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Chinook & Apache Helicopters: What They Mean To The Indian Armed Forces
A Boeing CH-47 Chinook carrying a Howitzer and a Boeing AH-64 Apache Attack GunshipHow helicopters act as force-multipliers in the armed forces and why these acquisitions are important.For much too...
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Top Indian, French Defence Officials Meet to Negotiate Rafale Deal
NEW DELHI: Top Indian and French defence officials today held a fresh round of talks to negotiate the cost of 36 Rafale fighter jets which India is buying from France.The talks are likely to be wrapped...
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Mumbai 7/11 Blasts: Court likely to Pronounce Sentence Tomorrow
A fire brigade personnel runs in front of the train which blew up due to bomb blast at Matunga on Tuesday. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)Nine years after a series of bomb blasts in...
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Navy to Induct 3 ISVs for Coastal Security
To strengthen security of the oil and gas platforms located off the city coast like Mumbai High, the navy will induct three new immediate support vessels (ISVs) on Tuesday to patrol these areas."After...
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IDN TAKE: THERE IS SOMETHING FISHY ABOUT ISRO!
India launched its first space research observatory and several US Satellites on 28th September 2015. The observatory, named ASTROSAT, will help Indian scientists intensify space exploration efforts by...
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Despite Flaws, India to Induct Tejas Mark 1-A Fighter Aircraft
New Delhi: The government has decided to induct at least seven squadrons of the made-in-India Tejas Mark 1-A Light Combat Aircraft or LCA into the Indian Air Force, to make up for a shortage of...
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India and Spain to Strengthen Bilateral Defence Cooperation
Salaverria had extensive discussions with his Indian counterpart on various issues of mutual interest, a statement by the Defence Ministry saidNEW DELHI: India and Spain have agreed to strengthen their...
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Make in India: L&T Out Guns Global Rivals to Bag Rs 5,000-crore Indian Army Deal
Russian Self-Propelled Howitzer "MSTA-S" on Trial in IndiaNEW DELHI: India is finally set to get its own mobile howitzers that will reverse the longheld Pakistani battlefield edge on artillery guns.The...
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Pakistani Hackers Deface 24 Chhattisgarh Government Websites
RAIPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ongoing effort to digitalize India is facing a challenge with neighbouring Pakistan unleashing a cyberwar by hacking and defacing 24 websites of Chhattisgarh...
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INS Kochi, India's Latest Stealth Warship, Commissioned
The warship was commissioned on 30-Sep-2015 and is the second ship in the Indian Navy to have multi-function surveillance and threat alert radar to provide information about targets for a long-range...
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Third Launch Pad by ISRO at Sriharikota
Even with ISRO’s shoe-string annual budget of $1 billion, against $17.6 billion for US space agency NASA, India has emerged a big player in satellite launches, communication and remote sensing...
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Mumbai 7/11 Train Blasts: 5 Terrorists Get Death, 7 Sentenced to Life in Prison
Five convicts in the 2006 Mumbai local train bombings, which killed 188 people and injured over 800, were on Wednesday sentenced to death by a Mumbai special court.Pronouncing the verdict, the special...
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PAKISTAN MEDIA: A Nawaz-Modi Smile and Wave Create a NEW Kind of Controversy
UNITED NATIONS: The meeting everybody wanted did not happen. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for home without meeting his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. The two leaders lived in the same...
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ISRO’s Antrix Corp asked to Pay $672 Million in Damages in Devas Multimedia...
Ruling a setback to ISRO and govt, although penalty is far short of $1.6 billion Devas had sought in damages. The International Court of Justice has decided against Antrix Corp in an international...
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Guarding Indian Ocean Region: INS Kochi to Add More Teeth to Navy's Sword Arm
NEW DELHI: 'Jahi Shatrun Mahabaho' loosely means 'armed to conquer the enemy' in Sanskrit. It's an apt motto for the guided-missile destroyer INS Kochi, packed with weapons and sensors as well as...
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PAKISTAN MEDIA: Pakistan's Tool of War: Why the Mi-35 Hind-E is an Excellent...
Pakistan and Russia recently signed a landmark defence deal for the purchase of Mi-35M (NATO reporting name Hind-E) helicopters — a versatile helicopter gunship with troop carrying capabilities. The...
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Obama has Turned Putin into the World’s most Powerful Leader
Barack Obama extends his hand to Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the United Nations General AssemblyThe baton was officially transferred Monday to the world’s new sole superpower — and Vladimir...
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US Military Favors Keeping Troops in Afghanistan Past 2016
WASHINGTON: In a potential major shift in policy, US military commanders want to keep at least a few thousand US troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016, citing a fragile security situation highlighted by...
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Ordnance Factories Mulling Manufacture of Non-Lethal Weapons
Representational ImageNagpur: The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is planning to manufacture non-lethal weapons, mainly for the use by paramilitary and police forces for mob control. At present it makes...
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Boeing to Start Delivering Military Helicopters to India in 2018
Boeing Co. plans to start delivering military helicopters to India in 2018, two people familiar with the deal said.After years of delay, India’s cabinet last week gave its final approval to buy 37...
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