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Vishal Thapar

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

Latest Articles By Vishal Thapar

IAF Chief Talks Star Wars, Wants Turf Extended To Space

Space-based assets likely to be targeted by adversaries to influence outcome of future wars, warns Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari

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India Restricts Military Service To 4 Years In Below Officer Ranks

“Tranformative” Agnipath scheme aimed at restricting manpower costs, stopping pension bleed consuming a quarter of the Rs 5.25 Lakh Crore Defence Budget

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India Test-fires 4,000 Km Agni-4 Missile To Demonstrate Increasing Reach Of Nuclear Arsenal

User training launch by Strategic Forces Command signals operationalization of China-specific Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

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Big Make In India Milestone, As HAL’s Basic Trainer Aircraft Gets Airworthiness Certification

CEMILAC nod paves the way for serial production of HTT-40, eliminates IAF need for foreign Stage-1 trainer

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Go-ahead for 8 Indian Navy corvettes as part of $9.8 Bn military procurement approvals

Defence Acquisition Council nod for indigenizing Su-30MKI fighter engines, procurement of wheeled armoured vehicles, weapon locating radars & Dornier snoop planes

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Indian Diplomatic Team In Kabul For 1st Time Since Taliban Takeover

Team led by joint secretary to meet senior Taliban officials, representatives of international bodies to oversee delivery of India’s humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

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India, Israel Set To Step Up Defence Ties, Adopt Joint Vision

Letter of Intent on enhancing cooperation in the field of Futuristic Defence Technologies exchanged

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India Signs $382 Mm Contract For Home-grown ASTRA Missile To Fix Deficit Exposed In Post-Balakot Skirmish With Pak

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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India Cuts Back World’s Largest Fighter Jet Procurement Programme By Half

IAF’s global Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft Programme shrinks from 114 fighters to 57 amidst focus on domestic industry

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Rajnath Singh Surveys India’s Undersea Might 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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