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HAL Delivers Lakshya-1 Pilotless Target Aircraft To Indian Army
July 29, 2013 @ 02:29 PMThe Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) yesterday delivered the first Lakshya-1 (Pilotless Target Aircraft) to Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad for the Indian Army. “The aircraft has been delivered ahead of schedule in record 15 months against 24 months of normal manufacturing cycle time”, says Dr
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Indian Army To Begin Final Tests On Arjun Mark II MBT
July 26, 2013 @ 01:07 PMThe Indian Army will conduct final trails on the advanced version of Arjun Mark II main battle tank in the first week of August, where its missile firing capabilities and other upgrades will be under scrutiny, according to the Press Trust of India. The Indian Army had asked for 93 improvements to the tank which include the capability of firing the anti-tank LAHAT missile,laser protection suite and improved armored protection for the vehicle
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India To Test Fire Astra Missile After Much Delay
July 2, 2013 @ 11:57 AMIndia's first air-to-air Astra missile is finally back on track now after a long delay due to technical glitches. The beyond visual range (BVR) missile, with an eventual strike range of over 100km, will be fired for the first time from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter this year
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India To Withdraw Prithvi I Missile After Seventeen Years Of Service
July 1, 2013 @ 11:31 AMIndia has plans to withdraw the Prithvi I tactical ballistic missile from active service, replacing it with the more advanced, solid-propelled Prahar. “We are withdrawing the tactical 150 km-range Prithvi missiles and will replace them with the Prahar missiles, which are more capable and have more accuracy
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India To Develop Robotic Soldiers To Be Deployed At LoC
June 10, 2013 @ 03:53 PMIndia is working to develop robotic soldiers as part of efforts to boost unmanned fighting capabilities, joining a select group of countries in this endeavour, according to the Press Trust of India. Under the project being undertaken by DRDO, robots would be developed with very high level of intelligence to enable them to differentiate between a threat and a friend
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LCA To Get Final Operation Clear In 2014
May 30, 2013 @ 03:13 PMIndian Defence Minister AK Antony today said that the countrys indigenously developed fighter aircraft - LCA Tejas - will get Final Operational Clearance of the Indian Air Force by the end of next year. Speaking at the Annual Awards Functions of DRDO, he said, all stakeholders including the DRDO, IAF and HAL must put their energy together in a focused manner to achieve this objective
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Is India Abandoning the AMCA Project?
May 3, 2013 @ 09:07 AMIndia has decided to postpone the indigenous development of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program because the Ministry of Defense because the MoD first wants to complete the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) program. The MoD has spent in excess of $1 billion developing the project that has been delayed for over 15 years
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Indian MoD's Procurement Procedure For 2013 To Lay Emphasis On Self Reliance
April 25, 2013 @ 03:02 PMThe Indian Defense Acquisition Council has laid emphasis on indigenous development and self reliance in defence production for the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2013. These include preferential treatment to categories of procurement, favouring indigenous development and domestic manufacturing, rationalisation of taxes and duty structure so as to create a level-playing ground for the private sector and sharing the public version of LTIPP amongst a host of other welcome steps
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India To Develop Future Infantry Soldier System
March 18, 2013 @ 03:39 PMIndias Ordnance Factory Board today revealed its plans to develop a future infantry soldier system -- an all weather suit with tactical gear to equip the armed forces to counter rising challenges on the borders and terrorist activities. "We are in the process of making a future infantry soldier system
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India’s Indigenous Cruise Missile Goes Off Track During First Test Flight
March 12, 2013 @ 02:56 PMIndia for the first time on Tuesday test-fired its indigenously developed medium range sub-sonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay' from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur. The missile has to be terminated halfway after it deviated from course about 20 minutes after its launch
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
