Huge Glacier the Size of California and Texas Combined Found on Mars
Just below the surface of Mars, a gargantuan glacier of ice the size of the country of Sumatra exists between the equator and the Red Planet’s north pole, and astrogeophysicists say it’s the likely...
View ArticleAussies Sprucing up their Sea Defenses with $70 Billion Boost
HMAS Sheean conducting their Air Sea Safety Assesment off Garden Island in Western Australia with a Seahawk helicopter from HMAS Adelaide (II)Australia’s new defence blueprint will commit more than $70...
View ArticleRussia to Build Largest and Super Powerful Destroyer since 1989
Concept art for Russia's Leader-Class Destroyer - Russia to build largest and super powerful destroyer since 1989In the near future, the Russian Navy may receive a large and powerful destroyer. The...
View ArticleOne Rank One Pension Budget will be Met: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said the expenditure for implementing One Rank One Pension will be just 2.2 percent more from the allocated budget for the defence ministry....
View ArticleNeed to Change MINDSET in Ministry of Defence: Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said that the government desires for greater outsourcing by defence PSU's and ordnance factories', and was looking at building synergy between public and...
View ArticleIndia-China Troops Face-off near Line of Actual Control in Ladakh
LEH/NEW DELHI: Indian and Chinese troops recently had a face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, the same area where People's Liberation Army had pitched camps in April, 2013 that had...
View ArticleIndian Navy Sails Into E-Commerce; To Sell Warship Spares Online
Indian Naval EnsignIndian Navy is taking the online route to sell spare parts of warships to friendly countries.Indian Navy has moved from buyers’ naval force to the sellers’ force. Presently, Indian...
View ArticleIndo, Pakistan Border DGs Agree to 'Enhance Communication' for 'Tranquil'...
NEW DELHI: As part of efforts to bring peace on the border, India and Pakistan today decided to put a complete ban on firing of mortar shells along International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir which...
View ArticlePartnership with Private Firms, Panel to give Guidelines
In a move that will change India's defence acquisition process, government plans to enter into "strategic partnership" with domestic private firms in six critical areas, replacing the system of...
View ArticleGovt Plans to Replace Lowest-Bid Contract Award System from Local Firms:...
New Delhi: The government is planning to do away with the process of selecting the lowest bidder while acquiring high-tech defence assets, and instead entering into strategic partnership with Indian...
View ArticleArmy Denies Reports of Face-off Between Indian, Chinese Troops in Ladakh
NEW DELHI: A situation of military face-off is developing between the Indian and Chinese troops at the Line of Actual Control near Burtse region, which is close to Daulat Beg Oldy, a forward IAF...
View ArticleArmy has Enough War Stock Now, says Defence Minister
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today asserted that the shortfall in Army's ammunition war stock has largely been arrested to a satisfactory level with nil deficit situation will be achieved by the...
View ArticleRussia in Talks with India to Supply New T-90MS Battle Tanks
Russia remains the world’s second biggest seller of arms behind the United States, increasing its share by 37 per cent in 2010-2014. Russia is in talks with India about the possibility of concluding a...
View ArticleRafale Fighters may have to WAIT More to Join IAF
The 36 Rafale fighters which the Modi Government had decided topurchase off the shelf from France, may take some more time to fly into the country despite theDefence Ministry giving a go ahead to the...
View ArticleIndian Air Force Plans for Wars of Future with a Separate UAV Cadre
Simulated ImageryBANGALORE: With changing threat perceptions and anticipated future warfare scenarios, the Indian Air Force is actively considering the creation of a separate cadre for unmanned aerial...
View ArticleJ-K: Pakistan Violates Ceasefire again, BSF Official Killed
What is the point in this whole Exercise?A BSF official died in firing from Pakistani forces along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri sector on Sunday, just a day after the directors...
View ArticleSixth Indo-Maldives joint military exercise concludes in Thiruvananthapuram
The sixth Indo-Maldives joint Training Exercise has begun at Pangode Military Station in Thiruvananthapuram KeralaTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The fortnight long sixth joint Military Training Exercise between...
View ArticleIran says it found Vast Quantities of Uranium
Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi, who is also a member of Iran's nuclear negotiating team, speaks with journalists upon his arrival to Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran,...
View ArticleBilawal Attacks Pak PM Sharif for lack of Strong stance on Kashmir
The chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari gives a press conference in London. (AFP)Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has criticised Prime...
View ArticleChinese Navy Fleets Head to Malaysia Military Drills
BEIJING: Chinese naval fleets left a port in Hainan province for a military exercise jointly held by Beijing and Malaysia, the media reported on Sunday. The drill, coded "Peace and Friendship 2015", is...
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