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Indian Navy to induct 24 Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft

New Delhi. The Indian Navy will acquire 12 more Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance (LRMR) aircraft... +Full Story
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Financial Management in Defence: The Indian Experience The defence budget in India, seen by many as quite inadequate, has actually doubled in the last six years
Higher Self Reliance in Critical Technology : Policy Options India accounts for substantial military spend on acquisitions, around US$ 13 billion annually+More News
 
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Indian Navy commissions INS Satpura, its 2nd stealth warship

Mumbai. The Indian Navy commissioned its second indigenous stealth warship, INS Satpura, Aug 20. +full story
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India, US pitch for Afghan-led reconciliation process

New Delhi. Reviewing the situation in Afghanistan, India and the US have agreed to pitch for "an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned" reconciliation process and discussed the ongoing political turmoil in Pakistan. +full story

India, Thailand to boost anti-terror cooperation, to sign FTA

New Delhi. Seeking to elevate their ties to strategic partnership, India and Thailand have signed six pacts in areas ranging from defence, security to trade and decided to step up their cooperation in combating terrorism and piracy. +full story

UAE marks 40th National Day

On 2nd December 2011, the United Arab Emirates celebrated its 40th National Day, completing four decades since the establishment of the state in 1971. +full story
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UAE, India sign Security Agreements

New Delhi. India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an important “Agreement on Security Cooperation” Nov 23, enhancing existing cooperation particularly against terrorism. +full story

Securing India’s borders

New Delhi. Securing India’s critical national infrastructure, borders, airports, commercial ports and communication centres to some of the largest oil and gas installations and pipelines that run across some of the most inhospitable terrain in the world, has become a priority for today’s India. +full story

India's anti-terror intelligence hub cleared

New Delhi. An ambitious plan of Home Minister P. Chidambaram to set up an intelligence hub that will integrate and analyse inputs on terror threats in India was finally accorded government approval Jan 12 after hanging fire for almost two years. +full story
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Patriot Test Fires PAC-3 MSE Missile

TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully test fired Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhancement) missile recently at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.+More Stories
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Ship Building and India’s Offset Policy

Introduction: Post Kelkar Committee Recommendations, the Ministry of Defence introduced the Offset provisions in its DPP 2005 to leverage its big ticket arms acquisition to bring in FDI, Joint Venture arrangements and counter trade arrangements to boost India’s indigenous defence industry capability.+More Stories
 
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Eurofighter, Rafale extend dogfight from India to UAE

Abu Dhabi. Rafale and Eurofighter, the two finalists in the fray for India’s big combat jet order, have extended their dogfight to the UAE to win another commercial tender. +More Stories
 
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Saab proud about Swiss government selecting Gripen

Stockholm.The Swiss government has decided to select Gripen as its future multirole fighter aircraft for the Swiss Air Force. +More Stories
 
 
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QuoteThoughtful Quote-By exporting violence, Pakistanis have eroded their internal security and their position in the region. They have undermined their international credibility and threatened their (own) economic well-being -Adm. Mike Mullen Chairman, US Joint Chiefs of Staff