India, US 'Agree in Principle' on Sharing Military Logistics: Ashton Carter
Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar with Ashton Carter during a welcome dinner in GoaNEW DELHI: India and the United States have agreed in principle to share military logistics, US Defense Secretary...
View ArticleIndian Industry to Build PSLV Launch Vehicles
The PSLV has proven over the years to be one of the world's most reliable Launch VehiclesISRO plans to step up the number of flights in order to ferry more satellites into space, and in the process...
View ArticleWith Two Planes, India to Raise Its First Tejas Squadron in July
New Delhi: India will get its Tejas fighter squadron -- indigenously built Combat Aircraft -- on July 1, with two planes. The squadron will be based in in Tamil Nadu's Sulur.Another two fighters are...
View ArticleUS Courts India to Balance China's Military Ambitions
A USAF F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter Jet flying over the Grand CanyonNEW DELHI: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will meet the leaders in New Delhi later Tuesday, seeking to bolster a strategic...
View ArticleAshton Carter Pushes India-US Strategic Partnership, But Does India Have the...
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter had extensive talks with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikarby Syed Ata Hasnain Ashton Carter's ongoing visit to India has elicited much interest. As a pro-active and...
View ArticleAshok Leyland Eyes Major Expansion of Defence Business
Ashok Leyland will produce Lockheed Martin's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle in a brand new plantThe company recently bagged ₹800-cr worth orders from Defence ministryAshok Leyland is eyeing massive...
View ArticleKARWAR Naval Base Visit - Make in India Impresses US Defence Secretary
KARWAR: Defence minister Manohar Parikkar and US defence secretary Ashton Carter on Monday visited INS Kadamba naval base.They visited INS Vikramaditya, the country's largest aircraft carrier at...
View ArticlePratt & Whitney Wins $1 Billion F-35 Engine Propulsion Systems Contract
F135-PW-100 Conventional Take-Off and Landing Propulsion SystemPratt & Whitney has won the US Navy contract worth $1 billion for the production of F-35 Lightning II Propulsion systems for the Air...
View ArticleAustria Probes Link Between Paris, Mumbai Attacks
VIENNA: Austrian prosecutors said today they are probing a possible link between a Pakistani held in Salzburg in connection with last November's terror assaults in Paris and the 2008 attacks in the...
View ArticleRussian Mi-28N Attack Chopper Crashes in Syria, 2 Pilots Dead
Two Russian pilots died after a Mi-28N helicopter crashed near Homs in Syria."According to a report from the crash site, the helicopter was not shot down,” the Russian defense ministry press service...
View ArticleMind the Dangerous Gap
Indian Army soldiers display their skills as they take part in a combat demonstration during Army Day in New DelhiUS Wants a Stronger Indian Military to Deter, Not Provoke, Conflict with China. If the...
View ArticleWhy is US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter in India?
by Kanwal SibalThe effort is to obtain the maximum possible in the last months of the Obama presidency.US defence secretary Ashton Carter's second visit to India in less than a year and within four...
View ArticleAmerica Can't Be Trusted: Lessons from Ashton Carter’s India Visit
by Minhaz MerchantThe US defence secretary made the usual polite gestures, but Washington remains heavily 'invested' in Pakistan.Can the United States be trusted? Yes and no. Yes, if you're part of the...
View ArticleIndia-US Discussions on Jet Engine Tech to Boost LCA, Boeing
The India-US move to take forward discussions on jet engine technology will benefit India’s home-grown Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and Boeing’s bid to manufacture F/A-18 fighter aircraft in India.“We...
View ArticleHow the Army Generals nixed India-Pakistan Peace, Once Again
by Paveen SwamiAbdul Basit, peace process, pakistan, india pakistan, india pakistan peace process, Nawaz Sharif, Narendera Modi, abdul basit, pakistan, pakistan high commissioner, pakistan jit,...
View ArticleSTRATEGIC WIN: India-Sri Lanka Bridge On Cards: Nitin Gadkari
Mr. Nitin Gadkari is one of the best Union Minister in PM Modi's CabinetNew Delhi: India and Sri Lanka could soon finalise an agreement for building a bridge connecting both the countries, union Road...
View ArticleIndia is Out, But Russia Continues Developing Il-214 Transport
The Russian government will fund development of the Ilyushin Il-214 medium airlifter and production of about a hundred such aircraft for the Russian Air and Space Force (VKS), according to industry...
View ArticleTwo Rounds of Akash Missile Test Conducted For Second Consecutive Day
Balasore, Odisha: For the second day today, India's indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash missile was test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Balasore in Odisha."Two...
View ArticleMake in India Push & Deeper Defence Ties: Key Takeaways from US Defence Secy...
Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar and US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter on Tuesday discussed priorities for the coming year in defence ties, as well as specific steps both sides will take to pursue...
View ArticleNo Building in 100 Meter Radius Outside Trishul Airbase
BAREILLY: In the backdrop of terror attack on Pathankot airbase, the Centre has issued directive banning any kind of building activity or planting of trees in the 100 metre radius outside the boundary...
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