North Korea Missile Suffered 'Fiery, Catastrophic' Failure: Pentagon
WASHINGTON: North Korea's attempted launch of what appeared to be a medium-range missile was a "fiery, catastrophic" failure, a Pentagon spokesman said on Friday."I can tell you it was a fiery,...
View ArticleASRAAM missile Tests For F-35 Underway
ASRAAM Missile Tests for F-35 Continueby Carlo MunozWASHINGTON -- U.S. Air Force officials are pressing ahead with testing of the British-built Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles for the F-35...
View ArticleMirage 2000 Upgrade for Air Force on Track
Upgraded models to sport longer range radars; have improved tactical awarenessAntoine Caput, Vice-President and Country Director (India) of Thales, has said the $2.5 billion-project to upgrade 51...
View ArticlePakistan And The Right People
Founder of Haqqani Network Jalaluddin Haqqani Afghanistan intelligence believes that the Taliban is holding meetings in the Pakistani sanctuary (mainly in Quetta just across the border from Kandahar...
View ArticleFinally A New Frigate For Russia
Admiral Grigorovich Frigate in the Black SeaFinally, for the first time since the early 1980s, the Russian Navy has received a new frigate (the Admiral Grigorovich) of the Project 11356M class. The...
View ArticleBritish Ajax Armored Fighting Vehicle Completes Live Firing Test
Ajax Completes Live Firing TestThe British Army has successfully completed an early live firing test program of its Ajax armoured fighting vehicle, in Wales, the UK government announced on 12 April.The...
View ArticleBig Boost to India – US Ties & Step to Check Rising Chinese Aggression
Giving a shot in the arm to defence and strategic relations with the US, the Modi government has agreed to conclude a Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA)—one of the three agreements—that...
View ArticleIndia, France Narrow Down Differences; Rafale Deal in 'FINAL STAGE'
NEW DELHI: The negotiations over the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets have enered the "final stages" as both India and France have managed to narrow down their differences over the pricing.Government...
View ArticleIDN TAKE: 10 Amazing Aircraft Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 EngineThe march of aircraft progress is tied to advances in propulsion technology. Here we celebrate the most significant engines in aviation history.BriefOn December 17,...
View ArticleMilitants Desperate To Infiltrate From Across LoC: Army
JAMMU: With infiltration bids from across the LoC showing a substantial decline, militants are now adopting a new tactic of recruiting locals, an army official today said.Col SD Goswami, PRO Defence,...
View ArticleGovt Sitting on Proposals to Sell BrahMos Missile
India has the world’s fastest anti-ship cruise missile, BrahMos, which a number of countries want to buy. However, a lack of clarity in the defence exports policy means that it has not yet been...
View ArticleRafale Jets Clinched at Targeted Rate, But Built-in Features Compromised?
NEW DELHI: India has managed to negotiate the cost of 36 Rafale warplanes at its ‘targeted’ price to clinch the much-talked-about deal with France.According to a source, though the final agreement will...
View ArticleOperation Shatrujeet: Army Hones Proactive Strategy with Massive Exercise in...
NEW DELHI: Honing its "proactive war strategy" to swiftly mobilise and hit hard with multiple conventional military strikes across the Pakistan border, the Indian Army is conducting a massive exercise,...
View ArticleStalled by UPA, IAF to Soon Add to Vintage Fleet Douglas DC3 ‘Dakota’ Under...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force will soon add a restored Douglas DC3 'Dakota' to its vintage fleet, with the Narendra Modi government having reversed its predecessor's decision to refuse the gift. The...
View ArticleManufacturing Stress Makes Indian Defence Cos Look like Agents for Global...
Zen Technologies UAV SimulatorIndia needs to aggressively focus on design and development of defence items if it wants to capture the global market, says Ashok Atluri, Chairman and Managing Director of...
View ArticleIndia To Begin Six New C-130J Operations In August Next Year
Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules Transport AircraftIndia will begin operations of six new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from August next year at Panagarh Airbase in West Bengal. Air Marshal C...
View ArticlePentagon, Pratt & Whitney Reach $1.4B F-35 Engine Agreement
A Single Pratt & Whitney F-135 Advanced Turbofan powers the F-35 "Lightning II"WASHINGTON— The Pentagon has reached an agreement with Pratt & Whitney for the ninth low rate initial production...
View ArticlePAK SCAN: RAW ‘Plans’ Kidnapping Pak Military Officers for Yadav Bargain
LAHORE - RAW is planning to kidnap officers of Pakistani secret services from Pakistani territory for a possible swap with Commander Kulbhusan Yadav, a high-profile Indian spy caught last month from...
View ArticleIndia Looks to Corner China on JeM Chief Masood Azhar
NEW DELHI: As foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and NSA Ajit Doval look to meet their Chinese counterparts next week, India has mounted a diplomatic offensive to corner Beijing for its decision to again...
View ArticleItaly, France Clash Over Naval Deal With Qatar
DCNS-Fincantieri FREMM FrigateROME AND PARIS — Italy and France are locked in a battle to sell new naval vessels to Qatar, which is in a hurry to buy a defense kit as it prepares to host the Soccer...
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