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August 3, 2018
HAL successfully demonstrates 10Kg helicopter UAVThe Hindustan Aeronautics Limited successfully demonstrated flight of a 10Kg Rotary Wing (Helicopter) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (RUAV) here in the presence of its Board of Directors, recently.
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August 2, 2018
Ballistic Missile Interceptor AAD successfully flight testedDRDO conducted the successful test of the Ballistic Missile Interceptor Advanced Area Defence (AAD) at 1130 hrs today from Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. The endo-atmospheric missile, capable of intercepting incoming targets at an altitude of 15 to 25 kms was launched against multiple simulated targets of 1500 km class ballistic missile.
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August 1, 2018
US move India into Elite Strategic Allies list
By Rohit SrivastavaGiving boost to bilateral relations, United States, on July 30, announced inclusion of India to the Strategic Trade Authorization (STA) Tier 1, one of the most coveted lists of trading partners.
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August 1, 2018
DAC approves guidelines for SP model
By Rohit SrivastavaThe much awaited nod for implementation of the "Strategic Partnership" model of the Defence Procurement Procedure was given on July 30 by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), apex procurement body of the Ministry of Defence.
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July 31, 2018
Unified Commanders' Conference - 2018The two day Unified Commanders' Conference for the year 2018 commenced on 30 Jul 18 at New Delhi. The Conference provided a platform for discussions at the Apex Level on all 'Joint Issues' amongst the three Services & Ministry of Defence and enabled stock taking of the previous year and facilitated planning for future.
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July 30, 2018
First Flight of American choppers for India
By Rohit SrivastavaThe countdown to the induction of American helicopter's Apache and Chinook in the Indian Air Force (IAF) began with the first flight of the helicopters on July 27.
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July 29, 2018
Curtain Raiser: Unified Commanders' Conference - 2018The two day Unified Commanders' Conference (UCC) for the year 2018 will be held on 30th & 31st Jul 2018 at New Delhi. The Annual Conference provides a platform for discussions at the Apex Level on all 'Joint Issues' amongst...
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July 26, 2018
Kargil Review Committee and Aftermath
By Lt. General Naresh Chand (Retd)The Kargil War was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and other locations along the Line of Control.
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July 26, 2018
Kargil – Victory by Grit
By Rohit SrivastavaToday, on June 26, India is celebrating the victory of Kargil war or Operation Vijay. A war which was thrust upon us by an unscrupulous enemy, who exploited our trust to change the status-quo in an extremely difficult and unforgiving terrain, and required a military-diplomatic might of India to win it.
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July 21, 2018
MBDA–ISAE scholarship winners welcomed
By Rohit SrivastavaOn July 20, Claire Thuaudet, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of France in India, welcomed and honoured the five winners of the MBDA-ISAE Scholarship, at an award ceremony to celebrate their achievements.
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July 17, 2018
GE completes proposal submission for US Army's Improved Turbine Engine ProgramGE Aviation submitted its Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) technical proposal last month, which is the second and final phase of its Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) proposal to the US Army.
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July 17, 2018
Raytheon demos small x-band precision approach radarRaytheon Company's Intelligence, Information and Services business demonstrated its Low-Power Radar's ability to provide precision approach guidance to landing aircraft from 15 nautical miles...
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July 17, 2018
US Army selects Raytheon for near-term counter-UAS missionThe US Army will use Raytheon Company's Coyote® unmanned aircraft system and the KRFS radar, which stands for Ku band radio frequency system, to counter the escalating threat of enemy unmanned aerial vehicles in the skies...
