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During the recent BRIC summit in Goa, India and Russia is said to have sign an agreement to extend the range of the BrahMos by doubling it to 600 km.
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Jerry Hendrix, Paul Scharre and Elbridge Colby at the Center for New American Security have came up with a new proposal to help the Pentagon deal with future threats.
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German officials believe that procuring the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) will cost taxpayers between 9 to 10 billion Euros, the initial estimate was around 4 billion Euros, Reuters is reporting.
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A press release from Leonardo revealed that the U.S. Navy has chosen to equip its MQ-8C VTOL UAV with a 2-panel Osprey AESA radar. This will only provide 240-degree field of view.
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The U.S. government has approved Kuwait’s request to buy six short-range radars and a long-range radar. The estimated cost is $194 million.
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