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Israel displaces Russia as top military supplier to India
30 Mar 2009
Israel has displaced Russia as the leading weapons partner of India, signing contracts worth more than $1 billion annually for 2007 and 2008. It is also discussing several new defence projects.
IAI statement muddies waters in Rs10,000 crore missile deal
30 Mar 2009
Waters have been muddied further in the Rs10,000 crore deal with Israeli armaments firm Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI), with the Israeli armaments giant claiming it did not announce the deal publicly once it was signed on instructions of the “customer,” which means New Delhi.
Congress rejects demand for CBI probe into Rs,10,000 crore missile deal
30 Mar 2009
A news report alleging gross impropriety in awarding a massive Rs10,000 crore air defence missile deal to an Israeli company is beginn9ng to snowball with political parties jumping into the fray.
BrahMos Block II version tested successfully
30 Mar 2009
Seeking scandals – on the sly
28 Mar 2009
Reports casting doubts over the validity of defence deals struck in the near past by the UPA government may only be the first shots fired in the gradually heating atmosphere of parliamentary elections, writes Rajiv Singh.
US clears ‘operationalisation’ of engines for Indian warship
By Rajiv Singh | 25 Mar 2009
Engine installation work on India’s new stealth warship, the INS Shivalik, has commenced with the US government providing clearance to American supplier General Electric to proceed with “operationalising” duties.
India scraps $1-billion military helicopter tender
24 Mar 2009
India has cancelled a tender for 22 attack helicopters as the three firms vying for the $1-billion deal failed to meet the requirements of the IAF
India scraps $1-billion military helicopter tender
24 Mar 2009
India has cancelled a tender for 22 attack helicopters as the three firms vying for the $1-billion deal failed to meet the requirements of the IAF
ISRO readies launch of another high-tech spy satellite
19 Mar 2009
ISRO is readying a PSLV to launch an Israeli radar imaging satellite, in the first week of April.
Russia backs off from sale of Su-33 carrier-based fighters to China
By Defence Bureau | 17 Mar 2009
A long simmering dispute between Russia and China over the blatant piracy, and sale, of Russian military technology by Chinese arms manufacturers may have finally spilled over with the Russians deciding not to sell Beijing the Su-33 carrier-based fighters it desperately seeks.
Mahindra Defence Systems opens high-tech facility in Faridabad
17 Mar 2009
Mahindra Special Military Vehicles will make the AXE high mobility vehicle and the mine protected vehicle being jointly developed with BAE Systems
Mahindra Defence Systems opens high-tech facility in Faridabad
17 Mar 2009
Mahindra Special Military Vehicles will make the AXE high mobility vehicle and the mine protected vehicle being jointly developed with BAE Systems
Mahindra Defence Systems opens high-tech facility in Faridabad
17 Mar 2009
Mahindra Special Military Vehicles will make the AXE high mobility vehicle and the mine protected vehicle being jointly developed with BAE Systems
US clears $2.1bn sale of maritime recce aircraft to India
17 Mar 2009
Even as the Obama administration has blocked a critical contracted defence agreement with New Delhi, it has rushed to clear the sale of eight Boeing maritime recce aircraft to India -a deal worth a whopping $2.1 billion.
Pentagon's spy blimp to remain aloft for up to 10 years
16 Mar 2009
The United States defence department will construct sophisticated, ultra-high altitude, blimps that will hover above the earth's surface at 65,000 feet and provide uninterrupted surveillance for up to 10 years.
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