A New Defense Electronics Policy For India
M.N. Vidyashankar, President, IESAIn an interview, India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) President, MN Vidyashankar talks about electronics manufacturing sector in defense industry and...
View ArticleThe Urgency For An Advanced Indian Space Program
Representational Image Space exploration is not only a scientific endeavor but now has a geoeconomic and geopolitical dimension to it. India cannot confine its infrastructure development goals...
View ArticleChina Hands Over Two New Corvette Class Warships to Bangladesh
BEIJING: China has handed over two most advanced corvette class warships with ability to sail at a maximum speed of 25.5 knots on the high seas besides versatile combat capacity and excellent...
View ArticleThousands Protest in Baghdad Against Deployment of Turkish Troops to Iraq
Thousands of protesters, most of them members of Iraq’s Shiite paramilitary forces, gathered in downtown Baghdad on Saturday demanding the pullout of Turkish troops from the country, local TV Alsumaria...
View ArticleAmerican Expert Praises Russia's 'Incredibly Capable' S-400 Air Defense System
The S-400 Triumf Mobile Multiple Anti-Aircraft Missile System (AAMS)Russia's formidable S-400 air defense system is so good that it could not be destroyed by the Boeing EA-18G Growler, the US...
View ArticleRussia To Replace An-26 Transport Aircraft With Modified Il-112v
Russian Il-112V Transport Aircraft to Replace An-26Russian KRET will replace the An-26 transport aircraft with modified Il-112v.KRET will equip light military transport aircraft Il-112V with a strap...
View ArticleDefence Items can be 'Big Item' of Exports: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
Defence Minister Parrikar visits HAL also seen is HAL Chairman T Suvarna RajuBANGALORE: Defence items can be "big item of exports" if we put quick clearance procedures in place and develop products...
View ArticleCommentary: Repairing Relations with India's Neighbors
by Amit CowshishThree perennial problems beset Indian defense: relations with some of its immediate neighbors, especially Pakistan; human resource management; and modernization of the armed forces. To...
View ArticleService Chiefs to Express Concerns over Shortcomings of the 7th Pay...
New Delhi: The three Service chiefs will soon meet Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to express the forces' concerns over "shortcomings" in the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. The armed...
View ArticleIndia and Japan Sign Accords to Support US-2i Deal
India and Japan have signed agreements to facilitate the long-pending export of Japan's ShinMaywa Industries US-2i amphibious search-and-rescue (SAR) aircraft to India.During Indian Prime Minister...
View ArticleMinistry Keen to Purchase 500 More Howitzer Guns from BAE Systems
This is in addition to the pending deal to buy 145 towed gunsThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) is planning to place yet another multi-million dollar order with BAE Systems Inc for purchasing 500 more M777...
View ArticleReinstating Defence Offsets in Services Opens up Opportunities
BANGALORE: Some two years after the orders holding services offset in abeyance were announced, the Centre has decided to lift it, drawing a huge welcome from various quarters.Defence offset agreements...
View ArticlePakistan Army and Government Supporting Hafiz Saeed: Defence Expert
BHOPAL: Following the statement of Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed that India cannot prove his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, defence expert S.R. Sinho on Monday said his...
View ArticleArmy Aviation needs Integral Attack Helicopters
The Indian Air Force (IAF) acquired MI (Mikhail)-25 and MI 35 attack helicopters (AH) in 1983 primarily for providing intimate fire support to the Army’s Strike Corps. On November 1, 1986, the Army...
View ArticleULFA Leader Chetia Seeks Forgiveness, says Ready for Peace Talks
ULFA Leader Anup ChetiaDeported ULFA leader Anup Chetia, who is an accused in a number of murder, abduction and extortion cases, on Monday sought forgiveness from the people of Assam for “past...
View ArticleMysterious Flying Object Sighted Over ISRO Center
Tirunelveli: A mysterious flying object has reportedly been sighted by shepherds over ISRO's Mahendragiri centre and neighbouring forest areas.Police said the shepherds, who were grazing cattle,...
View ArticleEXPLOSIVE INTERVIEW: Subramanian Swamy: This Nehru-Gandhi Family Is Totally...
by Surajit DasguptaSwarajya’s National Affairs Editor Surajit Dasgupta interviews economist and politician Subramanian Swamy who says things that others would think thrice about before opening their...
View ArticlePAKISTAN MEDIA: New Delhi Will only Discuss POK, Says Indian envoy
India's Foreign Secretary of India S Jaishankar with his Pakistani counterpartISLAMABAD: India's representative to Pakistan said on Monday that his country was only prepared to discuss the part of...
View ArticlePM Modi Presides over Commanders' Conference Aboard INS Vikramaditya
KOCHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a combined commanders' conference that began on Tuesday morning aboard INS Vikramaditya, stationed about 40 nautical miles on the high seas.Defence...
View ArticleIndia-Japan Agreement Concerning Freedom of Navigation in South China Sea...
BEIJING: China expressed dissatisfaction on Monday over India-Japan agreement concerning the freedom of navigation in South China Sea. The agreement was signed during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo...
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