Vishal Thapar

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

Latest Articles By Vishal Thapar

Fifth Kalvari Class Scorpene Submarine Delivered To Indian Navy

Handing over of the third French-designed diesel-electric submarine by Mazagon Dock in 24 months starts the countdown to the conclusion of Project 75; sixth boat to be handed over within a year

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MQ9B Sea Guardian HALE Drones Set To Be Assembled In India

Tri-service procurement of world’s most advanced drones leveraged for transfer of niche technologies to DRDO, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar tells Vishal Thapar in an exclusive interview

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UK, Japan, Italy join hands to produce 6th generation warplanes by 2035

GCAP fighter to be developed independently of the US, combine crewed and uncrewed flight

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Indian Navy revives stalled programme to buy 6 more P8I snoop planes from US

Fresh Letter of Offer and Acceptance sought from US Government, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar tells Businessworld in an exclusive interview

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Big ticket defence deals on the table, Indo-French technical groups to meet in early-2023

Fourth Annual Defence Dialogue held in New Delhi between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu

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Aero India to be held at Bengaluru in February 2023

Ministry of Defence announces dates for the 14th edition of India’s biggest air show, allows foreign OEMs as exhibitors

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Bharat Forge Bags $155 Mn Export Contract For Truck-mounted 155 mm Artillery In Big Breakthrough For Indian Arms Industry

Guns to be delivered to “non-conflict country” in three years under Government-to-Government deal

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Army Go-ahead For Industry-funded Development Of Loitering Munitions, Drone Kill Systems

Five programmes approved under the Make-II category of the Defence Acquisition Procedure; competitive prototype development to be followed by assured orders

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Airbus C-295 Aircraft Assembly Line To Be Set Up At Vadodara

Vadodara chosen over Dholera for India’s first full-spectrum private sector aircraft manufacturing facility; Prime Minister Modi to lay foundation stone on October 30

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Defexpo 2022: Announcements On Airbus-Tata Assembly Line In Gujarat, Repeat Order For K9 Vajra Artillery Guns On The Anvil

PM Modi to inaugurate India’s largest Defence trade show at Gandhinagar on October 19, exhibition reserved for Indian companies to underline Make in India agenda

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