New missile adds teeth to the navy: a look at the LR-SAM

The air force version of this missile, the MR-SAM, will undergo its first test flight next year By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 2nd Dec 2015 A successful missile test on Thursday, in the Mediterranean Sea off the Israeli port of Haifa, is potentially a giant capability leap for Indian and Israeli warships. Developed jointly by both countries, Israelis refer to the new missile

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New missile adds teeth to the navy: a look at the LR-SAM

The air force version of this missile, the MR-SAM, will undergo its first test flight next year By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 2nd Dec 2015 A successful missile test on Thursday, in the Mediterranean Sea off the Israeli port of Haifa, is potentially a giant capability leap for Indian and Israeli warships. Developed jointly by both countries, Israelis refer to the new missile

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U.S. Navy Growlers jam High Value Targets/Individuals’ cell phones. December 01, 2015 at 08:42PM

SOURCE:  theaviationist.com The image in this post shows the nose of a VAQ-137 EA-18G Growler aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, supportingOperation Inherent Resolve against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Interestingly, the aircraft sports a quite unique kill marking, showing a person “hit” by a lightning bolt.According to our sources, this is the kill mark applied […]

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Boeing ends Globemaster production at Long Beach facility December 01, 2015 at 08:39PM

SOURCE: UPI Boeing officially ended production of the C-17 Globemaster III at its Long Beach facility with plans to deliver the last aircraft to the Qatar Emiri Air Force. The facility’s final aircraft will be held in Boeing’s San Antonio location until it is delivered to Qatar in early 2016. While the facility in Long Beach, […]

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Japan-India Maritime Surveillance Aircraft Deal May Come Before the New Year December 01, 2015 at 03:46PM

SOURCE:  THE DIPLOMAT I’ve been writing on Japan-India relations for years and it seems like a highly anticipated deal for the sale of Japanese-made Shinmaywa US-2 amphibious aircraft has been just around the corner since at least 2011. Now, the Japan Times reports that the two countries are likely to at long last reach “a broad […]

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India can lose Kashmir in next 10 yrs: Radha Kumar December 01, 2015 at 03:46PM

SOURCE:  kashmirtimes.com A former interlocutor on Jammu and Kashmir Prof Radha Kumar Monday warned that India could lose Kashmir in the next decade if serious efforts were not made to resolve the lingering dispute. Radha Kumar said that the situation in Kashmir progressively deteriorated. “It hasn’t been as bad as this in a long time,” […]

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Did Turkey shoot down Russian jet to defend Islamic State oil? Putin thinks so, Erdogan will resign if it’s true December 01, 2015 at 03:46PM

SOURCE: AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ankara of shooting down a Russian warplane to protect supplies of oil from the Islamic State group to Turkey, after snubbing his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s at a climate conference in France. The Kremlin strongman fired the latest salvo in the furious war of words over […]

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Russia’s Sevmash shipyard to Maintain Indian Navy Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya December 01, 2015 at 03:46PM

SOURCE: TASS. Russia will sign a contract with India soon to provide after-warranty maintenance for the Indian aircraft carrierVikramaditya, CEO of the Sevmash shipyard, part of Russia’s United Ship-Building Corporation, Mikhail Budnichenko said on Monday The ship Vikramaditya is the former Russian-made Project 11434 aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov transferred to the Indian Navy after its upgrade.”As […]

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How the Pakistani press covered the Modi-Sharif meeting in Paris December 01, 2015 at 03:46PM

SOURCE:  EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The unexpected meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the climate change conference in Paris was reported extensively across media networks in both countries. The brief conversation between the two leaders came after several months of their earlier meeting in Ufa, Russia. Since then, […]

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Afghanistan says Pakistan unleashing terrorists as ‘violent proxies’ December 01, 2015 at 03:46PM

SOURCE: IANS Calling 2015 the bloodiest year since 2001, Afghanistan has lashed out against Pakistan accusing it of unleashing terrorists as “violent proxies” because of its anxiety over Kabul’s relations with India. “External support to the Taliban and other terrorist groups is primarily motivated by regional rivalry, with excessive and unnecessary anxiety and suspicion of one […]

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“India shares terror intelligence with 24 countries, including China” December 01, 2015 at 03:46PM

SOURCE: PTI India is sharing intelligence on terrorism with China and 23 other countries via the mechanism of Joint Working Groups on Counter-Terrorism, Lok Sabha was today told. In response to a question, Minister of State for Home, Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, said, “India has Joint Working Groups on Counter-Terrorism with 24 countries, including China. “Meetings […]

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ISIS Influenced Very Few India Youths: Government December 01, 2015 at 03:46PM

SOURCE: PTI The ISIS has been able to influence very few Indian youths and security agencies are closely monitoring the situation, including keeping under surveillance potential recruits. Minister of State for Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary told Lok Sabha that government is closely monitoring the situation and has directed the intelligence and security agencies to identify potential […]

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Inputs Suggest use of Sub-Conventional Aerial Platforms by Terrorists: Government December 01, 2015 at 03:46PM

SOURCE: PTI There are intelligence inputs which suggest possible use of sub-conventional aerial platforms by terrorists, Lok Sabha was informed today. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said a standard operating procedure for detection, identification and neutralisation of threat arising out of such unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is being prepared. The Directorate General […]

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Rafale to be modified to accommodate India’s Astra BVRAAM December 01, 2015 at 08:33AM

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) In our previous report ( Read French refuse to Integrate Indian Weapons systems in Rafale jet), we had informed how French officials were refusing to integrate Indian developed weapons system in french build Rafale jet specially Airforce demands to integrate Indigenously developed Astra Beyond visual range Air to Air missile […]

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Government prepares Rs 2 TRILLION LCA- Tejas aircraft deal that will be India’s biggest ever defence order December 01, 2015 at 08:32AM

SOURCE: DailyMail The decks have been cleared for the country’s largest ever defence order, over Rs 2 trillion for 100 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. At a crucial November 27 governing body meeting of the DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) that included manufacturers Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), the IAF brought down a wishlist of 57 outstanding […]

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Make in India in defence: New acquisition rules this month December 01, 2015 at 08:32AM

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP), which will be the roadmap for the government’s flagship Make in India programme that is being pushed as the future of defence acquisitions, is likely to be rolled out by the middle of December. The Indian Express has learnt that the Ministry of Defence has conveyed […]

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Revealed: How Pakistan ISI spy Kalam acquired full Indian identity and spied on IAF and Army installations December 01, 2015 at 08:32AM

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY A spy of Pakistan intelligence agency ISI, tasked with targeting Indian Air Force and military installations in Bareilly, was arrested last week in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. According to details, accessed exclusively by CNN-IBN, ISI spy, identified as Mohd Kalam alias Mohd Ejaz, was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police last week.Trained in communication […]

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China Welcomes Indian Air Force Chief Arup Raha’s Comments on Bilateral Ties December 01, 2015 at 08:32AM

SOURCE: PTI China today welcomed Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha’s remark that China should not be viewed as an adversary and called for deepening of strategic bilateral relationship. “Noted the positive remarks made by Air Force Commander of India. We believe that we should keep deepening the strategic partnership between the […]

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Goa Only After Work, Retirement Quote Twisted, Tweets Parrikar December 01, 2015 at 08:32AM

SOURCE: Express News Service Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday dismissed reports that he might retire and said his statement made at a function was misinterpreted and twisted. Parrikar clarified he had no plans of retiring soon and will go back to Goa after finishing the task at the Centre given to him by Prime […]

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Unconditional India-Pakistan talks: A turning point? December 01, 2015 at 08:32AM

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Summit in Paris. Vikas Swarup, spokesperson of External Affairs Ministry, tweeted a photo of the two leaders shaking hands at Conference of the Parties 21 (COP21).The brief interaction, which was the first between […]

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