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Steady military modernisation What Modi inherited: Lack of modernisation of the armed forces for nearly a decade and challenges of grappling with obsolescence of existing equipment in the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, were two major predicaments that the Narendra Modi Government had to c...

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Intel to open technology centre in Hyderabad Hyderabad: Telangana continues to attract investments into the State. The latest to add to the list is the marquee technology giant Intel which will soon set up its technology development centre in Hyderabad. A top delegation headed by Nivruti Rai, count...

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India signs $777 million deal for Israeli missile defence systems TEL AVIV: State-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won an additional, $777 million contract to supply LRSAM air and missile defence systems to seven ships in the Indian navy, the company said on Wednesday. The contract is wi...

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Rakesh wrote:IAF Defends Rafale Deal - Air Marshal SBP Sinha terms Rafale a Potent Air Asset

^^^ +++100

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Source: Popular Mechanics Counterfeit Air Power: Meet China's Copycat Air Force As China’s world influence expands, so is its military. An increasingly capable Navy, large investments in weapons tech, and its first overseas military base speak to President Xi Jinping’s goal to make China a global su...

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Pak troops slit BSF jawan's throat; high alert sounded along border Jammu/New Delhi: Pakistani troops have slit the throat of a BSF jawan along the international border (IB) near Jammu, an incident that may further escalate the tension between the two countries. The brutal and "unprecedented&q...

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Video of Tejas refuling

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Rolling out big guns: Two big shows for ‘Make in India’ : : One function is planned in Gujarat, where the K 9 ‘Vajra’ self-propelled artillery guns are being made while talks are on for a possible joint firing exercise with the M 777 ultra-light howitz ers at a range in Maharashtra, sources familia...

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From The Hindu: ‘LCA clearance may take time’ The target for the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas to achieve Final Operational Clearance (FOC) is December 2018, the Government informed Parliament on Monday. However, official sources said this is likely to slip further to the middle of n...

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Rajnath Singh reviews PM security in wake of assassination plot NEW DELHI: Union home minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the PM’s security on Monday in the backdrop of a communication between individuals linked to Maoist outfits revealing a plot to assassinate him. Sources told TOI the threat was bein...

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China just showed it has a new 'Dark Sword' fighter jet — and it's a nightmare for the US : : : Justin Bronk, an air combat expert at the Royal United Services Institute, said the Dark Sword "represents a very different design philosophy" than US unmanned combat jet plans. Bronk examined ...

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India Army to cut down order for assault rifles to 250,000 due to budget constraints: Report The Indian Army will place an order for only 250,000 modern assault rifles -- just a third of its total requirement -- driven by budgetary constraints and the need to speed up deliveries, a person with know...

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To keep Army 'fighting fit', govt finalises Rs 15,000 crore plan for domestic production of ammunition NEW DELHI: Confronted with crippling operational shortages in ammunition stocks that would not last even 10 days of “intense fighting”, the defence ministry and Army are now finalizing a Rs 15,000...

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For all-year access to Ladakh, PM to flag off work on Zoji La tunnel NEW DELHI: Work on building a road tunnel across the Zoji La Pass, providing the Kashmir Valley with allweather access to Ladkah, a strategically important border region, will begin May 19. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is schedule...

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^^^^ Indian Army tests 'Air Cavalry' concept

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Eye on China: Army and Railways cranking up synergy for swifter mobilisation & operational logistics NEW DELHI: The Army is stepping-up its synergy in operational logistics with the Indian Railways to ensure it can swiftly mobilise as well as switch forces between the western front with Pakista...

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The Russian Military Is Getting New Assault Rifles Soon, Russian troops will carry new assault rifles into battle. The AK-12 and AK-15, direct descendants of the world-famous AK-47, are set to replace existing rifles and modernize the Russian military’s arsenal. Russian soldiers currently carry the...

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India's Economy On Track To Beat China Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be unpopular among Indian citizens lined up in front of empty ATM machines lately, but his policies seem to have helped the Indian economy regain momentum and be on track to beat China’s economy. On economic growth rates that i...

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From Bloomberg: India May Give Freer Rein to Rupee After Making U.S. FX List India’s addition to the U.S. Treasury’s monitoring list for currency manipulation makes it more likely the Reserve Bank of India will give freer rein to the rupee when it rises against the dollar, analysts say. India incre...

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The russians managed to reverse engineer british engines, the hans managed to reverse engineer the russian engines. : In India, did someone hold a gun to anyone's head?? or did we use the excuse of simply not wanting to piss off the russians by snooping into their technical secrets as a crutch?? : ...

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Cross Posting From: International Aerospace Discussion Trump Defense Budget Gives Boeing's Super Hornet Fighter A Big Boost It seems the U.S. Navy can't get enough of Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighters. The sea service is leveraging a big increase in military funding from the Trump adminis...

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Trump Defense Budget Gives Boeing's Super Hornet Fighter A Big Boost It seems the U.S. Navy can't get enough of Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighters. The sea service is leveraging a big increase in military funding from the Trump administration to launch a multifaceted modernization of Supe...

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Indigenous artillery gun passes high-altitude winter test in Sikkim PUNE: The month-long winter trials of the indigenously-developed 155mm/52 calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) have achieved the desired results, an official from the Defence Research and Development Organisation has...

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Army sits on Arjun tank order over missile-firing capability https://www.livefistdefence.com/2018/03/army-sits-on-arjun-tank-order-over-missile-firing-capability.html There is a bright side to this story, with no money or limited budget the army will have to go for Arjun to replace the ~2000 plus u...

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Source The National Interest: Pakistan Has Just Tested the Ultimate Nuclear Missile Pakistan has tested a ballistic missile with a multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV), the United States confirmed this week. During testimony to Congress outlining worldwide threats on March 6, Ro...

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China's Air Force May Soon Get More Russian Su-35 Fighters Moscow and Beijing may have struck a deal. China's Air Force May Soon Get More Russian Su-35 Fighters Beijing is happy with the speed and quality of first Su-35 delivery, but makes local production prerequisite of more orders Multiple sourc...

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Meet Seema Rao — The Only Woman Commando Trainer Serving Indian Armed Forces For 20 Years On this #WomensDay, the United Nations is emphasizing the need to #PressForProgress. But a woman from Mumbai has been doing just that as well as changing perspectives for the last two decades. Seema Rao, India...

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After failing thrice, Indian Bofors clears internal trials Nagpur: After failing thrice during trials, Dhanush, the Indian 155x45 mm calibre howitzer, based on the Swedish Bofors, has cleared a crucial round of internal tests. It is slated to be sent for further trials with the Army in April. The h...

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shiv wrote:Video - current positions in Doklam

As usual a very good vidio Shiv

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shiv wrote:My new video

Chinese Navy Access to the Indian Ocean

^^^ Very good video Shiv, thanks for putting it together

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Source The Diplomat: Has Russia Lost Patience With India? Russian attempts to punish perceived Indian transgressions could have serious impact on their relationship. First, on February 17, a rebel leader from Balochistan province in Pakistan, who had been residing in exile in Moscow for the last 18...

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India’s Unique Wound Dressing That Stops Bleeding in Minutes Gets FDA Nod! In a first, an Indian-make haemostatic dressing that stops haemorrhage from actively bleeding vessels within minutes of administering through natural clotting has been approved by US FDA (Federal Drugs Administration). Exten...

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Turkey Is Turning Into the Next Pakistan There isn't much that Turkey's president can do these days to further debase his reputation in the West. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has crushed peaceful protests at home and abroad, closed newspapers, threatened American soldiers, and collectively scapegoated Kurd...

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Source livemint: Tata, Boeing open Apache helicopter unit in Hyderabad Tata Boeing Aerospace facility Hyderabad will produce fuselages for the AH-64 Apache helicopter, making it the sole global producer of the component Hyderabad: Tata Boeing Aerospace Ltd (TBAL), a joint venture between Boeing Co....

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Preparing for a Rematch at the Top of the World

Nice satelit pictures of Indian (Siliguri & Hasimara) and Chinese (Shigatse Peace and Lhasa Gonggar),airbases

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From Reuters: India's Reliance, global tech firms to invest $9.3 billion in industrial area MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Reliance Industries Ltd and global technology companies will invest 600 billion rupees ($9.34 billion) over 10 years to set up an integrated industrial area in the western state of...

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The thing that sticks out to me is US with a deficit of $20 Trillion can spend all that money on upgrading / modernization, why do Indian planners always say there is no money for purchasing capitol assets for the armed forces? Do the people who allocate the budgets lack the importance of national d...

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From The National Intrest: Are China's South China Sea Bases Pointless? China has built some islands in the South China Sea. Can it protect them? During World War II Japan found that control of islands offered some strategic advantages, but not enough to force the United States to reduce each islan...

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Indonesia inks $1.1 bn deal with Russia to buy 11 jets Indonesia has inked a billion-dollar deal to buy 11 Sukhoi Su-35 jets from Russia, an official said Saturday. The contract, signed by both countries' representatives in Jakarta on Wednesday, is worth a total $1.14 billion, Indonesia defence min...

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^^^^^^^Wow! One error and we lynch all and sundry? Kill all the business sentiment as you go about it. There was an instrument that was misused. Instead of screaming and ranting, need to FIRST eliminate the loophole discovered. Boss - if India is to survive (and it will way beyond this hiccup), IND...

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