The Russian Embassy, today, announced in a statement the participation of ’31 Russian organizations, including 6 major companies in the field of military-technical cooperation (SC Russian Technologies, Rosoboronexport, OJSC “Concern PVO “Almaz-Antey”, Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering “Rubin”, Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Splav”, KBP Instrument Design Bureau), in the DefExpo beginning on Monday in New Delhi.
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FICCI: Industry Calls for Dedicated ‘Offsets Authority’
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Even as Indian industry argues for dedicated ‘Offsets Authority’ and an institutional mechanism to ensure a transparent and appropriate valuation for technology transfer to raise the capability of the domestic defence manufacturing industry, the Ministry of Defense has decided to strengthen the monitoring mechanism for the implementation of offsets.
Lockheed Martin to show off LCS and UUV at DefExpo
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The arms firm also plans to display its Littoral Combat Ship, Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV), an unmanned, semi-submersible system for Mine Warfare and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) as well as the Marlin Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV).
Images: Navy’s new fleet tanker launched
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The first of the two Fleet Tankers (Yard 6186) for the Indian Navy being built at M/s Fincantieri Shipyard, Italy, was launched at a ceremony at Muggiano, Italy.
New policy for defense buys in 2 months
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The policy is still being firmed up with advice being sought from stakeholders like industry bodies (CII, FICCI etc) and end users like the armed forces.
Defense Expo super-sized next week
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The exhibition, which will be inaugurated by the Indian Defense Minister AK Antony, is to be on a larger scale than previous years, with an substantial increase in participation and floor area occupancy.
Sukhna accused Lt Gen goes to court
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The former commander of 33 Corps, Lt Gen PK Rath, implicated in the Sukhna scam, has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court, not only asking the court to quash Court Martial proceedings against him, but also order the army to give effect to his appointment as Deputy Chief of Army Staff.
Army looks for shoulder-fired air defense missiles
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The Indian Army has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for Man Portable Air Defense (MANPAD) Very Short Range Air Defense (VSHORAD) missile systems.
Mahindra-BAe JV named Defence Land Systems India
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The focus of the new company will be on Mine-Protected Vehicles for the Indian armed forces and paramilitaries as well as on future artillery programs.
ST Kinetics denies blacklisting
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The Singapore-based arms firm, which was earlier reported to have been blacklisted has questioned such a description of itself and has offered its books up scrutiny by Indian agencies.
50% Lt Cols promoted
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The Indian Army has promoted more than 50% of its infantry and artillery Lieutenant Colonels, as well as a smaller percentage of armored officers to the rank of full Colonel.
Saab offers naval Gripen to India
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The company is pitching a little-known naval variant of its Gripen NG fighter, called the Sea Gripen, which is intended to be capable of both CATOBAR as well as STOBAR carrier operations.
India allows tainted weapon systems’ trials
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The Ministry of Defense has allowed user trials of five weapons systems that were held up due to allegations of corruption against two of the vendors involved in the trials, ST Kinetics and Israel Military Industries.
Navy worried about submarine force depletion
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The Indian Navy’s submarine strength is projected to fall by 30 per cent in 2015 and 50 per cent in 2020, at the current pace of the acquisition process.
India-Nepal to sign new defense pact
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India and Nepal are set to agree on a defense agreement known as the Indo-Nepal Defense Cooperation Framework.
