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May- 2021 -12 MayArms
Cash-Strapped Indian Military Opts to Lease Critical Weapons Platforms
The cash-strapped Indian military is opting to lease critical platforms rather than purchasing them in order to plug “operational gaps,” Indian media reported.
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Apr- 2021 -9 AprilDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
Chinese ‘Airborne Aircraft Carrier’ Launches Drone Swarm
A Chinese company test-flew an “airborne swarm carrier,” state media said, without disclosing make or features of the “mother drone” or smaller drones.
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5 AprilAsia Pacific
Maoist Rebels Kill 22 Indian Security Forces in Gun Battle: Police
Twenty-two Indian police and paramilitary forces were killed and 30 others wounded in a gun battle with Maoist rebels in a central Indian state, police said Sunday, in the deadliest ambush of its kind in four years.
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Mar- 2021 -5 MarchAsia Pacific
China Military Budget to Grow 6.8% in 2021
China's military budget -- the second largest in the world after the US -- is set to increase by 6.8 percent in 2021, the finance ministry announced Friday.
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Feb- 2021 -17 FebruaryAmericas
NATO Eyes Post-Trump Reset as Afghanistan Call Looms
NATO defense ministers meet Wednesday for their first talks since US President Joe Biden took over from Donald Trump with a vow to soothe tensions between Washington and its closest partners.
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5 FebruaryDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
Indian Solar Drone to Fly at 65,000 Feet for 90 Days, Monitor Enemy Targets
India is developing a solar-powered surveillance drone that can cruise at an altitude of up to 65,000 feet for 90 days, monitoring enemy targets and coordinating attacks.
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Jan- 2021 -28 JanuaryAsia Pacific
India to Pursue S-400 Deal With Russia Despite Looming US Sanctions: Sources
India is pursuing its $5.4 billion deal for five Russian S-400 air defense systems despite threats of US sanctions, sources said.
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25 JanuaryAsia Pacific
India and China Clash Again on Himalayan Border
Indian and Chinese troops fought a new brawl on their contested Himalayan border that left injuries on both sides, officials said Monday, highlighting the fraught state of relations between the giant neighbors.
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20 JanuaryDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
Indian Army Flies 75 Drones to Demonstrate Swarm Capabilities
The Indian Army demonstrated its drone swarm capability for the first time last week as it deployed a group of 75 unmanned aerial vehicles, destroying an array of simulated military targets with kamikaze-style attacks.
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Dec- 2020 -10 DecemberDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
Indian Navy Orders Israeli Rifle Mounted Anti-Drone Systems
The Indian Navy has ordered an unspecified number of rifle mounted systems from an Israeli firm to counter the growing drone threat.
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