Terrorists struck for the first time in Jaipur triggering eight serial blasts in a span of 12 minutes on Tuesday evening in crowded market areas and near a Hanuman temple in the walled city leaving a..Read More
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately convene a meeting of all state chief ministers to discuss internal security concerns in the aftermath of th..Read More
Violating a truce that has been in force since 2003, Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, an incident that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ..Read More
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Indian conglomerate Tata Group signed an agreement on Tuesday to cooperate on the development, manufacturing, marketing and support of defence products in India...Read More
Five major blasts rocked the pink city of 'Jaipur' on Tuesday (May 13) at 7.35 pm. The serial blasts occured in Tripolia, Manek Chowk and Chandpol Gate, while the fourth blast occured at Lak..Read More
India's showpiece supersonic cruise missile, the BrahMos, has now been successfully tested in a hypersonic version, though under laboratory conditions, according to BrahMos Aerospace chief execu..Read More
A top defence scientist today made a strong pitch for decentralisation of the working of the defence research establishment to give scientists freedom to move to private sector to hone their skills.Th..Read More
The Indian Army's Northern Command is set to hold a medical conference on handling emergencies caused by counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir, which has been battling terrorism for ..Read More
Several Indian companies are likely to be involved in building American aerospace giant Boeing's long-range anti-submarine warfare Aircraft for which the Indian Navy has issued a request for prop..Read More
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to induct two squadrons of the indigenous Akash Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM). The all-weather, multi-target missile was accepted by the IAF recently after nine s..Read More
The Indian Navy plans to acquire an additional six submarines over and above the Scorpene submarines it has already ordered. The Navy also hopes to equip itself with nuclear-powered submarines in the ..Read More
Lt. Gen. Milan Naidu, vice chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army, who completed a two-day official visit to Riyadh, said relations between the Saudi and Indian military are on the upswing.“The visit ..Read More
The race for a $10 billion Indian order for 126 fighters just got hotter with the US Navy enthusiastically batting for the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, saying it was best suited for an Indian Air Force..Read More
China's military upgradation has set off alarm bells in the military establishment with the Navy maintaining that it would keep a close watch on the movement of Chinese nuclear submarines housed ..Read More
India may be looking at further purchases of the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System, which is mounted on the carrier USS Trenton that was sold to the Indian navy. Since renamed INS Jalashva, the Trenton a..Read More
India successfully test-fired Wednesday a nuclear-capable missile that can hit targets from Beijing to Baghdad, the Defense Ministry said.It was the third test of the Agni III missile. The first attem..Read More
India, Brazil and South Africa have started a 10-day long joint naval exercise here aimed at tackling terrorism at sea. The exercise called IBSAMAR, which started on Monday along the Cape Town will co..Read More
The terror infrastructure in Pakistan is still operational and the neighboring country is harboring militants, a top army officer said on Tuesday."The terror infrastructure is intact in Pakistan for t..Read More
American space and airborne systems company, Raytheon, has said that the Indian Air Force (IAF) will get access to cutting-edge radar technology in the form of the AESA radar, up to the level permitte..Read More
Army today proposed a substantial hike ranging from 100 to 200 per cent in the newly created military service pay (MSP) for personnel below officer rank (PBOR) and its extension to the higher ranks. A..Read More
Guarding the borders, battling militants and training for blitzkrieg battles is just not enough now. Facing mounting attacks in the virtual world, the Indian Army is now gearing up for battles in the ..Read More
Two Indian Navy ships, INS Kora and INS Kirpan, are here as part of a traditional diplomatic exchange between Malaysia and India. Docked at the Lumut naval base, they are to take part in a joint naval..Read More
India is invited to join the Eurofighter programme as a new partner. This invitation was highlighted by Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Military Air Systems, an integrated activity of EADS Defence & Security..Read More
As part of steps to keep the country's air power capability at optimal level, India has signed a billion-Euro deal to upgrade its 51 Mirage Multi-Role Fighters. Dassault, the French original equi..Read More
India's largest ever global military tender to acquire 126 fighters for an estimated $10 billion took off on Monday with six aviation companies submitting their technical bids to the Defence Mini..Read More
US civil and defence aerospace major Boeing has decided to outsource two critical components of the F-18 Super Hornet combat aircraft to India and the order for one of them could go to the Tatas.Lt Ge..Read More
India's Defense Ministry plans to raise the 26 percent cap on foreign direct investment in the country's defense industry, a move aimed at attracting global military and aerospace companies ..Read More
The Boeing Company Thursday delivered a detailed 7,000-page proposal offering its advanced F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the Indian Air Force as part of India's medium multi-role combat aircraft (MM..Read More
At a time when the strength of Indian Air Force's (IAF) fighting squadrons has hit an all-time low, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday said all measures would be taken to ensure that the force&#..Read More
Engineering and construction company Punj Lloyd Ltd is eyeing a big push in picking up defence contracts, including two orders from the Indian Army having a total value of around $1 billion (Rs4,000 c..Read More
India will test indigenously built Agni III+ ballistic missile with a strike range of more than 5000 km in 2009. The long-range missile is currently in the design stage, VK Saraswat, Chief Controller ..Read More
An indigenous main battle tank (MBT) that has been in the development for nearly 36 years has failed to deliver at the just-concluded winter trials, the Indian Army has told a key parliamentary panel...Read More
Mooted eight years ago, the Indian National Defence University (INDU) is finally set to get off the ground with the Haryana government promising land for the institution in the Gurgaon suburb of the n..Read More
India says cannabis cultivation and trading is a major source of funds for Maoist rebels in some parts of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa states."In their strongholds, the armed rebels col..Read More
A fresh Request For Proposal (RFP) is to be issued for procurement of deep-submergence rescue vessels for Indian Navy. The Indian Navy operates Indian Naval Ship (INS) Nireekshak (Diving Support Vesse..Read More
India is to invite global bids worth two billion dollars for 384 light helicopters in the second biggest military deal this year, defence ministry officials told AFP on Friday.A source from the India..Read More
At least five persons, including four policemen, were killed and three injured on Sunday evening when cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist attacked the police station at Jajha railway station..Read More
As India prepares to receive the first of its Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) Phalcon, Indian Air Force has cleared proposals to acquire three more such platforms. The proposals have..Read More
Two personnel of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) were today killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a convoy of Indian road construction workers in south west Afgh..Read More
Chinese hackers broke into the computer network of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) recently prompting the government to think about fortifying the system. No sensitive information is believed t..Read More
Chinese military journals have in recent days and weeks ratcheted up the tough talk against India, accusing it of going on the “same old path of confrontation with China as it had in 1962.”The stepped..Read More
Indian Army will impart training to Afghan Army in counter-insurgency operations. It was decided during a meeting between the Afghan Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak and his Indian counter-parts he..Read More
The Union government has now given the go-ahead to the Indian Air Force (IAF) to carry out joint exercises with China, IAF official sources confirmed on Friday. As a goodwill gesture first, the IAF wi..Read More
In about two weeks time, India is expected to issue tenders for the supply of 384 helicopters from global suppliers in a deal that is now expected to be worth about $2 billion. Bids would once again b..Read More
India is in the advanced stage of inviting bids for 312 light helicopters for the army and the air force. The soon to be floated bids come about three months after the Indian Army tender for 197 Euroc..Read More
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will manufacture 187 of the 384 light helicopters the Indian military requires. But the Indian Army has "put its foot down" against the move, saying the state-owned com..Read More
India Tuesday ruled out any military involvement in Afghanistan, which is facing Taliban resurgence once again, as the defence ministers of the two countries met here Tuesday."India has been helping i..Read More
India's state-owned military-plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) said that a joint venture to develop a multi-role transport aircraft is near completion. HAL is partnering with Russia�..Read More
India plans to undertake 70 space missions in five years, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, G Madhavan Nair, told reporters here on the sidelines of a function."We have proposed some..Read More
1971 War heroes visit Bangladesh New Delhi: 14 Chaitra 1929 03 Apr 2008 10 War Veteran of 1971 Indo-Pak War visited Bangladesh recently to cherish their 1971 War memories. Consequent to a very highly ..Read More
After the successful firing of Agni-1 missile on Sunday, the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on March 5 and the K-15 (Sagarika) missile from a submerged pontoon on February 26, the Defence Research ..Read More
A high-powered committee appointed by the government to overhaul the working of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has called for major administrative changes that would give DRD..Read More
The presence of terror camps in Pakistan continues to haunt the security establishment in India, which still feels that ISI-sponsored outfits like JeM, LeT and Al-Badr are responsible for carrying out..Read More
India's National Security Advisor, MK Narayanan, has said that India has a very low level of confidence in the Maoists in Nepal."We have put a great deal of faith in Nepal Prime Minister Girija ..Read More
Global terrorism and UN peacekeeping missions featured prominently during talks here Monday between the Indian Army chief, Gen. Deepak Kapoor, and his visiting Turkish counterpart Gen. Mehmet Ilker Ba..Read More
WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has been awarded a $596 million Air Force contract for work on six C-130J aircraft destined for India, the Defe..Read More
Secretary of the US Navy, Donald Winter, is likely to meet top Indian defence officials to discuss maritime security. Winter was formally received by Chief of the Indian Naval Staff, Admiral Sureesh M..Read More
SIMBEX is an acronym that stands for 'Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercises' and is an institutionalized and regular series of annual exercises conducted between the Indian Navy and t..Read More
The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] today announced that Aviall, Inc., a wholly owned Boeing subsidiary, plans to open a business office in India during the second half of 2008. Aviall is one of the largest ..Read More
Agni-1, India's workhorse missile with a range of 700 km, has attained full operational capability following a successful test-fire from the Wheeler Island, off Orissa coast on Sunday.At 10.15 a...Read More
The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force jointly executed the Air Land Battle doctrine at Pokharan Field Firing Ranges during Exercise "Brazen Chariots" Yesterday. This doctrine is based on manoeuvre ..Read More
India's energy scenario is 'in a state of instability' and any deterioration of the situation in the extended neighbourhood would 'adversely affect' the country's economi..Read More
The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony today dedicated the Equipment Accounting On Line System (EQUOLS) to the Nation at a formal ceremony at Air Force Auditorium, New Delhi. The Marshal of IAF Arjan Sin..Read More
As per the available reports, the details of estimated infiltration that took place in the State of Jammu and Kashmir from across the border, during the last five years are given below:2003 - 1373
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The Government has signed a Letter of Offer & Acceptance with the US Government for the procurement of six C-130J-30 aircraft for the Indian Air Force. The estimated value of the aircraft along with a..Read More
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed a MoU with Boeing to source sub-system for fighter aircraft and helicopters. An MoU has been signed by HAL with Boeing in December 2007 which envisag..Read More
The Irkut Corporation based in Irkutsk in eastern Siberia, has decided to stop financing the Indo-Russian joint production of Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA).(Sources: UNI, Wikipedia, FlightGlobal)..Read More
Russia will begin delivery in May of fighter jets to India for a long-delayed aircraft carrier it is refitting for sale to New Delhi, India's navy chief was quoted by Russian news agencies as say..Read More
The seven day joint exercise of the Indian Air Force and the National Security Guards, Black Eagle, concluded successfully today at Manesar in Haryana. India's elite counter-terrorist force NSG ..Read More
BAE Systems and Singapore Technologies (ST) Kinetics are to submit bids by 7 April to supply the Indian Army with 140 ultra-light 155 mm/39 cal howitzers. However, the two systems are not scheduled to..Read More
Contracts and supplementary agreements comprising of repair and re-equipping, logistics supports, shore infrastructure, training of ships' crew, repair and technical documents etc. were signed wi..Read More
Government promulgated Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2006 with effect from 1st September, 2006 to ensure expeditious procurement of the approved requirements of the Armed Forces in terms of capa..Read More
Defence Research and Development Organisation is pursuing development of Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) at a cost of Rs. 1,800 cr with a probable date of completion in the year 2011..Read More
India signed a $960 million contract with Russia to upgrade the Mig-29 fighter jets inducted into the Indian Air Force in the mid-1980s, the Times of India reported, citing an unidentified defense mi..Read More
A ship-to-shore version of the supersonic Brahmos missile was successfully test fired in the Andamans today. Defence Ministry announced that the missile with a range of more than 290 kms was launched ..Read More
Flight test programme of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas is progressing as per the schedule. So far, 829 flight tests have been completed. Efforts are being made to accelerate the flight tests. Reg..Read More
The Indian Navy is facing shortage of Sea Harrier aircraft. The ongoing upgrade of Sea Harrier programme has also temporarily affected the availability of the aircraft.Contract for the limited upgrade..Read More
India has extended a 3 March 2008 deadline for contending aerospace firms to submit their tenders for 126 Indian Air force medium range multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA), worth nearly $12 billion, t..Read More
India on Friday jacked up defence spending by 10 percent to $26.4 billion, the steepest hike since partition of the subcontinent to fund a mammoth modernisation programme. Finance Minister P.Chidambar..Read More
After prolonged and untiring efforts, the indigenously developed Pinaka multiple barrel rocket launcher developed by the DRDO, was formally handed over to the Indian Army today. The Vice-Chief of Army..Read More
India has agreed to pay Russia a higher price for a delayed aircraft carrier, but analysts said problems with the deal underlined growing unease between one of the world's biggest arms buyers and..Read More
With a landmark nuclear energy pact between the United States and India stalled, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Wednesday that the nations would nonetheless strengthen their security ties as I..Read More
Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that the development of Trishul missile system has been completed completed."Development of Trishul missile system has been completed as t..Read More
Bangladesh's Army Chief, General Moeen U. Ahmed, has arrived in New Delhi on a week-long visit to India to revive bilateral defence and political ties and boost security co-operation between the ..Read More
Israeli armament major Rafael announced that the company has joined hands with the Tata power to offer maintenance work of Air Defense Systems (ADS). The company will supply this ADS system to the Ind..Read More
Boeing, world's largest maker of commercial jetliners, has said it is "actively pursuing" the sale of multi-role combat aircraft to India, which is to spend a huge 30 billion dollars on defence p..Read More
Russia's ambassador to India said Tuesday that the Defexpo 2008 exhibition is a good opportunity for Russia to broaden its military and technical cooperation with India and Asia Pacific countries..Read More
India is planning to spend $100 billion over the next decade on new equipment and parts for its growing military. Much of it will be purchased overseas to supplement India's own modest defense i..Read More
Lockheed Martin LMT.M believes that India could be the largest defense market in Asia with $20 billion in possible air force, navy and communications contracts over the next decade, an executive said ..Read More
BEML Limited, a Defence PSU has declared an interim dividend of 55% for the current financial year. Announcing this in New Delhi today, the CMD Shri VRS Natarajan said that this is a new record by the..Read More
India will soon conduct its first test of a submarine-based ballistic missile which can be tipped with a nuclear warhead, an official announced on Monday. The experimental missile will be fired from a..Read More
The Indian Army intends to double its fleet of attack and other types of helicopters to 500 by 2020, a spokesman for the country's Ground Forces said on Monday. An Indian Army colonel told a semi..Read More
The first of six Scorpene submarines, being manufactured by a French company at Mazagaon docks, will be delivered by 2012 and one thereafter every year for the next five years.Scorpene submarines, to ..Read More
The Tata Group today unveiled plans to form a partnership with European defence and aerospace consortium EADS to bid for the Indian Army's $1 billion advanced tactical communication system projec..Read More
India will enunciate by April its revised procedures for purchasing military hardware after bringing these in line with the best international practices, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Saturday.�..Read More
US defence major Raytheon Company intends to foster a long-term relationship with India's defence establishment by highlighting its commitment to mission support, mission assurance and customer f..Read More
The Indian Air Force is hoping for higher pay packages to overcome the shortage of around 300 pilots in its ranks. 'There is a slight shortage, between 250 and 300, of pilots in the force but the..Read More
With 20 companies participating, Britain will have a major presence at the DEFEXPO-2008 international defence exposition here Feb 16-19 to demonstrate its industrial capabilities and technology to pot..Read More
Russia will use the Defexpo India 2008 to be held from February 16 to19 to showcase many of its air defence and radar intelligence systems."Specialists and visitors will see the S-300PMU2 Favorit mobi..Read More
A third contingent of 125 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, including 10 women, left for Congo on Wednesday to join a United Nation's peacekeeping mission there.According to officials, the ..Read More