Vietnam special forces prep for S China Sea action: media

SOURCE: WANT CHINA TIMES To stop China’s land reclamation activities in the disputed South China Sea, the Vietnamese military is preparing to attack the Chinese facilities in the region with special forces, according to Moscow-based Kommersant. As military exercises held by the Vietnamese military since 2004 have shown, the People’s Air Force of Vietnam’s Su-22 […]

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Sri Lanka revealed as first foreign buyer of JF-17

SOURCE: WANT CHINA TIMES Sri Lanka will become the first foreign country to acquire the JF-17 Thunder, otherwise known as the FC-1 Xiaolong or “Fierce Dragon,” the multi-role combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation of China, reports the Pakistan-based 92NewsHD. According to the report, the order will […]

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India has a new generation of Air-to-Air Missiles

SOURCE: forceindia The arrival in India of the first two upgraded Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage 2000 T/TI fighter aircraft marked the induction of a new-generation of potent Air-to-Air Missiles (AAMs) with the service, in MBDA’s MICA AAM. The MICA will replace the Indian Air Force’s obsolete Super 530D Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) and […]

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J&K: Two LeT militants, civilian killed in Kulgam encounter

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE A civilian and two militants were killed, while two army men were injured in an overnight encounter between the security forces and the militants in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday. Locals allege that the civilian – Asif Tantray was killed after the security personnel opened fire on a group of […]

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Navy Chopper Rescues 20 from Listing Vessel off Vasai

SOURCE: PTI Navy helicopters rescued 20 persons on board a listing merchant ship off Vasai coast in neighbouring Palghar district today. “While 19 were airlifted and brought to INS Shikra in Mumbai, one more on board the vessel was airlifted by a second Navy chopper,” a Defence spokesperson told PTI. The Navy got a request at 7 […]

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Bangladesh to Set up 40 New Outposts on India Border

SOURCE: IANS Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) have agreed to construct at least 40 new border outposts (BOPs) facing Tripura and Mizoram along the India-Bangladesh border to check militant activities and trafficking, a BSF official said here on Monday. “BGB officials informed us on the proposed construction of least 40 new BOPs along the India-Bangladesh frontier […]

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FRCV or Armata What’s in a name? Indian Army !!

SOURCE: Vishal Asolkar / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Indian Army on 08 June , has issued Request for Information (RFI) to Vendors for design of Future Universal Combat Platform upon which new Main Battle tank will be developed to replace existing Soviet-era T-72 Main battle tanks in the Armoured Corps which will enter service […]

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