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Six arms firms proposed for MoD blacklist
The Indian Defense Minister AK Antony confirmed to Parliament on Tuesday, the recommendation of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the blacklisting of six arms firms by the Ministry of Defense, Singapore Technologies, Israel Military Industries, TS Kissan and Company Private Limited and RK Machine Tools Private Limited, Rheinmetall Air Defence of... »
India to provide aircraft to Seychelles
On a specific request from the Seychelles, Defense Minister AK Antony has agreed to provide one new Dornier and two Chetak helicopters from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for maritime surveillance at the earliest. »
Chennai in the Arabian Sea
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Chennai launched
The INS Chennai was launched in Mumbai on Thursday. »
Blog: Antony the fighter jock!
Our man seems to be no less enthused by fighter aircraft than the average guy. Turns out, he walked unannounced into the Eurofighter stall and going straight to the Flight Simulator, clambered in, said eyewitnesses. »
Blog: Antony avoiding media crush
So the 33rd Coast Guard Day Press Conference will no longer be graced by the Defense Minister AK Antony. »
Top Israeli defense official in India
The Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General Pinchas Buchris is to arrive in India on Monday to hold meetings on Tuesday with officials from the Indian Ministry of Defense and security establishment. »
Antony confirms StratPost reports on MiG-29 tail defect
The Indian Defense Minister AK Antony has confirmed the presence of structural problems in the MiG-29 to the Rajya Sabha, something StratPost had first reported in February after confirming the grounding of the aircraft by the Russian Air Force. »
Addl troops for Arunachal infrastructure: Gen Kapoor
The army chief has indirectly indicated the purpose of troop deployment plans in Arunachal Pradesh reported earlier to be secondary and in support of the purpose of building and protecting infrastructure projects in the state. »
Antony calls for cutting down delays in defense supplies
"Cost escalation is a problem. Not only with Russia, with some other countries also. The real answer is to try to get delivery on time." »
IAF’s AWACS inducted
The Russian IL-76 platform based, Israeli Phalcon AWACS was commissioned into the IAF by Defense Minister AK Antony, who handed over to Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, a symbolic key to the aircraft. »
IAF release on AWACS induction
Giving impetus to the long-standing operational requirement of the armed forces, the first AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) Platform was inducted into the Indian Air Force today. At a special ceremony held at Palam airbase of the IAF, Defense Minister AK Antony dedicated the newly-inducted AWACS in the service of nation. »
Antony lays down the law
"India is changing. No more can foreign collaborators corrupt and tempt our people," he said inaugurating the seminar DefCom, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the Corps of Signals of the Indian Army. »
AWACS lands in India
The first of the three Indian Air Force (IAF) AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) platforms has landed in India from Israel, escorted by three Mig-29 and three Jaguar aircraft each, that took off from an advance fighter base of the South Western Air Command (SWAC) and escorted it as it entered the Indian... »
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