The government has entrusted the task of coordinating the efforts to obtain release of the seven Indian sailors of cargo ship MV Asphalt Venture to Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar.
Month: April 2011
Army’s war games in hot desert to begin in May
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•The Indian Army is gearing up for a major war game in the scorching Rajasthan desert, near the border with Pakistan, to keep the troops battle-ready, sources said Tuesday.
Pakistan tests nuclear capable, short-range missile
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•Pakistan Tuesday successfully test-fired a newly developed short-range, surface-to-surface nuclear capable missile, the army said.
Vivek Lall leading new RIL tech venture
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•Lall, who joined Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) two weeks back, is reporting directly to the Chairman and Managing Director, Mukesh Ambani. His brief is to stand up the new venture, which will focus on technologies like advanced material sciences and advanced communications technologies, that are likely to have a bouquet of applications in the homeland security, aerospace and defense sectors.
MMRCA vendors to resubmit offset plans by next week
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•Less than a month before the expiry of the commercial bids for the Indian Air Force (IAF) order for 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), the Ministry of Defense has asked the six vendors to resubmit their proposals for technical offsets within ten days.
Swiss look for more, better fighters
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•Significantly, the Swiss Air Force is now also looking for additional capabilities in the aircraft like an AESA radar and is planning to increase the order size from 22 to 36.
The Long Road to the MMRCA Shortlist
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•With the commercial bids of the MMRCA-6 vendors scheduled to expire by the end of this month and the ministry under pressure to move on the tender process, StratPost looks at the outstanding issues that still need to be worked out before the announcement of a shortlist.
Board fails HAL No. 2
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•The Director, Finance of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), D Shivmurti was asked to leave abruptly, last month, after being denied an extension of his appointment by the Public Enterprises Selection Board.