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HAL To Ramp Up TEJAS MK-1A Production Rate From 16 To 24; Aims To Complete Delivery By 2028, One Year Ahead of Schedule

HAL is preparing to activate new production lines for TEJAS MK-1A and HTT-40 planesHAL has a capacity to build 16 TEJAS MK-1As every year in Bangalore, and the Nashik line will help the firm ramp up production to a total of 24 jets.The new plant for the MK-1As will enable HAL to advance the deliveries of the 83 such fighters ordered by IAF for ₹48,000 crore in February 2021 by at least a year,

October 17, 2023

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Marines to formally stand up second of 3 Marine Littoral Regiments in November

The name change, which will take place Nov. 15, follows an agreement signed in January between the US and Japan under which Tokyo formally agreed to allow the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment to be stationed in Okinawa by 2025.

October 17, 2023

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India Is Getting More Uncomfortable Buying Russian Oil With Chinese Yuan, Putting Payments In Limbo

India is getting more uncomfortable using China’s Yuan to buy Russian oil, sources told Reuters. At least seven oil shipments from Russia have not been paid by IndiaAlthough Russian firms are continuing to deliver crude supply, seven cargoes have yet to be paid for, as India’s state-owned refiners seek yuan alternatives, the report said.Part of the reason stems from increased costs that come with

October 17, 2023

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India Aims To Send Astronaut To Moon By 2040, Own Space Station By 2035

A model of India’s proposed space stationIndia’s space ambitions got a boost when it became the first country to land a spacecraft near the unexplored south pole of the moon in August, just days after a similar Russian mission failed, and the fourth overall to achieve a soft landing. PM Modi has also called on scientists to work on missions to Venus and MarsNew Delhi: India aims to send an

October 17, 2023

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Czech Republic begins negotiations to buy 2 Embraer C-390 transport aircraft

“A specific step was to start negotiations with the aim of achieving the lowest possible price and at the same time the shortest possible delivery date,” said Jana Cernochova, Czech Republic’s minister of defense.

October 17, 2023

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Polish elections should bring changes, but expect defense spending to mostly continue

Analysts predict that a new government will keep deals under contract going, but programs that aren’t fully signed may see cuts or pivots towards European-made products.

October 17, 2023

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Army in ‘much better place’ on MSV-L support ship, still calculating buys after cost hike: Official

“What we learned was, given the requirements we gave the vendor, it just was going to cost more. … You don’t want to see that, but it’s going to happen sometimes,” Army acquisition chief Doug Bush said.

October 17, 2023

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Army looks at revamping acquisition, asks for industry help as it builds network of the future

“I think the most important thing that I’m communicating to industry is that we need a flexible network in the future,” Mark Kitz, leader of PEO C3T, told Breaking Defense. “And we need to be able to iterate our programs so we c…

October 16, 2023

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In China’s military ‘purge,’ final outcomes remain to be seen

“We know about the disappearances within the PLA and elsewhere. But no one really knows why,” said Ian Chong, associate professor at the National University of Singapore.

October 16, 2023

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