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Indo-Pak talks: No headway on Siachen dispute

01 Jun 2011

Obama completes defence, security revamp

31 May 2011

Lockheed investigates hacking attack

30 May 2011

Lockheed investigates hacking attack

30 May 2011

Commercial bids for MMRCA tender to open next week?

30 May 2011

Commercial bids for MMRCA tender to open next week?

30 May 2011

Lockheed IT systems breached: report

28 May 2011

Lockheed IT systems breached: report

28 May 2011

Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar dead: report

By Rajiv Singh | 23 May 2011

Reports originating in Afghanistan suggest that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar’s followers have not heard from him for the last 11 days, and that he may have been killed in Pakistan, says Rajiv Singh.

Pakistan militants storm naval base in Karachi

23 May 2011

Tehreek-e-Taliban militants, otherwise referred to as the Pakistani Taliban, stormed a naval base in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, destroying two P-3C Orion maritime surveillance aircraft, a major setback for Pakistan’s defence capabilities.

Israeli defence to focus on spy satellites

14 May 2011

Likely Indian aid for Afghan water projects rattles Pakistan

By Rajiv Singh | 12 May 2011

With news filtering out that India may extend financial and technical aid to the government of Afghanistan to build 12 hydro-power projects on the Kabul River has left the Pakistani establishment deeply rattled, writes Rajiv Singh.

Indian aerospace market to reach $23.5 billion by 2016: study

05 May 2011

Defence contractor Esterline may buy French rival for $715 million

05 May 2011

Osama bin Laden perishes in US commando raid

02 May 2011

International terrorist and Islamic jihadi figurehead, Osama bin Laden, today perished in a hail of gunfire, cut down by a CIA-led special operations team. Washington has confirmed positive DNA identification of his body.

How the CIA got Osama

By Rajiv Singh | 02 May 2011

It was a most trusted courier who may have unwittingly exposed Osama bin Laden’s hide-out  leading to his death, reports Rajiv Singh

The Osama bin Laden story

02 May 2011

Osama killing shows terrorist organisations find sanctuary in Pakistan: P. Chidambaram

02 May 2011

BEL eyes defence offsets as a growth area

30 Apr 2011

Pentagon puts on a brave face after MMRCA rejection

30 Apr 2011

Ambassador Roemer’s resignation: More than meets the eye?

By By Rajiv Singh | 29 Apr 2011

The resignation of Timothy Roemer, US ambassador to India, hard on the heels of the ejection of US companies from the IAF’s MMRCA tender, has raised a few eyebrows, primarily on account of its timing. By Rajiv Singh

Americans fly out, Europeans home in on IAF’s $11-bn fighter tender

28 Apr 2011

India has invited European consortium Eurofighter and French Dassault Aviation to extend the validity of their commercial bids for IAF’s $11-billion MMRCA contract in a clear indication that both are now the short-listed finalists.

US arms exports set for a record year with $46bn in sales

27 Apr 2011

The United States is all set for a record year exporting military hardware with 2011 arms sales expected to surpass $46 billion, the highest sales on record.

DRDO clinches deal with US firm for explosives detection technology

26 Apr 2011

In a significant move, India’s premier defence establishment, the Defence Research and Development Organisation clinched a commercial deal for technology transfer of an explosive detection kit with an American firm.

DCNS begins sea trials of first-of-class frigate Aquitaine

25 Apr 2011