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Budget 2012: Cash-strapped govt to cut defence spending? NEW DELHI: Faced with deteriorating finances, the government has decided on an unusual step: cutting the defence budget for this year. According to sources, the Centre has proposed a cut of " a few thousand crores " in the defence b...

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WOOW! 100 PAGES of which half if probably reiterations of Arjunks vs Tin-Cans! Hopefully the next thread will not repeat history, then again it is the Armoured Vehicles Thread!

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let's clear out some myths.... 1) external antenna does not indicate that there is a radar present on board. Those could be EW related gear, or up/down links for data/video feed amongst other things. 2) hazardous/rad symbol indicates radioactivity, not indicative of radar on board. 3) the only way t...

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and how exactly would you would know this by looking at the above pic? other than hearsay and publication ofcourse...

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Fake letter blows lid off hackers’ espionage claim NEW DELHI: A sensational claim by a hacker group -- that India was secretly granted access to the data networks of Apple, Nokia and Blackberry -- which triggered a formal US investigation, could be based on an elaborate hoax. Hacker group 'Lords of...

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Cabinet clears Rs 6,600 crore French missile deal ........ Sources say another major defence deal, the acquisition of 75 Swiss turbo-prop aircraft to train IAF rookie pilots for over Rs 3,000 crore, is likely to be cleared next week. IAF wants to induct the 75 Pilatus PC-7 basic trainers by 2013-14...

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New missiles for Mirage jets for USD 1.23 bn approved Though the CCS approval to the deal has come as a New Year gift for the IAF, the actual contract signing will take about a month from now, sources said. The contract also envisages an offsets clause under which MBDA will plough back 30 percent o...

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First Ceasefire Violation with love from Pak in 2012

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With eye on China & Pak, India to revamp sub fleet NEW DELHI: Faced with a fast-depleting underwater combat arm even as both China and Pakistan bolster their fleets, India is looking at major rejig of its submarine production plans to ensure its operational readiness does not get further eroded...

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A Sharma wrote: He said the company has secured business worth around $2.2 billion for MSS, from Boeing, USA, to install the system in P-81 maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft for the Indian Navy.

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Chaiwalla says - The problem with Iran's account is that three drones were in air at the time of malfunction, flying a grid pattern. The one that malfunctioned was spotted by one of the two when it hit the ground. Sources are saying that a pre planned flight contorl locked in a tight turn, thus caus...

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Hezbollah unravels CIA spy network in Lebanon

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Drone Crash in Iran Reveals Secret U.S. Surveillance Effort

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shukla wrote:
Sour grapes?

Man if this were to happen Indian Govt & more so IAF's face would hang in shame. Under any circumstances, this deal is going through!

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China's Hu Jintao urges navy to prepare for combat BEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao urged the country's navy today to prepare for military combat and advance naval modernisation as part of efforts to safeguard world peace. The navy should "accelerate its transformation and modernisation in...

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Pakistan violates ceasefire, fires at Indian posts in Karnah

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Iran shoots down US RQ-170 Stealth drone

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North Bihar is the new Azamgarh, says IB

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Arming RQ-7 UAVs: The Shadow Knows… The difference between the Army’s RQ-7 Shadow UAVs and their brethren like the USAF’s MQ-1A Predator, or the Army’s new MQ-1C Sky Warriors, is that the Shadow has been too small and light to be armed. With ultra-small missiles still in development, and missions i...

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Improving the Arjun's already great suspension

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T-90 tank: Technology transfer, supply of assemblies hit Russian stonewall

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Not India related but none the less....
Russia launches radar system to counter US missile shield

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Border Talks With China in the Hardest Phase

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Army Chief Gen V K Singh during a visit to Ladakh to review the security situation and preparedness of the troops.

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Self-Delete

Apologies, wanted to comment on the UAV thread but somehow ended up posting it on this thread!

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here's some numbers for all you kids out there debating about Tiffy vs Rafale

Nato operations in Libya by country

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Army likely to recruit one lakh soldiers for China border \ NEW DELHI: Faced with growing Chinese military presence along the border and other complex security challenges in the region, the government is planning to increase the strength of the Indian Army by almost one lakh soldiers over the next ...

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not sure how this is realted to Indian Naval, but this article is something to ponder over!
Craze for mini-submarines, the latest toys for India's super rich

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Advani escapes bomb attack in Madurai

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Army needs Rs 41,000 crore to rev up waning firepower NEW DELHI: The Navy and IAF may be on the modernization track at a pace that's much slower than desired, but it's the Army which seems to be floundering. The 1.13-million-strong force needs as much as Rs 41,000 crore to meet even existing shorta...