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The two ships are scheduled to visit Chinese port of Qingdao from April 21 to 26 to participate in an International Fleet Review to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Navy.
After successfully testing an anti-satellite (ASat) missile last month , India is now also working to develop other counterspace capabilities like directed energy weapons (DEWs) and co-orbital killers as well as the ability to protect its own satellites from electronic or physical attacks.
“Important issues that are likely to be discussed are management of the extant security dynamics, mitigation of future security threats and enhancement of combat edge over potential adversaries,” the Army said in a statement.
Team Dhaksha is designing drones that find multiple uses, from crowd monitoring and land mapping to rescue and audit of disaster-hit areas
India had inked a $ 1.1-billion deal with the US defence giant Boeing, in September 2015 for 22 Apaches. The first batch of choppers will be based at the Pathankot air base, said one of the officials cited above. The choppers will be split into two squadrons, with the second one to be based in Jorhat, the country’s east, he said.
The US government’s position appears to be in line with India, which in the backdrop of the attack, has reaffirmed its account of the downing of the Pakistani F-16, citing “electronic signature” as evidence.
During his visit, Commander, QENF held bilateral discussions with Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Naval Staff and other senior officials of the Indian Navy.
The Cabinet Committee on Security had approved the procurement of four frigates in October 2018, says the MoD. The price of the two ready built frigates has been agreed. The arrangements for building the next two in Goa are currently being negotiated.
“I do think we can offer a good package for Malaysia. We are the largest manufacturing company in this part of the world for aeronautics and aerospace and we have a range of products which we can provide Malaysia. Indian Air Force has been using Tejas since 2016 and we have also received over 120 proposals to replace their old jets, pending orders from them,” he told Bernama on March 30.
There had been inputs that BAT teams and infiltrators could target forward defence locations and try to infiltrate into the Indian territory under the cover of Pakistan shelling and firing ahead of Parliament elections in the State and summer to disrupt polls and peace.
