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India holds webinar with Cambodian Army to boost defence cooperation
The Union government on Friday held a webinar with officials of the Cambodian Army to boost defence cooperation, said an official statement. "Senior MoD (Ministry of Defence) officials from the Indian side and senior army officials from the Cambodian side participated in the webinar and spoke about enhancing defence cooperation between both the nations," the statement noted. The webinar is part of a series of webinars being organised with friendly foreign countries in order to boost Indian defence exports and achieve the defence export target of USD 5 billion in the next five years, the Defence Ministry's statement noted. The theme of the webinar was 'Indian Defence Industry Global Outreach for Collaborative Partnership: Webinar and Expo', said the statement. Various Indian companies such as Alpha Design Technologies Pvt Ltd, Larsen and Toubro, Tata Advanced Systems Pvt Ltd, Bharat Electronics Limited, Bharat Forge Ltd, Ashok Leyland Ltdand Mahindra Defence Systems Pvt Ltd made ...
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Govt eyeing turnover of Rs 1.75 trn in defence manufacturing by 2025
Officials said the policy is aimed at developing a dynamic, robust and competitive defence industry, including aerospace and naval shipbuilding, to cater to the needs of the armed forces
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LAC stand-off: India moves air defence missile systems into Ladakh sector
In the last couple of weeks, the Chinese forces have brought in heavy air superiority aircraft like the Sukhoi-30 and its strategic bombers to the rear locations
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Rolls-Royce displays defence, naval combat solutions at DefExpo 2020
The 11th edition of biennial DefExpo 2020 during February 5-9 will feature nearly 1,000 exhibitors, including 165 foreign companies
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Indigenous missile system Pinaka successfully flight-tested for second day
The navigation system of the missile is also aided by the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).
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What role for a tri-service chief?
The value of the Chief of Defence Staff will depend on whether he is able to trigger reform of higher defence management structures
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As Project 28 nears end, GRSE feels it's equipped to build more corvettes
Besides being late, Project 28 is also over-budget - by an incredible 250 per cent
Missing links in India's defence readiness
Since the bulk of the military resources is consumed by revenue expenditure, modernisation will remain a distant dream
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India must go back to the drawing board and overhaul defence strategy
India's military planners must work out force levels for the Services that are more suited to current threat perceptions and realities
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