Defence general

IAF issues global RFI for production of 110 fighter jets in India

07 Apr 2018

A number of fighter jets, including the Eurofighter Typhoon, Lockheed`s F-16, Saab’s Gripen and Russian aircraft MiG-35 are expected to vie for the contract worth over $15 billion that allows makers of both single engine and twin-engine combat jets to participate

US adds Lashkar fronts MML and TAJK to list of foreign terrorists

03 Apr 2018

Tough measures against Pak likely after Bolton’s appointment as NSA

27 Mar 2018

India alert on the situation in Doklam: Sitharaman

26 Mar 2018

BrahMos successfully flight-tested with indigenous seeker

22 Mar 2018

The world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile, the BrahMos, was successfully flight-tested at the Pokhran test range on Thursday

Israel military admits bombing Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007

21 Mar 2018

Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornets suddenly in race for IAF as Centre shifts goalposts

17 Mar 2018

Until recently, Lockheed Martin’s F-16 and Saab’s Gripen were in a two-horse race supply at least 100 single-engine jets to the Indian Air Force. But the government has now reportedly asked the IAF to also evaluate Boeing’s twin-engine F/A-18 Super Hornet

Trump moots Space Force to fight star wars

14 Mar 2018

India remains world’s biggest arms buyer; Pakistan, China cut imports

13 Mar 2018

According to a SIPRI report, Russia remained India’s largest supplier of arms from 2013 to 2017, accounting for 62 per cent of India’s imports. But the US recorded blazing growth of over 550 per cent in its arms exports to India compared with the previous five years

Russia test fires hypersonic Kinzhal missile

12 Mar 2018

Russia claimed to have successfully test-launched a hypersonic missile, is said to travel at 10 times the speed of sound, with a range of 2,000km

On India visit, France’s President Macron stresses defence ties, environment

10 Mar 2018

After a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, French President Emmanuel Macron, on a four-day visit, said New Delhi is a 'strategic partner' of France, and stability in the Indian Ocean is 'very important for the entire region'

Unclassified version of new report predicts small drone threats to infantry units

08 Mar 2018

The emergence of inexpensive small unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs), commonly known as drones, has led to adversarial groups threatening deployed US forces, especially infantry units

SC stays J&K probe into Army firing, deaths in Shopian

06 Mar 2018

China to boost military spending by 8.1%; targets 6.5% GDP growth

05 Mar 2018

China has announced a military budget of 1.11 trillion yuan ($175 billion) for this coming year, an 8.1 per cent increase on last year

Twelve Naxilites, including 6 women, shot dead in Chhattisgarh

03 Mar 2018

US dismisses Putin’s invincibility talk, boasts of own ‘unmatched’ arsenal

03 Mar 2018

The new Russian arsenal include nuclear-powered submarines or drones, called uninhabited underwater vehicles (UUV), nuclear-powered missiles and a hypersonic intercontinental ballistic missile

Maldives refuses to join India’s `MILAN’ naval drill amidst internal strife

28 Feb 2018

Pak firing in Uri a cover to sneak in terrorists: top commander

27 Feb 2018

Uri shelling: villagers stuck between a rock and a hard place

27 Feb 2018

Going on FATF ‘grey list’ may deal body blow to Pak economy

26 Feb 2018

DRDO successfully flight-tests Rustom-2 UAV

26 Feb 2018

Rustom-2 is a medium altitude long-endurance drone, which can fly up to an altitude of 22,000 feet, carry payloads for electronic and signal intelligence missions and has an endurance of over 20 hours

The Wagner Group: mercenaries paid by Russia to fight in Syria

24 Feb 2018

China deploys advanced fighter jets on border with India: report

24 Feb 2018

China has deployed its Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon multirole fighters and Shenyang J-11, a modified version of the Soviet Sukhoi Su-27, air superiority fighters to counter India’s deployment of Su-30 MKI long-range fighters along the India-China border

FATF puts Pakistan on grey list for terror financing

23 Feb 2018

China could not bail out Pakistan from being placed under the `grey list’ as one country’s objection was not enough to stand in the way of FATF passing a resolution

Trudeau admits invitation to Khalistani for his reception was wrong

22 Feb 2018

The Canadian mission was forced to rescind an invitation to Khalistani separatist Jaspal Atwal to a dinner-reception celebrating Canada-India ties during the visit of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau