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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.