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DRDO, IAF conduct successful flight tests of anti-airfield weapon
Two different configurations (of the weapon) based on satellite navigation and electro-optical sensors have been successfully tested
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India has taken steps to reduce military dependence on Russia: US Senator
The Senator urged President Biden not to impose provisions of Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act against New Delhi for buying the S-400 missile system from Moscow
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MoD approves procurement of Rs 13,165-crore military hardware
Out of the total procurements, equipment and platforms worth Rs 11,486 crore will be sourced from domestic entities, the ministry said
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New list of defence items barred from import in March: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said another list of items pertaining to the defence industry that will not be imported from other countries will be notified next month. He also said procurement of defence equipment from the private sector will not be limited to 15 per cent but will go much beyond that. "Another list of items that will be not be imported to be notified in March 2021," he said in his closing remarks in a 'Webinar on Budget Announcements 2021-22: Galvanising Efforts for Atmanirbhar Bharat' on effective implementation of the Union Budget provisions in the defence sector. Last year, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), Ministry of Defence (MoD) prepared a list of 101 items for which there would be an embargo on the import. Singh shed light on the plans to spend USD 130 billion on military modernisation in the next five years, as he mentioned the recent order of 83 indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Aircraft MK 1A, Tejas, worth Rs 48,000 cror
India's weapons procurement from US jumps to $3.4 billion in 2020
India's weapons procurement from the United States jumped from a meagre $6.2 million to a whopping $3.4 billion in the final year of the Donald Trump's administration, according to official data
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China tests truck-based rocket-propelled mine launchers at high altitude
The test achieved its goal of remotely setting up obstacles and placing mines across a whole region, where temperatures and oxygen levels are low
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US envoy joins Taiwan President Ing-wen at military memorial service
Despite that lack of official ties, the United States is Taiwan's most important ally and weapons supplier.
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Border tensions may spoil India's plan to boost manufacture of weapons
Modi's efforts to transform the world's biggest arms importer into a defense manufacturing powerhouse have remained a non-starter since the idea was first proposed in 2014
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Japan confirms it is scrapping US land-based missile defence system
Defence Minister Taro Kono said the country will now revise its missile defence programme and scale up its entire defence posture
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Start-ups like Big Bang Boom Solutions to drive innovation in weaponry
If Big Bang Boom Solutions manages to translate the Rs 1.5-crore iDEX award into a functional system, it would enhance the combat capability of crews in the Army's 4,000 tanks
