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Will 2 More Deaths Jolt The Lumbering Indo-Russian JV For New Light Copters?
Two pilots were killed today when an Indian Army HAL Cheetah helicopter crashed in Bhutan. The Indian and Bhutanese pilots on board were on a routine…
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10 Top Modernisation Priorities For India’s New Defence Minister
The landslide election victory by India's Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has led to an expected shuffle of top ministerial portfolios. India's new defence minister is now…
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Fighting For Son’s Honour, Army Major’s Mother Puts Government On Notice
This week, on March 25, Meghna Girish wrote to India's Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The letter was the latest of several she has written since her…
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After ‘Peacetime’ Air Strikes, 5 Homegrown Weapons Programs Deserve Govt Priority
At 3.30am on Tuesday, Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jets conducted India's first ever peacetime air strikes in Pakistan, destroying a Jaish-e-Muhammad training facility on…
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EXCLUSIVE: Is Someone Trying To Derail The Arming Of India’s Rudra Copters?
On September 11, 2017, exactly a week after she assumed office as India's new defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at the Naliya air base in Gujarat.…
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FIRST IN DECADES: Biggest New Assault Rifle Deal For Indian Army Finally In Sight
The Indian Army's largest infusion of basic assault rifles in recent years is finally on the horizon. Livefist can confirm that the Ministry of Defence last…
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After Bad-Tempered Fight, Army Opens Bid For 360,000 Battle Carbines
With a contract for nearly 94,000 close quarter battle (CQB) carbines for infantry soldiers near conclusion, the Indian Army has kickstarted the final leg of a staggered…
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Indian Army Reopens Mega Race To Replace Vintage Anti-Air Guns
The Indian Army has finally set the ball rolling again on a long-festering modernisation compulsion -- replacing its very old air defence guns deployed in border…
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Sweden’s Saab Weighs Legal Route To Protest Indian VSHORADS Defeat
Days after a defeat in the Indian Army’s multi-billion contest for very short range air defence systems (VSHORADS), Sweden’s Saab indicated today that it would contemplate…
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Army To Test Fully Indian Man-Portable Anti Tank Missile Shortly
The Indian Army is all set to get its first ever of an anti-tank weapon fully developed and built in India. After decades using weaponry from…
