Vishal Thapar

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Group Editorial Head for BW’s Defence, Security & Police

Latest Articles By Vishal Thapar

On Course For Induction On Aug 15, Aircraft Carrier Vikrant Sails Out For 3rd Round Of Sea Trials 

Largest and most complex warship built in India to be tested for complex manoeuvres

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DRDO Develops Survival Kit For Troops Deployed At Minus 50 Degrees Celcius

Import substitution technology for extreme cold weather gear handed over to 5 Indian companies

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Indian Naval Academy Gets New Commandant

The post of Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet is one of the most significant operational assignments in the Indian Navy, tasked with securing Indian maritime interests from the Gulf of Hormuz to the Western Indian Ocean.

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India Test-Fires Pralay, Its Latest Surface-To-Surface Missile

‘Quasi ballistic trajectory’ and range of 150-500 km gives it the appearance of an Interceptor

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Key Defence Procurement Reform In Jeopardy

HAL likely to gate-crash $3 Bn Naval Utility Helicopter (NUH) programme earmarked for the private sector under Strategic Partnership model, as Government seeks review

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Government Orders Tri-service Inquiry Into Chopper Crash Which Killed Chief Of Defence Staff

Defence Minister makes statement in Parliament, Court of Inquiry to be headed by an IAF Commander-in-Chief

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Tata-Lockheed Martin JV Ready To Build Fighter Aircraft Wings In India

With parts of supply chain already in place, American giant hopes for head start to F-21 campaign in IAF’s upcoming $15 Bn tender

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India Signs $679.4 Mn Kalashnikov Rifle Contract, Seeks Russian Help To Deter China

Traditional partners fail to clinch long-pending Ka-226 helicopter and VSHORAD missile deals

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New Military Plan In The Works As Chinese Naval Build-Up Outpaces India’s By Four Times

Indian Navy seeks 170-warship fleet by 2032, as PLA-N races ahead with 14 new warships a year

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$5.7 Bn Indian Submarine Tender Threatened By Possible German Pull Out

Faced with the prospect of Project 75 (I) being reduced to a one-horse race, Navy buys time by extending deadline for bids

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