Vishal Thapar

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

Latest Articles By Vishal Thapar

L&T ties up with Bengaluru start-up to develop submarine-launched drones

MoU in response to a DRDO programme seeking to provide a missing link for underwater-launch weapons

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India organises DefExpo in Tanzania to expand Defence Industrial footprint in Africa

Top Defence PSUs, private sector companies explore cooperation with Tanzanian military

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Ukraine War hasn’t impacted upkeep of Russian-origin military equipment used by Indian forces: IAF Chief

Stockpiling and indigenisation of spares has helped India navigate the disruption

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India signs a Rs 2,971 Crore contract for the home-grown ASTRA missile to fix post-Balakot deficit

110-km Beyond Visual Range air-to-air missile is a milestone in India’s march towards self-reliance in missile systems

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IAF’s $20 Billion Multi Role Fighter Aircraft Programme shrinks from 114 fighters to 57

Reduced procurement to be recast under a new category, tender likely by year-end

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75 years after their ship sank during World War-II, US Navy owns up to 13 sailors being buried at sea

Missing sailors were part of the crew of USS Indianapolis, which was torpedoed by the Japanese at the end of a secret mission which helped end World War-II

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Indian Navy gives a glimpse of the Eastern Hemisphere’s largest naval base-in-the-making

By 2025, Karwar will be the home base for two aircraft carrier groups and 50 frontline warships & submarines

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7 Army troops killed, 16 injured as bus falls into Shyok river in Ladakh

Soldiers were being transported for forward deployment in the Turtuk area

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Rajnath Singh gets a glimpse of Indian Navy’s undersea muscle in 4-hour submarine sortie

India building up military might as a guarantee of peace and security in the Indian Ocean Region, says Defence Minister

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Inverted Rifle and Helmet shifted from India Gate to National War Memorial

Integration of Memorial to fallen soldiers of 1971 War with National War Memorial declared complete

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