The German Army is to deploy the Israeli Heron UAV to increase their ISR capabilities in Afghanistan.
Month: October 2009
Boeing bids for Indian chopper deals
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•Boeing has bid to supply 22 attack and 15 heavy-lift helicopter to the IAF, offering the Apache and the Chinook.
Israel shows off robotic ‘mule’
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•Israel has developed a wheeled robot that serves as a pack animal and is designed to accompany troops on operations.
US envoy hard-sells military hardware
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•The US ambassador to India Timothy Roemer pushed the sale of the C-17 and the C-130 to India.
Israeli Pistol-Rifle displayed at expo
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•The Pistol-Rifle allows a user to convert an ordinary pistol into a rifle in seconds.
Crests of the new Indian frigates
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•The Indian Navy has released the crests of the three new Talwar class frigates being built in Russia. The Teg, Tarkash and the Trikand are Project 1135.6 modified Krivak III class guided missile frigates.
India-Oman air exercise
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•The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) will be holding their first ever joint exercise called Eastern Bridge in Oman, next week. The week-long exercise will begin on October 22 and will be held at the RAFO case at Thumrait. Six Indian Jaguars will fly with Omani Jaguars and…
US-India deal to develop combat vehicle: Report
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•UK leak warns of growing Chinese tech spying
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•A UK Ministry of Defense document leaked by the website Wikileaks has revealed the concerns of British intelligence agencies about the focus of Chinese spies increasing in scope from stealing technology and reverse-engineering it to include the understanding of production techniques and methodologies in order to reproduce them cheaply and also warns of the military implications of such an increased focus.