Part II: Army’s delayed orders halts T-90 tank
Views of the T-90S production line at the Heavy Vehicle Factory (HVF), Avadi. The HVF is looking for an army order for 700 more T-90S tanks....
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Monday, 28 November 2011
Blundering in AfPak’s cultural maze
by Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 29th Nov 11 As with much else in Pakistan, the unfortunate deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a NATO air s...
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November 28, 2011
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Sunday, 27 November 2011
T-90 tank: Technology transfer, supply of assemblies hit Russian stonewall
A decade after Russia contracted to provide technology for building 1,000 T-90S tanks in India, just 150 tanks have actually been built. Pic...
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November 27, 2011
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Saturday, 26 November 2011
Improving the Arjun's already great suspension
With Dr P Sivakumar, CVRDE's director, a formidable suspension systems specialist. Here's a brief on the Arjun Mark II's improve...
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November 26, 2011
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Friday, 25 November 2011
Large orders can make Arjun tank cheaper
The Arjun line at HVF Avadi, near idle, after delivering 110 of the order for 124 tanks by Ajai Shukla Avadi, Chennai Business Standard, 26t...
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November 25, 2011
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Thursday, 24 November 2011
Upcoming modifications on the Arjun Mark II
With an army crewmember of the Arjun, one of the men posted on deputation to CVRDE for the Arjun project Folks, I know, like every married p...
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November 24, 2011
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Video of purported Israeli hit on Syrian tank
FOLKS, SEE THE VIDEO AND TELL ME YOUR VIEW ON THE COMMENTARY THAT CAME WITH IT. THE COMMENTARY IS POSTED BELOW. THANKS, AJAI ---------------...
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November 24, 2011
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Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Heavier, more lethal Arjun tank poised for trials
The modified Arjun on which many proposed modifications are already done. Other improvements feature on another test tank. The graphic shows...
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November 23, 2011
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You've harassed me enough... Arjun article coming!
Have never been hounded so persistently for an article before, not even by my most enthusiastic editors. Will never, Never, NEver, NEVer, NE...
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November 23, 2011
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Friday, 18 November 2011
China in a corner at the East Asia Summit
Tensions simmer beneath the surface bonhomie at the East Asia Summit. Fear of an increasingly aggressive China provides an opportunity for I...
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November 18, 2011
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The Indian Air Force activates Vijaynagar Advanced Landing Ground
The MoD press release is reproduced in full below. It needs to be noted that Vijaynagar is on the border with Myanmar and the benefits of th...
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November 18, 2011
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011
DRDO plans early entry of Agni-4 into arsenal
Left to Right: DRDO Chief Controller for Missiles and Strategic Systems, Dr Avinash Chander; Director General, Dr VK Saraswat; and Project D...
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November 16, 2011
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Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Agni-4 surprise launch a success, next missile in Dec
by Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 16th Nov 11 The Defence R&D Organisation’s surprise test of a new Agni-4 missile, which the MoD says w...
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November 15, 2011
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Monday, 14 November 2011
Video of the Agni IV launch this morning
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November 14, 2011
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The DRDO has announced the successful launch this morning of the Agni IV missile, which has a range of 3,500 km. The DRDO says the test met ...
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November 14, 2011
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Pakistan: containment or engagement?
by Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 15th Nov 11 Is Pakistan already a basket case, a country captured by militarized radicals and a radicalize...
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November 14, 2011
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It's the Gripen NG test aircraft...
That's right, folks! It's the Gripen NG test aircraft. The only existing one.... Do you all want to know about this visit?
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November 14, 2011
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Friday, 11 November 2011
Here's why there is no Arjun report so far....
The Arjun report will come up just as soon as I'm back... along with the report from this visit.
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November 11, 2011
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Friday, 4 November 2011
Tanks!
Just back from a two-day visit to the Combat Vehicles R&D Establishment and to the Heavy Vehicles Factory, Chennai... got a full update ...
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November 04, 2011
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