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United Tech tops defence aerospace companies in market cap
10 Jun 2009
United Technologies leads a table of the top 10 defence aerospace companies in market cap, with $53.22 billion, with Boeing a distant second with $38.37 billion.
William Burns' visit likely to set agenda for Indo-US ties
06 Jun 2009
The visit next week by America's undersecretary of state for political affairs William Burns to New Delhi is likely to set the agenda for future bilateral relationship between India and the United States.
T-90S tank assembly to resume soon
05 Jun 2009
India, Russia secure agreement on Adm. Gorshkov refit
05 Jun 2009
India and Russia may have secured an agreement over the problematical Admiral Gorshkov (INS Vikramaditya) aircraft carrier and other defence deals.
Russian nuke attack sub to join Indian Navy by year-end
03 Jun 2009
The Russian Schucka-B class nuclear attack submarine, damaged in an accident during sea trials last year, will be commissioned by the Russian Navy in the autumn and subsequently leased to the Indian Navy by the year-end.
Air Marshal AK Gogoi is new DG Operations, IAF
02 Jun 2009
Megatons to Megawatts: Russia to supply uranium to US companies
30 May 2009
Russia has said it will supply low-enriched uranium, retrieved from nuclear warheads, to a number of major US energy companies for commercial purposes.
Shangri-La Dialogue: Gates says watershed in Indo-US relations
30 May 2009
US defence secretary Robert Gates has said that in the coming years, the United States would look to India providing security in the Indian Ocean and beyond.
Pakistan army spokesman fights media war
30 May 2009
Almost three million people have flooded out of what was once a tranquil tourist destination, and the military fears that among the mass movement of humanity there will be those plotting to strike at the heart of Pakistan's cities. By CNN correspondent Dan Rivers
Pak moving towards deadlier nukes, says US body
29 May 2009
IAF inducts Phalcon AWACS into service
28 May 2009
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