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India-Israel MRSAM Successfully Test Fired
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| | June 2016
Balasore, Odisha. A Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) was successfully test-fired from the Integrated
Test Range (ITR) in Balasore off Odisha Coast June 30.
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IAF’s Su-30MKI Flies with BrahMos Missile in Demo Flight
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| | June 2016
New Delhi. BrahMos Aerospace on June 25 successfully demonstrated the integration of world’s most formidable
supersonic cruise missile system BrahMos on Su-30MKI frontline strike fighter of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
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India Joins MTCR
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| | June 2016
New Delhi. Four years after India announced its intention to join the nuclear and missile control regimes
in 2012, it has entered the Missile Technology Control regime (MTCR). |
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What is MTCR?
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| | June 2016
The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) is an informal political understanding among states that
seek to limit the proliferation of missiles and missile technology. |
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Indian Air Force Test Fires BrahMos Land to Land Version
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| | May 2016
New Delhi. An advanced version of BrahMos land-attack supersonic cruise missile system successfully test fired
by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in the Western Sector at 1200 hours May 27. |
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Lockheed Martin Mini-Missile Takes Flight in New Demonstration
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| | April 2016
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. A Lockheed Martin-built Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor was successfully launched from a Multi-Mission Launcher (MML)
in an engineering demonstration April 8 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. |
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IAF inducts indigenous BVR Astra Air-to-Air Missile
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| | March 2016
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has started inducting Astra, the indigenous Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile. |
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India Successfully Test Fires Long Range Surface to Air Missile in its Maiden Firing |
| | December
2015 New Delhi. India has successfully test fired its newly developed Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR SAM) in its maiden firing from the Indian Navy’s Western Seaboard. |
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LRSAM Successfully Flight-Tested from Israeli Naval Platform |
| | November
2015 New Delhi. For the first time Long Range Surface to Air Missile
(LRSAM), jointly designed and developed by Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd (IAI),
Israel and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has been
successfully flight tested from an Israeli Naval Platform. The missile successfully
engaged and destroyed the incoming air target. |
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India's Nuclear Capable Arihant Submarine Successfully Test-fires First Unarmed
Missile |
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November 2015 New Delhi. India’s first
nuclear powered nuclear attack submarine, Arihant, has successfully test fired
a dummy missile. |
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BrahMos hits target in maiden test firing from Navy’s new destroyer INS Kochi
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October 2015 New Delhi. The formidable
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile has validated its strike power yet again after
being successfully tested from Indian Navy’s newest stealth destroyer INS Kochi
on the west coast of India. |
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Flight of Nirbhay Missile Aborted after 700 Seconds of Launch |
| | October
2015 Chandipur, Odisha. Nirbhay Long Range Subsonic tactical cruise
Missile was launched at 1138 hrs from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha
October 16. |
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DRDO Missile Complex in Hyderabad to be named after Dr Kalam |
| | October 2015
New Delhi. On the occasion of 84th Birth Anniversary of the Missile Man and former
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will rename the
country’s prestigious Missile Complex in Hyderabad as “Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile
Complex” in an event to mark the occasion at Research Centre Imarat (RCI) October
15. |
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India
Fails to get MTCR Membership, But Wins Wide Support |
| | October 2015
New Delhi. India failed in its maiden attempt last week to win consensus support
for its entry to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). |
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IAF
Su-30 MKIs to Become More Lethal |
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September 2015 New Delhi/ Moscow. The
IAF’s (Indian Air Force) frontline air dominance fighters are all set now to add
to their multi-role muscles by acquiring capabilities to be able to fire the air-launched
version of the world’s fastest BrahMos cruise missile jointly produced by Russia’s
NPO Mashinostroyeniya and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation
(DRDO). |
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Lockheed Martin, Roketsan to develop SOM-J missile for F-35 |
| | September 2015
London. Lockheed Martin and Turkish company Roketsan have signed a contract to
cooperatively develop the SOM-J missile for integration into the F-35 internal
weapons bay, a Lockheed Martin press statement said September 16. |
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Indian Army Inducts Indigenously-developed Surface-to-Air-Missile Akash |
| | May
2015 New Delhi. Indian Army inducted indigenously-developed surface-to-air-missile
Akash into the Army Air Defence Corps at a glittering ceremony here May 5. |
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Tatra Trucks is back in action in India |
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April 2015 Abu Dhabi. Czeck company
Tatra Trucks is back in business in India, after the ban on it for alleged corruption
was lifted by the Government a couple of months back. |
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India tests canisterised Agni-5 ICBM successfully |
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January 2015 New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar.
Indian scientists conducted the third test of Agni-5 Inter Continental Ballistic
Missile (ICBM) Jan 31, but this time directly from its mobile canister. |
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Indian scientists test 1000-kg Indigenous Guided Glide Bomb |
| | December
2014 New Delhi. A 1000-kg glide bomb designed and developed by Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully tested Dec 18 in
the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa coast. |
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Air Chief inaugurates state of the art BrahMos Technical Position facility |
| | December
2014 New Delhi. Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha inaugurated
the state-of-the-art BrahMos Technical Position facility at the BrahMos headquarters
here on Dec 9, marking induction of the land-based version of the missile. |
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Indo-Israeli LRSAM tested successfully |
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November 2014 Tel Aviv. Indian and Israeli
defence scientists successfully tested their jointly developed Long Range Surface
to Air Missile (LRSAM) Nov 10. |
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India Test Fires Indigenous Subsonic Cruise Missile |
| | November
2014 NEW DELHI. India successfully test fired its first indigenous
multi-role nuclear-capable subsonic cruise missile, named Nirbhay (or Fearless
in Hindi), October 17. |
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BrahMos marks Grand Success with $ 5 billion worth Orders |
| | July
2014 New Delhi. The Indo-Russian BrahMos Aerospace marked the BrahMos
Day on June 12, and disclosed that it has orders and commitments worth about INR
30,000 (approx US$ 5 billion), mostly from Indian Army, Navy and Air Force for
its supersonic missiles. |
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India tests Astra BVRAAM Successfully for a 3rd time |
| | June
2014 Goa. India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
has tested the indigenous Astra Beyond visual Range Air-ro-Air Missile (BVRAAM)
for a third time successfully from an Indian Air Force (IAF) Su-30 MKI aircraft.
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Raytheon’s Hawk XXI targets India’s air and missile defence need |
| | May
2014 NEW DELHI. With India’s emphasis on developing its indigenous
defence industry through co-production and US pushing to share more technology
with India, Raytheon has been trying to market its missile defence systems to
its air force and army. |
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India’s Ballistic Missile Defence Programme: Soaring to New Heights |
| | May
2014 WITH THE successful firing on April 27 of the newly developed
‘PDV’ interceptor – an advanced version of the PAD (Prithvi Air Defence) missile
– DRDO soared to new heights in India’s ambitious two-layered BMD (Ballistic Missile
Defence). |
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India successfully tests air to air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile |
| | May
2014 New Delhi. India’s first indigenously developed Beyond Visual
Range (BVR) Air-to-Air missile ‘Astra’ was successfully test fired from an Indian
Air Force Su 30 MKI aircraft on May 4. |
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India suggests global No First Use of Nuclear Weapons |
| | April
2014 New Delhi. India has suggested a No First Use (NFU) convention
on nuclear weapons towards global disarmament. |
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India's indigenous n-submarine to start deterrence patrols from 2015 |
| | February
2014 New Delhi. India’s first nuclear powered nuclear attack submarine,
INS Arihant, should be ready for deterrence patrols from 2015, roughly in about
a year’s time from now. |
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DRDO's Moments and Miles |
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January 2014 New Delhi. India’s first
indigenous nuclear submarine Arihant should set sail for the sea in about a couple
of months, possibly March. |
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MBDA reaps benefits of its strong ties with India |
| | September
2013 SCHROBENHAUSEN, MUNICH. A long-term strategic partner, MBDA wants
to be seen as an Indian player and not merely as a buyer-seller associate in India.
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Raytheon missiles just right for the Global Market |
| | September
2013 New Delhi. As the US Navy fired two Standard Missile-6 interceptors
from the USS Chancellorsville, successfully engaging two cruise missile targets
(BQM-74 drones) in the missile’s first over-the-horizon test scenario at sea,
Raytheon watchers are confirmed that the market for the US major just expanded.
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DRDO strives to become a self-sufficient armament designer for Indian armed forces |
| | September
2013 New Delhi. “By charter DRDO is only to be a design agency. Policy
change is not in our hands. There are a number of measures to fill the gap between
design and production. |
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Balancing the Belligerents |
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September 2013 APRIL 19 last year proved
to be a red-letter day for India, as its latest Agni V ballistic missile was successfully
test-fired by DRDO (Defence Research & Development Organisation) from Wheeler
Island, using a rail mobile launcher, off the coast of Orissa. |
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DRDO fires on towards MIRV capability |
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April 2013 New Delhi. India’s Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is firing on in several directions
with work at hand involving MIRVs (Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicles)
and improvements in missiles, aircraft, tanks and artillery. |
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India successfully test fires nuclear-capable Agni-II missile |
| | April
2013 Bhubaneswar. India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable
Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha Apr 7, a defence
official said. |
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DRDO fires on |
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April 2013 New Delhi. India’s Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is firing on in several directions
with work at hand involving MIRVs (Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicles)
and improvements in missiles, aircraft, tanks and artillery . |
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India tests BrahMos missile from underwater |
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March 2013 Bhubaneswar. India successfully
tested the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from underwater in the Bay of Bengal
off the Andhra Pradesh coast Mar 20. |
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India terminates cruise missile test |
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March 2013 Bhubaneswar. India terminated
the maiden test of a long-range cruise missile Mar 11 after it deviated off course
but defence scientists claimed "it met the mission objectives successfully". |
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BrahMos developing smaller missiles for aircraft |
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Feburary 2013 New Delhi. BrahMos Aerospace,
the Indo-Russian supersonic missile venture, is developing smaller variants of
its 8-meter long supersonic cruise missile. |
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India's K-15 launch: Defence scientists do nation proud |
| | January
2013 ew Delhi. The reason why nations place a significant part of
their nuclear arsenals on board nuclear-propelled ballistic missile submarines
(SSBNs) is because of their invulnerability, in comparison with static airforce
bases and missile sites or even mobile launchers. |
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BEL, Israel's IAI to jointly develop missiles |
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December 2012 Bangalore. India's State-run
Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has tied up with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
to develop long range surface-to-air missiles. |
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India successfully test fires missile interceptor |
| | November
2012 Bhubaneswar. India has successfully test fired another ballistic
missile interceptor from a defence base in Odisha as part of its efforts to create
a shield against incoming enemy missiles, an official said. |
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N-capable Prithvi-II missile tested successfully |
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October 2012 Bhubaneswar. India successfully
test-fired its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II
again Oct 4 as part of practice and training. |
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India tests Agni-IV n-missile |
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September 2012 Bhubaneswar. India successfully
tested its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile from a military
base in Odisha on India's eastern seaboard. |
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India test-fires Prithvi-II missile |
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August 2012 Bhubaneswar. India successfully
conducted another test of its nuclear-capable missile Prithvi-II missile Aug 25.
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India Successfully Tests N-Capable Agni-I Missile Again |
| | July
2012 Bhubaneswar. India has successfully test-fired its indigenously
developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile once again. |
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Agni V Emboldens India’s March towards Credible Deterrence |
| | May
2012 New Delhi. India’s search and longing for an inter-continental
ballistic missile (ICBM) is finally over. |
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India tests 5,500km ICBM |
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April 2012 New Delhi. India successfully
tested its first 5,500km range Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) designated
Agni-V Apr 19. |
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India to induct Akash missiles, holds war game in northeast |
| | March
2012 New Delhi. Conscious of threats from China from the northeastern
borders, India is inducting its indigenous Akash missiles in the region, even
as its air force is preparing to meet the military challenge by holding a major
war exercise there. |
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India’s Self-Reliant Missile Journey |
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January 2012 Tokyo. India’s declared
No-First-Use (NFU) nuclear doctrine while maintaining a minimum credible deterrent
continues to be its benchmark given South Asia’s feeble security arrangements. |
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'Nuclear-capable Agni-V to be tested soon' |
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January 2012 Chandigarh. India's ambitious
5,000-km range Agni-V nuclear-capable missile will be launched soon, says a senior
scientist. |
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UAE becomes first international customer to gain the advanced AN/TPY-2 radars |
| | January
2012 TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon Company will provide AN/TPY-2 radars,
associated spares, training and other services through 2018 to the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) as the radar component to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
(THAAD) missile defense system. |
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India not in arms race: DRDO chief |
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November
2011 New Delhi. Discounting talk of an arms race in
the neighbourhood after its successful test of the Agni-IV strategic nuclear-capable
missile, India's defence research chief V.K. Saraswat made it clear Nov 16 that
New Delhi was "not playing a game" and was "not in a race", as its missile programme
was for defensive purposes. |
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Agni-IV production by 2014 |
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November
2011 New Delhi. India, which successfully tested the
new generation Agni-IV medium-range ballistic missile Nov 15, will carry out further
tests of the weapon system till 2013 to ensure it is ready for production by 2014,
defence scientists said here. |
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India not developing ICBM |
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September
2011 New Delhi. India is not developing any inter-continental
ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that have the capability to strike targets about 7,500
km away. |
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India test-fires n-capaable Shourya missile |
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September
2011 New Delhi. India successfully tested its 700-km
range nuclear capable indigenous Shourya (Valour) Missile Sep 24. |
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India tests 'Prahar', a new, short range missile |
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July 2011 India successfully tested a new, short range
Surface to Surface (SS) missile today to attack targets as near as 40 km with
destructive power. Its maximum range is 150 km. |
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Agni V to Bolster India’s Missile Pack |
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June
2011 New Delhi. India is well on its way of testing
what can be described as its most ambitiously zealous strategic missile system—the
Agni V, by the end of 2011. |
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Military implications of missile-defence |
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June
2011 Moscow. Missile-defence is among the most discussed
issues on the Russian-U.S. agenda, its prominence primarily explained by Washington's
insistence on deploying forward-based missile-defence units, elements of a strategic
missile-defence system, not far from Russian borders. |
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India successfully test-fires missile interceptor |
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March 2011 Bhubaneswar. India has successfully tested
a ballistic missile interceptor yet again from a defence base in Orissa as part
of its endeavour to create a shield against incoming enemy missiles. |
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BrahMos attracts high-level delegates at IDEX 2011 |
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February 2011 Abu Dhabi. The BrahMos supersonic cruise
missile system has attracted many high-level delegates, including from the Middle
East region, during the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) 2011 at Abu dhabi. |
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Brahmos Block III test-fired successfully |
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December
2010 New Delhi. Indian scientists have successfully
test-fired the latest Block III version of the BrahMos supersonic missile with
high maneuvering and steep dive capability. |
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BrahMos cruise missile achieves supersonic dive |
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September
2010 Balasore, Bhubaneswar. In a first in the military
world, the BrahMos cruise missile jointly developed by India and Russia achieved
a supersonic dive Sep 5 after being fired from a defence base in Orissa as part
of the trials to fine-tune its capabilities, an official said. |
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India's ballistic missile interceptor successfully tested |
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July 2010 Balasore (Orissa). India has successfully
tested for the fourth consecutive time a ballistic missile interceptor from a
defence base in Orissa as part of its endeavour to create an impregnable shield
against incoming enemy missiles, defence sources said. |
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Precision, lethality and standoff a must for missiles |
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July 2010 New Delhi. The Indian industry needs to develop
state-ofthe- art missiles with precision and standoff capability, according to
Chief of Staff of the Indian Army, Gen V K Singh. |
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Aegis – A Capability for Regional Security |
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February
2010 Washington. A well-known aphorism among U.S. government
observers is that Washington D.C. is a city surrounded on all sides by reality. |
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| Raytheon
unveils a new Anti-submarine weapon |
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February
2010 Dubai. Raytheon Company has been awarded a $20.5
million Foreign Military Sales contract for spares to support planned Patriot
Configuration-3 system upgrades for the State of Kuwait. |
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| India
does not have an ICBM programme |
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February
2010 New Delhi. With the 3500-km Agni-III
all set for induction after three successful trials, India is gearing up to test
its 5,000-km range Agni-V nuclear tipped missile in a year's time. |
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| Raytheon
Awarded $20 Million for Spares to Support Upgraded Kuwait Patriot Radar Systems
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November
2009 Dubai. Raytheon Company has been awarded a $20.5
million Foreign Military Sales contract for spares to support planned Patriot
Configuration-3 system upgrades for the State of Kuwait. |
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| Three
Arab Nations Purchase Raytheon AMRAAM |
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November
2009 Dubai. The US government has executed separate
Letters of Offer and Acceptance with three of its key allies to purchase Raytheon
Company's AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). |
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| India’s
Missile Programme: Augmenting Firepower |
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October
2009 New Delhi . South Asia's feeble political and
strategic equations are reflected in the volatility of its security arrangements.
The evolution of elements that have been crucial towards galvanizing India's strategic
response crucially include its missile programme as an unassailable part of that
strategy. |
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| India’s
Strategic Trump BrahMos |
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July
2009 New Delhi. India’s rise to strategic prominence
in the Indian subcontinent has been well-matched by the fluidity of its geo-political
environment and, consequently, makes for a strong case for New Delhi to assume
the role of a major player in shaping the regional order. |
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| BrahMos
develops Block II for precision strike |
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April
2009 New Delhi. BrahMos Aerospace has developed the
Block II version of its supersonic BrahMos missile to reduce clutter and home
on to specific targets. |
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| Indian
Scientists Successfully Intercept Ballistic Missile |
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March 2009 New Delhi. Indian Scientist have successfully
intercepted a ballistic for the third time in actual firing tests, promoting confidence
towards building an indigenous ballistic missile shield beginning 2011. |
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| Boosting
the Efficiency of Missiles and Launch Vehicles |
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January
2009 Bangalore. A team of multi disciplinary researchers
at the Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has devised innovative,
simple and cost effective techniques to improve the efficiency and range of military
missiles and civilian space vehicles moving at hypersonic five to six times the
speed of sound) speeds. |
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| India
test fires new Supersonic Missile |
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November
2008 New Delhi. India has successfully test-fired a
new supersonic surface-to-surface missile (SSM), capable of hitting targets 600
km away. |
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| Patriot:
Tried. Tested. Trusted. |
| |
July
2008 New Delhi. Raytheon, the leading US arms technology
company, is looking forward to supplying the sophisticated Patriot Anti Missile
Missile System to a dozen countries, including India. |
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| Akash
for IAF |
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May
2008 New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has finally
decided to home on the indigenous Akash Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) to protect
its airbases. |
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