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Last Updated: India Imports 80% Of Its Requirement Of Medical Devices: MoS Ashwini Choubey India currently imports approximately 80 per cent of its requirement of medical devices, with the US, Germany, China, Singapore and Netherlands being top exporters of such devices to the country, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. India currently imports approximately 80 per cent of its requirement of medical devices, with the US, Germany, China, Singapore and Netherlands being top exporters of su...

US Navy contracts Sikorsky for VH-92A LRIP helicopters 10 February 2021 by Pat Host The US Navy (USN) on 5 February awarded Sikorsky a USD479 million firm-fixed-price contract modification to procure five VH-92A presidential helicopters, according to a Pentagon statement. The award exercises options for the procurement of Lot 3 low rate initial production (LRIP) aircraft, associated interim contractor support, two cabin interior reconfiguration kits, support equipment, initial spares, and syste...

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AP) — Progress is well on its way on the next generation...

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Progress is well on its way on the next generation intercontinental ballistic missile program to replace the existing one at Minot Air

Just How Dangerous Is Russias Avangard Hypersonic ICBM? More hype from Moscow? Or the real deal? Heres What You Need to Know: The Avangard is still just one component of Russia’s large arsenal of such weapons. Exactly how serious a threat Russias Avangard hypersonic intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is to the United States isnt entirely clear. The ICBM is reported to have both hypersonic speed and an ability to fly a “maneuvering” flight path through the atmosphere. Such a combin...

The Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) program received approval to enter the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) acquisition phase Dec. 8. The Honorable James Geurts, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, the NGJ-LB Milestone Decision Authority, assessed the NGJ-LB program is ready to proceed to the next acquisition phase. “This is an outstanding milestone from the NGJ-LB program, and an unparalleled accomplishment for the extended PM...

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Several Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center experts recently won the Defense Department’s most prestigious acquisition awards. Under Secretary of Defense Ellen Lord announced last month the winners of the 2020 Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards, which included Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent Systems members at Hill AFB: 2020 David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Team Award: GBSD Program Office. 2020 Defense Acquisition Workforce Individual Achievement...