2016-12-16 05:38
VELLORE: Research and Innovation Centre of DRDO, IIT - M Research Park, Chennai, has developed advanced devices and micro unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the defence force and paramilitary… Read More
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2016-12-16 05:38
VELLORE: Research and Innovation Centre of DRDO, IIT - M Research Park, Chennai, has developed advanced devices and micro unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the defence force and paramilitary… Read More
2016-12-16 05:34
The Air Force is increasing computer simulations and virtual testing for its laser-weapons program to accelerate development and prepare plans to arm fighter jets and other platforms by the… Read More
2016-12-16 05:34
The Air Force is increasing computer simulations and virtual testing for its laser-weapons program to accelerate development and prepare plans to arm fighter jets and other platforms by the… Read More
2016-12-16 05:29
Visakhapatnam: Two Russian warships arrived in Vizag on Wednesday to participate in a joint military exercise with the Indian Navy off Vizag coast in the Bay of Bengal. The 9th edition of In… Read More
2016-12-16 05:29
Visakhapatnam: Two Russian warships arrived in Vizag on Wednesday to participate in a joint military exercise with the Indian Navy off Vizag coast in the Bay of Bengal. The 9th edition of In… Read More
2016-12-16 05:25
Taiwan on Wednesday has test fired its indigenous Tien Kung anti-ballistic missile system amid heightened tensions with Beijing.The missile was tested during a three-day live-fire exercise o… Read More
2016-12-16 05:25
Taiwan on Wednesday has test fired its indigenous Tien Kung anti-ballistic missile system amid heightened tensions with Beijing.The missile was tested during a three-day live-fire exercise o… Read More
2016-12-15 06:51
by Kris OsbornArmy weapons developers are expanding and accelerating emerging technology for the Apache attack helicopter which enables crews to view real-time video feeds from nearby drones… Read More
2016-12-15 06:51
by Kris OsbornArmy weapons developers are expanding and accelerating emerging technology for the Apache attack helicopter which enables crews to view real-time video feeds from nearby drones… Read More
2016-12-15 06:37
New Delhi: Pakistan has retired and reshuffled its generals while India's army continues to play a guess-game.General Raheel Sharif retired as chief on schedule and General Qamar Javed Bajwa… Read More
2016-12-15 06:29
A leading Pakistani English daily carried a sensational report on Wednesday (14 December) stating that China will use Pakistan to loot and plunder Baluchistan through the $46 billion China-P… Read More
2016-12-15 06:25
Ursula von der Leyen and her entourage did not wear the hijab head coverings or the full length Abaya garment during her visit, despite adamantly claiming that she “respected” th… Read More
2016-12-15 06:15
A day after renewing the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of an NGO run by activist Teesta Setalvad, the Home Ministry cancelled the same on Wednesday. Read more » Read More
2016-12-15 06:09
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today pitched for providing incentives in defence manufacturing saying foreign companies are not only interested in investing in India but also r… Read More
2016-12-15 05:56
SYDNEY: The United States will keep challenging Beijing's "assertive, aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea", the US Pacific commander said Wednesday, as tensions between two powers ri… Read More
2016-12-15 05:38
Pakistan announced on Wednesday evening that it has successfully test-fired the version 2 of its Babur Cruise Missile. This missile is a low-flying, terrain-hugging missile with a range of 7… Read More
2016-12-15 05:28
The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the family of slain militant Burhan Wani for his brother's mysterious killing in April last year. Compensation was o… Read More
2016-12-15 05:22
Visakhapatnam: India and Russia on Wednesday today started their naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal with an aim to increase interoperability and strengthen security cooperation between the… Read More
2016-12-14 17:20
The Union Defence Ministry is going to manufacture at least 2,610 future infantry combat vehicles (FICVs) for the Army under the 'Make in India' project for which the estimated cost is about… Read More
2016-12-14 17:19
India on Tuesday said World Bank's decision to temporarily halt two simultaneous processes to look into Indo-Pak dispute over Kishenganga and Ratle project confirms that pursuing the two con… Read More
2016-12-14 17:19
NEW DELHI: While government is pushing for digital payments through mobile phones, chipset maker Qualcomm said that wallets and mobile banking applications in India are not using hardware le… Read More
2016-12-14 17:19
India is likely to float a tender for the acquisition of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) for its new fleet of 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk 1A in the coming weeks.An expressio… Read More
2016-12-14 17:19
Burhan Muzaffar Wani's brother Khalid was also killed in firing by security forces in Pulwama district in April 2015.The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday cleared ex-gratia to the next… Read More
2016-12-14 17:19
NEW DELHI: Accusing the Narendra Modi regime of "wilfully ignoring parliament" in finalising the "Major Defence Partner" agreement with the US, the CPI-M on Tuesday said the deal gave rise t… Read More
2016-12-14 17:19
India on Tuesday said World Bank's decision to temporarily halt two simultaneous processes to look into Indo-Pak dispute over Kishenganga and Ratle project confirms that pursuing the two con… Read More
2016-12-14 17:19
NEW DELHI: While government is pushing for digital payments through mobile phones, chipset maker Qualcomm said that wallets and mobile banking applications in India are not using hardware le… Read More
2016-12-14 17:19
India is likely to float a tender for the acquisition of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) for its new fleet of 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk 1A in the coming weeks.An expressio… Read More
2016-12-14 17:18
It will determine the production and storage of important materials, says Sateesh ReddyIndia’s materials policy will determine production and storage of important materials including e… Read More
2016-12-14 17:18
The Pakistani government had sent a special emissary Tariq Fatemi to Washington last week "where he hinted broadly that Sharif might like to attend Trump's inauguration", said The Washington… Read More
2016-12-14 17:18
It will determine the production and storage of important materials, says Sateesh ReddyIndia’s materials policy will determine production and storage of important materials including e… Read More
2016-12-14 17:18
The Pakistani government had sent a special emissary Tariq Fatemi to Washington last week "where he hinted broadly that Sharif might like to attend Trump's inauguration", said The Washington… Read More
2016-12-14 17:15
NEW DELHI: India is getting ready to test its Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in its final operational configuration from Wheeler Island off Odisha after two years.Defence s… Read More
2016-12-14 17:15
BHUBANESWAR: One more round of air-to-air beyond visual range (BVR) missile Astra was test fired from the fighter aircraft Sukhoi-30 MKI on Tuesday. The missile was fired against a simulated… Read More
2016-12-14 17:15
BHUBANESWAR: One more round of air-to-air beyond visual range (BVR) missile Astra was test fired from the fighter aircraft Sukhoi-30 MKI on Tuesday. The missile was fired against a simulated… Read More
2016-12-14 17:15
NEW DELHI: Underlining strong historical ties between the two countries, President Pranab Mukherjee has said India and Indonesia must work together in maritime security area to achieve strat… Read More
2016-12-14 17:15
NEW DELHI: Underlining strong historical ties between the two countries, President Pranab Mukherjee has said India and Indonesia must work together in maritime security area to achieve strat… Read More
2016-12-14 17:15
In 2016, India sharpened its tone against Pakistan at international forums and added several new dimensions to its Anti-Pakistan diplomacy. India decided not to mince words when countering t… Read More
2016-12-14 17:15
In 2016, India sharpened its tone against Pakistan at international forums and added several new dimensions to its Anti-Pakistan diplomacy. India decided not to mince words when countering t… Read More
2016-12-14 17:15
NEW DELHI: India is getting ready to test its Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in its final operational configuration from Wheeler Island off Odisha after two years.Defence s… Read More
2016-12-14 17:11
Ever since India commenced building a nuclear arsenal after the Pokharan Tests of 1998, queries have been raised about what the size of its arsenal should be, accompanied by a discourse on h… Read More
2016-12-14 17:11
Ever since India commenced building a nuclear arsenal after the Pokharan Tests of 1998, queries have been raised about what the size of its arsenal should be, accompanied by a discourse on h… Read More
2016-12-14 16:58
KOLKATA: US Ambassador to India Richard Verma today said the military logistics memorandum agreement signed with India was mundane in nature and was only limited to logistics. "The logistics… Read More
2016-12-14 16:58
KOLKATA: US Ambassador to India Richard Verma today said the military logistics memorandum agreement signed with India was mundane in nature and was only limited to logistics. "The logistics… Read More
2016-12-14 16:50
MUMBAI: India has emerged as the most preferred destination for innovation in Asia and third biggest globally, with 'Silicon Valley' of East Bengaluru leading the charge, says a research by… Read More
2016-12-14 16:50
MUMBAI: India has emerged as the most preferred destination for innovation in Asia and third biggest globally, with 'Silicon Valley' of East Bengaluru leading the charge, says a research by… Read More
2016-12-14 16:42
HighlightsPakistan suspects that powerful nations could force smaller countries to support India's NSG membership bid.Pakistan said India's NSG entry would have serious repercussions.Pakista… Read More
2016-12-14 16:42
HighlightsPakistan suspects that powerful nations could force smaller countries to support India's NSG membership bid.Pakistan said India's NSG entry would have serious repercussions.Pakista… Read More
2016-12-14 16:32
Consider Asia as a chess board, and India and China as two players - both trying to check-mate each other since the 1962 Indo-Chinese war. Over a period of time, however, diplomacy and econo… Read More
2016-12-14 16:32
Consider Asia as a chess board, and India and China as two players - both trying to check-mate each other since the 1962 Indo-Chinese war. Over a period of time, however, diplomacy and econo… Read More
2016-12-14 16:25
Supporters of a plan to build F-16 fighters in India hope that improved relations with a country once close to the Soviet Union will overcome President-elect Donald Trump’s opposition… Read More
2016-12-14 16:25
Supporters of a plan to build F-16 fighters in India hope that improved relations with a country once close to the Soviet Union will overcome President-elect Donald Trump’s opposition… Read More
2016-12-14 05:59
Although of uncertain value, India-US relations took a mammoth stride last week when the US Senate cleared a bill which characterises India as a “major defence partner”, a descri… Read More
2016-12-14 05:57
Emerging global powers China and India are set to drive stronger defense spending over the next decade, according to a new report released by IHS Markit.Global military spending rose in 2016… Read More
2016-12-14 05:49
An ex-army man from Pakistan was arrested by the BSF while he was trying to sneak into the country from the International Border (IB) along Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.Read more &raq&hell…Read More
2016-12-14 05:46
by Franz-Stefan GadyThe Pakistan Air Force (PAF) operates a total of 70 Pakistan Aeronautical Complex/Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (PAC/CAC) JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, the National Assembl… Read More
2016-12-14 05:42
NEW DELHI: The head of terrorist group Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Hafiz Saeed, is encouraging students from Pakistan’s prestigious University of Engineering and Technology (UET) to join Pakistan… Read More
2016-12-14 05:34
Donald Trump is essentially saying that he will question China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity if Beijing is unwilling to do deals that the US wantsDonald Trump has disgraced A… Read More
2016-12-14 05:30
NEW DELHI: India would oblige any request for upgrading of Ayni airbase near Dushanbe as Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon comes starts his two day visit to India.It is President Rahmon&rs&hell…Read More
2016-12-13 16:13
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Foreign Affairs Additional Secretary Tasnim Aslam on Tuesday alleged that India was developing atomic submarines, Radio Pakistan reported.Addressing a seminar in Islama… Read More
2016-12-13 16:09
The Defence Ministry has been able to make a valuable saving of almost $69 million (470 crore) in the deal for acquiring six C-130JSuper Hercules transport aircraft from the US. The savings… Read More
2016-12-13 16:06
CHENNAI: Indian Space Research Organisation's Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, from where rockets are launched, escaped the fury of the very severe cyclonic storm Vardah by a whisk… Read More
2016-12-13 16:03
by Vishakha Amitabh HoskoteT Suvarna Raju, CMF Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has said India is ready to export LCA Tejas in the future. Raju also said that with the ramping up of LCA T… Read More
2016-12-13 10:02
by Mr. I. Ramamohan Rao Book Review: Indo-Pak Relations Beyond Surgical Strike By Dr U. V. Singh, pages 306. Prince Rs. 595. Pentagon PublishersRead more » Read More
2016-12-13 09:55
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar has hailed the army as he underlined a relative peace on the Indo-Pakistan border and the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir that had remained volatile fo… Read More
2016-12-13 09:51
BHUBANESWAR: Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday test fired beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile Astra against an actual target in full operational configuration for the first time over… Read More
2016-12-13 09:41
NEW DELHI: India is set to initiate a major international competition to acquire new age radars for its indigenous combat planes in the coming weeks, the winner of which is likely to gain a… Read More
2016-12-13 09:23
PESHAWAR: Pakistan's new army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa today vowed to make every effort to delink the militants operating in the remote parts of the country from their facilitators in… Read More
2016-12-13 08:57
LONDON: India is among the world's top five defence spenders with its military budget at USD 50.7 billion, overtaking Saudi Arabia and Russia, according to a new report released today.The US… Read More
2016-12-13 08:50
Name of the Company - ideaForge Technology Pvt.LtdName of Founder (s) - Ankit Mehta ,Rahul Singh, Ashish Bhat, Vipul JoshiCity - Navi MumbaiRevenues - NAHeadcount - 125Industry - Unmanned Sy… Read More
2016-12-13 06:24
India, being designated as a major defense partner (MDP) of the US, could be offered simplified licensing requirements to acquire sensitive military technologies such as those that go into t… Read More
2016-12-13 06:20
New Delhi: Professional services firm KPMG in India on Monday said that Indian aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market is expected to touch $5.2 billion by 2036."With an expec… Read More
2016-12-13 06:10
by Ashok SajjanharIt might already be too late to ask that question because if India has to meet its gigantic energy needs in the future, nuclear energy has to be the area of focus.Read more… Read More
2016-12-13 06:03
Equipped with ships, fast attack boats, aircraft, drones and surveillance assets, Pakistan has assembled a special forces group called ‘Task Force 88’, to guard the Gawdar port… Read More
2016-12-13 05:57
by Vishakha Amitabh HoskoteIndia’s Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar and US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter have finalized India’s designation as “Major Defense Partner&rdq&hell…Read More
2016-12-13 05:46
New Delhi: Uncertainty over US President-elect Donald Trump's foreign policy is making the Narendra Modi government hedge its bets afresh in its extended neighbourhood, by reaching out to ne… Read More
2016-12-12 23:09
Dehradun: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said getting rid of the enemy is utmost patriotism and said the jawans are giving a befitting reply at the Line of Control."I have told… Read More
2016-12-12 23:01
SRINAGAR: Terrorists, who stormed the army camp at Nagrota in Jammu region on November 29, used a silencer-fitted weapon to kill a sentry before gaining entry into the premises, a tactic ado… Read More
2016-12-12 22:51
NEW DELHI: In a veiled message to China amid its growing assertiveness in resource-rich South China Sea, India and Indonesia today asserted that the dispute must be resolved through peaceful… Read More
2016-12-12 22:47
TAIPEI: Taiwan's defence minister called on youths to join the army Monday after Chinese military aircrafts came near the island over the weekend during a drill for the second time in the pa… Read More
2016-12-12 22:43
China's Foreign Ministry said its stand on India's bid to enter the Nuclear Suppliers Group, another thorny issue that has strained ties, was also unmoved.by Ananth KrishnanThree weeks befor… Read More
2016-12-12 22:38
Pakistan's military announced, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016 a major reshuffle in its senior posts, including appointing a new chief for the country's top spy agency. A statement said Mukhtar will r… Read More
2016-12-12 07:46
With U.S. designating India as a Major Defence Partner (MDP), licensing regulations to acquire sensitive military technologies, such as those that go into the F-16 and F-18 fighter jets, wil… Read More
2016-12-12 07:43
Sardar Raees Inqlabi, Pakistan occupied Kashmir based Jammu and Kashmir Aman Forum on Monday claimed that the neighbouring country was paying Rs one crore per terrorist to cross the Line of… Read More
2016-12-12 07:40
COLOMBO: A Chinese-dominated Sino-Sri Lankan Joint Venture (JV) will be granted comprehensive control of Hambantota port — including its internal security — under a Framework Agr… Read More
2016-12-12 07:36
NEW DELHI: The Union defence ministry is finally fast-tracking the long-pending mega 'Make in India' project to produce at least 2,610 future infantry combat vehicles (FICVs) for the Army at… Read More
2016-12-12 07:34
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has named a new head of its powerful military Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI), two weeks after replacing the chief of army staff in a significant shift for the m… Read More
2016-12-12 07:31
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's new army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa today abruptly removed the head of the country's spy agency ISI and made several other significant changes in the army's top br… Read More
2016-12-12 07:29
New Delhi: The US and India are set to shortly announce a "signature, big-ticket" project that will symbolise the finalisation of India as a "major defence partner", senior officials involve… Read More
2016-12-12 07:27
by Pravin SawhneyIndia appears to have overreached itself in its zeal to be a net security provider in the Indian Ocean Region, which Defence Minister Parrikar is keen on. It does not have t… Read More
2016-12-12 07:15
by Lt Gen Syed Ata HasnainI hate to believe rumours but when they are discussed quite openly and by very knowledgeable people I don’t mind joining in with informed guess work and some… Read More
2016-12-12 07:10
by Pallava BaglaNEW DELHI: India and Israel have survived against huge odds in a very hostile neighbourhood and in an effort to find suitable solutions, the two countries will jointly explor… Read More
2016-12-12 07:02
by Gurmeet KanwalThe terrorist attack on an army camp in Uri in mid-September 2016 was followed by several surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC) by the Special Forces of the Indi… Read More
2016-12-12 06:59
Major defence partner status for New Delhi marks the institutionalisation of India-US defence cooperation.How times change. During the 1971 war for the liberation of Bangladesh, the US had c… Read More
2016-12-12 06:51
NEW DELHI: Notwithstanding September 29 surgical strike by the Indian Army inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir targetting multiple terror launch pads, recent estimate by intelligence agencies c… Read More
2016-12-12 06:48
Rakesh Sasibhushan, chairman and Managing Director, Antrix Corporation Ltd., the commercial wing of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), on Saturday said that satellite services, the d… Read More
2016-12-12 06:45
China's new CM-302 supersonic anti-ship cruise missile is a variation on Russia's Yakhont missile, and the development will worry the US as it tries to impose its authority in the Pacific re… Read More
2016-12-12 06:41
Accusing the Pakistan Army of having the licence to 'kill, rape and torture Baloch people and to take out their organs to sell them, Baloch Kurd liberation activist and World Baloch Women's… Read More
2016-12-12 06:37
KARACHI: Pakistan's Air Force chief today said the country faces "daring challenges" on domestic and international fronts as the regional scenario has changed, but added that the armed force… Read More
2016-12-12 06:34
NEW DELHI: With over 120 requests in two years for making films and documentary on the Indian Army, the ministry of defence has come up with a policy with strict rules.Read more » Read More
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