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New batch of IN stealth frigates to be delivered on-time: Russia
29 Jun 2009
Russia will deliver three stealth frigates worth $1.6 billion to the Indian Navy in line with the "contract deadline" of 2012, a senior official of a Russian shipyard has said.
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Russian nuclear subs for India - one or two?
By Rajiv Singh | 23 Jun 2009
Reports quoting Russian officials as saying that India will be leased just one nuclear submarine are bound to raise questions as to how many were actually contracted for by the Indian Navy?
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Pak army chief in Moscow as US readies Afghan surge
By Rajiv Singh | 22 Jun 2009
As part of heightened diplomatic activity in the Afghanistan and the Indian sub-continent region, Pakistan army chief of staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani arrived in Moscow on Sunday to hold talks with the entire spectrum of the Russian civilian and military leadership.
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IAF to place orders for 15 NAL designed Saras LTA
15 Jun 2009
The country’s indigenous aircraft design and development programme is set to receive a big shot in the arm with the Indian Air Force finalising a decision to induct the Saras light transport aircraft into its fleet.
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Flight trials for IAF’s MMRCA tender set to commence
15 Jun 2009
The Indian Air Force’s global tender for 126 medium range multirole combat aircraft (MMRCA) lurched ahead with the defence ministry issuing letters of invitation for flight evaluation trials to six international firms vying for the contract.
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IAF inducts first batch of Sukhoi-30MKI fighters at AFS Tezpur
13 Jun 2009
Providing a major boost to its defences along the Sino-Indian border in the country’s north-east, four frontline Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30 MKI combat jets landed at Air Force Station Tezpur in Assam on Friday.
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United Tech tops defence aerospace companies in market cap
10 Jun 2009
United Technologies leads a table of the top 10 defence aerospace companies in market cap, with $53.22 billion, with Boeing a distant second with $38.37 billion.
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William Burns' visit likely to set agenda for Indo-US ties
06 Jun 2009
The visit next week by America's undersecretary of state for political affairs William Burns to New Delhi is likely to set the agenda for future bilateral relationship between India and the United States.
T-90S tank assembly to resume soon
05 Jun 2009
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India, Russia secure agreement on Adm. Gorshkov refit
05 Jun 2009
India and Russia may have secured an agreement over the problematical Admiral Gorshkov (INS Vikramaditya) aircraft carrier and other defence deals.
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