Former fighter pilot named Canadian military chief
August 28th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Aug 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced that Lieutenant-General Thomas Lawson has been appointed Canada's new chief of the defence staff, the country's top military post.Lawson, who ... Read more...
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Why Russia is losing out in the Indian defence market (Comment)
June 14th, 2012 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Anatoly Isaikin, head of Rosoboronexport, Russia's state arms exporter, was once again forced to address the string of setbacks plaguing Russian arms manufacturers in India over the past 12 months. ... Read more...
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US wants Brazil as defense partner
April 26th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 26 (IANS/EFE) The US is ready to transfer military technology to Brazil to be able to count the South American country as a strategic ally, ... Read more...
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Two U.S. Marines rescued after fighter jet crashes off San Diego, CA
August 11th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by BNO News
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Two U.S. Marines were rescued safely after their fighter jet crashed off Mexico's Pacific coast on Wednesday night, officials said.The two marines, who are based in ... Read more...
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India’s HAL supplies parts for US fighter jet
February 7th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The public sector Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has begun supplying fuselage parts for the formidable Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jet in what is ... Read more...
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Boeing ‘authorized’ to offer AESA radar with F/A-18 fighter
February 17th, 2008 - 11:08 pm ICT by admin
(Lead, Superseding earlier story)New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The US government has "authorized" Boeing to offer a state-of-the-art radar with the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter that is vying for an Indian Air ... Read more...
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Boeing offers radar technology with F-18 combat jet
February 17th, 2008 - 5:04 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Signaling a paradigm shift, US aerospace major Boeing Sunday said it would transfer technology for a cutting edge technology radar of its F-18 Super Hornet fighter, which ... Read more...
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