'Rafale is much more advanced and lethal than the current fighter aircraft available with China. The timing of the arrival of the jets is perfect'
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The BrahMos Aerospace has developed two more versions -- air and underwater of its supersonic missile BrahMos and is on course to develop hypersonic missiles that could cruise at speeds of 5-7 Mach, a top scientist has said.
The fleet of 40 Sukhoi jet will undergo structural modifications at the state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for integration of the missile on them.
IAF pilots would no longer have to fly deep into heavily defended airspace to strike enemy bases, they can launch a Brahmos from as far away as 295 km.
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The Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court Monday issued non-bailable warrants against gutka barons J M Joshi, Rasiklal Dhariwal and Pakistan-based Dawood Ibrahim and his brother Anees.
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As many as 51 'Govindas' were injured in Mumbai.
A bomb exploded on a rail track in southwestern Pakistan on Monday, damaging a portion of railroad but causing no injuries, the police said.\n
Today's development follows an unsuccessful test on April 9, when the missile had failed to hit the target.
It was for the first time that the missile, capable of travelling at speeds of up to Mach 3.0, or three times the speed of sound, was tested with indigenously developed 'seeker' technology.
With a maximum range of 20 km and flying speed of Mach 1.2, the Derby missiles can lock in on the target even before being launched or shortly after launch.
We played very badly in the first 10 minutes, said the Indian coach of his team's 1-4 loss to Australia.
Private shipyards like the Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited are likely to respond to the navy's Request for Information (RFI) along with state-run shipyards.
The army on Saturday successfully test fired the nearly 300-km-range Brahmos supersonic land attack cruise missile in Pokhran.
Prithvi Shaw is a 'different quality' player and that's why the youngster was rushed into the Test team, gushed an elated India captain Virat Kohli after the Mumbai teenager was adjudged man-of-the-match for his century on Test debut against the West Indies.
Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's security during the Lok Sabha poll campaigns is the utmost concern for the party top leadership.
The announcement comes close on the heels of ABCD 2's stupendous success at the box office.
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Wearing a G suit, the minister buckled himself in the seat behind the pilot in the aircraft.
So the World of WearableArt show came to a close and among the prize winners across various sections are two Indians.
Images from Wednesday's World Cup mach between Australia and Pakistan, at The County Ground, in Taunton.
Members of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union and the Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment had disrupted the film's screening, alleging a hate campaign was being propagated in its guise.
Calling Test cricket an enduring romance, Sehwag said it is the waiting game which makes the format charming.
This was the fifth experimental test of the homegrown missile system.
The army on Mondqay successfully test-fired an advanced version of the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile which penetrated and destroyed a "hardened target" in the Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan.
The J-20 fighter is called Beijing's answer to the US F-22 stealth fighter and the F-35 that will be soon deployed in the Pacific by the United States and Japan.
A forest safari is the best way to observe animals in their natural habitat.
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The missile hit a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal from the combat jet.
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