'Make in India' a Step in the Right Direction; Will Develop PHAROS Fire...
Thales STIR 1.2 EO Mk2 Fire Control Radar and Tracking RadarDefence production is at the heart of 'Make in India' program and this would further empower India and provide it an advantage globally,...
View ArticleIndian Navy's First Training Squadron Deployed in Phuket
INS Sujata Indian Navy's Sail Training ShipNEW DELHI: Indian naval ships Tir and Sujata, and sail-training ship Sudarshini along with Indian Coast Guard's Varuna, reached Phuket in Thailand today as...
View ArticleAfter F-16 Fighter Jets, US to Sell Nine AH-1Z Viper Helicopters to Pakistan
Bell AH-1Z Viper Attack HelicopterWASHINGTON: The US is poised to sell nine AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters worth $170 million to Pakistan, weeks after Obama administration decided to provide eight F-16...
View ArticleRussia Orders Additional Su-30SM Fighters From Irkut
The Russian Ministry of Defense has signed a new contract with Irkut corporation for the supply of 30 additional Su-30SM fighter aircraft for its Air Force.“The contract was signed by Deputy Defense...
View ArticlePakistan JIT Claims Indian Authorities Had Prior Information about Pathankot...
A five-member team of Pakistani investigators (JIT) arrives at the Delhi’s IGI airport on 27th March to probe into the Pathankot airbase attackNew Delhi: Pakistan's Joint Investigation Team (JIT)...
View ArticleIndia is Making Up for the Lack of Vision by Bandwagoning with the US
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and India's Minister of Defense Manohar Parrikar take a photo before their bilateral meeting at the Pentagon on Dec. 10, 2015by Manoj JoshiExternal AffairsIndia may be...
View ArticleUS Attuned to India's Security Concerns: White House
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest WASHINGTON: The US is "attuned" to the security concerns of its close partners like India, the White House has said, a day after India criticised President...
View ArticleHAL Turnover Hits All-Time High at Rs 16,524 Crore in FY16
HAL's RUDRA Attack GunshipBANGALORE Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) today said its turnover surged to an all-time high of Rs 16,524 crore for fiscal 2015-16.Besides, the company's...
View ArticleIndia's Growing Defence Spend a Threat to Peace: Pak
Islamabad: Pakistan's National Security Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Nasir Khan Janjua on Tuesday said India's increased military spending and growing arsenal of strategic weapons is a threat to his country...
View ArticleIndia Claims Strong Pathankot Evidence, Rejects Pak Media Reports
Members of a Pakistani investigation team cross a bridge leaving an airbase in PathankotIndian authorities on Tuesday dismissed reports from Pakistan that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) didn’t...
View ArticleMHA Sets up Committee to Suggest Ways to Tighten Security Along Indo-Pak Border
NEW DELHI: Government has set up a high-level committee to suggest ways to strengthen the security along the border with Pakistan and address the issue of gaps and vulnerability in border fencing.The...
View ArticleIDN TAKE: Intense Competition for India's New Infantry Combat Vehicle
TATA Motors rendering of Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV)Armoured vehicle manufacturers were out in force at DefExpo 2016, lured by the massive Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) program for...
View ArticleUS Naval Ship Visits Mumbai
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), the lead ship of the two Blue Ridge-Class Command ShipsMUMBAI: USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), the lead ship of the two Blue Ridge-class command ships of the United States Navy and...
View ArticleGen Dalbir Singh Suhag on Four-Day Visit to US, Seek Greater Military Ties
NEW DELHI: Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag today left on a four-day visit to the US during which he will hold talks with top American military officials.The visit assumes significance in the light of...
View ArticleMultidimensional Success Key to Make India Global Power: Ashley Tellis
WASHINGTON: India will be a leading power in the world only if it takes a "concerted effort" to achieve a multidimensional success in economic and military capabilities and sustains its democracy by...
View ArticleIndia Upset Over Failure to Adopt Guidelines on Disarmament
UNITED NATIONS: India has voiced disappointment over the UN's failure to adopt consensus guidelines on disarmament issues, saying this reflects the lack of political will among member states to invest...
View ArticleF-35 Drops 1000 Pound Bomb
The U.S. Navy’s Variant of the F-35 Successfully Launched the Joint Standoff Weapon During Recent Trialsby Franz-Stefan GadyA F-35C Lightning II, the carrier-suitable variant of the supersonic...
View ArticleWhy India's Upset About Obama's Post-Nuclear Security Summit Remarks
U.S. President Barack Obama hints at the nuclear uncertainties between India and Pakistan, upsetting India.by Ankit PandaFor India, the fourth and final Nuclear Security Summit (NSS), which wrapped up...
View Article'Make in India' Boost: Boeing & Lockheed Martin Offer to Locally Manufacture...
NEW DELHI: In the first government facilitated talks on producing an American fighter jet in India, rivals Boeing and Lockheed Martin (LM) jointly met top defence ministry officials in the capital on...
View ArticleGlobal Defence Spending Up in 2015; India Ahead of France, Japan
India has planned to purchase many defence systems from foreign countriesNEW DELHI: For the first time since 2011, global military spending rose in 2015 to touch nearly $1.7 trillion driven mainly by...
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