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Indian Navy inducts LCU L-56

New Delhi. 30 March 2019. Yard 2097 (LCU L 56), the sixth of the class of LCU MK IV ships, have been built and delivered by M/s GRSE Ltd at…Read more ›

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RAF Typhoons launch for the first time with the Meteor Air-to-Air missile

Farnborough. 16 December 2918. RAF Typhoons launched from RAF Lossiemouth this morning for the first time with the Meteor Air-to-Air missile in defence of UK airspace during a…Read more ›

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BAE Systems has been awarded a £1.5bn contract for delivery of the seventh Astute class submarine and a further £900m for the next phase of the Dreadnought submarine programme.

The Secretary of State for Defence, The Right Honourable Gavin Williamson, announced these contracts today during a visit to the Company’s submarine site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. During his…Read more ›

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Sanjay Mitra – The Next Defence Secretary

Sanjay Mitra, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is to succeed G. Mohan Kumar as the next Defence Secretary on the 24th of May, 2017. Sanjay Mitra is…Read more ›

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