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India launches first defence satellite
31 Aug 2013
In a major push to the country’s maritime security, India's first exclusive defense satellite, GSAT-7, was successfully launched by European space consortium Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou in French Guiana, 50-minute launch window, injected GTO, Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit, perigee, firing GSAT-7's, LAM, Liquid Apogee Motor,
‘Terrorist’ Bhatkal flown to Delhi; cops fight for custody
30 Aug 2013
Police from Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra and Karnataka have lined up to interrogate Yasin Bhatkal, the alleged operations head of the Indian Mujahideen, about terror attacks in their states
All 18 crew feared dead in Mumbai submarine blast
14 Aug 2013
Armed with its latest multi-role missile system, radar and electronics, the submarine was to be the backbone of the Indian Navy.
INS Arihant close to deployment as reactor goes critical
10 Aug 2013
INS Arihant has been undergoing trials at Navy's key submarine base in Vishakhapatnam and would be launched for sea trials soon now that the nuclear reactor has gone critical
China’s defence ministry calls for international vigilance against Japan’s military plans
27 Jul 2013
IAF receives second C17 heavy-lift aircraft news
24 Jul 2013
India to spend Rs65,000 cr on new, China-specific strike force
18 Jul 2013
The force would be the fourth strike corps in the Army, the only one operationally tasked for offensive and defensive operations on the China frontier
Chinese troops destroy Indian posts in Ladakh again
09 Jul 2013
Chumar is the only place along the Line of Actual Control to which Chinese troops have no direct access but the Indian side has a road almost to the last point
Man held for questioning over Bodh Gaya blasts
08 Jul 2013
The National Investigating Agency today detained one person for questioning in connection with the serial blasts at the Mahabodhi temple in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya
UK govt in cyber security pact with top defence firms
06 Jul 2013
The UK government has roped in nine of the world's biggest defence contractors and telecom providers to boost the country's cyber security
Chinese general warns India against provoking “new trouble”
05 Jul 2013
China today warned India against provoking "new trouble" by increasing its military deployment at the border
Stealth frigate ‘INS Trikand’ joins Indian Navy
29 Jun 2013
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