Air-Independent Propulsion is an auxiliary system for increasing the endurance of the boat’s sub-surface operability. The DCNS system, known as MESMA (Module d’Energie Sous-Marine Autonome), is based on the combustion of stored oxygen and ethanol to augment battery-powered propulsion.
Indian carrier launch delayed by accident
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The first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), the Vikrant-class carrier being built at the Cochin Shipyard has been delayed due to problems with the gearbox and a truck carrying the generators suffering an accident. Listen to audio inside.
Indian SSBN to complete nuke triad by 2012
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The head of the Indian Navy, Admiral Nirmal Verma said on Thursday that India would have in place a nuclear triad for assured second-strike capability, with the deployment of India’s first nuclear-powered nuclear armed submarine, the INS Arihant. Listen to audio inside.
Exclusive: 26/11 Chabad victims’ lawyer hopes to question Headley, impose damages on LeT, ISI
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In an exclusive interview, StratPost spoke to the lawyer representing the relatives of Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg, James P. Kreindel, who said he hopes to depose Lashkar e Taiba agent David Headley and get compensation from the terrorist group as well as Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence.
Saab systems for Indian coastal security
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Almost two years after the 26/11 terrorist attacks on Mumbai, Swedish defense company Saab has won a contract to supply a coastal surveillance system for the entire 7400-kilometer long Indian coast.
French hobbyist augments UAV reality
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This is what happens when you throw together an obsessed and qualified hobbyist, augmented reality and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
USAF F-22 to get auto recovery system
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The United States Air Force F-22 Raptor’s planned evolution includes an auto recovery system, called the Auto Ground Collision Avoidance System). This system allows the aircraft to recover to level flight, automatically, if the pilot is momentarily incapacitated.
IAF C-17 price confusion clarified
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The amount of USD 4.1 billion ‘more closely represents the case value in its current state and that figure only includes the options India is actually considering’, according to a US Government source.
US tanker contest to decide IAF bids
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The Indian Air Force contest for mid-air refueling tanker aircraft will depend on how a United States Air Force competition for a massive order for 179 tankers plays out towards the end of the year.
Obama offers trade-offs
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President Barack Obama has placed the cape of a world power on India and held out the promise of global leadership, complete with matching veto.
Meanwhile, in Alaska…
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It hasn’t been all work and no play for the Indian paratroopers exercising with the US Army in Alaska. In fact, after last week, they might not be missing home all that much.
ISRO, DRDO to be off Entities List: Report
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Eurofighter ‘winning’ MMRCA: Report
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India C-17 order announced: Report
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Obama in India: No big deal
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India is going to be disappointed with President Barack Obama’s visit beginning Saturday after next. The upside of this is that the Indo-US relationship has come a long way in so short a time as to engender expectations that could induce performance anxiety.
