Archive | March, 2010

Gen VK Singh takes guard

General VK Singh is the new Chief of Staff of the Indian Army, having succeeded General Deepak Kapoor.

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Air Chief takes over as Chair, COSC

Air Chief Marshal PV Naik takes over as Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee on Tuesday, taking the baton from Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor, who retires on Wednesday.

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Defense report ‘expresses concern’ on infiltration

213 terrorists were killed & 68 apprehended.

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Navy for penalties on wayward dhows

The Indian Navy wants penalties on dhows flouting advice against sailing piracy-affected waters.

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India-US nuke trade steps closer

India, US agree procedures for reprocessing spent nuclear fuel of US origin, taking nuclear trade forward.

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Australia’s new Super Hornets

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44 facts about the MMRCA

StratPost tweeted facts about the Indian Air Force (IAF) tender for 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) and the participating aircraft last week. Here they are on a single page, for easy reference. And please feel free to add any more in the comments. They will be updated on this page.

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Rafale wins MMRCA: The Cost

A cost escalation of 50 percent (INR 63,000 crore, in this case) or more, requires approval again from the Ministry of Finance, before the Defense Acquisitions Council (DAC) can proceed with it. With the cost of the tender for India safely ranging from INR 83,000 crore to 1,25,000 crore, the revision of the estimated expenditure on the MMRCA would require the approval of the finance ministry.

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Rafale wins MMRCA

The French Dassault fighter aircraft Rafale has been selected to be the Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) of the [...]

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Republic Day Roll of Honor

The complete list of gallantry awardees, this Republic Day.

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Roll of Martyrs

The following is the list of army personnel who lost their lives in service, in the past year.

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Courage under fire

Some of the stories of the courage displayed by India’s armed forces, awarded for conspicuous gallantry this Republic Day.

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