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Iran unveils domestically produced tank, production line

http://www.defensenews.com/articles/iran-unveils-domestically-produced-tank-production-line

Iran's semi-official Fars news agency is reporting that the country has unveiled a domestically manufactured tank and has launched a mass-production line.

EU navies find training Libyan coast guard no easy task

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2017/03/20/eu-navies-find-training-libyan-coast-guard-no-easy-task/

Reports emerging from Libya point to widespread collusion between coast guard units already in operation and the traffickers handling the migrant flow.

Putin to approve weapons delivery to Balkans, says Serbian defense minister

http://www.defensenews.com/articles/putin-to-approve-weapons-delivery-to-balkans-says-serbian-defense-minister

Serbia is also interested in buying a Russian air defense system as well as opening a repair center for Russian MIL helicopters.

Ruag Uncoils Cobra Mortar System

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/show-daily/idex/2015/02/24/ruag-uncoils-cobra-mortar-system/23921411/

Ruag unveiled Cobra at the IDEX show on Monday. No, it's not a snake that spits poison onto its victim. It's actually a new mortar system made by the Swiss company.

Airbus Targets Helo Refueling, Paratrooper Airdrops for A400M

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/support/2015/11/02/airbus-targets-helo-refueling-paratrooper-airdrops-a400m/74843730/

Airbus is seeking ways to allow the A400M to refuel helicopters and airdrop paratroopers on both sides of the fuselage.

German military to buy US Navy’s Triton drones

http://www.defensenews.com/articles/bundeswehr-to-buy-navys-triton-uavs

The plan is to buy the first Triton in 2025 and the other two the following year.

Turkey scraps sole-source deal, opening contest for Altay tank program

https://www.defensenews.com/land/2017/06/13/turkey-scraps-sole-source-deal-opening-contest-for-altay-tank-program/

A senior SSM official familiar with the Altay program said Otokar’s best and final offer failed to qualify for a single-source serial production contract.

Ghana To Acquire 4 Additional Super Tucanos

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/strike/2015/12/10/ghana-acquire-4-additional-super-tucanos/77130598/

The Ghanaian Air Force says it will expand in 2016 with the acquisition of four more Super Tucano A-29s.

Lockheed's T-50A Lifts Off for First Time Ahead of T-X Competition

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/2016/06/02/lockheeds-t-50a-lifts-off-first-time-ahead-t-x-competition/85289856/

Lockheed Martin's upgraded T-50A jet trainer successfully completed its first flight test.

End of an era | Deccan Herald

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/96106/end-era.html

Ranjan Das Gupta remembers film editor Dulal Dutta who worked with Satyajit Ray in films like Pather Panchali and Agantuk. His association and chemistry with Ray was legendary.

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