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India, Russia to move on MTA, FGFA

Antony expressed India’s concern at the tardy progress made in the design and development of the Multi-Role Transport Aircraft (MTA). Both countries will now meet again later this month to speed up work on the project.

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Antony to miss FGFA flight demo

Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony will be on a three-day visit to Russia next week, but will not get a chance to witness the ambitious Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) flight demonstration due to scheduling problems.

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President to give colors to armored regts

The President of India, Pratibha Deisngh Patil will present colors to five T-90 regiments of the White Tiger Armored Division in Babina later this month.

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Camouflage systems for Indian Army

Saab’s Barracuda Camouflage has pitched its systems for both vehicles as well as soldiers.

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MoD blacklists 7 defense vendors

The Indian Ministry of Defense has blacklisted seven defense companies for alleged involvement in the deals tainted by corruption discovered with the arrest of the former Director General of Ordinance Factories, Sudipta Ghosh.

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Induction and conversion training delay Arjun/T-90 face-off

The trials will see two regiments, one each of T-90s and Arjuns, going head-to-head. The trials are not merely a clinical exercise aimed at comparing the features of the two tanks but will also feature battlefield operational exercises to try and determine the strengths and weakness of both tanks in a battle-like scenario.

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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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