Defence general
Hagel moots US-India joint development of defence technology
09 Aug 2014
While the US is hoping to partner India in modernising its military, but Indian side is more interested in technology and co-development opportunities than simply buying arms from the US
US lawmakers, UK back Obama on airstrikes against ISIS militants
08 Aug 2014
With targeted air strikes, Obama hopes to halt the militant advance and shift the balance on the battlefield in favour of embattled Iraqi and Kurdish forces
US enters “limited” war in Iraq with “targeted” air strikes
08 Aug 2014
With targeted air strikes, Obama hopes to halt the militant advance and shift the balance on the battlefield in favour of embattled Iraqi and Kurdish forces
India puts on hold all defence deals with Italy’s Finmeccanica
06 Aug 2014
Finmeccanica and its group companies are involved in several ongoing defence projects in India, including the supply of Selex radars and communication systems to Navy and IAF
Germany blocks Rheinmetall defence deal with Russia
05 Aug 2014
Rheinmetall had won a contract in 2012 to build a combat simulation centre in Mulino in the Volga region, 360 km east of Moscow and planned to construct more such facilities in other parts of Russia
IAF, Army again ground ‘indigenous’ Dhruv copters after fatal crash
04 Aug 2014
The Indian Air Force has grounded its fleet of around 40 ‘indigenously’ developed Advanced Light Helicopters Dhruv in view of the recent crash in which seven IAF personnel were killed
IAF, Army again ground ‘indigenous’ Dhruv copters after fatal crash
04 Aug 2014
The Indian Air Force has grounded its fleet of around 40 ‘indigenously’ developed Advanced Light Helicopters Dhruv in view of the recent crash in which seven IAF personnel were killed
India won’t let Pak get away with murder: new Army chief Suhag
01 Aug 2014
India’s new Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag today warned that India's response to any provocation by Pakistan would be "more than adequate; intense and immediate"