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MAKS 2009: BrahMos exports only after Indian forces fully equipped
21 Aug 2009
Sale of the Indo-Russian supersonic cruise missile BrahMos around the world will commence only after the Indian armed forces are fully equipped, according to the director general and chief designer of the NPO Machine Building Military-Industrial Corp., Alexander Leonov.
MAKS 2009: BrahMos exports only after Indian forces fully equipped
21 Aug 2009
Sale of the Indo-Russian supersonic cruise missile BrahMos around the world will commence only after the Indian armed forces are fully equipped, according to the director general and chief designer of the NPO Machine Building Military-Industrial Corp., Alexander Leonov.
MAKS 2009: BrahMos exports only after Indian forces fully equipped
21 Aug 2009
Sale of the Indo-Russian supersonic cruise missile BrahMos around the world will commence only after the Indian armed forces are fully equipped, according to the director general and chief designer of the NPO Machine Building Military-Industrial Corp., Alexander Leonov.
MAKS 2009: Russia's 5th-Gen fighter jet engine facing problems
21 Aug 2009
In a revelation which will be of some interest to Indian defence planners, the Russian air force chief has revealed that the development of engines for the fifth-generation fighters, being jointly developed with India, has run into problems.
MAKS 2009: Tupolev to design Russia's new strategic bomber
20 Aug 2009
The Russian ministry of defense and the Tupolev design bureau have signed a contract for the development of a new-generation strategic bomber, the company's director general said Wednesday.
Russia begins testing MiG-35 ahead of field trials in India
14 Aug 2009
The Russian manufacturer of the MiG-35 advanced air superiority fighter has said that it has begun testing the MiG-35 ahead of field trials that have now commenced in India.
ISRO to develop Indian satellite security cover
10 Aug 2009
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will develop its own version of the US GPS and Russian Glonass system with the added advantage of providing the country’s defence establishment round-the-clock security cover through a constellation of seven satellites.
ISRO to develop Indian satellite security cover
10 Aug 2009
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will develop its own version of the US GPS and Russian Glonass system with the added advantage of providing the country’s defence establishment round-the-clock security cover through a constellation of seven satellites.
ISRO to develop Indian satellite security cover
10 Aug 2009
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will develop its own version of the US GPS and Russian Glonass system with the added advantage of providing the country’s defence establishment round-the-clock security cover through a constellation of seven satellites.
ISRO to develop Indian satellite security cover
10 Aug 2009
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will develop its own version of the US GPS and Russian Glonass system with the added advantage of providing the country’s defence establishment round-the-clock security cover through a constellation of seven satellites.
India, Russia set to test air-launched BrahMos
08 Aug 2009
The air-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is close to final development and testing, according to senior Russian defence officials.
President announces setting up of Armed Forces Tribunal
08 Aug 2009
President Pratibha Patil today announced the setting up of the Armed Forces, which, she said, would enhance the confidence and trust among services personnel in the country's justice dispensation system
Russia's delay of stealth frigates mirror problems with Gorshkov deal
07 Aug 2009
Yantar's so-called financial problem and exchange rate loss seems an attempt to wrest a higher price from the Indian government just as in the case of Admiral Gorshkov, as exchange rate fluctuations are always factored in international contracts between two countries or overseas companies, says Ravi Kunder
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