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Goodrich agrees to merge with UTC in $18.4-bn cash deal
22 Sep 2011
Defence aerospace contractor United Technologies has secured smaller rival Goodrich's assent to be acquired in an $18.4-billion cash deal, including the assumption of $1.9 billion debt.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries comes under cyber attack
20 Sep 2011
45 servers and 38 computers at 11 facilities of Japan's largest defence contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, have come under sustained cyber-attack by unidentified hackers.
India to develop Kyrgyz torpedo testing facility
19 Sep 2011
Lasers could be used to detect roadside bombs
19 Sep 2011
China expanding seabed mining in Indian Ocean
17 Sep 2011
The move comes as a tit for tat to India's rejection of China's objections to ONGC Videsh's oil exploration off the Vietnam cost.
PoK residents stage protests as jihadis gather in force
By By Rajiv Singh | 16 Sep 2011
Storm clouds are gathering once again along the LoC in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, with reports of local residents protesting the presence of jihadis emerging from inside Pakistan–Occupied-Kashmir, Rajiv Singh reports
India rejects Chinese bid to claim Vietnamese oil blocks
15 Sep 2011
In a rare display of toughness India's ministry of external affairs (MEA) said China's objections have ''no legal basis'' as the blocks belong to Vietnam
India rejects Chinese bid to claim Vietnamese oil blocks
15 Sep 2011
In a rare display of toughness India's ministry of external affairs (MEA) said China's objections have ''no legal basis'' as the blocks belong to Vietnam
India rejects Chinese bid to claim Vietnamese oil blocks
15 Sep 2011
In a rare display of toughness India's ministry of external affairs (MEA) said China's objections have ''no legal basis'' as the blocks belong to Vietnam
US, Romania in missile defence pact
14 Sep 2011
Germany committed to support India's UNSC bid
13 Sep 2011
HAL to be third defence PSU to see divestment
13 Sep 2011
Hindustan Aeronautics, the country's only military aircraft manufacturer, will become the third defence undertaking after Bharat Electricals Ltd and BEML to see disinvestment.
Govt clears installation of coastal radar chain
12 Sep 2011
NATO seeks Indian cooperation in cyber warfare
12 Sep 2011
BAE Systems' Adaptiv turns a tank into a cow
10 Sep 2011
Cabinet clears Navy’s Rs2,176-cr amphibious vessel project
10 Sep 2011
To strengthen the Navy’s amphibious capacities and in view of an ageing fleet, the government has cleared the acquisition of eight specialised landing craft utility vessels, capable of "hard beaching" on enemy shores
Blast outside Delhi HC leaves 11 dead, over 60 injured
07 Sep 2011
Lawyers asked why no security cameras were placed at the court gates despite a ‘high alert’ after a similar blast in May.
Delhi, Dhaka for closer defence contacts
06 Sep 2011
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