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Lockheed Martin gets $62 billion contract to build F-16s for Morocco and Taiwan

U.S. Awards $62 Bn Contract To Lockheed Martin for Arming Taiwan

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In a contract released by the US Department of Defense on 14th August 2020, Lockheed Martin Corp. was awarded a $62 billion, ten-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity...
NCC cadets practise drill with arms

NCC to be expanded in 173 border, coastal districts

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the expansion of National Cadet Corps (NCC) in his Independence Day speech on 15 August 2020, so that these...
Agosta 90B, Pakistan navy’s first indigenous submarine

Satellite Imagery Shows Pak Submarine With Chinese warships in Karachi

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The Pakistan Navy recently parked one of its Agosta-90B submarines in the middle of Chinese Navy warships visiting Karachi. The strong defense ties between...
B2 stealth bomber of the US Air Force

US Deploys B-2 Stealth Bombers at Diego Garcia

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US B-2 stealth bombers have arrived at the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia located in the Indian Ocean after a 29-hour flight "to ensure...
IAI Heron UAV to be weaponised

MoD gives nod to weaponise Heron UAVs – Indian Military Review

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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 11 August, gave the go-head to a project to upgrade a part of the fleet of the Israeli...
HAL HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft

DAC approves Basic Trainer Aircraft for IAF, other items

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In a major boost to the armed forces, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), on 11 August, approved the procurement of defence equipment for an...
Indo-Tibetan Border Policr snipers

ITBP to buy 358 silencer-fitted sniper rifles

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As the stand-off with China continues along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) has moved to...
Defence ministry has issued a list of 101 items which are not to be permitted for import and will instead be ordered locally

Import ban on 101 military items; MoD to order desi items worth Rs 4,00,000...

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Union defence minister Rajnath Singh announcedm on 9 August, that the defence ministry will embargo 101 items to give a boost to indigenous defence...
Cartosat-2E, Earth observation satellite, is designed to collect high-resolution images of 2m resolution

Indian Security Forces want 4-6 more spy satellites

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Seeking to keep a closer eye on the activities of the Chinese military both near the Indian territory as well as in its depth...
An Indian and Chinese soldier at Nathu La pass (file photo)

India, China hold border talks to clear LAC perceptions at Depsang

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Major General-level officers of India and China met, on 8 August, to clear perceptions about the LAC and reduce tensions at the Depsang plains...

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