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Gripen presents naval variant to navy

By Saurabh Joshi

Gripen has made presentations of its Sea Gripen fighter aircraft to the Indian Navy last week. »

MH60 R in fray for navy’s ASW chopper trials

By Saurabh Joshi

Lockheed Martin has pitched for the MH60 R and said a down select was likely within a month and field trials could conceivably take place by June. See video inside. »

Lockheed Martin to show off LCS and UUV at DefExpo

By Saurabh Joshi

The arms firm also plans to display its Littoral Combat Ship, Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV), an unmanned, semi-submersible system for Mine Warfare and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) as well as the Marlin Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV). »

Images: Navy’s new fleet tanker launched

By Saurabh Joshi

The first of the two Fleet Tankers (Yard 6186) for the Indian Navy being built at M/s Fincantieri Shipyard, Italy, was launched at a ceremony at Muggiano, Italy. »

Saab offers naval Gripen to India

By Saurabh Joshi

The company is pitching a little-known naval variant of its Gripen NG fighter, called the Sea Gripen, which is intended to be capable of both CATOBAR as well as STOBAR carrier operations. »

Navy worried about submarine force depletion

By Saurabh Joshi

The Indian Navy's submarine strength is projected to fall by 30 per cent in 2015 and 50 per cent in 2020, at the current pace of the acquisition process. »

Top Israeli defense official in India

By Saurabh Joshi

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. »

Top experts warn India’s H-bomb a dud

By Saurabh Joshi

Top Indian defense and nuclear scientists have issued warnings of serious deficiencies in India's thermonuclear weapons capability. »

US-India ties boost Boeing’s prospects

By Saurabh Joshi

Vivek Lall, head of Boeing’s defense unit in India, talks about how growing US-India relations have helped Boeing’s prospects, in a wide-ranging conversation. »

Navy’s statement on Lanka vessel sinking

By Saurabh Joshi

The Indian Navy says the Sri Lankan fishing vessel Win Marine refused to follow advice to head north and caught fire before sinking. »

Update: Sri Lankan vessel goes down

By Saurabh Joshi

The Sri Lankan fishing vessel Win Marine sank in the Bay of Bengal on Friday around midnight with three crew members. »

Indian Navy waiting to arrest poaching Lankan fishermen

By Saurabh Joshi

Bad weather has prevented the navy from arresting the Sri Lankan fishing vessel that took two Indian Coast Guard sailors captive, releasing them Friday. »

INS Godavari combats pirates

By Saurabh Joshi

Video footage of the INS Godavari combating pirates in the Gulf of Aden. »

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