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VT opts out of shipbuilding business
29 Jan 2009
UK defence services giant VT Group is selling its 45 per cent share in joint venture BVT Surface Fleet to partner BAE Systems.
Chinese threat to Indian space assets
29 Jan 2009
Chinese attempts to militarize space are being taken note of by an alarmed Indian defence establishment. By Radhakrishna Rao
EADS unveils laser sniper spotting technology
27 Jan 2009
India gears up for next round of Ballistic Missile Defence tests
24 Jan 2009
India will conduct another round of Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) tests next month, which will also include testing the indigenously developed "Swordfish" long-range tracking radar.
L&T plans facility for DRDO products
23 Jan 2009
L&T plans facility for DRDO products
23 Jan 2009
L&T plans facility for DRDO products
23 Jan 2009
Indian Navy to acquire Israeli aerostat radars
20 Jan 2009
The great junkyard in outer space
20 Jan 2009
If we don't take steps to clean up space debris now, the consequences could be disastrous, says Radhakrishna Rao
Indian Army test fires the BrahMos cruise missile
20 Jan 2009
The Indian Army has test fired a land-attack version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in an attempt to fine-tune its use as a precision strike weapon.
India developing laser-based ballistic missile defence system
19 Jan 2009
India is on its way to develop an integrated, laser-based, ballistic missile defence system (BMD) that will intercept and destroy hostile missiles thousands of kilometres away.
Pentagon denies mulling sales of BMD systems to India
19 Jan 2009
A Pentagon official has denied that the US is mulling sales of any ballistic missile defence system to India or that Indian scientists have attended any test firings.
Pentagon denies mulling sales of BMD systems to India
19 Jan 2009
A Pentagon official has denied that the US is mulling sales of any ballistic missile defence system to India or that Indian scientists have attended any test firings.
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