Military-Defence
India Strategic
Red Velvet Takes To Skies On Its First Commercial Service To New York City
NEW DELHI. Virgin Atlantic’s first Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, G-VLUX, Red Velvet took to the skies September 10th for the very first time, flying customers from London Heathrow to new York JFK.
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October 2019
India Strategic
IAF's Senior Leadership & Force Structure In The Foreseeable Future
There will be an essential necessity to tailor the IAF’s thinking and planning to groom the senior leadership in a Joint Military environment, as well as, in the joint procurement and joint capability development parameters
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October 2019
India Strategic
Thoughts On The 87th Anniversary Of The IAF
Other than the brief excitement of Balakot strikes, during the year gone by, IAF remained on course to consolidate the credibility of its posture against perceived threats by absorbing in its fold new aircraft and weapon systems
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October 2019
India Strategic
“Howdy Modi” In Houston
A Big Push to India-US Relations.
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October 2019
India Strategic
Apache, Chinook And Way Forward For India
Multi-domain operations across a spectrum that stretches from Hybrid Warfare to lowintensity security situations within the country require capabilities that are responsive and adaptive
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October 2019
India Strategic
Re-Energising India - Russia Partnership
The 36-hour visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Vlad Ivostok, Russia on September 4-5 to participate in the 20th Annual Summit and as Guest of honour in the 5th eastern economic Forum (eeF) at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin provided, in PM Modi’s own words, “a new direction, new energy and new speed” to relations between the two countries.
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September 2019
India Strategic
India Honoured With Prime Minister Modi Getting Many International Awards
New Delhi. From Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates, from Bahrain to Israel and the Maldives, and away from this near neighbourhood, Russia, Japan and South Korea – with the United Nations to top them – all have honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with their highest civilian awards.
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September 2019
India Strategic
Chandrayaan 2 - India's Quest For The Moon
NEW DELHI. Chandrayaan 2, India’s second mission to the Moon which was to land the Vikram rover on the Moon surface on 7th Sep 2019, faced a glitch at the proverbial last minute, just when it was 2.1km above the moon’s surface after successfully manoeuvring gravitational pulls and hazards for a little short of 400,000km.
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September 2019
India Strategic
Appointment Of Chief Of Defence Staff: A Historic Decision
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rousing Independence Day address delivered from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort covered many issues relating to reforms and development in India.
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September 2019
India Strategic
Indian Air Force Inducts Eight Boeing AH-64E Apache Helicopters
NEW DELHI. The Indian Air Force (IAF) ceremonially inducted eight Boeing AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters September 3, and with that their home Squadron, 125 (H) Gladiators, also became operational and combat-ready.
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September 2019
India Strategic
Rolls-Royce to provide Totalcare Flex services for Air Canada's Trent 700 fleet
ROLLS-ROYCE Has signed a new TotalCare® Flex agreement with air Canada that will ensure the availability of the airline’s Trent 700 until fleet retirement august 22.
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August 2019
India Strategic
International Police Expo 2019
New Delhi . Policing is a matter of State and always needs equal attention like Defence.
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August 2019
India Strategic
Indian Space Force (ISF)
An idea whose time has come
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August 2019
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.
4 min |
August 2019
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.
1 min |
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.
4 min |
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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November 2017
India Strategic
Rajnath Singh Inaugurates The First BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise
The Union Home Minister Mr Rajnath Singh inaugurated the four-day first Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Disaster Management Exercise (BIMSTEC DMEx-2017) here, October 10.
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November 2017
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
the trump presidency: signals for india
new delhi. the election of donald trump as the 45th president of the united states left people around the world surprised, if not stunned. with no previous experience in administration and given the tenor of his campaign rhetoric, trump’s election created an element of uncertainty, leaving stock markets tumbling, initially, and foreign offices and leaders scrambling to understand the path his policies would follow.
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january 2017
india strategic
india marks army day with a pledge to ensure peace for the country
new delhi. india celebrated the 69th army day with inspiring parades and ceremonies, beginning with the new chief of army staff, general bipin rawat paying tributes at amar jawan jyoti, the eternal flame memorial, to fallen heroes of india.
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