MoD flouts offset rules; favours foreign vendors
The first P8 Neptune LRMR aircraft built by Boeing for the US Navy. The offsets for India's $2.1 billion purchase of 8 Neptune aircraf...
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August 31, 2011
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Monday, 29 August 2011
Defence Minister Antony says Arjun Mk II will cost Rs 37 crore (US $8 million) per tank
The Arjun Mark II, an upgraded version of the Mark I pictured here, will roll out by 2015, says Antony
Answering a question in parli...
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August 29, 2011
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Sunday, 28 August 2011
New Delhi could have anti-missile shield by 2014
The Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) interceptor, which can intercept an incoming ballistic missile at altitudes greater than 80 kilometers above...
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August 28, 2011
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Saturday, 27 August 2011
IAF "Siachen Pioneers" squadron rescues American climber from 23,000 feet on Saser Kangri II
“WE DO THE DIFFICULT AS A ROUTINE, THE IMPOSSIBLE (MAY) TAKE A BIT LONGER”
The IAF press release describing th...
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August 27, 2011
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Friday, 26 August 2011
"Know your battleship" quiz: who can identify all the sensors and weapons on INS Satpura?
On the right is the Satpura at its launch in Mumbai last week. You are invited to identify its weapons and sensors fit... in the photos nu...
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August 26, 2011
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Thursday, 25 August 2011
Mahindra anti-mine vehicles for Naxal ops
Brig Khutab Hai, MD & CEO Defence Land Systems India, hands over the key to the first MPV-I to Jharkhand Additional DG Police, BB Prad...
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August 25, 2011
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Tuesday, 23 August 2011
New strike corps for China border
Tibet's Chumbi valley, as seen from Nathu La in Sikkim. India's new strike corps would respond to Chinese aggression with an attac...
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August 23, 2011
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Building a submarine fleet
A view of the East Yard (the green-roofed building on the waterfront, where MDL is building six Scorpene submarines under Project 75.
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August 23, 2011
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Monday, 22 August 2011
Mazagon sees opening in submersible drift
MDL chief proposes building 3-6 more Scorpenes while the MoD decides on Project 75I
Ajai Shukla Mazagon Dock, Mumbai 23rd Aug 11
Wit...
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August 22, 2011
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Sunday, 21 August 2011
Warship Identification Quiz... what are these fancy decoration pieces?
I encountered these smartly turned out vessels near where the Satpura was berthed. Which vessels are they? Best answer wins...
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August 21, 2011
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Saturday, 20 August 2011
Stealth warship INS Satpura joins navy
Ajai Shukla Mumbai, 22nd Aug 11
In a centuries-old naval ritual in Mumbai on Saturday, navy chief Admiral Nirmal...
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August 20, 2011
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Friday, 19 August 2011
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Off to Mazagon Dock... for the commissioning of INS Satpura!
This was the Satpura, moments after it was launched into the water. On Saturday, it will be commissioned into the Indian Navy as its secon...
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August 18, 2011
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Monday, 15 August 2011
Concerns over China’s new aircraft carrier
(Left) The Varyag after its return from its first sea trials. It was accompanied by the large vessel, marked 88, during the five-day voyag...
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August 15, 2011
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Sunday, 14 August 2011
A preview of the Independence Day celebration at the Red Fort in New Delhi tomorrow
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AT RED FORT...
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August 14, 2011
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