Defence general

Pradeep Kumar appointed next defence secretary

14 Jul 2009

EADS to build $3.5 billion Saudi fence

13 Jul 2009

Sea trials of Russian nuclear sub for India resume

10 Jul 2009

A Russian nuclear-powered Schucka-B (NATO: Akula II) class submarine, expected to join the Indian Navy by the end of this year, has resumed sea trials on Friday in the Sea of Japan. (See: video)

DARPA to revolutionise supercomputing

08 Jul 2009

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is all set to develop a new breed of supercomputers that will be smarter, faster, and also smaller, requiring much less power than the massive machines in operation today.

Budget 2009-10: A 34 per cent booster shot for defence

06 Jul 2009

After Tibet, Xinjiang erupts - 140 killed, over 800 injured

By Rajiv Singh | 06 Jul 2009

Ethnic Muslim Uighurs in the western China desert region of Xinjiang have clashed heavily with Chinese paramilitary and Han Chinese in the capital city of Urumqui resulting in over a 1,000 casualties.

IAF’s MMRCA tender: Pentagon prevents Saab-IAI collaboration

06 Jul 2009

The US administration may have compelled Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) to pull out from a proposed collaboration with Swedish firm Saab Gripen to develop an advanced model of their multi-role JAS-39 fighter for a $12 billion IAF MMRCA tender.

At least 8 dead as Singrauli bomb factory explodes

06 Jul 2009

Indian Army takes delivery of first indigenously-built NBC Recce Vehicle

04 Jul 2009

Indian Army takes delivery of first indigenously-built NBC Recce Vehicle

04 Jul 2009

Subu D Subramanian takes over as CEO at Defiance Tech

04 Jul 2009

France to supply Tiger combat helicopters to Pakistan

04 Jul 2009

SAIL to supply Rs100-cr worth of steel to defence agencies

03 Jul 2009

SAIL to supply Rs100-cr worth of steel to defence agencies

03 Jul 2009

Medvedev asks shipyard to deliver Adm. Gorshkov carrier on time

By Rajiv Singh | 03 Jul 2009

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has warned a Russian shipyard that there could be “grave consequences” if  the refit programme of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (ex-Adm Gorshkov) failed to meet current schedules.

EU’s Code of Conduct for defence offsets comes into play

02 Jul 2009

Aussie government outlines $60-billion defence programme

02 Jul 2009

Russia to offer Amur Class subs for Indian Navy’s next submarine tender

29 Jun 2009

New batch of IN stealth frigates to be delivered on-time: Russia

29 Jun 2009

Russia will deliver three stealth frigates worth $1.6 billion to the Indian Navy in line with the "contract deadline" of 2012, a senior official of a Russian shipyard has said.

HAL to re-tender for co-developing medium-lift choppers

26 Jun 2009

Raytheon's Munitions Control Unit to be integrated on IAF Jaguars

23 Jun 2009

Russian nuclear subs for India - one or two?

By Rajiv Singh | 23 Jun 2009

Reports quoting Russian officials as saying that India will be leased just one nuclear submarine are bound to raise questions as to how many were actually contracted for by the Indian Navy?

Focus research on critical, high technology areas: Anthony tells defence scientists

22 Jun 2009

Pak army chief in Moscow as US readies Afghan surge

By Rajiv Singh | 22 Jun 2009

As part of heightened diplomatic activity in the Afghanistan and the Indian sub-continent region, Pakistan army chief of staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani arrived in Moscow on Sunday to hold talks with the entire spectrum of the Russian civilian and military leadership.

Eurocopter to field AS550 C3Fennec for army/air force LUH tender

20 Jun 2009