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No Mention of Defence Outlay in Arun Jaitley’s Union Budget
A Sukhoi Su-30MKI of the Indian Air ForceFinance minister Arun Jaitley made no mention of India’s defence allocation for 2016-17 in his Union Budget speech on Monday, raising curiosity over why the...
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Budget 2016: Disappointing 4.8% Hike in Defence Allocation, for the First...
As first reported by ET, the ministry has also not been able to utlilize a significant chunk of money allocated for defence modernizationNEW DELHI: In a disappointment for the defence forces, a very...
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Army For New 30mm Ammunition For Infantry Vehicles
In what could be one of the largest recent stock procurements of new generation ammunition, the Army has published fresh interest. As part of a drive to beef up its mechanised forces and infantry, the...
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Big Ticket Make in India – in Defence
Clockwise Top: L&T K9 Vajra-T, Kamov Ka-226T, HAL-Sukhoi FGFA & BAE M777 Howitzerby Lt. General P.C. KatochMake in India is in the air including in the defence sector, with big ticket projects...
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Pakistan Hails Russia-US Agreement on Syria
"We, however, remain concerned on the humanitarian crisis and the urgent need to address the refugee crisis," the statement saidISLAMABAD: Pakistan welcomed the agreement reached between Russia and the...
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The JINX Continues: SpaceX Rocket Launch Aborted on Launchpad, Just Seconds...
SpaceX upgraded the Falcon 9 with extra firepower—and some of the firepower is used to orient its first-stage booster as it falls back to EarthA commercial communications satellite stayed on Earth...
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A Special Operations Command is Needed Urgently
by Lt. General P.C. KatochAmidst numerous recommendation of the Naresh Chandra Committee, one was establishment of a Special Operations Command. India has been combating proxy wars for over past three...
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Vice Admiral Bimal Verma Takes Charge of Andaman & Nicobar Command
Rear Adm Antoine Beaussant of the French Navy calling on Vice Adm Bimal Verma, then Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval CommandNEW DELHI: Vice Admiral Bimal Verma today took charge of the Andaman &...
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Vice-Admiral HCS Bisht Assumes Eastern Naval Command
Vice-Admiral HCS Bisht assumes Eastern Naval CommandVISAKHAPATNAM: Vice-Admiral H C S Bisht took over as the flag officer commanding-in-chief, eastern naval command, from vice-admiral Satish Soni who...
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Pakistani Team to Complete Pathankot Probe This Week: Official
Earlier, a six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) was set up by the federal government for the initial probe into the January 2 attack based on the leads given by IndiaISLAMABAD: The Pakistani...
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Choppers, Aircraft to Pick Up Air Crash Victims in 1 Hour: IAF
SHILLONG: The Indian Air Force today said it is making provisions for helicopters and aircraft to ensure that air crash victims can be picked up within one hour of the mishap."We are making provisions...
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Japanese Nuclear Reactor Shuts Down 3 Days After Restart
An aerial view shows No. 4 (front L), No. 3 (front R), No. 2 (rear L) and No. 1 reactor buildings at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Takahama town, Fukui prefecture, in this...
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Pakistan Says it Needs F-16s from US for Counter Terror Operations
The US government this month approved the sale of the aircraft, radar and electronic warfare equipment to Pakistan in a deal worth nearly $700 millionWASHINGTON: Pakistan says the US sale of F-16...
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Pakistan SIT on Pathankot Attack Likely to Visit India Soon: Sartaj Aziz
Three men arrested for their alleged role in the attack were sent to a six-day police remand by an anti-terrorism court in Gujranwala city of Punjab on SaturdayWASHINGTON: A Pakistani team probing the...
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Reusable Military Space Plane Tops DARPA Wishlist
For the second year in a row, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's highest funded project is a reusable military spaceplane.For 2017, DARPA requested $50 million for the XS-1 spaceplane...
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Russia Halts all Syria Bombing Sorties to Avoid 'Mistakes'
Russia launched its Syrian bombing campaign on September 30The Russian military said its warplanes suspended all sorties over Syria on Saturday in line with a ceasefire deal brokered by Russia and the...
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Lockheed Martin CEO to Meet Modi Talks to Include Plans of Making F-16...
US-based fighter jet maker Lockheed Martin’s CEO Marillyn Hewson is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi next week to discuss her company’s future plans, including the proposed...
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Details Emerging of Defence Budget Hiked by Nearly Ten Per Cent
The defence budget was today increased by 9.76 per cent to Rs 2.58 lakh crore for the next fiscal as compared to the revised estimates of Rs 2.33 lakh crore for 2015-16 even as military pension zoomed...
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FAA Type Certification For Chinese Y-12F Turboprop Aircraft
Chinese Y-12F Turboprop Passenger Aircraft (Image: AVIC)The Chinese next generation advanced turboprop commuter aircraft, Y-12F has obtained an FAA type certificate.This is the third aircraft type in...
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Government Aims to Cut Defence Imports, Hold Spending Steady
Pinaka MBRL - K9 Vajra Artillery Gun - Akash Air Defence SystemNEW DELHI: India plans to focus defence spending more on the domestic market instead of importing combat planes, ships and submarines,...
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