Indian Air Force to buy more Tejas instead of sourcing from foreign manufacturers

Gen. Bipin Rawat, India’s Chief of Defense Staff, said in an interview that the country will buy another 83 Tejas fighters instead of 114 foreign-made aircraft.

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Lockheed Martin gets contract to manufacture 21 MH-60Rs for India

The Pentagon announced on May 14 that Lockheed Martin has been awarded $904 million to build 24 MH-60R naval helicopters, 21 of those helicopters are destined for India.

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Saudi Arabia orders 1,052 AGM-84 missiles

Saudi Arabia has placed a large order of AGM-84 missiles with Boeing. The company will deliver 650 AGM-84K SLAM ER and 402 Harpoon Block II missiles to the Gulf state.

A Harpoon is launched from Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) during a live-fire exercise. McCain is participating in Multi-Sail 2014, an annual exercise in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) Seaman Jacob Shankle/Released)

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