SOURCE:TASS There are prospects for the transfer to India on lease of the second Russian nuclear-powered submarine, deputy head of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Vladimir Drozhzhov told journalists on Tuesday. “I’d rather not discuss this issue now, it’s premature, but the prospects exist,” he said at the Defexpo India 2016 exhibition, […]
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Thursday, 31 March 2016
India needs a blueprint to develop advance weapons systems
SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Mock-ups of the Akash surface-to-air missile have been a regular on Independence Day parades. It has repeatedly been touted as one of the successes in India’s tortuous attempts at producing weapons at home. Indian Army has now said it wants to buy a foreign made surface-to-air missile, Israel’s Spyder QR-SAM, despite having […]
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Why is India so keen on importing US nuclear reactors that even the US doesn’t seem to want?
SOURCE: SCROLL A report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, an independent organisation in the US, has warned that India’s plans to import 12 nuclear reactors from ailing American equipment suppliers is financially fraught and irrelevant for India’s electricity needs. The release of the report titled “Bad Choice: The Risks, Costs and Viability […]
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Can the IAF fight the next war effectively?
SOURCE: REDIFF In a rare public admission, Air Marshal B S Dhanoa, Vice Chief of Air Staff, said while briefing the media recently on the eve of Exercise Iron Fist, a fire power demonstration of the Indian Air Force that ‘numbers are not adequate to execute a full air campaign in a two-front scenario.’ Independent corroboration […]
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Netaji survived 1945 air crash, hint newly declassified files
SOURCE: TNN Did he didn’t he? The Netaji mystery deepens.Files declassified by the Modi government on Tuesday indicate that Netaji Subhas Bose made three ‘broadcasts’ on dates after he’s thought to have died in a plane crash in Taiwan on August 18, 1945. One file in particular, File No 870/11/p/16/92/Pol, contains the content of these broadcasts, […]
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Tensions in South China Sea: Implications for India
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Tension in the South China Sea region reached an all time high soon after the meeting between US President Barack Obama and leaders of Southeast Asian nations in California in February. China deployed two batteries of eight missile launchers and a radar system on Woody, also known as Yongxing Island in the […]
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Pakistan launches international offensive over arrest of Indian ‘spy’
SOURCE: TNN Pakistan on Thursday said it has informed the European Union and major world capitals about the arrest of an Indian “spy” from restive Balochistan province and asked Iran to provide details of his “spy network”. Kulbhushan Yadav, the alleged chief operative of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was arrested by Pakistani security agencies […]
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L&T aims to win defence orders worth Rs. 50,000 cr
SOURCE: INDIA INFOLINE Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T) is expecting to secure at least rS. 50,000 crore worth of orders in defence across the four areas of ships, submarines, communications, and guns & armoured vehicles, reports a business daily. “We are chasing a market of over INR 80,000 crore and we are hopeful that we will […]
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Signing of India-US defence agreements: Defence Ministry has a few questions
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE In the ongoing deliberations over signing of three foundational defence agreements with the United States, the defence ministry and the armed forces have reservations over signing them. Top sources in the ministry and the defence services said that despite a lot of insistence from the US, they are not yet keen […]
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India jumps to fourth spot in defence spending
SOURCE: LIVEMINT India has become the world’s fourth largest spender on defence, following a 13.1% increase in its 2016-17 defence budget, according to US research firm IHS Inc. India’s rise in the rankings from sixth position last year is a result of an increase in expenditure to $50.7 billion, combined with cuts to military spending by […]
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ISRO’s Seventh IRNSS Satellite To Lift Off In Late April
SOURCE: SATNEWS The seventh and last satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System—IRNSS-1G—will be launched during the last week of April, a senior India Space Research Organisation official has stated in a published news report from India’s The Economic Times. The official said the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C33 will carry the satellite with a […]
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China Again Blocks India’s Bid at UN for Ban of JeM Chief
SOURCE: PTI In a dramatic move, China has once again blocked India’ bid at the UN to ban JeM Chief Masood Azhar, the mastermind of the Pathankot terror attack. According to highly placed sources here, just hours before the deadline earlier today, China requested the UN Committee, which is considering a ban on the chief of […]
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EU-India Summit Fails To Defuse Row Over Italian Marines
SOURCE: Reuters The European Union and India failed on Wednesday to defuse a long-running row over two Italian marines accused of murder and the case moved to an international tribunal after four years of diplomatic squabbles. At a joint summit in Brussels, held after delays imposed by Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and EU leaders maintained […]
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Pathankot atack probe: Pakistan accepts terrorists were its nationals, claims report
SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA In what may possibly make India’s case stronger before international community, Pakistan has finally admitted that the terrorists involved in the attack on Pathankot air force base were its nationals, report claimed on Thursday. According to a Hindustan Times report, the admission from Pakistan came in the form of the Pakistani Joint Investigation […]
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India-US Terror Info Pact a Dud
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE A proposed pact between India and the US for exchange of terrorists’ information has been dropped from the agenda of Homeland Security Dialogue to be held in June, due to certain objections by Indian agencies. Attempts have been made since August last year for signing the agreement on real-time intelligence sharing […]
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DEFExpo 2016 : With Indo-Russian MTA Stalled , Rival Antonov offers Modern An-32
SOURCE : IDRW NEWS NETWORK Proposed Indo-Russian Multi Transport Aircraft (MTA) program to replace IAF’s workhorse An-32 Transporter aircraft is yet to take off even when the initial agreement was signed by Russian Ilyushin and India’s HAL way back in 2007, Rival Ukrainian Antonov Company has revealed its plans to pursue Indian Air force and […]
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Army to have 2 more regiments of Brahmos missile: Manohar Parrikar
SOURCE : PTI Two more regiments of the short-range supersonic cruise missile, Brahmos, will be inducted into Army within next fifteen days, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said here today. “The process of induction of two more regiments (of Brahmos missile) in the Indian Army is in the final stage and within 15 days, these regiments will […]
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Reports about presence of PLA troops in PoK groundless: China
SOURCE : PTI China’s military today dismissed as “groundless” the reports of presence of its troops at a forward post in PoK as India and China prepared for Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s first visit to Beijing to enhance defence ties. “Chinese position on Kashmir is consistent and (the) reports you mentioned are groundless,” Chinese Defence […]
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India to focus on mechanism to address threat of nuclear terrorism in Nuclear Security Summit
SOURCE : ECONOMIC TIMES Amid the rise of IS and presence of terror groups in Af-Pak region India will emphasise on creating an effective mechanism to address threat of nuclear terrorism at the Fourth and last Nuclear Security Summit being held in Washington on Thursday and Friday. It has also hoped that the participants will uphold […]
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Indian firm to provide simulators to Kenyan Navy
SOURCE : PTI ARI Simulation, a domestic firm, today said it has successfully completed the indigenous manufacturing of a suite of Warship Bridge Simulators for Kenyan Navy. The company stated that it is now in the process of delivering the simulator suite to the Kenyan Navy fleet. The suite comprises a large primary bridge, built […]
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Key proposal dropped from India-US homeland security dialogue
SOURCE : PTI An ambitious plan for exchange of information on terrorists on a real time basis between India and the US has been dropped from the proposed Homeland Security Dialogue to be held in June. The Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-6) is a model text agreement proposed by the United States to India for […]
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U.S. launch companies lobby to maintain ban on use of Indian rockets
SOURCE : SPACENEWS The U.S. ambassador to India on Feb. 25 gave a speech celebrating the growing U.S.-India cooperation in space. “In September 2015, for the first time India launched a U.S. satellite – well, actually four at once,” Ambassador Richard Verma said in prepared remarks to a space policy forum in New Delhi. “The […]
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Variant of this Indian warship could be soon in Philippine Navy service
SOURCE : update.ph Department of National Defense Undersecretary for Finance, Munition, Materiel and Modernization Fernando Manalo said March 30 that Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers of India is undergoing post qualification checks for the Indian government-owned shipyard’s bid to supply two Philippine Navy frigates. Manalo said that Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) is the lowest […]
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Indian DM Urges to Speed Up Signing of Ka-226T Helicopter Production Deal
SOURCE : SPUTNIK Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar noted the necessity to speed up the signing of a contract for the joint production with Russia of at least 200 Ka-226T light utility multirole helicopters, the Russian Helicopter’s deputy CEO said Wednesday. “The minister visited the stand of the company and, in particular, got acquainted with the […]
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Pakistan needs to forcefully confront extremists: US daily
SOURCE : TNN In the wake of the deadly suicide bombing in Lahore that claimed 72 lives, Pakistan needs to “forcefully confront” extremists without any exception, including those working towards the “liberation” of Kashmir, The Washington Post on Thursday said. “The best approach, as Pakistan should have learned by now, is not to tolerate or negotiate […]
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India-US to sign MoU for building LIGO project
SOURCE : ANI India will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States on Thursday for building a state-of-the-art Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) project in the country.The MoU will be signed between the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the US and India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Department of Science and Technology […]
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Defence Expo: QCI Plans to Cover 26,000 MSMEs Under ZED Model
SOURCE : PTI The Quality Council of India plans to cover 26,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the next two years under Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) model of which 6,000 would be from defence sector, a senior official said today. “For two years, we have a target of 26,000 MSMEs out of which […]
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Wednesday, 30 March 2016
DEFExpo 2016 : K9 Vajra-T self-propelled howitzer to be indigenised in India : L&T
SOURCE : IDRW NEWS NETWORK Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Samsung Techwin showcased 155-mm/52-caliber self-propelled K9 Vajra-T howitzer at the ongoing DEFExpo 2016 in Goa . K9 Vajra-T recently cleared the evaluation trials of Indian Army and likely will be produced in India . Indian Army has a requirement for 100 K9 Vajra-T which will […]
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After 10-year wait, jawans to get bullet-proof jackets
SOURCE: TNN Ordinary infantry soldiers are still a long way from getting modern assault rifles and light-machine guns, new anti-tank weapons and light-weight ballistic helmets, but they are finally going to get desperately needed bullet-proof jackets after waiting for a decade. The Army has inked a contract for “emergency” procurement of 50,000 bullet-proof jackets with Tata […]
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Policy delay casts doubt over submarine purchase
SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Questions are being raised over the future of an ambitious Rs 60,000-crore plan to make new generation conventional submarines in India as there are delays in formulation of a key policywhile the government scouts for options to place more orders for Scorpene and Kilo class boats. The P 75I acquisition, a planned purchase […]
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Tata Motors looking to supply vehicles to Thailand army: Official
SOURCE: IANS Tata Motors hopes to get orders for the supply of its vehicles to Thailand’s army soon, a senior company official said on Wednesday.India’s leading heavy vehicle manufacturer was also looking to sell its vehicles in the commercial markets in Thailand and Myanmar, said Vernon Noronha, vice-president, defence and government business, Tata Motors. “We have […]
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India to acquire Raytheon Stinger missiles
SOURCE: LIVEMINT India has signed an agreement with the US Department of Defense to acquire Stinger air-to-air missiles made by Raytheon Co.As part of the deal, India will receive 245 Stinger air-to-air missiles along with launchers and engineering support. Stinger missiles have an operational edge against all classes of helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), cruise missiles […]
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UAVs can make our forces future-ready
SOURCE: FINANCIAL EXPRESS The ministry of defence is shortly expected to approve the authorisation of mini-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for infantry and mechanised infantry battalions as an integral surveillance asset. This will enhance the ability of these battalions to supplement intelligence that filters down to them from centralised reconnaissance and surveillance means, and fill in the […]
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Adani forays into defence, signs IoA with Israel firm for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
SOURCE: DeshGujarat With a foray in to the defence sector by the Adani group its susbsidiary Adani Aero Defence Systems & Technologies Ltd has singed the statement of intent with Israel based Elbit-ISTAR and Alpha Design Technologies Pvt Ltd (Indian company) to cooperate and work together in the field of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in […]
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Tata Advanced Systems looks at building full aircraft, radars, UAVs
SOURCE: LIVEMINT Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) is well-positioned to manufacture capabilities to build full aircraft, radars and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) under ‘Make In India’ for defence production, according to Sukaran Singh, managing director and chief executive officer. The company is positioning itself as a platform and system integrators with deep development and manufacturing capabilities […]
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Kalyani Group Beretta initiate joint venture discussions on small arms supply to Indian military
SOURCE: TNN Kalyani Group and Fabbrica D’armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A, Italy, part of Beretta Defence Technologies (BDT), are in advance level of discussions to form a strategic partnership for providing state-of-the-art small arms for the Indian Armed Forces. Baba Kalyani, Chairman of Kalyani Group said, “We want to provide state-of-the-art solutions in the small arms segment […]
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Russia, India discuss upgrading Varshavyanka submarines
SOURCE: RIA NOVOSTI Russia and India are in talks on upgrading the latter’s fleet of Improved Kilo-class (Project 636.6 Varshavyanka) diesel-electric submarines, Rosoboronexport Deputy Director General Sergey Goreslavsky told journalists on Tuesday. “We are in talks on the development prospects for the Indian Navy’s diesel-electric submarine fleet. Negotiations are taking place to determine the prospects for upgrading the […]
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Pakistan is a ‘very, very vital problem’: Donald Trump
SOURCE: TNN A nuclear-armed Pakistan is a “very, very vital problem”, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has said and asserted that the country needs to “get a hold of” its situation. “Pakistan is a very, very vital problem and really vital country for us because they have a thing called nuclear weapons. They have to […]
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Susan Rice, Ajit Doval exchange views on terror threat posed by ISIS: White House
SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his US counterpart Susan Rice exchanged views on terror threat posed by the ISIS in the region besides enhancing counterterrorism cooperation against LeT and JeM, the White House said today. Doval, who is in the US to attend the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) being hosted by […]
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Not involved in ‘nuclear’ race with India: Pakistan ambassador
SOURCE: DNA INDIA Rejecting the perception that Islamabad is engaged in a nuclear race with New Delhi, Pakistan’s envoy in Washington Jalil Abbas Jilani said that the nation did not have a reckless nuclear strategy. “It is disingenuous to create a perception that Pakistan has some grand strategy to recklessly build a nuclear arsenal to its […]
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Defence expo sees few crucial orders
SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES At India’s largest ever defence expo, announcements on possible collaborations between Indian companies and global players are aplenty, but meaningful tie-ups are few, with the industry waiting for government orders to kick off business. More than a dozen announcements on collaborations have been made at the show, from a teaming agreement between […]
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Rijiju Slams Pakistan for Releasing Doctored Video on Arrested Man
SOURCE: PTI Slamming Pakistan for making a doctored video of an arrested ex-Indian Navy officer, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said the neighbouring country was cooking up stories to defame India. Rijiju said the release of the video by Pakistan Army of an arrested ex-Indian Navy officer purportedly “confessing” his “involvement” in terror activities in […]
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DEFExpo 2016 : Launcher for MRSAM Surface to Air Missile System Showcased
SOURCE : IDRW NEWS NETWORK DRDO at the ongoing DEFExpo 2016 in Goa displayed MRSAM weapons system launcher which is an advanced Air& Missile Defence System. MRSAM basically is a land version of Barak-8/LR-SAM dubbed as Medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) system for the Indian Army and Indian Air force to replace Russian-made Kvadrat and OSA-AKM […]
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LCA Mark II design by Dec 2018: DRDO
SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is likely to complete the design for light combat aircraft (LCA) Mark II, by December 2018, an official said at DefExpo 2016. Speaking to mediapersons on the sidelines of the mega event at Naqueri-Quitol, director general, missile and strategic system (MSS), DRDO Satish Kumar, said the […]
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Blow for ‘Make in India’ campaign; Indian Army opts for Israel’s missiles, says no more Akash
SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA As Narendra Modi government continues to push hard for its ‘Make in India’ campaign, Indian Army has decided to induct Israel’s quick-reaction surface-to-air missiles (QR-SAMs), a report said on Wednesday. A report published in ‘The Times of India’, said the Indian Army has refused to induct any more indigenous Akash missiles. The report […]
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MBDA in talks with DRDO, Bharat Dynamics for making missiles
SOURCE: LIVEMINT European missile manufacturer MBDA is in talks with the state-run Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and public sector firm Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) to co-develop and manufacture a short-range surface-to-air missile (SRSAM) for the Indian Navy through extensive technology transfer, said Loïc Piedevache, India head of MBDA Group. SRSAM will also have […]
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Towards military self-reliance
SOURCE: THE HINDU The Defence Procurement Policy 2016 made public this week is a step forward in increasing the participation of India’s private sector in military manufacturing. It replaces the last DPP unveiled in 2013, and has several recommendations for improving indigenous procurement. The DPP, the governing manual for all defence procurement, was part of a […]
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Pakistan’s embrace of small, tactical nuclear weapons, highly vulnerable to theft: US
SOURCE: NEWYORK TIMES As President Barack Obama gathers world leaders in Washington this week for his last Nuclear Security Summit, tons of materials that terrorists could use to make small nuclear devices or dirty bombs remain deeply vulnerable to theft. Still, Obama’s six-year effort to rid the world of loose nuclear material has pulled bomb-grade […]
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India’s defence security space can grow like its automotive and service sector: BAE Systems
SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Pitching India’s capability to become a manufacturing hub for defence products, Alistair Castle, Vice President of BAE Systems India, said, “Automotive sector and service sector grew really quickly and demonstrated to the world what India is capable of. My observation is that similar growth will be seen in India’s defence security space.” Applauding […]
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Modi government has applied enormous energy to knock down issues in ease of doing business: Lockheed Martin
SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES The path or the trajectory is absolutely right to make things better for doing business in India, says Phil Shaw, Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin India. In an interview at Defence Expo 2016 with Economictimes.com, Shaw says that the government has applied enormous energy to knock down some of the issues in ease […]
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Govt slams Pak’s ‘spy confession’ forgery, says it’s an attempt to malign India’s image
SOURCE: ANI Hitting out at Pakistan for ‘cooking up’ and planting stories against India, the government on Wednesday said that the arrest of an alleged Indian spy and his subsequent ‘confession’ was an attempt to malign India’s image but assured that there are no takers for such fabricated claims in the international community. “The MEA has […]
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Army setting up own integrated design bureau
SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES The army is setting up an integrated design bureau that will be central to its acquisition plans and will also act as an interface with the industry developing and designing weapon systems domestically. Deputy Chief of Army Staff LtGen Subrata Saha said the new bureau, which has got in principle clearance, will […]
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Tuesday, 29 March 2016
DEFExpo 2016 : Advanced Air Defence (AAD) to get Canister Launcher
SOURCE : IDRW NEWS NETWORK Inset : Previous Developmental launcher of AAD India’s anti-ballistic Interceptor Advanced Air Defence (AAD) missile will be getting a new motorized transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) which will be able to carry Six canister-based AAD Interceptor missiles. Canister-based TEL launcher showcased by TATA Group at the ongoing DEFExpo 2016 in Goa is visually […]
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AK Rifles Could Be Made In India Soon: Russian Official
SOURCE: NDTV The Kalashnikov assault rifles could soon be manufactured in India and samples of the rifle’s variants supplied to Indian manufacturing partners, a senior Russian defence trade official said today. “There is a project for the production of Kalashnikov assault rifles in India. Some samples have been delivered to India for tests and after they […]
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Russia-India draft agreement on supply of S-400 missile systems ready — official
SOURCE: TASS Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) has prepared a draft agreement on the supply to India of the S-400 antiaircraft defense missile systems and now is awaiting a response from the partners, FSMTC deputy head Vladimir Drozhzhov told reporters on Tuesday. “The Federal Service has prepared a draft intergovernmental agreement on the supply […]
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DEFExpo 2016 : Kalyani Group Showcases new Smaller calibre Howitzer
SOURCE : IDRW NEWS NETWORK Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd (KSSL) made a splash few years ago when it introduced 100 % locally developed long-range 155mm/52 caliber Bharat 52 Howitzer gun based on GHN-45 45-calibre howitzer gun widely used in first Gulf war by Iraqi Army . Kalyani Group at the ongoing DEFExpo 2016 in Goa […]
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On ‘overweight’, next-gen Arjun tanks, DRDO chief says they ‘missed the point’
SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Notwithstanding its first and feisty live demonstration during the opening ceremony of the 9th DefExpo being held in Goa, the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) declared its next generation Arjun MkII tank, has missed the target. There remains at least six more months of work on it before the army can […]
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DRDO’s hypersonic vehicle to have 20-second flight in Dec
SOURCE: OneIndia Defence The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) claimed on Tuesday that its ambitious project to develop a hypersonic vehicle would have its critical test in December 2016. Replying to a specific query from OneIndia, DRDO Chief Dr S Christopher said the 20-22 second test of the Hypersonic Test Demonstration Vehicle (HSTDV) would […]
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UCAV Ghatak project awaits PMO’s nod
SOURCE: OneIndia News India’s plans to develop an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) now awaits the final clearance from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). DRDO has tentatively named the project as Ghatak, though it was known as AURA earlier. Confirming this bit to OneIndia, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chief Dr S Christopher said […]
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Reliance Defence, Israel’s Rafael to form JV to build missiles in India
SOURCE: IANS Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (R-Infra), through its unit Reliance Defence Ltd, and Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd of Israel have decided to set up a joint venture company in India in the highly specialized areas of air-to-air missiles, air defence systems and large aerostats. The project will have an initial capital outlay […]
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Bharat Forge to bid for Indian Defence contracts
SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Bharat Forge said it will team up with US-based AM General to bid for India’s Light Specialist Vehicle (LSV) programme. The Indian Army has stipulated in its information request that the LSV needs to be capable of performing reconnaissance and patrol roles for all arms, provide space and cross mobility in all […]
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Defence Expo 2016: Saab wants to be an ‘Indian company’; willing to transfer technology to India
SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Sweden’s Saab wants to be an Indian company, says Jan Widerstrom, Chairman and Managing Director of Saab India Technologies. At the Defence Expo 2016, Widerstrom told Economictimes.com that Saab is ready to transfer defence technology to India. “I say that I want to be Indian. I want our company to be Indian, and in […]
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Ashok Leyland bags defence contracts worth Rs 800 crore
SOURCE: NDTV Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group and the largest suppliers of logistics vehicles to the Indian Army, has won orders valued at Rs 800 crore from the Indian armed forces. The company will supply advanced-technology products – 450 units of Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) 6×6 and other similar Super Stallion vehicles; and 825 […]
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Arrested Indian’s ‘Video Confession’ Equals Pak’s Spy Games, Say Sources
SOURCE: NDTV The “video confession” of a former naval officer arrested on charges of espionage in Pakistan has been rejected by government sources as an attempt by Islamabad to deflect attention from its own accountability for terror attacks in India. Kulbhushan Yadav’s six-minute-long statement was released by Pakistani government officials today; the Indian says he is […]
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Vested Interests Trying to Kill Competition in Defence: Ambani
SOURCE: PTI Industrialist Anil Ambani, a new entrant in the defence sector, today said an attempt is being made to deny opportunity to new players on grounds of lack of experience, which he described as a “booby-trap” laid by vested interest to kill competition. Ambani, who heads the Reliance Group, also sought more clarity in […]
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Manohar Parrikar rules out disinvestment of defence PSUs, OFB
SOURCE: PTI Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today ruled out disinvestment in the defence public sector undertakings as he asserted that there are certain areas where the role of these institutions cannot be taken over by private players. “To create trust is my motto in the department (defence ministry) itself. We are maintaining a big armed […]
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11 Cops on 24-hour Duty to Protect Pathankot Attackers’ Bodies
SOURCE: PTI Eleven policemen have been on duty round-the-clock at the civil hospital morgue here for the past almost three months to protect the bodies of four terrorists killed after they attacked the Air Force Base here in January. An NIA official said the hospital authorities have been asked to preserve the bodies as they […]
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DEFExpo 2016 : OFB brings Bigger Gun , Introducing 155mm/52 caliber Howitzer
SOURCE : IDRW NEWS NETWORK Ordnance Factories Board (OFB) has finally showcased 155mm/52 caliber Prototype at the ongoing DEFExpo 2016 in Goa. 155mm/52 caliber Prototype showcased is upgraded Dhanush which was originally based on Swedish Haubits FH77 ” Bofors” for which India had acquired local license production rights and originally came with 39 caliber barrel […]
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DEFExpo 2016 : AESAR Radar for LCA Mk-2
SOURCE : IDRW NEWS NETWORK Electronics & Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) has showcased Active Electronic Scanned Array Radar ( AESAR ) at the ongoing DEFExpo 2016 in Goa. idrw.org at the stall was informed that Initial developmental trials of the radar are still going on but definitely, won’t be ready in time for integration into […]
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Four Countries Negotiating Purchase of Russian-Indian BrahMos Missiles
SOURCE: SPUTNIK Four nations are negotiating the purchase of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles, the head of Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace enterprise, Sudhir Mishra, said Monday. BrahMos is a short-range supersonic missile, which has been used by the Indian Navy since 2005. The missile has a range of 180 miles and can carry a conventional warhead […]
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Likely to tie up with Humvee; keen on JVs: Baba Kalyani
SOURCE: MONEYCONTROL Almost a year after the government introduced the Make in India programme, Kalyani Group has four artillery platforms that are fully designed and manufactured in the country, says Group’s Chairman & Managing Director, Baba Kalyani. Speaking from the sidelines of Naval and Homeland Security Exhibition, Defence Expo 2016, Kalyani says the company will […]
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RLV-TD Likely to Touch Record Mach 5 Speeds: ISRO Officials
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD), whose launch is planned for May this year, will also be the first Indian ‘aircraft structure’ to fly up to Mach 5 speeds, according to ISRO officials. To compare, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) touches a maximum speed of Mach 1.6. The RLV-TD is essentially […]
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Defence Expo 2016: Let PSUs compete with us on apple-to-apple basis; we will surely win, says V S Noronha, Tata Motors
SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Urging the government to provide a level playing field, V S Noronha, Vice President of Tata Motors in an interview with Economictimes.com’s Ruchi Bambha says “Let the PSUs compete with us on an apple-to-apple basis, we will surely win.” At the Defence Expo 2016, Noronha acknowledges that the present government has taken […]
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IS to Dominate Modi’s Three-Nation Tour
SOURCE: OUTLOOK INDIA India is not yet part of the international coalition fighting the Islamic State. But the terror outfit’s fast-expanding network and the grave threat its ideology poses to the world will be the running theme in all speeches and engagements that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have during his three-nation tour, beginning next week. […]
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DefExpo: OIS Advanced Technology to display dual-use radar system
SOURCE: PTI OIS Advanced Technology (OIS-AT), manufacturer of technologies across defence and homeland security, is set to display its portfolio of advanced technology dual-use radar system at Defence Expo India in Goa which started today. “OIS-AT is set to showcase its portfolio of advanced technology dual-use Radar Systems at DefExpo 2016. Under development and manufacture for […]
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Make in India gets new DPP boost: Defence Expo will display what India can do, says Manohar Parrikar
SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Inaugurating the Defence Expo 2016, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said, “The new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) has been put up on the Defence Ministry website today morning. This DPP can help India in achieving a good defence industry network, for its own needs and exports. “Government is proactive in promoting ‘Make in […]
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Indian priest Tom Unzhunnalil crucified by ISIS on Good Friday: Report
SOURCE: DNA INDIA According to a report in Washington Times, Thomas Uzhunnalil, an Indian priest who was kidnapped in Yemen in March was crucified by ISIS on Good Friday. His execution was done in the same method that Romans were believed to use on Jesus on Good Friday. The report claims that his execution was […]
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‘RAW spy’ Kulbhushan Jadhav to be given all required support: Manohar Parrikar
SOURCE: PTI The External Affairs Ministry has been asked to extend all possible help to former Navy official Kulbhushan Jadhav, arrested by Pakistan claiming he was a RAW operative, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said. “We do agree, to the extent I know, that he is an Indian citizen and we have asked for consular […]
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Monday, 28 March 2016
India’s New Stealth Fighter to Get Mach 3 Super Missile?
SOURCE: NATIONAL INTEREST India’s version of the Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA stealth fighter will likely be armed with the Russian-Indian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. However, the weapon—which is based-on the P-800 Oniks anti-ship missile—will have to be modified to be carried onboard the fifth-generation warplane. “We are presenting BrahMos to many Indian public and private defense companies, […]
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India Willing To Export Tejas, Akash, BrahMos: Manohar Parrikar
SOURCE: IANS India is willing to export Tejas fighter jets, Akash missile system and even the BrahMos missile, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Monday, but added that it will happen only after the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) requirements are met. On defence exports, the minister said: “Once IAF requirements are taken care of, we […]
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Ashok Leyland sticks to trusted truck in defence plans
SOURCE: LIVEMINT Is there life beyond the Stallion for Ashok Leyland Ltd’s defence ambitions? The tough truck from India’s second largest truck maker by sales has served the Indian Army for decades, but its maker has no plans to diversify into other defence segments like many of its Indian peers. Ashok Leyland is the largest supplier […]
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ISRO plans technology demonstration of Reusable Launch Vehicle mission by mid-May
SOURCE: PTI Indian Space Research Organisation is planning the technology demonstration of its Reusable Launch Vehicle, expected to make space missions economically viable, by mid-May. The flight integration of the Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) is almost complete at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram and it will be shifted to Bengaluru for further tests next week, VSSC […]
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ISRO to launch record 22 satellites in single mission
SOURCE: PTI India is all set to script history by launching a record number of 22 satellites, including a number of micro and nano ones from foreign countries, in a single mission in May 2016. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s workhorse Polar rocket PSLV C34 carrying India’s Cartosat 2C would also have 21 other […]
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Russian-Indian BrahMos missile to be test-fired from Su-30MKI in September
SOURCE: Cihan/Sputnik A Su-30MKI fighter jet will test a short-range supersonic BrahMos cruise missile in September 2016. A supersonic BrahMos cruise missile will be tested from a Su-30MKI fighter jet for the first time in September 2016, the head of Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace enterprise, Sudhir Mishra, said Monday. “This year is very important for BrahMos Aerospace […]
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Indian Navy keenly interested in Russian naval equipment — Russian ministry
SOURCE: TASS “The Indian Navy have displayed a keen interest in cooperating with us both in the sphere of surface and submarine fleet, starting from issues of purchasing ready-made equipment and localization of its production in India,” Potapov said on the sidelines of the Defexpo India 2016 exhibition. He did not specify the equipment in question. […]
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Arrested ‘RAW agent’ trained separatists to target Pakistani ports: Pak Media
SOURCE: DAWN Interrogation of the arrested Indian intelligence operative Kulbhushan Yadav revealed he had been imparting Naval fighting training to Baloch separatists in an attempt to target Pakistani ports, a security official who declined to be named said on Sunday. Yadav, who was arrested in Balochistan, is believed to be a member of Indian intelligence […]
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Saab And Tata Power Sed To Jointly Develop And Manufacture Self-protection Systems Forland-based Platforms In India
SOURCE: SAAB PR Defence and security company Saab and Indian company Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division (Tata Power SED) have started the process of manufacturing Self-Protection Systems for Land-based Platforms, for the Indian market and for export to Saab’s global market. The partnership will also involve joint development of the next generation Self-Protection System. The process […]
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Hope new defence procurement policy will reduce dependency on other nations: Rao Inderjit Singh
SOURCE: PTI The Centre hopes that the new Defence Procurement Procedure would help India reduce its dependency on foreign countries and source defence equipment from within the country, Union Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh today said. “….all defence procurement, the capital side of it, is from abroad. In the years to come one […]
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India Inc gives thumbs up to new defence procurement policy
SOURCE: PTI Hailing the thrust on greater indigenisation in the new Defence procurement policy, India Inc termed it a “path-breaking” move which will encourage innovation, boost job creation and promote merit driven acquisition. The much-awaited Defence procurement policy was unveiled by the government on Monday in Goa with an aim to ensure transparency, fast track […]
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Indian defence exports surged in 2015
SOURCE: IANS As India focuses on enhancing domestic production of military hardware, a surge in its export was recorded in nine months to end-2015, with the net value touching almost $210 million (Rs.1,400 crore). According to the annual report of the defence ministry, the Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and the private […]
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Now, Gujjar-Bakerwal leader demand special regiment in Indian Army to fight militancy
SOURCE: PTI A prominent Gujjar-Bakerwal leader has demanded setting up of a special regiment in the Indian Army comprising people from the community to fight militancy. “As majority of the Gujjar and Bakerwal population of Jammu and Kashmir lives in forests and along the Line of Control (LoC), a special Gujjar Regiment should be raised […]
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BEL hands over Electro Optic Infra Red payload to IAF
SOURCE: THE HINDU Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has handed over the first lot of two Electro Optic Infra Red (EOIR) payloads for helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Chennai. A S Butola, Asst Chief of Air Staff, Operations (Transport & Helicopters), received the EOIR payloads on behalf of the IAF from Amol […]
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IAF pilots fly 10,000 km in open cockpit
SOURCE: IBNLIVE A team of 14 pilots of the Indian Air Force has created a new national record by completing a 10,000-km-long paramotor adventure expedition. “It is a no mean feat considering that the pilots flew in an open cockpit remaining unprotected from the vagaries of weather and other elements while traversing through varying terrains […]
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India is also Iran’s friend like Pakistan: Rouhani
SOURCE: The News PK Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that along with Pakistan, India is also Iran’s friend and whenever Iran and Pakistan come closer, rumours begin to swirl. He said that tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia was an irritant in regional stability. He called upon Pakistan to complete the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project on […]
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Reliance Defence delivers vessel part of Rs 700 crore contract
SOURCE: PTI Anil Ambani’s firm Reliance Defence and Engineering Ltd has delivered seventh offshore supply vessel (OSV) to state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC). This is the first vessel to be delivered by Reliance Defence, formerly Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Co Ltd, since takeover of the shipyard by Reliance Group on January 18, […]
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Russian Helicopters plans first long-term contract with India
SOURCE: PTI Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, plans to sign the first long-term maintenance agreement with India to provide after-sales service for Mi-17 helicopters. “We have conducted negotiations with our Indian partners and we plan to sign a contract that will lay the foundation for collaboration between Russian Helicopters and India in an entirely new […]
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Pace of Rafale deal ‘not enough’: Manohar Parrikar
SOURCE: PTI Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today admitted the pace of negotiation with France for 36 Rafale jets was “not enough” but hoped it will be concluded “very soon”, nearly a year after a government-to- government deal for the multi-medium role combat aircraft was announced. The Minister also brushed aside the recent statement of Vice Chief of […]
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Idrw.org @ DefExpo 2016
SOURCE: IDRW.ORG STAFF Idrw.org will be covering DefExpo 2016 and have hired Freelance Journalist , who will be visiting Exhibition on our behalf from 29/03/2016, Kindly put your suggestions and Questions if any to be asked or anything to be inquired upon in comments section .
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India looks to bury Italy feud to achieve bigger ambition
SOURCE: REUTERS Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to a European Union summit this week, seeking to patch up a four-year diplomatic feud with Italy that has grown toxic enough to threaten New Delhi’s ambitions to become a bigger global player. India hopes the Brussels summit will bring a thaw in ties with Italy, and keep […]
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RSN Missile Corvette Conducts Successful Live Firing of Barak Missile
SOURCE: NAVY RECOGNITION Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen visited a Fleet Exercise conducted by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) in the South China Sea on 22 March 2016. During the visit, Dr Ng witnessed the successful live firing of a Barak anti-missile missile from the RSN’s Victory-class missile corvette RSS Vigour. Dr […]
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FGFA may be armed with BrahMos cruise missiles
SOURCE: SPUTNIK A supersonic BrahMos cruise missile may be installed on a Fifth-Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) jointly developed by Russia and India, head of the Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace enterprise, Sudhir Mishra, said Monday. The FGFA has stealth capabilities and is based on the Russian T-50 prototype jet. The FGFA project came about following the signing of a Russian-Indian cooperation […]
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Indian Air Force is in Crisis, Says US Think Tank
SOURCE: PTI India’s traditional air superiority is now under “threat” as China and Pakistan are rapidly modernising their air force, a top US think-tank warned today, underlining that resolving the “crisis” should be a priority for the government. “Despite being a world-class combat arm, the IAF’s falling end strength and problematic force structure, combined with its […]
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Pakistan Reluctant to Give India Consular Access to Alleged RAW Agent
SOURCE: ANI Pakistan reportedly appears to be reluctant to give India consular access to the alleged Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) agent who was arrested last week in Balochistan while training separatists for terrorist attacks. It maybe recalled that the Indian Government had confirmed Kulbhushan Jadhav as a retired former officer of the Indian Navy […]
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IAF must back Army strike
SOURCE: DHNS As the biennial DefExpo gets underway at Goa on March 28, the state of India’s air power will be a major issue for discussion. In a rare public admission, Air Marshal B S Dhanoa, Vice Chief of Air Staff (VCAS), said while briefing the media recently on the eve of Exercise Iron Fist, […]
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Israel’s EO Technologies Bolster Indian Homeland Security
SOURCE: DEFENSE-UPDATE.COM A number of Israeli companies are displaying advanced technologies developed for military and security applications, that are made available for export to India. Long Range Observation Systems: Controp announced the sale of its Long Range Observation Systems (LOROS) equipment to an Indian customer, to be used as part of a security solution for […]
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BRAHMOS, the crucial tactical trump of India
SOURCE: NAVHIND TIMES As the flagship defence partnership programme between India and Russia, BRAHMOS has charted a highly successful trajectory in a very short span of time. The world’s best supersonic cruise missile has proved its versatility as a multi-platform, multi-mission, multi-target weapon capable of knocking down the adversary in the modern-day complex battlefields. A state-of-the-art high […]
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‘India-US Ties Goes Beyond Modi-Obama Bonhomie’
SOURCE: IANS The relationship between the US and India runs a lot deeper and goes beyond the friendship between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a US consular official said on Sunday. “I think that there is no doubt that the personal relationship that exists between the president and the prime minister of these […]
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It’s Freedom at Last for Punjab Village Sandwiched between Pakistan and Sutlej
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Bhagat Singh’s martydom day, Shaheed Diwas, was a day of freedom of sorts for the 800 residents of Mohar Jamsher village, sandwiched by Pakistan on three sides and the Sutlej river on the Indian side. On March 23 – the day the freedom fighter was hanged by the British in 1931 […]
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Will UK Defreeze Nizam of Hyderabad’s Controversy-Embroiled Rs 310 Crore?
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The Nizam of Hyderabad’s Rs 310 crore lying locked up in a UK bank due to a dispute between India, Pakistan and his family for the last 68 years is likely to be opened soon. According to government sources, the final arguments in the case continued for five days in the […]
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Sunday, 27 March 2016
DRDO working on Star Wars-like weapons
SOURCE: TNN From “heat rays” in H G Wells’ science fiction novel ‘The War of the Worlds’ of 1898 to galactic super-lasers in George Lucas’ continuing ‘Star Wars’ film saga, concentrated energy weapons have been fantasised about for long without them becoming operationally viable. But advanced militaries now think directed energy weapons (DEWs) like high-energy lasers […]
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Playing with fire: Ammunition Factory grapples with less staff in Danger Building unit
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE THE AMMUNITION Factory, Khadki (AFK), which is one of the major manufacturers of ammunition for the Indian defence forces, is grappling with a serious problem, which is affecting the over-all production and at the same time, creating loopholes in safety issues—lesser staff at its Danger Building unit. The factory needs to […]
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Drdo Develops First Sonar Dome For Navy Warships
SOURCE: PUNE MIRRIOR Defence minister Manohar Parrikar will hand over the first product, made with state-of-the-art technology, to the naval forces on Mar 29 .The Research & Development Establishment (Engineers) [R&DE(E)], a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratory based in Pune, has developed a sonar dome —a protective cover for sonar equipment of surface […]
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To ensure 3,000-cr projects take off, HAL plans to rope in more vendors
SOURCE: THE HINDU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is selecting more vendors for some its indigenisation programmes in the aerospace sector.“Currently, the company is working with over 2,000 vendors in the MSME segment,” said A Selvaraj, Head, Indigenisation Cell of HAL. “This is required as we have to hasten the indigenisation efforts. In future, we will […]
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Tata Motors to supply 619 trucks to Indian Army
SOURCE: Business-standard Tata Motors has said it has signed a follow-on contract with the Indian Army to supply 619 units of its 6X6 HMV (high-mobility vehicle) multi-axle truck.Built with a material handling crane, the Tata 6X6 HMV is meant for loading-unloading and transportation of ammunition pallets, spares and other operational equipment. This is in conjunction […]
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Border dispute with China can be solved: Parrikar
SOURCE: THE HINDU Adopting a softer attitude towards Pakistan and China, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday suggested that the confidence-building measures taken for improving India-China ties could be used in the case of relations with Pakistan too. “I am not born anti-Pakistan. There are a few steps they have taken. I hope they continue with […]
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AI-IAF tussle delays VIP jets’ acquistion
SOURCE: PTI he President, Vice-President and Prime Minister will now have to wait longer for their new long range VIP aircraft over confusion on who will operate them – Air India or Indian Air Force (IAF). They currently use four Boeing 747 jumbo jets of AI that are over 26 year old. The government had decided to […]
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IAF chief Arup Raha to discuss joint projects during Israel visit
SOURCE: PTI Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha today left on a four-day visit to Israel during which key ongoing and future defence projects between the two countries will be discussed. Raha’s visit is aimed at consolidating the existing robust bilateral military to military cooperation between India and Israel, IAF said. During his visit […]
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Can’t become superpower if you neglect navy: Manohar Parrikar
SOURCE: IANS A nation which neglects its navy cannot become a superpower, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday. “A nation which neglects sea power doesn’t really become a superpower and India needs to achieve this superpower status for which we need this kind of spirit in our people to really become a Blue Navy,” Parrikar said […]
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India to hand over DNA samples of Pathankot attackers to Pak. team
SOURCE: THE HINDU India will hand over the DNA samples of the four terrorists killed in the Pathankot airbase to Pakistan’s Joint Investigation Team, which arrived here on Sunday to probe the attack. The team is expected to track down the families of the terrorists in Pakistan and match the samples.The five-member team, including an […]
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Defence Expo to begin in Goa
SOURCE: India Infoline News Service The 9th edition of Defexpo India, a biennial exhibition on Land, Naval and Internal Homeland Security Systems is being organized by Defence Exhibition Organisation of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence from 28-31 March 2016 at Naqueri Quitol, Quepem Taluka, South Goa, Goa. The exhibition will be inaugurated by […]
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Defence Expo will boost India-US defence ties: US Consul General Thomas L Vajda
SOURCE: PTI America’s participation in the Defence Expo will be a boost to the ‘Make in India’ campaign as several companies from that country are interested in setting up a base here, the US Consul General said today. “America has tremendous interest in cooperating with India,” US Consul General in Mumbai Thomas L Vajda said here ahead of […]
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Cyber-attackers follow VVIPs, spike in attacks before important meetings
SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Afghanistan in December 2015, the email account of India’s then ambassador to the country Amar Sinha was hacked by cyber attackers when he downloaded a malicious MS Word document sent as an email attachment. Sinha, now secretary (economic relations) at the external affairs ministry, told […]
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HFCL in talks with global defence electronics manufacturers for JV
SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Himachal Futuristic Communications (HFCL) will shortly float a joint venture company with a global partner to manufacture defence electronics and communication systems in India, a person aware of the development said. The homegrown telecom gear and opticfibre cable maker had recently announced plans to diversify into the defence gear manufacturing space, which is […]
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Pakistan Probe Team Arrives in Delhi
SOURCE: Express News Service In the first ever visit by a foreign probe team, a five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) from Pakistan that includes an ISI official landed in Delhi on Sunday to investigate the attack at the IAF base in Pathankot carried out by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed(JeM) terror group on January 2. The team, which was […]
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DefExpo 2016 to be the largest till date: Defence ministry
SOURCE: PTI The ninth edition of DefExpo India, a biennial exhibition of Land, Naval and Internal Homeland Security Systems, starting from Monday in Goa, would be the largest one in its history, the Defence ministry said on Sunday. The exhibition would be inaugurated by Defence minister Manohar Parrikar. Over 1,000 companies, both foreign and Indian, are […]
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Exclusive : DRDO Developed Unmanned Ground Attack Vehicle
SOURCE : IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) DefExpo 2016 will start from Monday but pictures from the place of venue are already started coming in thanks to local media friends of idrw.org . above is one of first picture of DRDO developed Unmanned Ground Attack Vehicle Capable of launching Two Light Antitank rockets or one ATGM […]
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India should not be upset by Nepal—China agreements: CPN-UML
SOURCE: PTI Nepal’s expanding relations with China should not “irritate” India, a senior leader of the ruling CPN-UML said on Friday, asserting that Nepal would not accept anyone’s “hegemony”. “We want to establish relations with both the neighbouring countries (China and India) on the basis of equality, which should not cause irritation to any of the […]
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At Pokharan, Indian designed planes & missiles show firepower, DRDO exults
SOURCE: PTI In the deserts of Pokhran, not far from the border with Pakistan the Indian Air Force (IAF) displayed its might, in less than four hours 181 aeroplanes bombed several targets. For the very first time in India’s history indigenously made potent missiles like Akash and Astra were openly fired in front of a […]
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No specific input about ISIS threat to Goa: Laxmikant Parsekar
SOURCE: PTI Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today ruled out getting any specific terror threat to the state from theIslamic State (IS). “We have not received any specific input besides a general alert,” Parsekar told reporters reacting to the media reports which claimed that Goa is on the prime target of IS due to presence […]
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India’s Defence Procurement Policy to be Launched Online
SOURCE: PTI India’s Defence Procurement Policy (DPP) would be launched online during Defence Expo India-2016, to be held in south Goa from tomorrow, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said. “We will be launching the Defence Procurement Policy online during DefExpo. It will be put on Ministry’s website,” Parrikar told PTI ahead of the inauguration of the two-day […]
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Will be Difficult for Pakistan’s JIT to Link JeM’s Role in Pathankot Attack: Defence Expert
SOURCE: ANI With Pakistan’s Joint Investigation Team (JIT) all set to arrive in India to probe the deadly terrorist attack on the Pathankot Air Force Base, Defence Expert P.K. Sehgal on Sunday said that it would be extremely tough for them as the establishment in Islamabad did except the fact earlier that the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) […]
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Saturday, 26 March 2016
‘Make in India’ pitch to sell Swedish fighter for air force
SOURCE: TELEGRAPH INDIA The uncertainty over India’s negotiations with France for the Rafale fighter aircraft and the air force’s desperation to stall the depletion of its combat fleet have prompted global aviation majors to dovetail their planes into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” campaign. After US companies Lockheed Martin and Boeing, Swedish firm […]
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India To Procure 5,000 UAVs By 2026
SOURCE: INSERBIA Indian defence forces have prepared a blueprint for procuring more than 5,000 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) over the next 10 years. According to sources close to the Defence Ministry, the government will spend nearly USD 3 billion for this purpose. Sources said that only state-run Indian companies could get tenders, as the government […]
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TATRA TRUCKS plans deliver at least 250 vehicles to India in 2016
SOURCE: TATRAWORLD The Indian Armed Forces operate more than 10,000 TATRA vehicles and is historically one of the largest users of TATRA vehicles in the world. The TATRA FORCE series stands out with its unprecedented terrain manoeuvrability, including fording up to 1.5m, reliability, ability to drive in both extremely low and high outside temperature, easy operation […]
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Pakistan Rejects US Calls for Curbing Tactical Nuke Weapons
SOURCE: VOA Pakistan’s top nuclear security advisor has rejected growing U.S. pressure and safety concerns about its production and deployment of battlefield nuclear weapons. “We are not apologetic about the development of the TNWs [tactical nuclear weapons] and they are here to stay,” said Khalid Ahmed Kidwai, an advisor to the so-called National Command Authority […]
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Indian’s arrest is a Pak Army ploy
SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE. The arrest in Pakistan’s troubled Balochistan province of a former Indian naval officer, accused of being an Indian spy and fomenting the separatist rebellion there, cannot have come at a more inopportune moment in India-Pakistan ties. There can only be one reason for inveigling Kulbhushan Yadav, who exited the Indian Navy 13 […]
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Sri Lanka: Another Battlefield for India and China
SOURCE: LANKAWEB Recently, the continuation of the largest Chinese project on the island of Sri Lanka came to light. It concerns the construction of a huge housing estate, called City Port near Colombo, Sri Lanka’s main port. The new area will be equipped with a variety of shopping, logistics and sports facilities. The idea for […]
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Defence strategy experts need of the hour, says ex-Army chief
SOURCE: Tribune News Service Indian universities should produce experts in defence strategic studies to guide military personnel not to repeat their old mistakes if any war is fought in the future. Former Army chief and Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge) Gen V K Singh stated this […]
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Iran President Dismisses Pakistan’s RAW Spy Claim
SOURCE: Express News Service While India has rejected allegations that its former naval officer, arrested in Pakistan, is a RAW agent, cracks began appearing in Islamabad’s claims on Saturday with even Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissing them as a rumour. It seems Pakistan has fabricated documents on the retired naval officer, Kulbhushan Jadhav, and leaked […]
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What would a Donald Trump presidency mean for India?
SOURCE: SCROLL The possibility of a Donald Trump presidency is now listed as one of the ten top global “risks” by The Economist, somewhere between a Chinese economic meltdown and an oil price shock, and right next to the rising threat of terrorism. Trump’s response would probably be to say, “That’s just stupid.” But the […]
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Russian Helicopters to be part of DefExpo 2016
SOURCE: PTI Rostec State Corporation’s Russian Helicopters will be part of the four-day DefExpo to be held in Goa from March 28, where its Mi-38 and Ka-226Ts models will be on display. “We intend to strengthen our market position in South Asia, increasing sales of serial production and offering comprehensive after-sales service of helicopters. India currently operates […]
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Madhya Pradesh to get its first ITBP modern weapon training centre
SOURCE: PTI Indo Tibetan Border Police’s (ITBP) first modern weapon training centre in Madhya Pradesh will be established in Batiagarh area here, Damoh MP Prahlad Patel said. “ITBP’s Weapon and Support Weapon Training Centre will be the first of its kind in the state and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has issued orders to set up in Damoh,” […]
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Pak’s Pathankot probe team, with an ISI official, arrives today
SOURCE: TNN Pakistan’s joint investigation team, (JIT) will touch down in New Delhi on Sunday as India opens doors for Pakistan to complete its investigation into the Pathankot terror attack, despite the fact that Islamabad is yet to respond to India’s Letter Rogatory. The team, which includes an ISI official, will travel to Pathankot on […]
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Pakistan Army Slams Its Ruler-Generals, Lauds Indian Babus
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The much-maligned Indian bureaucracy got a pat on its back from its rival, the Pakistan Army, which called its own babus and generals “shady” and “inconsistent”. In its top-secret Green Book, the Pakistan Army slams its generals-turned-rulers by calling Ayub Khan a ‘laissez-faire leader’, Yahya Khan an ‘impoverished leader’ and Pervez […]
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China Hacked F-22, F-35 Stealth Jet Secrets
SOURCE: Freebeacon A Chinese businessman pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to hack computer networks of U.S. defense contractors and obtain sensitive data on military aircraft that was passed on to China. Su Bin, also known as Stephen Su and Stephen Subin, reached a plea deal in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Tuesday, […]
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State Dept. approves sale of P-8A Poseidon aircraft to Britain
SOURCE: UPI Britain has asked the United States for the possible sale of as many as nine P-8A Poseidon aircraft through the Foreign Military Sales program.The sales package, which would include associated equipment, carries an estimated value of $3.6 billion, said the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which oversees the FMS program. DSCA, in its required […]
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India Debunks Pak’s ‘Spy’ Claim, Sources Say No Proof Of Arrest In Balochistan
SOURCE: NDTV India has debunked allegations that a former navy officer who Pakistan claims was arrested in Balochistan is an agent of its foreign intelligence agency RAW or the Research and Analysis Wing and has demanded consular access to speak to him “to assess the truth”. Sources in the government have told NDTV that there is […]
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DRDO promises to pack a punch at DefExpo in Goa
SOURCE: Mathrubhumi.com The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will exhibit an array of home-grown military systems at the forthcoming Defence Expo- 2016, to be held in Goa.This year, the focus of the DRDO Pavilion at the expo would hover around the theme, ‘Rise of Futurism.’ The ninth edition of biennial Land, Naval and Internal […]
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Intelligence report says Maoist ultras are using Vemula’s suicide and JNU arrests to rally support in urban centres
SOURCE: DailyMail Rohith Vemula’s suicide and the recent police action against Kanhaiya Kumar and other Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students on charges of sedition are new tools for rebel group Communist Party of India (Maoist) in their bid to gather support in urban areas, according to an intelligence report. The report states that affiliates of […]
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‘RAW Agent’ Arrest: Dalbir Kaur Fears Another Sarabjit in Making
SOURCE: ANI With Pakistan claiming to arrest a Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) agent in Balochistan province, Sarbjit Singh’s sister Dalbir Kaur on Saturday said she just feared if Islamabad was not trying to create another Sarabjit. Dalbir, who today met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj over the issue of Indians imprisoned in Pakistan jails, said […]
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Believed that US, Israel and India are ‘enemies’ of Islam: Headley
SOURCE: ANI Throwing some light behind his nefarious intentions towards India, 26/11 operative David Coleman Headley, whose cross examination is currently underway in a Mumbai sessions court said today that he believed at one point that the Unites States, Israel and India were the ‘enemies of Islam’. Headley had earlier expressed his vehement hatred for India, […]
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Tutor Kills Student in Allahabad After he Allegedly Refuses to Join ISIS
SOURCE: ANI In a bizarre incident, an 11-year-old boy was allegedly killed by his tutor last week after he refused to become a terrorist.The incident took place on March 19 when Ravi Pal, a class third student from Kaserua Khurd village located in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad district, was choked to death by his tuition teacher named […]
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Indian nurse, son from Kerala killed in Libya shell attack
SOURCE: IANS A Kerala nurse and her son were killed in a shell attack on their residence in Libya’s Sabratha city, officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday night when the shell landed in their apartment complex. Sunu and her 18 month son were there while her husband Vipin was outside. According to […]
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‘Pakistan’s Only Enemy is India’, Says Khalid Kidwai
SOURCE: ANI Pakistan Advisor to the National Command Authority, Lt Gen (Retd.) Khalid Kidwai, has said there is little chance of a war between Pakistan and India because of the nuclear weapon stockpiles maintained by both countries. Lt Gen (Retd.) Kidwai, who was speaking at a public talk held at the Institute of Strategic Studies […]
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Voice Behind Cockpit Warnings for F-18 Fighter Jets Retires
SOURCE: AP A St. Charles County woman who is the recorded voice of cockpit warnings for fighter pilots has retired from Boeing Co.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 60-year-old Leslie Shook retired after 20 years of providing the voice of cockpit warnings heard by F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter pilots around the world. Shook’s insistent and […]
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Friday, 25 March 2016
Rafale talks to restart, French negotiators arrive on March 29
SOURCE: Tribune News Service Two months after India and France disagreed on the pricing of the 36 Rafale fighter jets, the two sides are set to re-start negotiations on the issue.India, in January this year, did not accept the price quoted by Rafale manufacturers—Dassault Aviation. The company was asked to come up with a fresh […]
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French firm DCNS eyes project for upkeep of Scorpene submarines
SOURCE: THE HINDU French naval firm DCNS SA, involved in the development of six Scorpene submarines with Mazgaon Dock Ltd (MDL) under technology transfer assistance, is now eyeing a substantial maintenance programme as part of Project 75 for the Indian Navy. The P75 programme is being executed by its India subsidiary, DCNS India Pvt Ltd, in […]
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PM to unveil nuclear safety measures at Washington summit
SOURCE: DNA INDIA Prime Minister Narendra Modi will proceed to Washington to participate in the two-day fourth Nuclear Security Summit from March 31, to submit India’s national progress report, amidst reports questioning India’safety as well as its record of exposing workers in nuclear industry to radiation. External affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swaroop here said the PM […]
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ISRO established GIRI Radar System at Tirupati
SOURCE: JAGRANJOSH The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 21 March 2016 established the Gadanki Ionospheric Radar Interferometer (GIRI) near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. It was set up at the National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) which is an autonomous research institute of the Department of Space. Features of GIRI System • It is a 30 […]
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DRDO scouts for partners to develop defence tech
SOURCE:thestatesman.com State of the art military systems and technologies to promote ‘Make in India’ will be displayed prominently at this year’s Defence Expo in Goa with the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) hoping to forge new partnerships with industry and academia to develop indigenous advanced defence systems and platforms. To be held between March 28 and 31, the […]
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Pulling the Indian policy tightrope
SOURCE: RUSSIA & INDIA REPORT It has become apparent that the Americans are making great efforts to establish a military and political partnership with India, a major power that has traditionally gravitated towards maintaining good relations with Russia. US President Barack Obama paid a “historic visit” to New Delhi in January 2015 and, according to some […]
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How free is ‘Azad Kashmir’?
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE On February 13, trouble started brewing in Pakistan-administered Kashmir called Azad Kashmir (AJK). The ruling party in Islamabad, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) ruling in Azad Kashmir clashed at Nakial, in Kotri district, the hometown of the AJK prime minister. A PPP convention became a procession […]
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Russia to showcase latest missiles at DefExpo
SOURCE: TNN Russia’s largest manufacturer of ammunition Tecmash is looking at setting up a production facility in India with local partners for 23mm-155mm caliber ammunition. Russia will also be displaying a diverse range of its short range ballistic missiles and anti-tank weapon systems at the four-day DefExpo being held in Goa from March 28. Tecmash, Russia’s […]
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6 IS-trained Nigerians trying to sneak into India
SOURCE: DNA INDIA Taking no chances, the Union home ministry, based on unconfirmed inputs, has issued a terror alert for Mumbai, Delhi and four other undisclosed locations. The Maharashtra police confirmed having received the alert from the central government. “We have beefed up the security apparatus in the state and Mumbai city,” said a senior police […]
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RAW agent was posted at Chabahar : PAK Media
SOURCE: THE NEWS PK Kul Bhushan Yadav, the alleged agent of Indian Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), arrested in Balochistan on Thursday by the Pakistan armed forces was appointed at the Iranian port city Chabahar as his passport bore the Iranian visa. On Friday, Pakistan summoned the Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale to lodge a strong […]
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Kasab Was to be Traded With Israeli Hostages of 26/11: Headley
SOURCE: IANS Pakistani-American LeT terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley said here on Friday that attempts were made to trade Israeli hostages in Mumbai in return for release of Ajmal Kasab, the Pakistani terrorist nabbed alive in the 26/11 strike. Headley said he had also suggested to his handlers in terror troup Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to “honour” the nine […]
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Military equipment manufacturer MKU to unveil NICS, Electro Optic devices at Defexpo 2016 in Goa
SOURCE: PTI Military and armed forces equipment manufacturer MKU Private Ltd will unveil its sophisticated Network-centric Integrated Combat System for Soldiers (NICS) and new rage of Electro Optic (EO) devices which help soldiers at night, at the ‘Defence Expo 2016’. The four-day event is beginning March 28 at Goa. “The NICS system is developed by MKU’s […]
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Australia identifies India as key defence partner to maintain stability in Indo-Pacific region
SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Australia has identified India as key security and defence partner to maintain stability and rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing strategic ambitions by an assertive China that impacts both Delhi and Canberra. In its recently released Defence White Paper for 2016 (most ambitious Defence document so far) Canberra has identified […]
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Pakistan Catch Doesn’t Touch RAW Nerve
SOURCE: Express News Service The government on Friday acknowledged that the man arrested in Pakistan earlier this week was a former Indian Navy official but denied that he has any links with it. The official statement came after Pakistan summoned High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale to lodge a protest alleging spying activities by India in Balochistan […]
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Not Tutored on Ishrat Links, Says Headley
SOURCE: Express News Service Pakistani-American terror agent David Headley on Friday said that then Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani had visited his house a few weeks after his father died in Pakistan in December, 2008.Headley continued his deposition through a web link from an undisclosed location in the US as an approver in the […]
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Meaning and Message of Building Fighter Jets in India
SOURCE: Indian Defence Review. In what has been described as a strategic master stroke aimed at helping India position itself as a well equipped hub for the manufacturing of combat aircraft, featuring cutting edge technologies and advanced fighting systems, Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar, recently spoke about a plan for the local manufacture of one or […]
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DRDO to bring alive spirit of ‘Make In India’ at Defence Expo 2016
SOURCE: DNA INDIA The display of state-of-the-art military systems and technologies by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will narrate the saga of self-reliance and national pride with ‘Make in India’ spirit in Defence Expo 2016 during March 28-31 at Goa. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will inaugurate the ninth edition of this biennial Land, Naval […]
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Japan Seeks Sixth Generation Fighter Jet to Dominate Beijing’s J-20
SOURCE: SPUTNIK Tokyo began conversations with US defense contractors this week to lay the groundwork for the development of a sixth-generation F-3 fighter jet.This week, Japan opened talks with US defense contractors Lockheed Martin and Boeing to discuss a sixth-generation fighter aircraft. The move comes as Tokyo seeks to repel the expansion of China’s influence […]
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Man detained in Pakistan as ‘RAW agent’ has no govt link: India
SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Pakistan on Friday protested against the “illegal entry” and “subversive activities” of a purported RAW officer arrested in Balochistan province but India said the detained man has no link with the government. The external affairs ministry spokesperson dismissed the allegations of espionage, saying India believes a stable Pakistan is in the interest […]
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Pakistan summons Indian envoy after arresting of RAW official
SOURCE: DAILYTIMES PK Foreign Office (FO) summoned Indian High Commissioner and lodged strong protest over arrest of Research and Analysis Wing’s (RAW) serving Indian Navy commander from Balochistan. According to sources a protest dossier was also given to the Indian HC. Sources said that the Foreign Office officials apprised Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale over […]
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US expresses concern over India’s K-4 ballistic missile launch
SOURCE: PTI Expressing concern over India’s recent ballistic missile launch, the US has said such actions could potentially “increase” the risk to nuclear security and have an impact on regional security. “We’re concerned by any nuclear and missile developments that could potentially increase the risk to nuclear security risk or lower the threshold for nuclear use,” […]
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Indian Coast Guard to re-base ICGS Rajkamal, six interceptor boats
SOURCE: PTI Coast Guard ship Rajkamal and six interceptor boats will be re-based in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from here as part of steps towards enhancing security of new Coast Guard stations. ICGS Rajkamal, six interceptor boats C-407, C-412, C-414, C-416, C-417 and C-428, the Commanding officers and crew, were given a traditional farewell today […]
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David Headley: Pakistan’s former PM Yousuf Raza Gilani visited house in 2008 after Mumbai attack
SOURCE: IANS Mumbai attack: Yousuf Raza Gilani, who was Pakistan’s Prime Minister in 2008, had visited David Coleman Headley’s home within weeks after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the Lashkar terrorist told a Mumbai court today, giving a new twist to his testimony. “It is not correct to say that the then Prime Minister of […]
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Pathankot attack: 5-member Pakistani probe team granted visa, to reach on Sunday
SOURCE: INDIA TODAY India today issued visas to Pakistan’s five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) which will reach New Delhi on Sunday to probe the Pathankot terror attack, believed to be the handiwork of terrorists from across the border. The Pakistani probe team comprises of Punjab Counter Terrorism Department officer Muhammad Tahir Rai, Lahore Deputy Director […]
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Soldier missing in Siachen avalanche
SOURCE: IANS A soldier went missing on Friday after an avalanche hit an Army patrol party on the Siachen glacier in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. “Two soldiers were swept away by the avalanche. One soldier has been rescued from the avalanche so far. His condition is serious and being treated,” […]
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Thursday, 24 March 2016
HAL on mission mode to ramp up Tejas production
SOURCE: Dr Anantha Krishnan M / ONEINDIA Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is sparing no efforts to ensure that the series production at its LCA-Tejas Division in Bengaluru picks up momentum. Often at the receiving end for poor production schedules, HAL officials are now determined to plug the loopholes that dented their image. During a facility […]
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India keen to buy F/A 18 Super Hornet fighter jets for IAF
SOURCE: INDIA TODAY India is keen to consider Boeing’s offer to supply F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets to the Indian Air Force (IAF). Sources said that New Delhi will take a hard look at the proposal in April when a high-level delegation will engage the Indian officials on the construct of the offer. US Defence Secretary […]
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JFD clinches Indian Navy submarine rescue deal
SOURCE: IHS Jane’s Navy International UK-based subsea operations and engineering company JFD, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has secured a GBP193 million (USD273 million) contract to design, deliver, and support a new submarine rescue capability for the Indian Navy. The award, announced on 24 March, includes the design, build, and supply of two […]
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IAF plans to acquire aerial target drones soon
SOURCE: ASIAN AGE The IAF is planning to acquire “manoeuvrable expendable aerial target” drones with flares at the tail-end that will serve as targets for laser-guided bombs and missiles fired from fighter aircraft that will give a more visibly accurate account of the outcome of firing at exercises such as the one that was held last […]
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Making Russian arms in India
SOURCE: RUSSIA & INDIA REPORT An official statement from India’s Defence Ministry states that on Indian arms imports, Russia is, by some distance, India’s biggest defence partner. Between 2012 and 2015, Moscow supplied India with military equipment worth over five billion dollars. The USA ranks second, with exports to India worth $4.4 billion. The situation […]
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How IAF showed it’s guarding India’s skies with an Iron Fist
SOURCE: DAILYO “More you sweat in peace, less you bleed in war” is the Indian Air Force (IAF) motto. Blood, sweat and tears keep a force battle-fit at all times. This was on display on March 18 when the IAF put up an impressive demonstration of air power at the Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan. […]
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Defexpo 2016: Focus likely on Make in India
SOURCE: FINANCIAL EXPRESS As many as 977 companies from 46 countries have registered for Defexpo 2016 to be held in Goa from March 28 to 31. This is the first time that the event has moved to Goa. The defence exhibition has got a whole new meaning with Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ and ‘Skill India’ […]
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Manohar Parrikar’s progress
SOURCE: FINANCIAL EXPRESS While it was always known that the success of the Make-in-India programme hinged critically on how quickly defence production picked up in the country, defence minister Manohar Parrikar has furthered this with his new defence procurement policy. While the earlier policy also gave a higher priority to deals where the manufacturing was predominantly […]
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RAW’s serving Indian Navy commander held in Balochistan : Pak Media
SOURCE: THE NEWS PK Security agencies have captured an agent of India’s top spy agency from Balochistan, a provincial minister said on Thursday, in the latest evidence of Islamabad’s claim that the neighbouring country is actively trying to destabilise Pakistan. In a media statement here on Thursday, Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti said that the […]
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TATRA TRUCKS at Defexpo India 2016
SOURCE: TATRA PR TATRA TRUCKS will present their products at the trade fair of defense technology Defexpo India 2016, which will be held from 28 to 31 March 2016 in India, in the town of Quitol, the state of Goa. We sincerely invite all those interested to visit our stand, located in Hall 3, booth labeled […]
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India, Indonesia conduct joint military training exercise
SOURCE: UNI India and Indonesia concluded the Joint Training Exercise ‘Garuda Shakti IV/ 2016’ which was aimed at enhancing the ability of both the armies to undertake joint tactical level operations in counter Insurgency environment under the United Nations Charter.The exercise that took place at the Military Training Area, Magelang, Indonesia, commenced with an opening ceremony […]
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World War II remains “Hot As Hell” to be handed over to US
SOURCE: ECONOMICTIMES After being lost for 72 years in Arunachal, the crew of ‘Hot as Hell’ – the US B-24 bomber that disappeared on a supply run from Kunming, China, to Chabua, Assam, on January 25, 1944 – is finally set to go home. With the Narendra Modi government allowing the US military to resume […]
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Javelin missile system to F-35: What Lockheed Martin plans to showcase at the Defence Expo 2016
SOURCE: ECONOMICTIMES Eyeing the Indian defence sector, Lockheed Martin will showcase several technologies and products for the Air Force, Army and Navy at the Defence Expo 2016. The exhibition, which will be from March 28 to March 31, is being held for the first time in Goa. The US defence major is planning to showcase […]
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25 Years On, Air Force Memorialises Death of 28 in IAF Plane Crash
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE On March 25, 1991, around 8 am, a group of young and enthusiastic Indian Air Force technical trainees were eagerly waiting for their first travel experience in a Defence aircraft. But what happened next turned out to be one of the most tragic episodes in the country’s defence memoirs. The plane crashed, […]
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Resolve pay anomalies: Defence chiefs to Manohar Parrikar
SOURCE: TNN The Army, Navy and IAF chiefs have once again expressed concern over the eroding “status, parity and equivalence” in terms of salaries and allowances of the armed forces vis-a-vis their civilian counterparts, urging the government to resolve the “persisting core anomalies” before implementing the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC). Defence ministry sources […]
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F-35 engine ‘not performing at expected levels’
SOURCE: AFP Federal investigators said Wednesday that Pratt & Whitney’s engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter still is “not performing at expected levels” and is one of many glitches still plaguing the nation’s next generation of fighters. “While Pratt & Whitney has implemented a number of design changes that have resulted in significant reliability improvements, […]
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IB understaffed: Can India afford this in the war against ISIS?
SOURCE: ONE INDIA When India speaks of fighting terror, it must first ensure that the vacancies in the Intelligence Bureau are filled up first. It is just not enough to have three Arabic translators in the Intelligence Bureau especially when the battle is against the ISIS. The fight against groups such as the ISIS requires a […]
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ISI provided huge funds for Headley’s 26/11 operation: Ujjwal Nikam
SOURCE: ANI 26/11 Mumbai terror attack operative David Coleman Headley, who had been vehemently denying that he had not been paid by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, finally made a sensational revelation before a court today that the ISI had massively funded his entire operation. Speaking to the media after Headley’s cross-examination, Special Prosecutor in the case […]
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Fighting terror on Modi’s agenda: Belgian Ambassador to India
SOURCE: THE HINDU The terror attacks in Brussels that left at least 35 dead and 260 injured will not change Belgium’s commitment to freedoms, Belgian Ambassador to India Jan Luykx said, adding that fighting terror would be centre-stage when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the country next Wednesday. “The fight against terrorism was always going […]
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RAW, IB asked me about Kashmir: S.A.R. Geelani
SOURCE: THE HINDU On February 17, a group of officials from the RAW and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) walked into Delhi University professor S.A.R. Geelani’s detention cell and asked him to explain his position on the Kashmir issue. Booked on sedition charge on February 16 for co-hosting an event at the Press Club of India […]
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Pics : New Tank Ammunition for MBT Arjun
SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK DRDO successfully conducted test firing of new tank ammunition Penetrationcum-Blast (PCB) and Thermobaric (TB) Ammunition, specially designed for Arjun Tank at Chandipur, Odisha, on 6 January 2016. The trials were very effective and the damage was devastating with the firing of ammunition successfully destroying the target tank and severely damaging its turret, barrel, tracks, ammunition bin, various sights, antennas, etc. The ammunitions […]
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China’s giant Y-20 airlifter expected to enter service this year
SOURCE: UPI China’s Xian Y-20 military airlifter is expected to finish flight tests and be put into service with the People’s Liberation Army this year, according to a report from the official Communist Party newspaper People’s Daily. People’s Daily reported the assessment cames from Xu Yongling, a military expert who said the test flight period […]
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LeT wanted to kill Bal Thackeray, David Headley tells court
SOURCE: PTI Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley, convicted in the US for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, today told a court here that terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) wanted to eliminate Bal Thackeray but the person who was assigned the job to kill the late Shiv Sena chief was arrested. The 55-year-old, who has turned […]
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Wednesday, 23 March 2016
HJT-36 Intermediate jet trainer programme update
SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) developed Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) which were to replace Kiran MK-II trainer jets used at Stage-II pilot training programme of Indian Air Force has successfully completed the initial phase of spin tests and aircraft exhibited satisfactory spin characteristics said sources in HAL to idrw.org. structural re-design of […]
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China’s maritime strategy and India’s security dilemma
SOURCE: GLOBALRISKINSIGHTS China’s strategic engagement in the Indian Ocean represents one of the main sources of concern for India. While Beijing formally commits to the Peaceful Development framework, the expanding activities of the PLAN can generate a deep fraction between the two countries. Hannibal ad portas India and Japan are negotiating the upgrading of civil […]
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Tejas not singled out during post-Iron Fist briefing: IAF
SOURCE: Mathrubhumi The Indian Air Force (IAF) clarified that it never portrayed India’s home-grown fighter jet Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas in ‘poor light’ after a section of media reported on a probe into ‘failed bombing missions’ during Iron Fist exercise held in Pokhran ranges recently. The IAF also clarified that its post-Iron Fist briefing […]
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Stealth frigates: Mazagon Dock ties up with Italy’s Fincanteri
SOURCE: THE HINDU Mazagon Dock Ltd has teamed up with Italian shipbuilder Fincanteri to build stealth frigates. Controlled by the Defence Ministry and specialised in the building of naval and offshore units, Mazagon Dock Ltd (MDL) is to receive technical advice for Project 17A, which envisages the construction of seven stealth frigates ordered last year by […]
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Report: Indian army to assign drones to combat battalions
SOURCE: C4ISR The Indian government is likely to greenlight an Indian army proposal to equip many combat battalions with UAVs. The plan is to “equip all infantry and mechanized battalions with a new squad of mini-unmanned aerial vehicles for deeper insights into the battlefield,” according to The India Times. “While the UAVs will have a […]
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India Targets 60 Pc Indigenous Defence Procurement
SOURCE: UNI India is targeting to increase the share of totally indigenous content in its procurement to 60 per cent in the next four to five years. Though at present 60 to 65 per cent defence procurement was done from Indian companies but net indigenous content was only 40 per cent after imported element in […]
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Pakistan rejects Isro’s manna, Afghanistan may gain
SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE Pakistan’s rejection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s gift to SAARC nations in the form of a communications satellite could well prove a godsend for Afghanistan! For, the satellite which is now being assembled by Indian space scientists in Bengaluru ahead of its launch in December 2016, would have one or more extra […]
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We are looking at building a coalition of partners in India: Atlas Elektronik India.
SOURCE: FINANCIAL EXPRESS Germany is participating in the Indian Navy’s efforts to equip itself against threats from the Chinese as well as Pakistani submarines in the Indian Ocean. Germany-based Atlas Elektronik is participating in Indian Navy’s key upgrade programmes for its existing surface and underwater target torpedoes and will be delivering active towed array sonars. Atlas […]
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U.S. agency asked me to visit Pakistan, claims Headley
SOURCE: THE HINDU In another sensational claim, Pakistani-American terrorist and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley told a court that after he was arrested by the United States’ Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in 1997, the agency instructed him to visit Pakistan and had sponsored the trip as well. Headley, who was made an approver in the […]
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Neighbouring Country in Proxy War, Gathering Forces at Borders: Army Chief
SOURCE: PTI Army chief General Dalbir Singh today stressed the need for vigilance on the borders where he said “neighbouring country” is “accumulating” its forces while engaging in proxy wars with the help of non-state actors.”There is the need to be vigilant across borders as neighbouring country is indulging in proxy war with the help […]
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Pace of Army modernisation has picked up: Gen. Singh
SOURCE:THE HINDU Chief of Army Staff General Dalbir Singh said that the pace of modernisation of Indian Army has been accelerated and efforts are being made to replace obsolete machinery and equipment. “Things are moving in the right direction and results will be visible in two to three years,” he said on Wednesday, expressing confidence […]
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