India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister AK Antony has deferred a decision to buy 262 Barak missile for the Navy.
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Indian Navy to stand up MiG-29K squadron on east coast
India’s Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi indicated that a squadron of MiG-29Ks will eventually be stationed at INS Dega on the east coast of India.
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Photo: X-47B lands on USS Theodore Roosevelt
USS Theodore Roosevelt became the third aircraft carrier to trap and launch the X-47B on Nov. 10.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Heath Zeigler
U.S. Navy christens USS Gerald Ford
The U.S. Navy christened the USS Gerald Ford on Saturday in a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va.
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RAND study suggests using land-based ASM to choke off Chinese Navy
A new RAND report suggests the United States either develop and field its own land-based anti-ship missiles (ASMs) systems, or work with partner nation to develop such capabilities that could be used to contain the Chinese Navy.
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