Hefty Rs 42,000 crore bill for combat aircraft may rise
The Dassault Rafale, taxiing before taking off for an aerobatics display at Aero India 2011 in Bangalore last February by Ajai Shukla (Short...
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July 30, 2011
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Saturday, 30 July 2011
MMRCA contract falling through?
Will the Typhoon and the Rafale survive the Indian MoD? I'm getting increasingly skeptical about the survivability of the MMRCA tender....
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July 30, 2011
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Thursday, 28 July 2011
Bomb factories flourish while Home Ministry blocks alternative
The remains of a CRPF vehicle after it was blown up by a Naxal IED, killing seven policemen. The culprit: ammonium nitrate New ‘non-explosiv...
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July 28, 2011
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011
INS Satpura to be commissioned on 20th August 2011
The Defence Ministry announcement of INS Satpura's commissioning is pasted below for your information. INS Satpura: Second Shivalik clas...
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July 27, 2011
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Monday, 25 July 2011
US-Pak: intertwined, but going nowhere
by Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 26th July 11 Has the ISI’s hospitality to Osama bin Laden, and Islamabad’s furious response to his killing...
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July 25, 2011
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Thursday, 21 July 2011
Army’s “Cold Start” doctrine gets teeth
A Pakistani artillery battery fires a salvo. The Prahaar missile, tested today by India, provides a tactical ability for conventional strike...
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July 21, 2011
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"Prahaar" makes its first flight
The DRDO press release is pasted below: `PRAHAAR’- NEW SURFACE TO SURFACE TACTICAL MISSILE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED DRDO successfully flight te...
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July 21, 2011
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Sunday, 17 July 2011
China's defence industry offers lessons to India
Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 18th Jul 2011 In a closed-door discussion here on Thursday, a leading authority on China's military moder...
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July 17, 2011
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Monday, 11 July 2011
How about a Department of Aerospace?
Delegates from HAL and Sukhoi and Rosoboronexport sign the Preliminary Design Contract to develop a 5th generation fighter aircraft by Ajai ...
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July 11, 2011
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Friday, 8 July 2011
Ministry of Defence strikes blow for private sector in defence
A vehicle-based Electronic Warfare (EW) system, developed by the DRDO. Now, the private sector will compete on level terms with DPSUs like B...
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July 08, 2011
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