
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Thales to Supply Five Ground Radars to Danish Air Force
Thales has signed a contract with the Netherlands to deliver land-based military radars for the Danish Air Force.
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SDA Awards Northrop Grumman $732 Million Satellite Contract
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2023
In a significant stride toward augmenting space-based connectivity for military operations, the Space Development Agency (SDA) has entrusted Northrop Grumman Corporation with a substantial $732 million agreement. This contract is set to advance the Tranche 2 Transport Layer – Alpha (T2TL-Alpha) of the agency’s low-Earth orbit Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), with 38 newly commi
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Nigerian Air Force to acquire indigenous Tsaigumi drone
In a significant stride towards enhancing its capabilities in counter-terrorism operations, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to acquire six indigenous Tsaigumi Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) along with ground control stations and spare parts. The Nigerian government has allocated $1.54 million for this acquisition, underlining the nation’s commitment to bolster its defense systems. The
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Army gets first high-power microwave prototype to counter drone swarms
Epirus has delivered the first prototype to the U.S. Army to counter drone swarms as part of the service’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability.
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Space Development Agency orders 62 satellites from York Space Systems
The agency plans to issue at least one more contract as part of this layer of transport satellites, which will include 100 space vehicles.