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February 2013 - India Special Weapons News

  • India successfully test-fires "Pinaka" rockets IRNA 28 Feb 2013 -- Indigenously developed 'Pinaka' rockets were Thursday successfully test-fired from a multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) by an armament establishment from a base at Chandipur-on-sea, about 15 km from Balasore in South Indian state of Odisha.
  • India Claims Arrest Of Pakistani Spy RFE/RL 26 Feb 2013 -- Police in India say they have arrested an Indian national on charges of spying for Pakistan.
  • India Placed on Heightened Security Alert VOA 22 Feb 2013 -- In India, the death toll in the twin blasts that devastated the southern city of Hyderabad has risen to 16, and more than 100 people have been wounded. The entire country has been placed on a heightened security alert, as questions have been raised about the government's failure to respond to warnings of a possible attack.
  • From licensed assembly to joint production: India wants to produce Russian tanks T-90C Voice of Russia 19 Feb 2013 -- On the basis of total characteristics, today the T-90C tank is the best tank on the international market. According to Siyenko, "there are hundreds of already manufactured tanks". This tank is produced on the base of the Russian license at a tank factory in the city of Avadi, in the state of Tamil Nadu.
  • N chief urges India, Pak to exercise restraint IRNA 17 Feb 2013 -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and resolve issues peacefully after a Pakistani soldier who intruded into the Indian territory was killed by the Indian Army along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Lavrov, Kerry Talk Syria Settlement, North Korea Test RIA Novosti 17 Feb 2013 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry discussed measures to end the Syrian crisis, and also Pyongyang's third nuclear test, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
  • Pakistan urges India to return soldier IRNA 15 Feb 2013 -- Pakistan military Friday asked the Indian authorities to return the soldier, who mistakenly crossed into Indian part of Kashmir late last night, or his body if he is killed.
  • Indian Troops Kill Pakistani Soldier in Kashmir VOA 15 Feb 2013 -- India says its troops have shot dead a Pakistani soldier along the de facto border in the disputed Kashmir region.
  • Indian activists protest against French nuclear plant IRNA 15 Feb 2013 -- President Francois Hollande's visit to India saw a protest against French-assisted Jaitapur nuclear power plant.
  • India, France conclude USD 6 bn deal on Surface to Air Missile IRNA 14 Feb 2013 -- India and France concluded negotiations on the Short Range Surface to Air Missile nearly worth USD six billion.
  • Rafale, Jaitapur deals not on table during French Prez visit IRNA 12 Feb 2013 -- Enhancing cooperation in the key areas of defence, nuclear energy, counter-terrorism and trade would be focus of French President Francois Hollande's first visit to India.
  • IAF’s MiG-27 crashes, pilot safe IRNA 12 Feb 2013 -- A MiG-27 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed within two minutes of taking off in Rajasthan's Barmer district, but the pilot bailed out safely.
  • Indian Parliament attack convict hanged IRNA 09 Feb 2013 -- Mohammed Afzal Guru, convicted of involvement in the audacious attack on Indian Parliament in 2001, was hanged on Saturday and buried in Delhi's Tihar Jail, six days after a mercy plea was rejected by the President.
  • India developing Agni-VI ballistic missile IRNA 08 Feb 2013 -- India on Friday said it is developing a long-range nuclear-capable Agni-VI ballistic missile that would carry multiple warheads allowing one weapon system to take out several targets at a time.
  • India to Use Russian Avionics For Future Fighter - UAC Boss RIA Novosti 06 Feb 2013 -- India is to equip its Perspective Multirole Fighter (PMF) variant of the Russian T-50 fifth-generation combat aircraft with avionics similar to Russia's version of the plane, United Aircraft Corporation President Mikhail Pogosyan said on Wednesday.
  • Russia Completes Indian Carrier Engine Repairs RIA Novosti 01 Feb 2013 -- Russia’s Sevmash shipyard has fixed the engine problems which caused a delay in the delivery of the refitted aircraft carrier Vikramaditya to the Indian navy last year.



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