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        <title>Thales Avionics gains as Dassault Rafale wins MRCA contest</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Indian periodical The Hindu recently reported that France&#039;s Dassault Aviation won a $10 billion contract to supply India with 126 Rafale fighters under the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) program. Dassault will supply the fir..]]></description>
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        <title>Sukhoi T-50 / PAK FA - Patent Analysis</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The new Sukhoi T-50 / PAK FA Russian fighter is by now quite well known but any official document is certainly welcome. That is the case of the Sukhoi patent that form the basis of this report. Even if it may not bring groundbreaking detail..]]></description>
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        <title>United States has not offered F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to India: Pentagon</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Press Trust of India has quoted Pentagon spokesperson Commander Leslie Hullryde confirming that, contrary to press reports, the United States has not made available Lockheed Martin&#039;s advanced, fifth generation fighter jet F-35 Lightnin..]]></description>
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        <title>DRDO delivers 5 Daksh ROVs; Limited order for 20 more</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The first batch of five remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Daksh, designed and developed by Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) [R&DE (E)], Pune, was handed over to Maj Gen Rakesh Bassi, SM, Director General Combat Engineers..]]></description>
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        <title>India, Sri Lankan defense officials discuss regional, maritime secutiry</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The inaugural defence dialogue between the Defence Secretaries of India and Sri Lanka was held in New Delhi yesterday. 

Defence Secretary Shri Shashikant Sharma and the Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Shri Gotabhaya Rajapaksa co-chaired the..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5127</link>
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        <title>Did Russia lose up to USD 4 billion worth defense deals in Libya?</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Russian news agency RIA Novosti has reported that a leading Russian missile manufacturer Russian Tactical Missiles (TRV) may have lost deals worth up to USD 790 million due to the change of regime in Libya in 2011. The total loss estimate f..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5126</link>
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        <title>Pakistan Army Actively Aiding Taliban says NATO Report</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Taliban, backed by the Pakistani Military Jehad Complex (i.e. Army, the ISI and jehadists), are set to retake control of Afghanistan after Nato-led forces withdraw from the country, according to reports citing a classified assessment by..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5125</link>
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        <title>Hyderabad based RVMT ties up with ITA and Reginson to manufacture aircraft engine components</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Hyderabad&#039;s privately owned company which is into manufacturing of precision engineering parts for Aerospace and Defense industries has entered into a joint venture with Industria de Tuberias Aeronauticas (ITA), Spain and Reginson Engi..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5124</link>
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        <title>Will not sign MRCA deal this financial year says Defence Minister A.K. Antony</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Dassault Aviation&#039;s fighter jet Rafale has emerged as India&#039;s choice in the 126 Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) competition. The deal is estimated to be worth USD 10.4 billion making it one of the largest defense deals in the wo..]]></description>
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        <title>Russia to Field Air-Launched Missiles for Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA by 2014</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Russia will complete development of advanced tactical air-launched missile systems for the Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter within the next two years, the head of the Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV), Boris Obnosov, told Russian new..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5122</link>
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        <title>Aqeri Wins INR 1.5 Crore Order for Extreme Weather Equipment</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Aqeri, a leading supplier of computers and communications equipment designed for extreme conditions, commences 2012 with a further order from the Indian Armed Forces. The order worth SEK 2 million relates to rugged communications equipment ..]]></description>
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        <title>Pakistan Launches Military Operations in Balochistan, Many Civilians Killed</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Pakistan&#039;s military has reportedly started a brutal operation in the Bugti areas of Balochistan. According to the Sri Lanka Guardian, Pakistan&#039;s military is conducting a wide operation with the help of gunship helicopters and figh..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5120</link>
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        <title>Japan, India Conclude Military Exercise, High Level Meet</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The visit of a high level Japanese delegation led by Admiral Hisayasu Suzuki, the Commandant, Japan Coast Guard (JCG), for the XI High Level Meeting and Combined Exercises with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) concluded yesterday. 

The five-..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5119</link>
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        <title>Dassault Rafale is the winner of USD 10.4 billion Indian Air Force M-MRCA Deal</title>
        <description><![CDATA[French company Dassault Aviation&#039;s Rafale has won the $10.4 billion deal to supply 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) to the Indian Air Force (IAF). According to sources, Rafale won the multi-billion dollar deal as it was fo..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5118</link>
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        <title>Russia to provide additional 42 Sukhoi fighters to India</title>
        <description><![CDATA[An additional 42 Sukhoi frontline fighters will be provided to India by Russia under an agreement inked between the two sides during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh&#039;s visit in Moscow.

With this pact, the total number of acquired or co..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5117</link>
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        <title>DRDO Developing Robotic Soldiers</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Going futuristic with unmanned fighting systems, the Defence Research and Development Organisation on Sunday said it is developing robots to function as soldiers.  

"We are in the process of developing robots that ..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5116</link>
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        <title>MBDA Offers Taurus Missile System to Indian Air Force</title>
        <description><![CDATA[European consortium MBDA has offered their 300 km-range Taurus stand-off missile system to the Indian Air Force (IAF) for its fighter jets such as the Su-30MKI.

"We have received a Request for Information (RFI) from the IAF for a st..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5115</link>
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        <title>Air Force Updates: 214 Fifth Generation Fighters, HAL Tejas Delayed, MRCA Deliveries by 2014 and more..</title>
        <description><![CDATA[In a press conference in New Delhi, the Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne revealed the following:

Indian Air Force has the funds for the MMRCA programme. There will be a realignment in committed liab..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5113</link>
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        <title>Indian Air Force to Induct Mil Mi-17 V5 Helicopters Mid-October</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Augmenting its chopper fleet, the Indian Air Force will induct the first batch of Russian-origin Mi-17 V5 helicopters by mid-October.  India had in 2008 signed a deal with Russia to induct 80 Mi-17 V5 helicopters for strengthening its chopp..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5112</link>
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        <title>Indian Air Force to Acquire Six Additional C-130J Aircraft</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to acquire six more C-130J Super Hercules special operations aircraft in addition to the six already ordered.  The IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne, told India Strategic defence magazin..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5111</link>
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        <title>Pakistan Infiltration Bid Foiled in Kashmir; Five Terrorists Dead, One Caught Alive</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Indian Army soldiers deployed on the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector foiled a major infiltration bid by killing five Pakistani terrorists and by capturing one of them alive while he was attempting to flee back to Pakistan Occupied Ka..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5110</link>
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        <title>Indian Navy Hunts for Sea-King and Kamov Chopper Upgrades and Successors</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Indian Navy is looking to upgrade its present fleet of Sea King and Kamov helicopters and purchase new helicopters to replace them in the coming years. Rear Admiral Sudhir Pillai, Flag Officer Commanding Goa Area, told reporters in Pana..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5109</link>
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        <title>Eurofighter Offers Naval Fighter to Sweeten M-MRCA Offering</title>
        <description><![CDATA[In anticipation of winning the Indian Air Force&#039;s $10.4 billion tender for 126 combat jets, European consortium EADS has offered India a choice to pioneer a project for a naval version of the Eurofighter Typhoon that is in the fray in ..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5108</link>
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        <title>Urgency Shown in Indian Navy Submarine Acquisition Plans</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Indian Navy has appointed a senior officer to oversee and fast-track all submarine acquisition plans, even as it grapples with a depleting underwater force and rising levels of submarines in the inventories of nations inimical to Indian..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5107</link>
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        <title>Construction of Second Nuclear Submarine Begins in Visakhapatnam, India</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Construction of India&#039;s second nuclear submarine has begun at a classified facility in Visakhapatnam. This has been reported by local newspapers and television news channels. This project was launched just 24 months after India&#039;s ..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5106</link>
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        <title>INS Vikramaditya (Admiral Gorshkov) Harbor Trials Scheduled for August 2011</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Set for induction into the Indian Navy in 2012, the harbour trials of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (Admiral Gorshkov) are expected to begin by the end of this month (August 2011) in Russia. These trials are aimed at testing the fun..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5105</link>
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        <title>Indian Navy Boeing Poseidon&#039;s to be armed with Mk-54 Lightweight Torpedoes</title>
        <description><![CDATA[India will get lightweight anti-submarines torpedoes to arm the eight P-8I maritime patrol aircraft it is buying from the US, with the Obama administration notifying the potential sale to the US Congress on Tuesday. The news was welcomed by..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5104</link>
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        <title>Honeywell Could Supply New Engines for Indian Air Force Jaguars</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Defence withdrew its commercial tender for the re-engining of the Indian Air Force&#039;s Jaguar Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft in May 2011. Due to this, the Economic Times reports that, United States may become the prime ..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5103</link>
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        <title>Raytheon-TATA in USD 24 million deal for Indian Air Force Traffic Management</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Raytheon has bagged a USD 23.2 million contract from Tata Power Strategic Electronic Systems to automate air traffic management systems of the Indian Air Force. This was first reported at the Paris Air Show earlier this summer.

The contr..]]></description>
        <link>http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5102</link>
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        <title>DRDO, ISRO Miliary, ISR Platforms being tested during Indian Army, Air Force Joint Exercises</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) would be testing some of the new military platforms during the Indian Army&#039;s six day-long ongoing exercise -- Vijayee Bhava --  in northern Rajasthan.  

Indian Space Research Orga..]]></description>
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