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India launches indigenous nuke sub INS Arihant

27 Jul 2009

After eleven years of construction, INS Arihant, India’s first indigenous nuclear powered submarine slipped into waters flooded into a dry dock at Vishakhapatnam’s Matsya naval base.

Indo-US nuke deal: First round of talks on reprocessing fuel concludes

25 Jul 2009

Taking the operationalisation of the Indo-US nuclear deal another step ahead, both India and US completed a first round of consultations on reprocessing of spent fuel of American origin on Indian soil.

Gen Deepak Kapoor discusses defence ties with top US army brass

24 Jul 2009

Sea trials of Russian nuke sub for India on schedule

24 Jul 2009

Final sea trials of a Russian Akula II-class nuclear-powered submarine, slated for lease to the Indian Navy, are continuing on schedule, a shipyard official said Friday.

Israeli Arrow II missile defence test fails

23 Jul 2009

Raytheon: Indian GAGAN air navigation system is the world’s most advanced

23 Jul 2009

Raytheon Co has been awarded an $82 million contract from the Indian Space Research Organization to partner it in modernising the Indian air navigation system.

Boeing, Lockheed hail “end-use monitoring” agreement

23 Jul 2009

Boeing, Lockheed hail “end-use monitoring” agreement

23 Jul 2009

Boeing, Lockheed hail “end-use monitoring” agreement

23 Jul 2009

Boeing, Lockheed hail “end-use monitoring” agreement

23 Jul 2009

Eurojet's EJ200 engine in contention for the LCA Tejas programme

22 Jul 2009

End user monitoring heralds closer Indo-US defence ties: USIBC

21 Jul 2009

India, US sign defence pact; plan strategic dialogue

20 Jul 2009

India today signed three agreements with the United States, including a strategically important defence pact.

Johnny Gurkha gets too expensive for the Royal Army

20 Jul 2009

Clinton eyes defence pact to boost arms trade with India

18 Jul 2009

Negotiations to begin for Rs9,500-cr upgrade programme of IAF Mirage 2000s

17 Jul 2009

India will commence negotiations for the upgrade programme of the Mirage 2000 fighter jets with a French delegation. The upgrade costs may work out to as much as Rs9,500 crore.

MQ-9 Reaper UAV may have new role as missile defence sensor

17 Jul 2009

Former Boeing executive of Chinese origin convicted for espionage

17 Jul 2009

Indian indigenous nuclear sub to be unveiled on 26 July: report

16 Jul 2009

Reports in a section of the media suggest that the secretive Indian nuclear submarine programme, referred to as the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV), may finally be unveiled at a Vishakhapatnam naval shipyard on 26 July.

Northrop bags Space Fence project to monitor space debris

15 Jul 2009

Tracking and detecting the ever-proliferating space junk has now become a matter of urgency for all space-faring nations, particularly as space-related activities begin to mount in the coming years.

Pradeep Kumar appointed next defence secretary

14 Jul 2009

EADS to build $3.5 billion Saudi fence

13 Jul 2009

Sea trials of Russian nuclear sub for India resume

10 Jul 2009

A Russian nuclear-powered Schucka-B (NATO: Akula II) class submarine, expected to join the Indian Navy by the end of this year, has resumed sea trials on Friday in the Sea of Japan. (See: video)

DARPA to revolutionise supercomputing

08 Jul 2009

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is all set to develop a new breed of supercomputers that will be smarter, faster, and also smaller, requiring much less power than the massive machines in operation today.