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U.S. naval engineers say INS Vikrant won’t be operational for another decade

Posted on December 3, 2016 by alert5

A group of naval engineers were in India this February to inspect INS Vikrant and they concluded that the aircraft carrier won’t be operational for another decade.

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Indian Navy says Naval LCA too heavy, will look for alternative

Posted on December 3, 2016December 3, 2016 by alert5

Chief of the Indian Navy, Adm. Sunil Lanba, has ruled out the deployment of the HAL Naval LCA on his aircraft carriers.

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Almaz-Antey has started development work on Buk-M3 replacement

Posted on December 3, 2016December 2, 2016 by alert5

CEO of Almaz-Antey says his company has started working on a replacement for the Buk-M3 air defense system, even though the system has just entered service with Russia.

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