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India Deploys First S-400 Battery to Western Punjab

India Deploys First S-400 Battery to Western Punjab

NEW DELHI — India deployed the first battery of Russian-made S-400 medium-to-long range anti-aircraft missile systems on the territory of its western Punjab state bordering on Pakistan, the ANI news agency reported on Tuesday, citing its own sources.

“The first squadron is being deployed in the…

Brazil Orders IRIS-T Air-to-Air Missiles for Gripen-E

Brazil Orders IRIS-T Air-to-Air Missiles for Gripen-E

Continuing the process of modernization of its aircraft fleet and weapons, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) on Dec. 17 signed the contract for the acquisition of a new batch of air-to-air IRIS-T short-range, state-of-the-art missiles.

Equipped with an infrared sensor and vectored thrust, it is an e…

India Opens AgustaWestland Trial, But Still No Evidence Produced

India Opens AgustaWestland Trial, But Still No Evidence Produced

Nearly eight years after a probe was ordered into the alleged irregularities in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal and a dozen chargesheets later, filed both by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the trial in the infamous AgustaWestland scandal is yet to comm…
US Navy Exercises Option, Orders 36 More TH-73A Helicopters

US Navy Exercises Option, Orders 36 More TH-73A Helicopters

AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $159,421,443 firm-fixed-price modification (P00016) to a previously awarded contract (N6134020C0007).

This modification exercises options for the production and delivery of 36 TH-73A aircraft Lot III and initial spares i…


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