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Taiwan tracks 91 Chinese aircraft, 12 naval ships
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In the official release, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said, "91 PLA aircraft and 12 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. 54 of the detected aircraft had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwest and southeast ADIZ."
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China kicks off live drills near Taiwan in response to Tsai's visit to US
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing's drills on Monday are expected to include live-fire exercises off of China's Fujian province, located only about 80km (50 miles) south of Taiwan's Matsu islands.
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Taiwan tracks 70 Chinese military aircraft, 11 naval ships around country
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"70 PLA aircraft and 11 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond to these activities," Taiwan's Defence Ministry said in a tweet.
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"Will fight to defend, protect home together": Taiwan Defence Ministry
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said, "#Taiwan is our homeland, and no matter where we go or what we encounter, she is always charming and beautiful. Every story on this land is etched in our memories. We, #ROCArmedForces, are fighting with all our heart to defend
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Centre extends emergency procurement powers of defence forces
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
With a majority of defence forces' tenders to buy weapon systems under emergency acquisition powers yet to be concluded, the Defence Ministry has extended the window by another six months to acquire equipment under the fast track procedures.
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Japan likely to deploy long-range missiles in Nansei Islands to counter Ch
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Japan, has recently established a Ground Self-Defense Force camp on Ishigaki Island last month, where all the high-level weapons including type-12 surface-to-ship batteries and other missile units were deployed.
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5 Chinese planes, 4 naval ships detected around Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said, " 5 PLA aircraft and 4 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond these activities."
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Two defence corridors set up to attract Rs 20,000-cr investment: Govt
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The central government has set up two Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs) in order to attract total investment worth Rs 20,000 crore by the year 2024-25 for defence industries, develop domestic supply chain and strengthen defence manufacturing ecosystem in the country, informed the Ministry
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BrahMos missile batteries to be deployed strategically to tackle maritime
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The mobile coastal missile batteries were cleared by the Defence Ministry recently and a contract was signed with the BrahMos Aerospace corporation on March 30 in this regard.
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Defence Ministry inks Rs 470 cr deal with Visakhapatnam firm naval aircraf
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Ministry of Defence on Friday signed a contract with Vishakhapatnam-based Ultra Dimensions Pvt Ltd (UDPL) for modernisation of Naval Aircraft Yards (NAYs) at Goa and Kochi, at a cost of approx Rs 470 crore.
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Defence Ministry inks over Rs 9100 crore contracts for Akash System, Weap
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A Defence Ministry release said the contract for procurement of improved Akash Weapon System (AWS) was signed with Bharat Dynamics Limited
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Defence Ministry inks Rs 1,700 cr deal with Bharat Electronics for Lynx-U2
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Ministry of Defence on Thursday signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the procurement of 13 Lynx-U2 Fire Control Systems for the Indian Navy at a total cost of over Rs 1,700 crore.
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