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January 9, 2020
Northrop Grumman AN/APG-83 SABR Radar Achieves Initial Installation Milestone for Air National Guard F-16sThe U.S. Air Force has completed installation of Northrop Grumman Corporation's AN/APG-83 SABR radars on Air National Guard F-16s at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, to meet a U.S. Northern Command Joint Emergent Operational Need (JEON) for homeland defense.
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January 9, 2020
Alltec Composite Materials is specialized in the production of flight control rods using carbon fiber for civil and military aircraftThe employed technology ensures weight reduction, which results in greater aircraft performance
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January 8, 2020
Press Brief on Operation SankalpIn the backdrop of the deteriorating security situation in the Gulf region, post attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf of Oman in Jun 19, Indian Navy had commenced Maritime Security Operations, code named Op SANKALP...
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January 8, 2020
INS Sumedha provides assistance to stranded vessel near Somali coastINS Sumedha, presently on Anti Piracy Patrol in Gulf of Aden, came to the rescue of the crew of the dhow Al-Hamid on January 6, 2020.
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January 8, 2020
Northrop Grumman selected to lead US Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense Weapon System's software transformationProcess designed to speed up software development for rapid innovation on air and missile defense command and control system
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January 7, 2020
Collins Aerospace to provide FAA with cost-effective, highly realistic training device for scientific research on pilot use of head-up display systemsThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered a Head-Up Display (HUD) Virtual-Reality (VR) training device from Collins Aerospace Systems...
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January 7, 2020
Commtact announces award of long-term contract to supply E-MDLS Family of Data Link Solutions to leading global defense companyThe company will deliver airborne & ground data link segments for major Asian program, enabling secure wideband communications for tactical drones and fixed-wing UAVs
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January 6, 2020
GA-ASI concludes successful series of MQ-9 demonstrations in GreeceGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) concluded a series of flight demonstrations using its MQ-9 Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) on December 19, 2019.
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January 6, 2020
Northrop Grumman successfully completes initial in-water testing of the AQS-24 mine hunting sonar using a next generation deploy and retrieval payload"Achieving this important milestone demonstrated reliable unmanned mine hunting operations, while using operationally representative hardware from the LCS MCM...
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January 6, 2020
Textron Aviation adds three company-owned service centers in APAC with Premiair Aviation acquisitionTextron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, is strengthening its Asia Pacific (APAC) service offerings with the Textron Inc. acquisition of Premiair Aviation Maintenance Pty Ltd, an Australian Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service provider.
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January 6, 2020
Pentagon and Lockheed Martin sign 2020 F-35 sustainment contractThe F-35 Joint Program Office awarded the Lockheed Martin industry team a $1.9 billion contract to support operations and sustainment of the global F-35 fleet, while improving mission readiness and further reducing costs.
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January 4, 2020
The New Year brings new additional flight routes for SpiceJet
By Ayushee ChaudharyBeginning from February 2020, the new flights are to strengthen SpiceJet's network across Western and Southern India.
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January 3, 2020
CDS' 1st Directive: Prepare for a unified Air Defence Command
By Vishal ThaparGeneral Rawat indicates that enforcing jointness, restructuring military commands will be his top priority
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January 3, 2020
Airbus teams up with Aston Martin to launch the ACH130 Aston Martin Edition helicopterACH130 Aston Martin Edition is the first offering from the recently-announced partnership between Aston Martin Lagonda and Airbus Corporate Helicopters Four unique Aston Martin signature designs available
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January 3, 2020
Kargil - Victory by GritToday, on June 26, India is celebrating the victory of Kargil war or Operation Vijay. A war which was thrust upon us by an unscrupulous enemy, who exploited our trust to change the status-quo in an extremely difficult and unforgiving terrain, and required a military-diplomatic might of India to win it.
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January 2, 2020
DRDO sets up labs at IITs, Jadhavpur University for work on futuristic weapons programmes
By Vishal ThaparPM dedicates Young Scientists' Labs to harness youthful minds for breakthroughs in cutting edge Defence technologies including Artificial Intelligence & Smart Materials
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January 2, 2020
HAL ties up with Wipro to introduce Metal 3D Printing
By Vishal ThaparMove to bring cutting edge technology to the mainstream of aerospace manufacturing in India
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January 1, 2020
Air Marshal Vibhas Pande VSM assumes charge as Air Officer-in-Charge MaintenanceAir Marshal Vibhas Pande VSM has taken over as Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance of Indian Air Force with effect from January 1, 2020. Air Officer was commissioned as Aeronautical Engineer (Mechanical) in IAF on 29 Aug 1984.
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January 1, 2020
Air Marshal MSG Menon VSM assumes charge as Air Officer-in-Charge AdministrationAir Marshal MSG Menon VSM takes over as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration of Indian Air Force with effect from January 1, 2020. Air Marshal MSG Menon VSM was commissioned in Administrative branch of IAF in Dec 1982. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Calicut University.
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December 31, 2019
General Naravane takes over as 28th Chief of the Indian Army
By Vishal ThaparThird officer from Sikh Light Infantry Regiment to reach the top
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December 31, 2019
General Rawat is India's first Chief of Defence Staff
By Vishal ThaparBiggest reform in higher defence management rolled out with mandate to restructure military commands, bring about jointness among Armed Forces within 3 years
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December 31, 2019
Induction of Flight Inspection System Aircraft (Dornier-228)The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria formally inducted the Flight Information system (FIS) Dornier aircraft into No 41 Squadron, the 'Otters', at a ceremony at Air Force Station Palam on December 31, 2019.
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December 30, 2019
Lockheed Martin delivers 134 F-35s in 2019, exceeding annual commitmentLockheed Martin delivered the 134th F-35 aircraft for the year today, exceeding the joint government and industry 2019 delivery goal of 131 aircraft.
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December 28, 2019
Fasten all your info about the nation's biggest defence carnival now with an app
By Ayushee ChaudharyDuring a review meeting for the upcoming exhibition, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched DefExpo 2020 app that holds remarkable features to 'inform, engage and feedback'.
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December 24, 2019
Cabinet approves creation of the apex military post of Chief of Defence Staff
By Vishal ThaparTop military officer will head the new Department of Military Affairs but not given any command or financial powers
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December 23, 2019
Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile successfully flight-tested off Odisha coastQuick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully flight-tested from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the Odisha coast at 1145 hrs today.
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December 23, 2019
Visit of Chief of the Air Staff to EgyptAir Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff is on a bilateral goodwill visit to Egypt from December 24-28, 2019.
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December 22, 2019
Boeing Starliner completes first orbital flight test with successful landingThe Boeing CST-100 Starliner's first mission ended historically today when it became the first American orbital space capsule to land on American soil rather than in an ocean.
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December 21, 2019
Indian Air Force inducts another batch of young leaders at a grand ceremony held at Air Force AcademyA Combined Graduation Parade was held at Air Force Academy, Dundigal today, the 21st December 2019, which marked the successful culmination of training for 127 Flight Cadets of Flying and Ground duty branches of the IAF.
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December 21, 2019
$930 M deal for 6 Apache helicopter gunships for Army awaits CCS approval
By Vishal ThaparIndian Army set to take up attack helicopter role
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India-US 2+2 Dialogue
December 21, 2019
Signing of Industrial Security Annex paves way for US Defence companies to participate in mega Make in India programmes
By Vishal ThaparNew foundational agreement allows American OEMs to share classified military information with Indian private sector
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December 21, 2019
Doval, Yi begin India-China boundary talks in New Delhi
By Vishal Thapar8th edition of company-level counter-terrorism exercise Hand-in-Hand concludes in Meghalaya
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December 20, 2019
Pinaka rocket now an extended range guided missile
By Vishal ThaparIndia's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has validated the enhancement of indigenous artillery bombardment capability to 75 km with the successful test firings of the extended range, guided Pinaka Mark-II rocket, which is now being termed a missile system.
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December 20, 2019
Closing Ceremony Exercise Hand-in-Hand 2019The eighth edition of India-China joint training exercise Hand-in-Hand 2019 culminated on December 20, 2019 at Joint Training Node, Umroi, Meghalaya. The exercise was aimed at practicing the joint drills of counter terrorism operations in a semi urban terrain under United Nation mandate.
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December 20, 2019
Raytheon building additional SPY-6 radars for US NavyRaytheon Company will build two additional shipsets of SPY-6 radars under a $250 million contract with the U.S. Navy. The company is now contracted to deliver a total of nine radar shipsets to DDG-51 Flight III destroyers.