Cochin Shipyard To Build Multi-Purpose Vessels For German Shipping Firm

Kochi: Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) has bagged the contract to build multi-purpose vessels for the German shipping company HS Schiffahrts.The steel cutting ceremony of six HS Eco freighter 7,000 DWT Multi-Purpose Vessels was held at CSL on Monday marking the start of construction of Six Multi-Purpose Vessels for HS Service, Germany on a series of eight vessels for the Germans.This association with

March 28, 2023
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Chinese Executive Hints At Progress With J-20’s New WS-15 Engine

WS-15 ‘Taihang’, turbofan engine designed and built by Shenyang Liming Aircraft Engine CompanyAn Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) official has hinted that production of the WS-15 Emei engine has started, signalling progress with the Chengdu J-20 fighter program.In footage apparently taken at an industry conference, an AECC official states that “mass production” of both the WS-10 Taihang

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India, UK Hold Bilateral Maritime Exercise ‘Konkan’

Konkan 2023, the annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy (UK), was held from 20-22 March off the Konkan coast in the Arabian SeaThe annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and UK’s Royal Navy was held off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea from March 20-22, an official statement said on Thursday. INS Trishul, a guided missile frigate, and

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India And Africa Face Common Threats Like Terrorism, Collective Experience Helpful To Deal With Emerging Security Threats: Army Chief Manoj Pande

India and Africa face common threats like terrorism and violent extremism and the collective experience can help to prepare better to deal with emerging security challenges, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande said on Tuesday. Speaking at the conclave of Army chiefs in which 31 delegates from African nations participated, including 10 Army chiefs, General Pande said 25 partner nations are

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BSF Shoots Down Another Pak Drone In Punjab, Seizes Contraband

The Border Security Force (BSF) shot down another Pakistani drone in Punjab soon after it entered into Indian territory carrying a consignment of contraband items, the paramilitary force said on Tuesday.The drone was shot down around 8.20 pm on Monday in the Amritsar district of Punjab when the BSF troops deployed at the India-Pakistan International Border border heard the buzzing sound of the

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China Now Bails Out Countries After Pushing Them Into ‘Debt-Trap’

Washington: Since the end of World War II, the International Monetary Fund and the United States have been the world’s lenders of last resort, each wielding broad influence over the global economy. Now a new heavyweight has emerged in providing emergency loans to debt-ridden countries and that is China, New York Times reported.New data shows that China is providing ever more emergency loans to

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US Fears China Will Step Up Theft of Military Technology: Report

Beijing: Xi Jinping said it is important to promote defence modernisation and build the military into a "Great Wall of Steel" while delivering the closing speech of the National People’s Congress of the Communist Party of China which concluded on March 13, reported The Singapore Post.American security experts reacted that Xi Jinping’s third term will involve "military-civilian integration" and

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TTP Poses Severe Challenge To Pakistan, Chief of Army Staff: Report

Kabul: The Afghan Taliban-supported group, Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is posing a severe challenge to Pakistan and newly appointed army Chief General Asim Munir as he failed to tackle the militant group since the banned outfit called off the ceasefire, Sergio Restelli writes in The Times of Israel.Army Chief Munir’s appointment came at such time when TTP called off the ceasefire. Since the

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Belarus Blames West, NATO Pressure For Decision To Host Russian Nuclear Weapons

Topol-M Nuclear capable ICBM use by Russian Strategic Missile TroopsMinsk: Belarus has blamed "unprecedented pressure" from the United States, Great Britain and their NATO allies for the decision to host Russian tactical weapons in its territory, according to the statement released by Belarus’ Foreign Ministry in response to TASS agency’s question.According to the statement, Belarus said, "Over

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