Rafael of Israel and Kalyani Group to Make Anti-Tank Missiles
by Dinakar PeriRafael of Israel and Kalyani group are setting up a joint venture (JV), Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems, to build weapon systems in India. It could start with the production of Spike...
View ArticleDCNS Naval and Energy Activity, Echoing The Blueprint of Future Indian Navy
The French Navy’s FREMM frigate, ‘The Provence’ built by DCNS in France, was amongst the participants in the reviewPresident Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief of of the three...
View ArticlePakistani Intruder Shot Dead by BSF in Ferozepur
A BSF official said that the Pakistani intruder entered the Indian territory through DRD Border Out Post (BOP) falling in the Ferozepur sectorAMRITSAR: A Pakistani intruder was today shot dead by BSF...
View ArticleThe Destroyer of Enemies Goes To Work
INS Arihant has completed its sea trials and ready for naval serviceIn February 2016 India announced that its first locally designed and built nuclear powered submarine, the 6,000 ton SSBN (ballistic...
View ArticleUS Woos India For Fleet Maneuvers Near South China Sea
Indian Navy frigate INS Sahyadri visiting Pearl Harbor, Hawaii during RIMPAC 2014 exercises © U.S. Navy / ReutersIndian ships will join the US and Japanese navies in massive exercises off the coast of...
View ArticlePAKISTAN MEDIA: Is There Any Cure for our India Obsession?
by Ayaz AmirThere we go again, that our nuke and missile program is not to be capped because India continues to expand its nuclear inventory. Let’s forget for a moment where the advice to moderate our...
View ArticleGovernment Should Take This Chance to Shut Down JNU
by Dr. Chandan MitraGiven the ongoing battle between the Indian state and a section of JNU students, it is clear that there is a need for a "radical" solution (pun unintended). JNU, the brainchild of...
View ArticleIndia Is Rearmed
An M777 Howitzer is hauled by the Heavy-Lift Chinook HelicopterAn Indian firm (Mahindra) and BAE (a major British arms manufacturer) have agreed to jointing produce 145 M777 howitzers for the Indian...
View ArticleChina Says 2016 Defence Budget to Rise 7 to 8%
China rising defence expenditure is derived from exports of low-tech and cheap products such as this MBT-2000 operated by the Pakistan Army as Al-Khalid Main Battle TankBEIJING: China's defence budget...
View ArticleIndia Will Have To Bear Cost of Rafale Weapons In Addition To Aircraft Price
India apart from the designated price for the 36 Dassault Rafale fighter jets from France will have to bear the cost of weapons that would be integrated to the fighter aircraft.The cost of the...
View ArticleChina to Set Up Conglomerate to Design and Develop Own Plane Engines
A Shenyang Liming WS-10 Taihang Turbofan Engine, it failed to reduce the failure rate of the engine developed for Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's J-10 fighterChina is setting up a conglomerate of...
View ArticleIndia Mulling Manufacture of Second Line of Fighter Planes: IAF Chief
Jamnagar: India is considering manufacturing indigenously a second line of fighter aircraft and a decision on the issue will be taken within a year, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said on...
View ArticleNo Joint Patrols with US to Counter China: India
File Photo of USS Boxer LHD travels at an offshore location in Goa in this October 29, 2006by Ajay BanerjeeThree days after a top Admiral from the US invited India to join a four-nation grouping to...
View ArticleFOREIGN POLICY: New, Strong and Clear Outreach
by Nirupama Menon RaoDoes the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi mark a significant watershed in India’s foreign policy? Classically defined, the foreign policy of a country is the product of...
View ArticleDonald Trump: US Needs to Stay in Afghanistan to Protect Pakistani Nuclear...
WASHINGTON: The US needs to stay in Afghanistan because its immediate neighbour Pakistan has nuclear weapons which have to be protected, Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump has said."I...
View ArticleRAFALE DEAL: Let me Save Money for the Nation: Manohar Parrikar
Adequate funds for RafaleNew Delhi, March 4: The government has kept "adequate money" for the purchase of Rafale fighter jets from France while provisions have been made to continue the process of...
View ArticleDefence Purchases: Government Re-Calibrates FMS Account in US
NEW DELHI: The government has "recalibrated" the management of an account, which was used to pay money to the US under Foreign Military Sales route, after a review showed that nearly $2.3 billion had...
View ArticleU.S. May Field Railgun on Zumwalt Destroyer
U.S. Navy's Zumwalt Class Destroyerby Shawn SnowThe Navy’s newest futuristic weapon, the railgun, a weapons system that utilizes a combination of electric and magnetic force to fire a projectile, may...
View ArticleIs the Japan-India Military Aircraft Deal Dead?
ShinMaywa US-2 Amphibious AircraftTokyo says it has no immediate plans to sell US-2 amphibious aircraft to New Delhi.A Japan-India defense deal over the procurement of 12 ShinMaywa US-2 amphibious...
View ArticleIndia-Pakistan: Unsettling Comparisons
Despite a massive 18 month long campaign against Islamic terrorist hideouts along the Afghan border the Pakistani military cannot reduce the incidence of Islamic terror attacks below about half their...
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