Defence general
BrahMos Block II test fired successfully
04 Mar 2009
A more sophisticated Block II version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile has been successfully test fired a month and a half after an initial failed test in January.
Pakistani officials claim Indian involvement in Lahore attack
03 Mar 2009
Predictably enough, a war of words has broken out over the Lahore ambush of the Sri Lankan cricket team by terrorists, with India and Pakistan exchanging some hot words over the incident.
Lahore gun attack targets Sri Lankan cricketers- at least seven injured
03 Mar 2009
At least seven members of the Sri Lankan cricket team have been injured in an attack by terrorists on a convoy of buses carrying cricketers and umpires to the match venue.
Terrorists attack Lankan players in Lahore
03 Mar 2009
Terrorists in Lahore kill five policemen and wound six visiting Sri Lankan players
Hypersonic Brahmos II to be ready by 2013
02 Mar 2009
India, Israel to co-develop medium-range SAM system
24 Feb 2009
India and Israel will jointly develop a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) system it has been announced. The contract has teh potential to develop into a larger joint venture than even the Indo-Russian BrahMos programme.
US NIC report: Saudis displacing Egypt as regional leader
24 Feb 2009
A recent US National Intelligence Council report would suggest that Egypt has lost its elevated status among Arab states and that the mantle of leadership in the Middle East may be passing onto Saudi Arabia.
Obama takes aim at the new Marine One
24 Feb 2009
Seeking Osama bin Laden –some high tech analysis
17 Feb 2009
Hike in defence allocation marginal, say experts
17 Feb 2009
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