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India, Russia to enhance military-technical cooperation
22 Oct 2013
India and Russia have agreed to enhance cooperation in the fields of rocket, missile and naval technologies and weapon systems.
US Navy’s largest destroyer ready to be floated
22 Oct 2013
India successfully test-fires Prithvi-II missile for the second time in two days
08 Oct 2013
The missile that was fired today carried a 500kg dummy payload, and was equipped with a GPS-INS hybrid navigation system
Another test proves worth of India’s N-capable Prithvi-II
07 Oct 2013
The missile was randomly chosen from the production stock and the total launch activities were carried out by the specially formed Strategic Forces Command
UN agency begins dismantling Syria’s chemical arms
07 Oct 2013
Experts from the United Nation’s Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on Sunday began dismantling Syria's chemical weapons
Copter scam: AgustaWestland invokes arbitration over deal freeze
05 Oct 2013
AgustaWestland has invoked arbitration over the defence ministry’s decision to freeze the Rs4,650-crore contract for purchase of 12 AW-101 helicopters
Legendary Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap is dead
05 Oct 2013
Gen Giap was the most prominent military commander, beside Ho Chi Minh, during the Vietnam war
India, US to expand defence cooperation
28 Sep 2013
UN votes unanimously to rid Syria of dirty weapons
28 Sep 2013
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a binding resolution to eliminate all chemical weapons in Syria by the middle of next year
PM leaves for US with $5-bn weapons list
26 Sep 2013
The purchases are part of wider defence collaboration with the US, which may include co-production of sophisticated defence equipment
India successfully tests n-capable Agni-V for second time
16 Sep 2013
India on Sunday successfully test-fired for the second time the Agni V – the country’s most potent nuclear capable inter-continental ballistic missile, which can reach Beijing and much of Europe
US lawmakers agree to hit Syria; French debate today
04 Sep 2013
Any US strike on Syria, however, will be "narrow and focused, limited in time," and will not involve use of "the armed forces" for combat operations
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