Defexpo India 2016 - Day 2

ISSUE FEATURES

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  LEAD STORY
  Defexpo 2016: History Created in Goa
  

  Quitol in Goa may be back of beyond. But today when Defexpo 2016, the most definite land, naval and homeland security exhibition, was inaugurated in Quitol, it signaled to the nation that there is so much space for development in India and it can happen anywhere, not just in the big cities.

• SPECIAL REPORT
  Defence exports too matter
  

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated that the defence industrial policy has to be supplemented by the strategy for defence exports without which the economic base of the defence industry would be difficult to sustain in the present economic competitive environment.

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  SPECIAL FEATURE
  Impressed with GRSE’s capabilities, countries looking at building warships in India
  

  The Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata, has made tremendous strides in recent years and the future business prospects are good. INS Kamorta, the first ASW corvette delivered by GRSE, is performing very well and generating keen interest among navies across the world.

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  SPECIAL REPORT
  ‘Make in India’ for M777 takes centre stage
  

  BAE Systems’ world-class, battle proven M777 ultra lightweight howitzer, for which India and the United States are in discussions for a foreign military sale (FMS) for the Indian Army, will take centre stage at the company’s stand at the ninth edition of Defexpo.

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  SPECIAL REPORT
  Government-to-Government contracting meeting your requirements
  

  Governments around the world are taking advantage of simplified and timely defence acquisitions through the Government of Canada by working with the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC).

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  SPECIAL FEATURE
  Goa Shipyard marching ahead with promise
  

  The Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), a public sector shipyard, has played a significant role in furthering the self-reliance policy of the nation. With an unmatchable track record of timely execution and fixed cost delivery of over 215 ships and 125 fast interceptor boats, today GSL stands as the success story of the changing face of Indian defence shipyards.

• SPECIAL REPORT
  Boeing showcases its ‘Make in India’, ‘Skill India’ and ‘Startup India’ strategies at Defexpo 2016
  

  Boeing is showcasing a range of advanced aerospace and defence products and services and highlight its commitment to ‘Make in India’, ‘Skill India’ and ‘Startup India’ at the ninth edition of Defexpo India 2016, held in Goa.

• SPECIAL REPORT
  Almost 3,00,000 crore defence orders by end of 2016
  

  The Minister of Defence, Manohar Parrikar, today said that the government had signed defence orders worth 1,25,000 crore in the last two years and by the end of 2016, it would touch a figure of 2,80,000 crore, indicating that there was no drawdown of defence equipment purchases.

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  SPECIAL FEATURE
  Mazagon Dock ‘Shipbuilder to the Nation’
  

  The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), aptly called “Ship Builder to the Nation”, is India’s leading Shipyard. The main activities are construction of state-of-the-art warships and submarines with facilities situated at Mumbai and Nhava.

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  SPECIAL REPORT
  Boeing awards Rockwell Collins for India’s CH-47F
  

  The Boeing Company has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) for 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters for the Indian Ministry of Defence.

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  SPECIAL REPORT
  Colt, premium small arms leader
  

  Colt has always answered the challenges and needs of our customers with innovative, best value, equipment design solutions. As the premier small arms industry leader...