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
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
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
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
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
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
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