New Delhi Rushed to Meet Deadline for Chinook, Apache Chopper Deals with US
India had to scramble to ink two contracts for 22 Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters with the US government and US aviation giant Boeing Company.India had to scramble to...
View ArticlePakistan Army has for too Long Shaped Islamabad’s Policy towards India
NEW DELHI: India may have picked Nawaz Sharif's four-point formula for peace to launch its attack on Pakistan, but the real target of the tough line New Delhi took at the United Nations this week was...
View ArticleMilitary Drone Market to Hit $10 Billion by 2024: Experts
LONDON: The market for military drones is expected to almost double by 2024 to beyond $10 billion (8.9 billion euros), according to a report published Friday by specialist defence publication IHS...
View ArticleDespite Many Firsts, ISRO Mum on MOM’s Findings
SRIHARIKOTA/BANGALORE: While NASA's claims of water streams on the Mars made headlines globally, it isn't that the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) hasn't found...
View ArticleIAF Desperately Needs More Jets; But they may be a while Coming
by Suhas MunshiNew dealNarendra Modi's govt is renegotiating the Rafale deal signed by UPA-IIIndia will now buy 36 jets straight awayLosing outThe new deal doesn't have a 'Make in India' component in...
View ArticleAt 17,500 ft, World’s Highest Research Station becomes Functional in Ladakh
by Vijay MohanWill be used for extreme altitude researchThe research station, situated at an altitude of 17,500 ft at Chang La in Ladakh, will function under the Leh-based Defence Institute of High...
View ArticleL&T Forgings achieves milestone for India's PHWR Nuclear Program
This landmark achievement affirms, for the first time, India's indigenous capability to make all types of forgings for the PHWR nuclear program of the Indian government.L&T Special Steels and...
View ArticleKashmir is Unfinished Agenda which Hinders Regional Peace, Says Pak Army Chief
Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff - General Raheel SharifIslamabad/London: Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif, said Friday that Kashmir is an unfinished agenda of the partition of the...
View ArticleGerman Defence Companies Keen to Invest in Make in India Program
Diehl Defence, a Nuremberg-based manufacturer of missile and rocket systems, opened a liaison office in New Delhi in late MarchGerman companies are enthusiastic about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
View ArticlePLA Submarine Crew Awarded for JL-2 SLBM Test Launch
The 41st crew of the PLA Navy's South Sea Fleet stationed in Sanya on China's southern island province of Hainan were awarded the first-class merit on Sept. 29 for successfully carrying out the test of...
View ArticleHAL Looks to Scale Two New Heights on its Choppers
BANGALORE: In its 75th year, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is looking to reach two major milestones by the year-end to keep its monopoly in defence aircraft manufacturing in tact and to continue...
View ArticleChina 'warmly Congratulates' North Korea on Key Anniversary
BEIJING -- The Chinese ambassador in Pyongyang has said China "warmly congratulates" North Korea on the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party next week, amid no immediate signs the North will...
View ArticleRafale Deal 'Hopefully' by Year-End: IAF Chief Arup Raha
NEW DELHI: Admitting that there is a shortage of fighters, the Indian Air Force ( IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, said on Saturday he is "hopeful" that the deal for purchasing 36 Rafale jets...
View ArticleChina Asks US to Respect its Core Interests
BEIJING: China has asked the US to scale back activities that may cause misunderstandings and respect its core interests, days after President Xi Jinping's maiden visit to Washington during which he...
View ArticleGeo-Strategic Push: Inaugural India-Indonesia Bilateral Maritime Exercise...
INS Saryu during patrol somewhere in the Indian OceanNEW DELHI: India and Indonesia will expand strategic and defence ties by jointly conducting an inaugral maritime exercise which is scheduled from...
View ArticleAfghan Troops Push into City of Kunduz, Taliban in Retreat
Afghan troops recaptured the center of the strategic northern city of Kunduz on Thursday amid fierce clashes with Taliban militants, three days after losing the provincial capital in a humbling defeat...
View ArticleChina Launches Long March 3B Rocket With Beidou-3 Navigation Satellite
A Long March 3B Rocket carrying a new-generation Beidou satellite lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 29, 2015IDN: The Beidou...
View ArticleWeapons That Could Change Geophysical Landscape, Human DNA to Appear Soon
Future wars will have much more devastating weapons than airstrikes, tanks and even nuclear weapons. Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations warned about new threats, including geophysical and...
View ArticleRussia Says Air Force made over 20 Flights in Syria in Past 24 hrs: Reports
MOSCOW: Russia's Air Force has made over 20 flights in Syria in the past 24 hours and targeted nine Islamic State objects, Russian news agencies cited a Defence Ministry official as saying on Saturday....
View ArticleRussia’s MiG Warns Bulgaria Over Jet Deal With Poland
WARSAW — RSK MiG, manufacturer of the MiG-29 fighter jet, has sent a letter of protest to the Bulgarian Parliament's Defense Committee after Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev and his Polish...
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