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#India to build 4 Guided-Missile Destroyers for more than $6.5 billion USD #Navy
India is about to approve Rs. 30000 Crores [approx $6.5 billion] for the construction of 4 Guided Missile Destroyers for the Indian Navy. Named Project-15B, construction of these Ships would begin in around 2012 in Indian Shipyards.
Indian Army to induct 788 more Tatra trucks
These trucks would be manufactured by India’s PSU company, Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.
Indian Air Force officers on an official visit to USA #India #Defense
The visiting officers are to study USAF’s use of aircraft simulators for training their pilots and Distribute Mission Operations.
HAL and Rolls-Royce Sign Hawk Engine Contract #India #Defense
The Rolls-Royce manufactured Adour engines power the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers being inducted by the India Air Force and the Indian Navy.
#India expected to extract strategic benefits out of $10 billion Aircraft contract
The $10-12 billion USD contract that India is to award as part of its MMRCA acquisition program, is also likely to be used as a leverage to seek additional benefits so determined by India, owing to the massive revenue to be enjoyed by the company that would win this contract and the enormous employment this contract would generate in the host nation after winning this contract.
Indian Army Chief visiting Vietnam
India’s Chief of Army staff General V.K. Singh is on an official visit to Vietnam.
#India-UK Navies taking part in annual exercise #Defense #Navy
The “Konkan” series of Naval exercises are currently underway between the Indian and British Navy in India. These are table-top exercises, used to strategies plans for field exercises.
Indian Army doctor wins medals at the World Medical and Health Games
Indian army’s Major Surendra Poonia, a medical officer in the President’s Body Guards, became the first Indian to participate and win three medals at the 31st World Medical and Health Games held in Porec, Croatia.
Indian Air Force to sign contract for 126 combat aircraft in 2011
Following the technical evaluations, the evaluation report is expected to be submitted to the Cabinet Committee on Security by the end of July. The deal to purchase 126 aircrafts is expected to be signed in 2011.
SAP bags Indian #Navy project #India
Enterprise IT solutions provider SAP said it has bagged a turnkey project from the Indian Navy for implementing an online financial information system.
