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India Test Fires Brahmos Two Days In A Row
March 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMTwo days after successfully testing firing Brahmos, India again on Friday test-fired the supersonic cruise missile with certain new systems from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off Odisha coast. The supersonic missile, which has a flight range of up to 290 km, is capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 200 to 300 kg
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Tatra Army Truck Deal: CBI Registers Case
March 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case in connection with the supply of all-terrain Tatra trucks through State-owned BEML to the Indian Army, according to the Press Trust of India. The CBI has called Vectra group Chairman Ravi Rishi, is a majority stake holder in Tatra, who is currently in New Delhi for Defexpo 2012 for questioning
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Raytheon Begins Procuring Parts For India’s Darin II Aircraft
March 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRaytheon Company has started procuring components required to build the Munitions Control Units for 126 of the Indian Air Force's Jaguar Darin II attack aircraft. The MCU enables integration of modern weapons on legacy aircraft with minimal to no modifications to aircraft wiring and the flight or stores management software
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Indian Army Successfully Test Fires Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile
March 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia successfully test fired Brahmos supersonic cruise missile today as part of a user trial by the Army from the test range at Chandipur off Odisha coast, The Press Trust of India reported. "The missile was test fired from a ground mobile launcher from the launch complex-3 at about 1122 hours and the trial was successful," a defence official was quoted as saying
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China To Participate At Defexpo 2012
March 26, 2012 @ 12:00 AMChina has accepted the Indian Ministry of Defense’s invitation to participate in the upcoming Defexpo 2012 in New Delhi which will now have a total of 567 companies from 32 countries who will display weapon systems for the Army, Navy and Internal Security during the seventh edition of the biennial show starting March 29, Secretary(Defence Production) Shekhar Aggarwal was quoted as by the Press Trust of India. "China is also participating and they are sending an official delegation which could be headed by a Major General-level officer," Aggarwal said when asked to confirm whether invitation was sent to China
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India Hikes Defense Budget By 17%
March 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia has substantially hiked its defense budget by more than 17% to Rs 1,93,407 crore from last year's Rs 1,64,415 crore, the Press Trust of India reported on Friday. The Indian Air Force is currently in the process of procuring 126 combat aircraft among other several defense deals
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After A Two Decade Delay, India To Finally Get Its Howitzers
February 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAfter consistently having failed to acquire howitzers following the Bofors scandal two decades ago, the Indian Army has placed orders for 100 artillery guns with the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). In the last two decades, the Army’s attempt to procure different types of howitzers has failed due to various political reasons in the country
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Dassault, RIL To Join Forces In Defense Sector
February 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFrench defense giant Dassault Aviation has entered into a second Indian contract just weeks after winning the MMRCA deal. Dassault and Reliance Industries Limited have partnered in the defence and homeland security sector in India, the Press Trust of India reported
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Booz Allen Hamilton Recommended For Debarment By UASF
February 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMGlobal consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton has been suspended by the U.S
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India Trusts Israel, Does Israel Trust India?
February 7, 2012 @ 12:00 AMA couple suspected of being Israeli spies were arrested in the southern Indian city of Kochi, Kerala on February 5. Local newspapers, which reported the arrest, quoted unnamed police officials as stating that Shneor Zalman and Yaffa Shenoi, both Israeli passport holders, to be 'foreign agents'
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