RECENT STORIES
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September 8, 2020
Situation in Eastern Ladakh - UpdateIndia, while is committed to disengagement and de-escalating the situation on the LAC, China continues to undertake provocative activities to escalate.
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September 5, 2020
Defence Minister at SCO Meet
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Defence Minister Rajnath Singh left for a three-day visit to Russia on September 2 for attending the defence ministers meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
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September 5, 2020
2020 India-US 2+2 Dialogue
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The 2020 India-US 2+2 formal dialogue between foreign and defence ministries is likely to take place later this month after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is back from Russia after attending the SCO foreign ministers meet on September 10.
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September 5, 2020
Checkmating PLA at Pangong Tso
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Daddy Dragon Xi Jinping, Chinese President is hopping mad with his tail afire. Fresh attempts by PLA in Pangong Tso area have failed and it is clear that the PLA definitely suffered more killed than Indians in the Galwan clash on the night of June 15-16.
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September 5, 2020
Atal Tunnel across Rohtang and More
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Over the next few weeks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the nine kilometer long Atal Tunnel. Named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in a tribute to him on his 95th birth anniversary...
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September 5, 2020
Indigenous Truck Mounted Gun System (MGS)
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The Indian Army needs some 4,500 howitzer guns for defending the country against China and Pakistan. First attempts of indigenisation by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) began in 2004 for upgrading the barrel of the original Bofors gun from 155x39mm caliber to 155x45mm but the attempt could not materialise at that time.
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September 5, 2020
Super Swarm Drones
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)It was reported in these columns that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has provided ‘Bharat’ surveillance drones’ produces by the Chandigarh-based Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) to the troops engaged in a standoff with China in Eastern Ladakh.
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September 4, 2020
Management appointments at Safranlivier Andriès has been named Executive Vice President, effective September 10, 2020. He is a member of the Group's Executive Committee. As initially announced, Olivier Andriès will succeed Philippe Petitcolin as Chief Executive Officer of Safran on January 1, 2021.
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September 2, 2020
The Inevitable Clash
By Lt. General R.K. Jagga (Retd)Don’t try to please a bully, it will only make him bolder! The Chinese Dragon continues to dance along the LAC turning belligerent militarily and trying to slice off parts of Indian territory with its “Salami Slicing” tactics. India needs to gain insight into the adversary’s mind to counter it and evolve sound pre-emptive policies.
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September 1, 2020
Shri C.S. Vishwakarma takes over charge of DGOF and Chairman of Ordnance Factory BoardShri C S Vishwakarma, IOFS, has taken over charge as the Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and Chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)...
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September 1, 2020
Mr M.V. Raja Sekhar takes charge as Director (R&D) of BELMr M.V. Raja Sekhar took charge as Director (R&D) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) on September 1, 2020. He was working as Chief Scientist of BEL's Central Research Laboratory (CRL)-Bangalore, and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) at BEL's Corporate Office, before his elevation.
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September 1, 2020
Lorenzo Mariani appointed Executive Group Director Sales & Business Development and Managing Director MBDA ItaliaLorenzo Mariani has become Executive Group Director Sales & Business Development of MBDA and Managing Director of MBDA Italia.
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September 1, 2020
Northrop Grumman Developing Ground Station Prototypes for US Army’s TITAN ProgramNorthrop Grumman has been selected by the Defense Innovation Unit and the U.S. Army Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) office to develop two prototype ground stations for the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) system.
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August 26, 2020
MS Tech Expands its Global Presence with the Establishment of MS Tech Innovation Pvt. Ltd., a Fully-Owned Subsidiary that will Focus on the Indian Market with Make-In-India Manufacturing CapabilitiesMS Tech Innovation will deepen the company’s support of the Indian market...
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August 25, 2020
Indian Army Organises seminar on Impact of Disruptive Technologies on Fighting Philosophy in Future ConflictsWarfare has undergone a sea change due to the emergence of new domains of warfare and disruptive technologies. There is a technology tsunami which is underway and it will compel militaries to reorganize and re-structure to fight future wars.
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August 24, 2020
Aatmanirbhar Reset 2.0
By Lt. General R.K. Jagga (Retd)Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a clarion call to use these trying times to become Aatmanirbhar (self-reliant). Defence Manufacturing in India has huge potential and can bring a transformative change, but is the industry ready to rise up to challenges and uncover the opportunities therein.
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August 24, 2020
Russian Helicopters presents new high-speed rotor blades for combat helicopters at ARMY-2020The Russian Helicopters holding company (part of RostecState Corporation), presented new fully composite rotor blades designed to increase the maximum speed of Mi-28 and Mi-35 combat helicopters at the International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2020.
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August 23, 2020
Russian Helicopters to present upgraded Mi-171Sh at ARMY-2020 for the first timeThe Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec) will for the first time present upgraded Mi-171SH "Storm" military transport helicopter at the International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2020.
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August 20, 2020
Modi-Abe Summit Coming Up
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The India-Japan summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe which got postponed last year is scheduled for early next month, the tentative date for which according to sources is September 10.
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August 20, 2020
Riyadh Delivers a Kick to Pakistan
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Behind Pakistan’s obsession with Kashmir is the Pakistani army’s aim to continue ruling the country indirectly and stay in power, raking in millions in the process. The civilian governments are puppets of the army.
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August 20, 2020
The Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Threat
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)On August 1, 2020, a post on Twitter appeared purportedly from Global Times of China quoting Qien Huayo source that read, “Chinese Helicopter shot down by unknown Indian EMP burst, 7 killed”. It is not known if the tweet was genuine or fake but it was deleted after a short time.
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August 20, 2020
India’s Infrastructure Push in Maldives
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Located about 600 km off the southwest coast of India and 750 km southwest of Sri Lanka, Maldives consists of a double chain of 26 atolls spread over 90,000 sq km of territory.
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August 20, 2020
IBCS Successfully Engages Advanced Tactical Ballistic Missile and Cruise Missile During Rigorous TestThe U.S. Army successfully intercepted a high-performance, high-speed tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target and a cruise missile target during a flight test using the Northrop Grumman Corporation Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS).
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August 19, 2020
Commtact unveils a portable, lightweight communications kit, that enables rapid and easy deployment in the fieldThe tactical communications kit ensures continuous transfer of encrypted information between ground forces and various platforms
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August 14, 2020
RM announces issue of BEL EoI for indigensiation of strategic productsThe Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singhji, on Friday announced through Video Conference the Expression of Interest (EoI)/Request for Proposal (RFP) being...
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August 14, 2020
Raksha Mantri launches products indigenously developed by Bharat Electronics LimitedRaksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, on Thursday, August 13, 2020, launched through Video Conference two products - Linear Variable Differential Transducer...
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August 14, 2020
BEL completes manufacturing milestone of 30,000 ventilatorsBharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Defence, is happy to announce today the successful completion of manufacturing 30,000 numbers of ICU Ventilators in a record time to help GoI in its efforts in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
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August 14, 2020
AirAsia India salutes the Indian Armed Forces, offering 50,000 free seats with the AirAsia RedPass initiativeAhead of India’s 74th Independence Day, AirAsia India has announced the RedPass initiative for the armed forces in recognition of their contribution as the strongest pillar of the nation, supporting democracy and security.
