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India Strategic
Indian Navy Commissions Dornier Squadron INAS 313 at Chennai
Chennai. Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 313, the fifth Dornier aircraft squadron was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Naval Staff at an impressive ceremony held at Naval Air Enclave, Meenambakkam July 22.
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August 2019
India Strategic
Indian Defence and Aerospace Needs IDFC
Bengaluru. Considering the huge potential of industrial growth in defence and aerospace (both civil and military) and challenges of meeting the financial needs for mega aviation projects in India, it is important to think of establishing an organisation like Indian Defence Finance Corporation (IDFC) on the lines of Indian Railway Finance Corporation, IRFC, said Dr RK Tyagi, Chairman of Aeronautical Society of India (AESI) and former ChairmanHAL
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August 2019
India Strategic
India Marks 73rd Independence Day with Colours and Resolve
New Delhi. No country is as diverse as India is in terms of geography, history, faith, region, languages – you name it.
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August 2019
India Strategic
IAF Set to Operate Formidable Apache Helicopters and Rafale MMRCAs
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to operate the new generation Boeing Apache attack helicopter from September, and Dassault Aviation’s Rafale Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) from around May 2020.
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August 2019
India Strategic
Embraer celebrates 50 years focusing on coming decades
São José dos Campos, Brazil. Embraer celebrated its 50-year anniversary with a ceremony that brought together employees, authorities and commercial partners at company’s headquarters, in São José dos Campos, Brazil August 19.
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August 2019
India Strategic
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Elected IDSA President
New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has urged the strategic community to help strengthen the country’s security environment by research with a scientific temper.
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August 2019
India Strategic
Abrogation of Special Status Under Article 370: Security Implications
Passage of the bill abrogating special status to J&K under article 370 by both the houses of the parliament brings to an end the major differences that characterised the state of J&K vis-à-vis all other states of the Indian Union.
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August 2019
India Strategic
India Between Multipolarity And Multipolarism
Impressions from the 20th Asian Security Conference at IDSA March 26 - 28.
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April 2019
India Strategic
World's Largest Aircraft Takes To Skies On Debut Test Flight
The World’s largest aircraft took off for its first flight over the Mojave desert in California April 13. The carbon-composite air-launch carrier plane built by stratolaunch systems Corporation’s has been years in development before soaring on its debut flight lasting 2:30 hours without issue. stratolaunch systems was started by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in a bid to enter the lucrative private space market by offering an alternative and cost-effective air-launch system to put satellites into orbits.
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April 2019
India Strategic
IAF Inducts Four Boeing Chinook CH-47F Heavy Lift Helicopters
NEW DELHI/ CHANDIGARH. The Indian Air Force (IAF) inducted the first lot of four Boeing CH-47F heavy lift helicopters March 25, providing the much needed modernisation of assets at this mainstay frontline Transport airbase.
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April 2019
India Strategic
ISRO: Towards A Space Station
New Delhi. On April 1, 2019, India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C45) successfully launched EMISAT and 28 international customer satellites. This was the 47th mission by the PSLV rocket which has witnessed only two failures till date since its first successful launch in October 1994.
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April 2019
India Strategic
Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2019
The Oceans are for Free, Open, Inclusive and Cooperative Rules-based Order.
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April 2019
India Strategic
IAF To Issue RFI For Single Engine Combat Aircraft Within October 2017
NEW DELHI. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is finally set to issue a Request for Information (RFI) to the US Lockheed Martin for F-16 and to Swedish Saab for Gripen for acquiring 114 single engine combat aircraft.
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October 2017
India Strategic
Asia In The Process Of Reinventing Itself: MJ Akbar
Asia In The Process Of Reinventing Itself: MJ Akbar
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October 2017
India Strategic
India Gains In Stature At BRICS Summit In China
THE BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China has worked well to considerably enhance India’s global stature.
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September 2017
India Strategic
India, Japan Support A Free, Open And Prosperous Indo-Pacific
NEW DELHI. “India-Japan ties are at their best ever,” Kenji Hiramatsu, Japan’s Ambassador to India, told India Strategic days before Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in India for the 12th annual India-Japan summit in the Gujarat capital Ahmedabad.
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September 2017
India Strategic
Indian Civil Aviation Vindication Of The Low Cost Model
NINE YEARS after the first fixed-wing flight by man, India traipsed into its own civil aviation journey; in December 1912 the first domestic air route between Karachi and Delhi was launched as an extension of the London- Karachi flight by imperial airways, a British airline.
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July 2019
India Strategic
Two New Boeing CH-47F (I) Chinooks Arrive At The Indian shores
NEW DELHI. Boeing announced July 8, arrival of two more CH-47F (I) Chinooks for the Indian Air Force ( IAF) at the Mundra port in Gujarat.
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July 2019
India Strategic
Boeing Says 737 Max Software Updated Working With FAA To Resume Flights
CHICAGO. Boeing has completed development of the updated software for the 737 MAX, along with associated simulator testing and the company’s engineering test flight.
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May 2019
India Strategic
Indian And French Navies Conclude Exercise Varuna
Mumbai. The Indian and French Navies concluded the first part of their periodic exercise Varuna off the Goa coast May 1-10, the Naval Headquarters has announced
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May 2019
India Strategic
Airbus Delivers First A321LR To Canada's Air Transat
Air Transat, a Canadian leisure and holiday travel airline, took delivery of its first Airbus A321Lr aircraft.
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May 2019
India Strategic
Elections And The Armed Forces
Increase of election fever in the country with the ongoing Lok sabha and some state assembly elections necessitates an assessment of the effect, if any, that the large constituency of serving and retired soldiers would have on the outcome.
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May 2019
India Strategic
India Working On Advanced Defence Technologies, Says Dr G Satheesh Reddy
NEW DELHI. Indian defence scientists are working on advanced technologies from missiles to aircraft and precision weapons, according to the country’s top scientist.
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May 2019
India Strategic
IAF Looks at Indigenisation to Build Strength: Air Chief
NEW DELHI. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is putting “a special focus on indigenisation and self-reliance” to build its combat capabilities in the coming years though strategic partnership.
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March 2017
India Strategic
Swaraj, Tillerson Converse; Resolve Enhanced Indo-US Ties
NEW DELHI. India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj spoke with the new US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson February 15, and resolved to “further expand and deepen” India-US ties.
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March 2017
India Strategic
Raytheon Improving Aviation Infrastructure In The Middle East
Raytheon is working in partnership with Middle Eastern transportation authorities to enhance the aviation ecosystem – both digitally and physically.
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November 2017
India Strategic
Bahrain Buys 16 Latest F-16 Combat Aircraft
Bahrain is buying 16 latest variants of Lockheed Martin F-16 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCAs) as part of a $3.8 billion deal which also includes upgrade of the Royal Bahraini Air Force’s existing fleet of some 20-plus older F-16 jets.
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November 2017
India Strategic
IAF Lands In Force On Agra-Lucknow Expressway
On October 24, the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out major landing operations on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway, about 60 km west of Lucknow.
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November 2017
India Strategic
Boeing, Air China Celebrate Delivery Of China's First 737 Max 8
Boeing and Air China celebrate the delivery of the airline’s first 737 MAX 8. China’s national flag carrier is the first airline in the country to receive the 737 MAX. Customers throughout China will take delivery of nearly 100 737 MAXs by the end of next year.
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November 2017
India Strategic
Airbus' BLADE Laminar Flow Wing Demonstrator Makes First Flight
Airbus’ A340 laminar-flow “BLADE” test demonstrator aircraft (A340-300 MSN001), also dubbed ‘Flight Lab’, has made its successful three hours plus maiden flight from Tarbes aerodrome in Southern France to Toulouse for the EU-sponsored Clean Sky “Blade” project.
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