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Deal for SU-30s deprives industry of Rs 2,711 crore The mighty SU-30s are the pride of the IAF, but their procurement has generated some turbulence. A deal to procure 40 such aircraft has apparently deprived the Indian industry of Rs 2,711 crore in offset benefits. This has happened because...

Pak looks beyond F-22P frigates: Admiral Noman Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir has said that the induction of F-22P frigate in Pakistan Navy was a very big leap forward not only in respect of Pak-China bilateral co-operation but it also help enhance country’s defence capability...

IAF presses HAL for more Sukhois Keen to deploy its most potent fighter jets at strategic airbases on both the eastern and western fronts, IAF has asked Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to step up the production rate of the Russian-origin Sukhoi-30MKIs. IAF till now has inducted 98 of the 230...

What purpose does it serve to start a thread with an article written in 1988.

There are numerous PSU which are doing very good and Air India was mismanaged for a very log time it is overstaffed and has a huge 42,000 crore commitment towards new aircraft. Recently there were numerous cost cutting measures being implemented by the board and i have heard that ratan tata...

I agree with the members a photo can give you lots of design specifications details and even the journalists present their were able to deduce that ATV does not have any towed array sonar assembly ( may be a speculation) .

Pakistan stretched thin for Mehsud battle. Consolidating military gains in Swat and worries about Taliban spillover from south Afghanistan are clouding Pakistan's offensive against the country's most wanted warlord, analysts say. In mid-June, the military said it had received orders and was...

U.S. faces logistics nightmare in Iraq The U.S. military is grappling with a logistics nightmare as it starts to withdraw from Iraq -- how to move an incredible amount of weapons and equipment from 283 military installations across the country. The Los Angeles Times recently dubbed the...

Israel trains SAM battalion for Iron Dome. The Israeli air force is training a new battalion of air-defense troops to man the first batteries of the Iron Dome system designed to shoot down short-range rockets, which is scheduled for deployment in the southern Negev Desert in May 2010. The first...

European and Asian manufacturers could be the beneficiaries in Iraq of rigid Pentagon rules governing the credit rating of governments seeking to buy military equipment. The Soviet Union -- traditionally the largest arms sellers to the Saddam Hussein regime -- as well as France and Korea have...

Fondly patting his dust-covered rifle at the end of day-long shooting practice, Israeli platoon commander Afik Soher says he wouldn't replace it with any other. Israel's army is gradually phasing out the veteran US-made M-16 assault rifle in favour of the modern, home-produced Tavor, which has...

South Korea and Lockheed team up to build and export Aegis warships. US defence group Lockheed Martin and South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries will team up to build and export mid-size warships equipped with advanced Aegis weapons systems, an official said Wednesday. They signed a memorandum...

First stage of sea trial of Akula-II class 'Nerpa' SSN for India completed. The first stage of new sea trials of Russia's Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, which was damaged in a fatal accident in previous tests, has been successfully completed, the Amur shipyard said on Monday. The vessel...

In regards to India the others sports do not get much publicity or funds and endorsement . And even the grant money to develop other sports goes into the pocket of corrupt officials , there was a drama about Indian hockey players missing the flight due to delay in bus service can you imagine...

PARIS - The Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (DGA), the French government's arms procurement office, has awarded a contract for an undisclosed amount to DCNS, ECA and Thales to study the use of unmanned underwater vehicles in mine countermeasures (MCM), DCNS said July 28. Dubbed Espadon...

T-72 tanks moved to remote Sikkim area after China tests Indian defences Chinese moves to test Indian control of the strategic Finger Area in North Sikkim last year have prompted the Army to deploy heavy tanks and armoured personnel carriers in the region and strengthen defensive positions...

Su-35??? ,India does not have that platform , it is Su-30mki customized version with french and Israeli avionics.

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