Defence general
DRDO develops amphibious tank carrier, unmanned ground vehicles
01 Feb 2014
The amphibious system can serve as a 24-metre long and 3.6-metre wide floating bridge and is capable of ferrying a 42-tonne main battle tank
India close to $1.65-bin military aircraft deal with Japan
28 Jan 2014
India would become the first country since World War II to buy a military aircraft from Japan, when the $1.65-billion ShinMaywa US-2 amphibian aircraft deal materialises
India scraps Rs3,600-cr chopper deal with AgustaWestland
01 Jan 2014
The decision to scrap the deal comes more than a year after reports surfaced that two top officials of the company had allegedly paid bribes to bag the contract
IAF bids fond farewell to Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter
11 Dec 2013
The delta-wing MIG-21s evolved into the combat backbone of the force for three decades and close to 1,000 of all MIG variants have served the IAF to date
Light combat aircraft Tejas closer to induction in IAF after successful weapons test
09 Dec 2013
The aircraft successfully fired a missile and hit target in demonstrations conducted off the coast of Goa in the Arabian Sea on Saturday, but the single-engine Tejas will not become fully combat-worthy before end-2015
Light combat aircraft Tejas closer to induction in IAF after successful weapons test
09 Dec 2013
The aircraft successfully fired a missile and hit target in demonstrations conducted off the coast of Goa in the Arabian Sea on Saturday, but the single-engine Tejas will not become fully combat-worthy before end-2015