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      <title>DRDO’s ULPGM-V3 Clears Final Trials: ‘Made In India’ Drone Missile Ready For Anti-Tank, Air Combat</title>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[New Delhi: India's defence has moved a step closer to fielding a fully homegrown precision strike capability for unmanned platforms after the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) wrapped up the final configuration trials of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Preci  <p><a href="https://www.republicworld.com/defence/drdos-ulpgm-v3-clears-final-trials-made-in-india-drone-missile-ready-for-anti-tank-air-combat-2026-05-19-124953">Read More</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>'India Remains Committed To Strengthening Partnership': Rajnath Singh Holds Bilateral Talks With Vietnam</title>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hanoi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held bilateral talks with Vietnamese Defence Minister Phan Van Giang in Hanoi, with both sides reviewing defence cooperation and regional security amid growing strategic ties between India and Vietnam.A ministerial-level bila  <p><a href="https://www.republicworld.com/defence/india-remains-committed-to-strengthening-partnership-with-vietnam-defence-minister-holds-bilateral-talks-with-vietnam-2026-05-19-124843">Read More</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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