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Future warfare is likely to be hybrid with weapons, says IAF Chief
The future warfare is likely to be hybrid in nature wherein weapons such as economic strangulation, virus and hypersonic missiles would be used, IAF Chief Vivek Ram Chaudhari said on Tuesday.
 "Future warfare is likely to be hybrid with weapons, says IAF Chief")
Rajnath releases 3rd list of defence equipment in Make-in-India push
The defence minister said India's self-reliance in the defence sector does not mean working in isolation from the rest of the world
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Statsguru: Six charts explain India's arms import dependence
The problematic issue, though, is India's paltry share in the world's exports
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Aero India 2021: HAL puts on show lethal new warfighting system
The concept, which has multiple components, was presented by HAL to the IAF at the end of 2019
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Akash-NG missile successfully launched, achieves 'textbook precision': DRDO
The Akash-NG (New Generation) Missile was successfully launched by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Sunday and intercepted the target with 'textbook precision'.As per a statement from the DRDO, the launch was conducted from an Integrated Test Range off the coast of Odisha.Akash-NG is a new generation Surface to Air Missile meant for use by Indian Air Force with an aim of intercepting high maneuvering aerial threats."The test launch, carried out by a combined team of DRDO, BDL & BEL in the presence of the representatives of the Indian Air Force, met all test objectives by performing high maneuvers during the trajectory. Performance of the Command and Control system, onboard avionics and aerodynamic configuration of the missile was successfully validated," the statement added.It further said that during the test launch, the entire flight path of the missile was monitored and the flight data was captured by various Range instruments such as Radar, EOTS ...
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VP inaugurates integrated weapons system design centre in Hyderabad
Vice-President M.Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the Integrated Weapons System Design Centre
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NIA raids at 6 locations in J&K, Punjab over narcotics, weapons case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out raids at six locations in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir in connection with narcotics and weapons case
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India's weapons procurement from US jumps to $3.4 billion in 2020
India's weapons procurement from the United States jumped from a meagre $6.2 million to a whopping $3.4 billion in the final year of the Donald Trump's administration, according to official data
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Imported share of 'indigenous' weaponry down from 48% to 40% in last 4 yrs
50,000 aerospace parts now built in India; 80,000 more can be built
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India wants the world to buy its weapons but are they good enough?
New Delhi hopes to export made-in-India military technology, including its BrahMos missiles, to smaller countries in Asia that fear China's rise
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