The Rwandan envoy to India, Lieutenant General Kayumba Nyamwasa, having apparently defected from the Rwandan government, has been sacked from his position as High Commissioner to India and is reported to be on the run.
Category: News
Blog: India attacked in Kabul again
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The violence in Kabul on Friday which resulted from Taliban suicide bombers running amuck is largely being seen as an attack on Indian interests in Afghanistan, the third such incident; a repeat of the suicide bombings of the Indian Embassy in July 2008 and October last year.
Defense budget disappoints forces
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This defense budget is being seen as inattentive towards force modernization and accretion.
Gripen presents naval variant to navy
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Gripen has made presentations of its Sea Gripen fighter aircraft to the Indian Navy last week.
MH60 R in fray for navy’s ASW chopper trials
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Lockheed Martin has pitched for the MH60 R and said a down select was likely within a month and field trials could conceivably take place by June. See video inside.
Army’s officer intake hits new low
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The number of officers being commissioned by the Indian Army annually has fallen for the second year.
Tata Power showcases indigenous defense capabilities
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Tata Power’s Strategic Electronics Division (Tata Power SED) India’s leading private sector player in the indigenous design, development, manufacture, supply and life cycle support of Defense systems and a large scale System Integrator for strategic programs such as the Pinaka MBRL System, Launchers for the Akash Missiles, Army Electronic Warfare Program and Command & Control…
Bofors redux
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The upgraded avatar is being displayed at the DefExpo in New Delhi.
Mine Protected Vehicle displayed
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MPV unveiled at DefExpo.
High Court dismisses Gen Rath’s plea
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The court accepted the army’s argument that jurisdiction over the substantive writ regarding the disciplinary proceedings and the legality of the Court of Inquiry properly lay with the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT).
Blog: Antony the fighter jock!
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Our man seems to be no less enthused by fighter aircraft than the average guy. Turns out, he walked unannounced into the Eurofighter stall and going straight to the Flight Simulator, clambered in, said eyewitnesses.
Russia at DefExpo
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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.
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.
