News Releases
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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...
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July 3, 2018
RADA's MHR radars selected for US Army IM-SHORADRADA Electronic Industries Ltd. A leader in the development, production and sale of tactical land radar for force and border protection - announced that its Multi-mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR) has been down-selected as part of the Leonardo DRS mission equipment package (MEP) solution...
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July 3, 2018
CONTROP wins $31 million contract for a defense customer in AsiaCONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd. - a company specializing in the field of Electro-optics (EO) and InfraRed (IR) defense and homeland security solutions - today announced that it has won a $31 million contract to supply EO/IR systems and services foran Asian defense customer.
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July 2, 2018
Raytheon designing US Army laserRaytheon Company is developing a 100 kW class laser weapon system preliminary design for integration onboard the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles.
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June 27, 2018
Boeing Chinook Block II program moves to final assemblyBoeing and the US Army celebrated a major CH-47F Block II program milestone with the loading of the first engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) helicopter into final assembly on June 27.
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June 26, 2018
Leonardo DRS and RAFAEL to provide TROPHY active protection systems for US ArmyLeonardo DRS, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a contract worth $193M to provide the US Army with TROPHY active protection systems for its Abrams tanks in support of immediate operational requirements.
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June 19, 2018
Workshop on Cyber Security Framework - 2018A workshop on Cyber Security Framework for Department of Defence was organised by DDP, Ministry of Defence. The workshop was inaugurated by Raksha Mantri Nirmala Sitharaman.
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June 19, 2018
Raytheon wins US Army National Training Center Mission Support contractRaytheon Company was awarded a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract totaling $161 million, which includes options, for mission support services.
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June 19, 2018
Raytheon receives US Patent No. 10,000,000The US government has granted the 10 millionth patent in the nation's history to Raytheon. The patent covers a system for obtaining real-time readings on speed and distance from the data stream created by laser radars.
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June 13, 2018
Hon'ble Defence Minister inaugurates BEL Representative Office in VietnamThe Hon'ble Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, today inaugurated the first Representative Office of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in Vietnam.
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June 13, 2018
Rockwell Collins' Manpack radio passes critical MUOS testingRockwell Collins' AN/PRC-162(V)1 software-defined military radio is now the first tactical ground radio to pass a critical test to meet the security requirements required for operation with the Department of Defense's (DoD) final version of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS).
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June 13, 2018
Raytheon, Safran developing next-gen Forward-Looking Infrared sights for combat vehiclesRaytheon Company and Safran, a French electronics and defense firm, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the next generation of combat vehicle sighting systems.
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June 12, 2018
US Army awards Raytheon $130 million for TOW missilesRaytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) received a $129.9 million U.S. Army contract for continued production of the tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided TOW® weapon system.
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June 8, 2018
Hon'ble Raksha Mantri inaugurates 16 MW solar power plant set up by BEL at HVF, AvadiThe Hon'ble Raksha Mantri, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, today (June 8, 2018) inaugurated a 16 MW grid-connected Solar Power Plant set up by Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) at Heavy Vehicle Factory (HVF), Avadi. Mr M V Gowtama, Chairman & Managing Director, BEL, was also present on the occasion.
