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Geopolitics
MDL signs 24 MoUs at DefExpo
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited MDL), has entered into as many as 24 MoUs with various national and international firms at DefExpo-2022, Gandhinagar.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
BEML bags award for developing ARV
EML received Raksha Mantri Award for Excellence in the category of indigenisation/ import substitution under large scale enterprise.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
Bharat Forge signs an MoU with GA
Bharat Forge Ltd. signed an MoU with General Atomics, US. Under the terms of the MoU, Bharat Forge and General Atomics’ Electromagnetic Systems Group GA-EMS) will collaborate for Lithium-Ion Battery System for naval platforms/ submarines to address the requirements of Indian Navy.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
Ajeet Mini showcased at DefExpo
Zuppa Geo Navigation Technologies Pvt. Ltd. showcased the Ajeet Mini, fully Made in India” sub 2kg COTS microdrone, specifically designed for rapid use by dismounted troops, at the recently concluded DefExpo-2022 at Gandhinagar.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
HAL to support MiG-29 engine MRO
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited HAL) signed an MoU with the Indian Navy for positioning of HAL team at Naval Aircraft Yard, Goa for supporting maintenance and repair of RD-33 Mk Engine of MiG 29K KUB aircraft and imparting specialised training at Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology NIAT) Kochi, on October 20 during DefExpo 2022 at Gandhinagar.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
Raksha Mantri presents ASDO certificate to HAL
Ras Mantri Rajnath Singh handed over the Air System Design Organisation ASDO) certificate to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited during DefExpo-2022 at Gandhinagar.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
Keel laid of two tugs in Kolkata
Contract for construction of six 25 tonne bollard pull tugs was concluded with Titagarh Wagons Ltd, Kolkata on November 12, 2021 at a cost of Rs 169.5 crore in consonance with “Atmanirbhar Bharat” initiatives of the Government of India.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
Boeing and IISC mark 15 years of partnership
Boeing India and the Indian Institute of Science IISc), Bengaluru commemorated 15 years of partnership in fuelling aerospace research and innovation, in India, for India, and for the world.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
DRAGON SPITS FIRE IN ZHUHAI
By showcasing a whole range of sophisticated weapon systems and platforms which included new drones, laser-based anti-UAV system, powerful radars and next-generation cruise missiles at the just-concluded Zhuhai air show, China has set very high standards and new challenges for cutting-edge military aviation technologies. A report
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November 2022
Geopolitics
ISRO, JAXA to collaborate for future moon mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to join hands with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, known as JAXA to send a probe to the dark side of the moon, which is expected to hold many secrets surrounding earth's natural satellite.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
China tests engines for moon mission rocket
China has conducted a series of successful hot fire tests for engines designed to power a launch vehicle capable of sending astronauts to the lunar surface.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
Indian start-up to launch space tourism
Mumbai-based Space Aura has begun building a space capsule that measures 10 feet by 8 feet, able to carry six tourists and a pilot into space.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
Chandrayaan-2 finds sodium on moon
Indian Space Research Organisation’s Chandrayaan-2 mission has received huge success.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
NGLV to replace all existing launch vehicles
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing a Next-Gen Launch Vehicle (NGLV), which will one day replace operational systems like the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), ISRO Chairman S Somanath has said.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
GSLV Mark-3 launches 36 satellites
India’s heaviest rocket- GSLV Mark-3 (LVM-3) injected 36 broadband satellites of a UK-based customer into precise orbits on October 22, successfully completing a complex mission of many firsts that bolsters ISRO’s reputation as a serious player in the commercial satellite market.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
Indian start-ups to launch sat constellations
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Science and Technology, MoS PMO, Space and Atomic Energy, Dr Jitendra Singh has said that Indian start-ups will soon launch Space satellites as well as satellite constellations and try their rockets.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
FLIGHTGLOBAL GOODBYE FIFTH-GEN SIXTH-GEN FIGHTERS COME TO THE FOLD!
GIRISH LINGANNA enumerates the works on the future fighter aircrafts that are taking place in different countries
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November 2022
Geopolitics
GEOPOLITICS OF DEFENCE TRADE
At trend that t the start of the 20th century, geopolitics emerged as a multidisciplinary combined political, strategic, geopolitical, historical and economic developments
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November 2022
Geopolitics
PAKISTAN'S ILL-CHOSEN POLITICS
VAISHALI BASU SHARMA analyses populist politics, civilmilitary relations and economic distress in Pakistan
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November 2022
Geopolitics
TOWARDS AN INDIGENOUS MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL BASE
The rush of reforms in the defence private sector has grabbed headlines with Tata, Adani, Mahindra and others developing mega projects like the C295 MW military transport aircraft to battle tanks. The real action is in smaller companies.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
CHALLENGES BEFORE HAL'S EXPORT POTENTIAL
Despite the sad history of helicopters it has made and the allegations of corruption involving some of its former officials, who are now under the radar of the investigating agencies, SHREYA MUNDHRA writes how the present leadership of the HAL is optimistic of its products finding markets abroad
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November 2022
Geopolitics
AGNI-PRIME IS READY TO BE INDUCTED
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight-tested the new-generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile- Agni-P (Agni-Prime) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island on October 21.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
SETTING THE STANDARDS HIGHER
AMIT COWSHISH argues why an overarching agency like the proposed Defence Capability Acquisition Organisation is required at the earliest to coordinate indigenisation efforts, ensure deeper involvement of the private sector, develop nimble procedures, provide generous funding, and engage with other scientific institutions, innovators, foreign entities, and the academia
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October 2022
Geopolitics
INDIGENISATION OF AIRCRAFT ENGINES
Unless India develops its own aero-engines as an urgent strategic imperative, there cannot be any true self-reliance in defence, explains GIRISH LINGANNA
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October 2022
Geopolitics
THE ROTARY-WING PUNCH
With tactical-level challenges looming in India’s neighbourhood, it is high time for the Indian armed forces to rapidly brush up rotorcraft capabilities, writes AMARTYA SINHA
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October 2022
Geopolitics
"THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO FORM A DEDICATED STRATEGY"
Continued involvement of the government through ISRO and the private sector with their agility, should build up capabilities for overseas markets in building satellites, launches, and ground segment equipment, which will help to raise the year-on-year growth rate significantly, says ANIL PRAKASH, Director General, SIA-India, in this interview with GEOPOLITICS.
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October 2022
Geopolitics
“GA-ASI IS WELL INVESTED IN EXPANDING INTO THE INDIAN UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS SPACE”
We feel that the time is ripe for global UAS companies to participate in India’s vision plan for UAS, says DR. VIVEK LALL, Chief Executive, General Atomics Global Corporation, in this conversation with Geopotitics
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October 2022
Geopolitics
“RAFAEL WAS A PIONEER IN ESTABLISHING A 49 PERCENT FDI JV IN INDIA"
By creating an ecosystem of over 100 local manufacturers, most of them MSMEs, we have successfully transferred production capabilities and know-how to our partners, says Brig. Gen. Ret.) ARIEL KARO, Executive Vice President for Marketing Business Development, Rafael, in this conversation with Geopotitics.
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October 2022
Geopolitics
A VERY CLOSE RACE
Will Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet combat aircraft outshine Dassault Aviation's Rafale arine jet as the Indian Navy's deck-based fighter? ARITRA BANERJEE asks experts for an answer
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October 2022
Geopolitics
GLOBALISING ARMS PRODUCTION
Arguing why Indian arms production needs to move beyond "Make in India" to "Make Indian in a global environment", AMIT GUPTA suggests that a beginning can be made with an Indo-Russian partnership in Central Asia
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