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CCS and DAC clear major modernisation proposals, but operational gaps still handicap militaryThe CCS led by PM Modi cleared the third and fourth Pinaka rocket systems regiments for over Rs 3,300 crore. But the Navy is grappling with...
VVIP chopper scam: After torpedoes, other Finmeccanica deals to be junkedThe first victim of this was the long-pending Rs 1,200 crore proposal to buy 'Black Shark' heavy-weight torpedoes from a Finmeccanica subsi...
Blacklisting of firms not to hinder procurement: Manohar ParrikarThe $750 million planned procurement of M777 ultra light howitzers from the US under the Foreign Military Sales route illustrates the gover...
Finmeccanica on the verge of being blacklisted; defence ministry expedites actionThe Italian group has several military systems in place here. The govt has clarified that the group’s ongoing projects will not be affected...
Finmeccanica to participate in Aero India showFinmeccanica will participate in the 'Aero India' show in Bengaluru this month, a year after it was ousted from the biennial military exhib...
Finmeccanica out, US's Sikorsky joins Navy copter acquisition raceThe commercial bid of the other contender in fray, American Sikorsky-70B choppers, will now be opened this month after a long delay.
AgustaWestland may face probe in United KingdomThe Directorate General of Acquisition is expected to make a detailed briefing before Arun Jaitley on the sale of the AW-101 VVIP choppers.
Defence ministry initiates blacklisting process against AgustaWestlandDefence minister A K Antony has detailed a specific standard operating procedure (SOP) for dealing with the VVIP helicopter scandal.
Defence ministry reviews move to buy torpedoesThe defence ministry is now doing a "rethink'' on its own recent clearance to the long-pending Rs 1,800 crore naval project to buy 98 heavy...
CBI gets AgustaWestland phone call transcriptsItalian authorities have handed over to CBI transcripts of telephone conversations intercepted by them in the VVIP helicopter scam.
- CBI officer to attend AgustaWestland trial in Italy
Italian prosecutors have submitted their report before the authorities there and the trial is likely to begin from June 19 onwards, they sa...
CBI initiates another probe against AgustaWestlandCBI has started another probe against AgustaWestland for alleged corruption in the supply of Light Utility Helicopters to Army.
No further requests in AugustaWestland case: UKBritain has stressed that it would not be intervening in any investigations into the AgustaWestland helicopter bribery case.
Chopper scam: CBI examines executives of Indian firmsCBI sources, without revealing identities said officials of both the firms were examined in connection with PE registered by it.
- Chopper scam: Probe team to Italy returns empty-handed
The Indian investigation team that went to Italy to probe the VVIP helicopter kickback scandal has returned without any major breakthrough,...
AgustaWestland scandal: UK vows all help in probeManmohan Singh raised the AgustaWestland scandal during Tuesday’s talks with his British counterpart David Cameron, who used his state visi...
Government open to joint parliamentary committee probe on Chopper DealParliamentary affairs minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday said the Centre was open to a joint parliamentary committee probe into the issue.
Chopper scam: Arms dealer Bunny linked to FinmeccanicaFinmeccanica has been engaging middlemen in India for a long time, much before it used kickbacks to swing the VVIP helicopter deal.
Finmeccanica scandal: Arms agent's connect with Andhra charity Arbor Charitable FoundationCarlo Gerosa, business partner of controversial arms agent Guido Haschke, has links with a small women's charity in Andhra Pradesh run by c...
Rs 3,600-crore IAF deal in trouble as Finmeccanica chief Giuseppe Orsi held for graft"Giuseppe Orsi, the head of Italian defence and aerospace giant Finmeccanica, was arrested on Monday in relation to a probe into corruption.