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July 22, 2019
Defexpo shifted to Lucknow to promote UP as a defence manufacturing hub
By Vishal ThaparSuccessive Defence Ministers have moved this premier international exhibition to their home state
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July 20, 2019
Last of the missiles conceived by Kalam in 1983 finally ready for induction
By Vishal ThaparNAG Anti-Tank Guided Missile gets approval from the Army after grueling summer trials
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July 19, 2019
Not one of 11 glide bombs dropped by Pakistan Air Force in post-Balakot attack hit Indian targets
By Vishal ThaparIAF set to destroy Pakistan's unexploded 'precision bombs' of South African & Chinese origin
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July 19, 2019
Friendly foreign country provides satellite imagery to substantiate damage to terror camp
By Vishal ThaparFinal tally of Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists killed is 263
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July 19, 2019
MTCR relaxations: Range of India's Brahmos cruise missiles increased to 450 km
By Vishal Thapar42 IAF Su-30MKI fighters to be armed with extended range airborne variant
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July 16, 2019
What makes Chandrayaan-2 India's most complex and ambitious space mission?
By Ayushee ChaudharyIndia’s second lunar mission and the first to soft-land on the lunar surface is sure to establish it globally as a significant space power but only if it does not face any more delays after the seventh one recently.
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July 15, 2019
India’s ambitious Moon mission suffers yet another delay
By Ayushee ChaudharyWith a technical issue that emerged just about an hour before the launch of Chandrayaan-2, the wait to reach the Moon is still not over for the nation
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July 10, 2019
India to design and build its own submarines after Project 75(I)
By Vishal ThaparTechnology gap to be bridged with forthcoming programme, agenda to build platforms without foreign assistance in future
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July 10, 2019
Vikrant - India's first indigenous aircraft carrier - to be delivered to Navy in 2021
By Vishal ThaparFlight trials to commence after hand-over to Navy
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July 8, 2019
'Financial Gates' set up to bar low bids by suspect private sector players to win Defence contracts
By Vishal ThaparEntry barrier set up through amendment to DPP in March 2019
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July 8, 2019
India nullifies its biggest reform in Defence Procurements
By Vishal ThaparPublic Sector gate crashes into the Strategic Partner Model meant to create significant Defence Manufacturing capabilities in the Private Sector
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July 8, 2019
Plan for a Yak-130 trainer sortie during IAF Chief Dhanoa's Russia visit springs a surprise
By Vishal ThaparThe IAF in 2004 decided in favour of the British Hawk AJT in preference to the Russian trainer
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July 6, 2019
Maldives Defence Chief calls for India as guarantor of peace and stability in the Indian Ocean Region
By Vishal ThaparMale signals return to 'India First Policy' to undo the estrangement with New Delhi during the rule of former President Yameen
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July 5, 2019
Modest 6.8 per cent hike pushes India Defence Budget to $46.5 B
By Vishal ThaparDefence imports exempted from Customs duty, boosting modernisation kitty by $3.6 B over 5 years; Central Police budget hikes India's security spend by another $14.4 B
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July 3, 2019
Government decides to scrap decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat, veterans outraged
By Ayushee ChaudharyNo takers for preserving an important part of India's military heritage; disposal decision in consultation with Navy
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July 3, 2019
Israeli F-35 stealth fighters fly secret mission undetected in Iranian airspace
By Ayushee ChaudharyTeheran sacks sacks air defence commander for failure to report intrusion
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July 2, 2019
Indian Navy takes a big leap towards electric propulsion of warships
By Vishal ThaparTraining facilities set up prepare personnel to power next generation platforms
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July 2, 2019
Russia to train Indian astronauts
By Ayushee ChaudharyFirst deputy Director General of Glavkosmos Natalia Lokteva and Director of Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) Dr. S.Unnikrishnan Nair signed a contract on June 27, 2019.
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July 1, 2019
India issues $2 B tender to local Indian shipyards for futuristic missile vessels
By Vishal ThaparSlew of shipbuilding RFPs after decision on qualifying criteria for bidders
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July 1, 2019
Half of IAF's AN-32 transport fleet still not upgraded, Govt admits in Parliament
By Vishal ThaparMeant to be completed by 2014, the upgrade programme has been brought to a standstill by the breakdown of relations between Ukraine and Russia
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June 25, 2019
Boeing names former Indian Navy Rear Admiral to head its Defence business in India
By Vishal ThaparA naval aviator, Surendra Ahuja was Asst Controller of Carrier Projects & Warship Acquisitions from 2015 to 2018 and led the India-US Joint Working Group on Carrier Technology
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June 24, 2019
Under threat of sanctions, India gives momentum to $10 Billion defence deals with US
By Vishal ThaparDecks being cleared for buying 10 more P-8I Poseidon naval snoop planes to counter-balance multiple big ticket defence deals with Russia.
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June 20, 2019
India kickstarts 45,000 Crore programme for building 6 submarines under Project 75 (I)
By Vishal ThaparEoI issued for selecting Indian Strategic Partner, process for shortlisting foreign OEMs to begin in 2 weeks
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June 15, 2019
Repeat of AN-32 crash in Arunachal will not happen again: IAF Chief
By Noor SharmaIndian Air Force (IAF) Chief B.S Dhanoa on June 15 said corrective steps will be taken to prevent a repeat of the June 3 AN-32 crash in Arunachal Pradesh which killed all 13 personnel on board.
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June 15, 2019
India setting up agency to develop weapons for space warfare
By Vishal ThaparClose on the heels of a successfully testing an anti-satellite (A-SAT) weapon, India is setting up an agency to develop technology and weapons for space warfare.
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June 13, 2019
13 bodies found from crash site of IAF AN-32 in Arunachal
By Vishal ThaparSearch teams led by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on June 13 recovered the bodies of all 13 personnel who were on board the AN-32 transport aircraft which crashed into a mountain near Tato in Arunachal Pradesh on June 3.
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June 11, 2019
Airbus springs a surprise in $5 Billion naval chopper competition, no-show by Bell
By Vishal ThaparGovernment decision awaited on allowing public sector HAL bid in programme meant to create "wider private sector participation"
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June 11, 2019
Wreckage of IAF AN-32 found in Arunachal 8 days after it went missing
By Vishal ThaparNo word yet on the fate of 13 persons on board
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June 7, 2019
India signs $43.2 Million contract for Spice smart bombs
By Vishal ThaparEmergency purchase is the first defence deal by the new Government, to build up war reserve stockpile
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June 5, 2019
Massive search for missing IAF AN-32 aircraft continues without success for 3rd day
By Vishal ThaparCongress attacks Goverment, asks why Russian-origin transport fleet is fitted with 'obsolete' emergency beacons
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June 5, 2019
Indian Navy demonstrates submarine rescue capability off Eastern seaboard
By Vishal Thapar & Noor SharmaNewly-acquired DSRV mates with Kilo class submarine in a simulated distress scenario at the bottom of the sea, brings 30 'trapped' submariners to the surface safely
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June 3, 2019
Rajnath Singh visits troops at Siachen
By Vishal ThaparNew Defence Minister hits the ground running
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June 3, 2019
IAF AN-32 with 13 on board goes missing en route to air strip near China border
By Vishal ThaparSu-30MKI fighters, C-130J Super Hercules aircraft launched in massive search operation
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June 3, 2019
Ahead of fresh Gripen bid, IAF Chief in Sweden
By Vishal ThaparThe fighter aircraft offer is central to the Scandinavian country's bid to revive defence trade with India after the post-Bofors freeze
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June 3, 2019
Ajit Doval gets a second term as NSA, promoted to Cabinet rank
By Vishal ThaparElevation an acknowledgement of key role in big national security initiatives during PM Modi's first term
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June 1, 2019
Rajnath Singh takes over as Defence Minister
By Vishal ThaparDefence Secretary Mitra's term extended by 3 months
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May 31, 2019
Recasting of the Big Four in Modi's Ministry opens up new possibilities
By Vishal ThaparRajnath will have to put the Make in India agenda in Defence on fast track, Puri confronted with failing airlines
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May 31, 2019
Admiral Karambir Singh takes over as 24th Chief of the Indian Navy
By Vishal ThaparHe is also the first helicopter pilot and the first Sikh to get the job
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May 30, 2019
A first: New Navy Chief to take over amidst a challenge to his appointment
By Vishal ThaparThe Military Tribunal has made Admiral Karambir Singh's continuation as Chief of Naval Staff conditional to the outcome of a legal contest
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May 30, 2019
Modi visits National War Memorial ahead of swearing in, sets the tone for new term
By Vishal ThaparAhead of his swearing in for a second term in India's top political office on May 30, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the National War Memorial in New Delhi...
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May 28, 2019
Country's first 'all women crew' flies the Mi-17 V5 helicopter
By Ayushee ChaudharyConsisting of three women, the crew flew a Mi-17 V5 helicopter for a Battle Inoculation Training mission.
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May 24, 2019
IAF's workhorse to fly on bio-fuel containing tree-borne oils
By Vishal ThaparThe formidable workhorse of the Indian Air Force (IAF) transport fleet, the Antonov-32, will now fly on aviation fuel blended with tree-borne oils sourced from tribal areas.
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May 24, 2019
HAL attempts to gatecrash India's first Strategic Partner programme to acquire naval choppers
By Vishal ThaparHAL has a declared tie-up with Russian Helicopters, and its participation could skew the selection process in favour of the Kamov-226T in the $ 5B programme
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May 23, 2019
IAF gets its first operational woman fighter pilot
By Ayushee ChaudharyFlight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth is now flying combat sorties on the MiG-21 Bison during the day
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May 22, 2019
IAF test-fires air-launched BrahMos cruise missile against land target
By Vishal ThaparThe Indian Air Force (IAF) on May 22 declared a successful test-firing of the air-launched version of the BrahMos supersponic cruise missile from a Su-30MKI fighter.
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May 22, 2019
PSLV-C46, carrying RISAT-2B successfully launched by ISRO on Wednesday
By Ayushee ChaudharyFollowing two successful PSLV launches earlier this year, ISRO conducted yet another successful launch with PSLV-C46 carrying the earth observation satellite, RISAT-2B which is also expected to be used for military surveillance.
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May 17, 2019
IAF Chief flies 'Falcon Slayer' MiG-21
By Vishal ThaparChief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal BS 'Tony' Dhanoa flew solo in a MiG-21 Type 96 aircraft from the Sulur airbase on May 17.
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May 17, 2019
Indian Navy demonstrates remote-controlled firing capability from warships
By Vishal ThaparTrial firing directed through satellite-based data link signals maturity of network centric warfare architecture
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May 16, 2019
India gifts 2 Mi-24V helicopter gunships to Afghanistan to fight terrorism
By Vishal ThaparIndia on May 16 handed over two Mi-24V attack helicopters to Afghanistan to bolster its capability to fight terrorism and insurgency.
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May 4, 2019
India approves purchase of 10 Ka-31 early warning choppers from Russia for $506 M
By Vishal ThaparIndia's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the purchase of 10 Kamov-31 ship-borne Airborne Early Warning and Control choppers for the Indian Navy at an estimated cost of 3,500 Crore ($505.9 Million).
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April 26, 2019
Navy officer killed in fire on board the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya
By Vishal ThaparA naval officer was killed in a fire on board India's aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on April 26. The fire did not result in any serious damage to the frontline warship, according to the Navy.
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April 20, 2019
Navy Chief launches 3rd of India's most powerful class of destroyers
By Vishal ThaparChristened Imphal, this will be the first Indian Naval warship to be named after a city in the North-East
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April 17, 2019
Spike gets a new lease of life: Indian Army seeks Israeli missile as an urgent requirement
By Vishal Thapar240 Spike ER missiles and 12 launchers are being purchased as an "emergency procurement"
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April 16, 2019
Indian Navy ship-borne Chetak helicopter crashes into Arabian Sea
By Vishal Thapar3-member crew jump out of chopper as it ditched, rescued
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April 16, 2019
A flight beyond the clouds, beyond compare
By Ayushee ChaudharyApril 15 marked the centenary of the first and only Marshal of the Indian Air Force, Arjan Singh and SP's went down a memory lane to show glimpses from the remarkable life that he led until two years ago when he passed away at the age of 98, only to live forever in the hearts of many air warriors.
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April 12, 2019
Pentagon strongly defends India's A-SAT test, says threats justify the step
By Vishal ThaparWhile US expresses support, there are calls for rules of conduct in space
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April 12, 2019
Amidst military tensions, Army top brass re-prioritises budgetary spending to ensure war readiness
By Vishal ThaparIndustry reps interact with military leadership on defence procurement programmes
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April 12, 2019
Israel's Beresheet, the first privately funded spacecraft, ends before landing on lunar surface
By Ayushee ChaudharyWith the Israeli spacecraft's crash, the country nearly missed becoming the fourth in the list of nations to have landed on the surface of the moon.
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April 11, 2019
IAF top brass reviews aerial skirmish with Pakistan, flags critical requirements for combat edge
By Vishal ThaparDefence Minister terms Balakot air strike "flawless", gives assurance of quick procurements
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April 9, 2019
Elbit beats Nexter in epic battle to win Indian 155 mm, 52 calibre towed gun competition
By Vishal ThaparBut order for the Israeli ATHOS 2052 howitzer may be reduced from 1,580 guns to just 400 to make way for DRDO's ATAGS
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April 8, 2019
First lot of 6 indigenised Bofors guns handed over to the Army
By Vishal ThaparGo-ahead given for bulk production of 114 'Dhanush' howitzers