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August 2012 - India Special Weapons News
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- Six Indian defence personnel killed as two MI-17 choppers of IAF collide mid-air IRNA 30 Aug 2012 -- Six defence personnel were killed when two MI-17 choppers of Indian Air Force collided mid-air.
- Mumbai Gunman's Death Sentence Upheld VOA 29 Aug 2012 -- India’s supreme court has upheld the death sentence handed out to a Pakistani gunman who was among 10 terrorists who carried out deadly terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008.
- Indian High Court Confirms Death Sentence For Mumbai Gunman RFE/RL 29 Aug 2012 -- India's Supreme Court has confirmed a death sentence handed down against the sole surviving gunman who helped carry out the 2008 attacks in the city of Mumbai.
- India, Russia sign agreement for producing Smerch rockets IRNA 28 Aug 2012 -- India and Russia have signed an agreement for producing the 80 km-range Smerch rockets at ordnance factories.
- Russia and India Sign Munitions Deal RIA Novosti 28 Aug 2012 -- Russia and India signed a framework document for establishment of a joint production facility for modern munitions for the Indian Army.
- India can develop world’s cheapest nuclear reactors IRNA 24 Aug 2012 -- India can develop world’s cheapest nuclear reactors with an amount of US $1,700 per unit for a 700 MW reactor when compared to an average US $2,500 and US $3,000 in the world.
- US Beats Russia to India Helicopter Gunship Deal RIA Novosti 21 Aug 2012 -- U.S. aerospace giant Boeing has won a $1.4 billion deal to supply India with 22 helicopter gunships, beating off competition from Russia's Mil Mi-28.
- India's anti-tank Nag missile fails in user trials IRNA 19 Aug 2012 -- The long-delayed Nag anti-tank missile project of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has suffered yet another setback as its user trials held recently failed.
- India gets first Embraer jet with Indian airborne radar tech IRNA 17 Aug 2012 -- India Friday made a major breakthrough in mounting an electronic eye in the sky, taking delivery of the first Embraer 145 Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft (AEW &C), built with Indian technology.
- Indian defence bases well protected: Army Chief IRNA 17 Aug 2012 -- Against the backdrop of attack by militants on a Pakistani air force base, Army Chief General Bikram Singh said on Thursday Indian military installations are 'well protected and defended.'
- Pacom Works to Advance U.S.-India Strategic Partnership AFPS 14 Aug 2012 -- As U.S. Pacific Command strives to build stronger alliances and partnerships across the Asia-Pacific region, one of its big focuses is on taking the military-to-military relationship with India to the next level.
- India, Pakistan reaffirms to seek an amicable solution to Siachen issue IRNA 09 Aug 2012 -- India and Pakistan have reaffirmed their resolve to seek an amicable solution to the Siachen issue but no consensus could be arrived at during the recent Defence Secretary-level talks.
- India's nuclear capable Agni-II missile successfully test fired IRNA 09 Aug 2012 -- India successfully test-fired its medium-range nuclear capable Agni-II missile with a strike range of 2,000 km as part of a user trial by the Army.
- India Test-Fires Agni-2 Missile RIA Novosti 09 Aug 2012 -- India successfully test-fired an Agni-2 nuclear-capable ballistic missile for the third time.
- India, Pak discussing ways to avert conflict on high seas IRNA 07 Aug 2012 -- To avert military confrontations on high seas, India and Pakistan are discussing the establishment of a mechanism of direct contact between the navies of the two countries.
- Russia, India Start Joint Anti-Terrorism Drills RIA Novosti 07 Aug 2012 -- Russia and India will hold an official opening of joint INDRA-2012 anti-terrorism military exercises in the Siberian republic of Buryatia.
- Indo-Mongolia joint military training exercise commences IRNA 06 Aug 2012 -- In the backdrop of ongoing and ever increasing defence cooperation between Mongolia Army and Indian Army, a ten-day joint training execise, "Exercise Nomadic Elephant 2012" commenced.
- First Boeing C-17s for IAF to touch down in India by mid-2013 IRNA 02 Aug 2012 -- The first of India's 10 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III heavy-lift military aircraft that would add strategic depth to the IAF will arrive in India next year well on time.
- India successfully develops SLBM for 'INS Arihant' IRNA 02 Aug 2012 -- India has successfully developed its first submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) for the indigenous nuclear submarine 'INS Arihant', joining an elite club of nations possessing such weaponry.
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