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TATA, IAI Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement

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

Three Additional Israeli PHALCON AWACS For Indian Air Force

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

Rafael, Tata Power To Jointly Offer ADS System To Indian Air Force

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

Israeli Defense Company UTG-PRI Develops Futuristic Weapon Systems

Israeli R&D company UTG-PRI LTD has developed concept designs of attack spacecrafts, amphibious JSF far superior to F-35, Future Jets and Future Combat Systems, submersible aircraft and missiles carri..Read More

Indian Navy chief Admiral in Israel for business visit

Israel has become in 2007 the world’s 4th largest arms exporter, mainly thanks to huge military contracts with India. Israel-Times India Bombay Delhi Bangalore Israel Defence Ministry announced Isra..Read More

IAI, DRDO May Jointly Produce Long Ranged Surface To Air Missiles

The government has not decided on a joint venture with Israel for the production of missiles. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has earlier entered into a contract with M/s. Is..Read More

HAL, IAI May Co-Develop Radars For LCA Tejas Fighter Jet

Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) will provide a radar system for a new fighter plane India has been developing for the past few years, Yedioth Ahronot reported on Monday.The deal may be worth hu..Read More

Israeli Elta Co-operating With HAL To Develop Multi Mode Radar

There has been a delay in developing Multi-Mode Radar. The project for development of Multi Mode Radar (MMR) was started in June 1991 with Probable Date of Completion of 6½ years. The technology of..Read More

India, Israel May Co-Develop Unmanned Helicopter

Israel and India are considering the possibility of working together to develop an unmanned fighter helicopter, Israel Radio broadcasts reported.Former Navy Commander David Ben Ba'ashat visited N..Read More

Israel Navy Chief Visiting India; High Level Defense Discussions To Be Held

India and Israel Tuesday held a series of high-level meetings on ramping up their burgeoning military ties that have seen Tel Aviv become New Delhi's second largest arms supplier after Russia.The..Read More

India To Launch Israeli Spy Satellite TechStar in September 2007

ISRO's four-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will launch Israeli spy satellite - TechSar - in September 2007. The satellite is said to weigh around 260 kilograms.Although officials at ..Read More

India, Israeli To Develop US$2.47 Billion Worth Barak II Project

India has started a 2.5-billion-dollar joint venture with Israel to develop an advanced range surface-to-air missile capable of detecting and destroying hostile aircraft, missiles and spy planes, news..Read More

India, Israel To Jointly Develop Barak II Ship Defense Missile System

India will jointly develop and co-produce a new generation of medium range surface-to-air missiles with Israel to secure the country's strategic assets from growing threats posed by aerial attack..Read More

India, Israel To Co-Develop Advanced Barak Ship Defense Missile System

India and Israel have agreed to expand their already considerable missile development cooperation with an even longer-range version of their extended-range Barak ship defense system, this time for the..Read More

Israel To Demonstrate State Of The Art Tactical UAVs In Chennai

A demonstration of the state-of-the-art tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Limited will be held for various State Governments in Chennai in September..Read More

Israeli Military Delegation Holds Talks With Top Indian Defence Brass

An Israeli Military Delegation led by Israeli deputy chief of general staff Major-General Moshe Kaplinsky, today met with Army chief General J J Singh, Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta, IAF chief Air ..Read More

Israeli Delegation To Arrive Next Week; Counter Terrorism, Defense Trade On The Agenda

A high level Israeli delegation will arrive in India next week to discuss counter-terrorism and anti-infiltration strategies in Jammu and Kashmir.They will also hold talks with Army Chief General J.J...Read More

Israeli Rafael To Deliver Litening Targeting Pods For HAL Tejas LCA Fighter Jet Programme

Rafael has been selected to supply its Litening targeting pod to equip the Indian air force's Aeronautical Development Agency-built Tejas light combat aircraft. The order - of undisclosed value -..Read More

Israeli ELTA Radars Likely To Meet Indian Air Force Requirement

Official visits between India and Israel take place to discuss issues of mutual interest including defence procurement issues. Defence Procurements are, however, done as per laid down procedures.M/s E..Read More

Air Force To Acquire EL/M-2083 Aerostat Radars from Israel

India is all set to acquire EL/M-2083 Aerostat radars from Israel to detect and track hostile low-flying aircraft, helicopters, spy drones and missiles.The EL/M-2083 is an aerostat-mounted air search ..Read More

Israel Night Vision Equipment Worth $25 Million to be Acquired by Indian Army

An Israeli firm has bagged a USD 25 million deal to provide night vision devices to the Indian Army, an order which has made India the single largest importer of defence equipment from the West Asian ..Read More

Elbit's Soufa Avionics, Weapons Package Front Runner for Air Force MRCA Contract

The Israeli Soufa Avionics Package and Weapons Systems package are confirmed to be top contenders for the Indian Air Force's 126 MultiRole Combat Aircraft.These systems are being considered regar..Read More

Israeli, Indian Private Sector Firms Tie Up; Provide Explosives Detection, Counter Terror Solutions

Acro, Inc. (OTC BB:ACRI), a developer of explosive detection solutions, today announced the appointment of Vipra Enterprises as a distributor in India. Vipra Enterprises will distribute Acro's r..Read More

Indian Army Contingent to Serve at Golan Heights United Nations Mission

A special Sainik Sammelan was held at Delhi Cantt today, prior to the departure of the Indian Army Contingents for deployment on United Nations Missions.The Indian Logistics Company of 182 personnel c..Read More

Indian Army to Acquire $30 million Worth Israeli Night Vision Equipment

Sources inform "Globes" that Star Night Technologies Ltd. (TASE:STNT) subsidiary SDS has won a tender worth an estimated $30 million to supply night vision equipment to the Indian army. The order will..Read More

India, Israel to Hold Joint Counter Terror Work Group

Observing that terrorism is a global phenomenon that can strike any country, India and Israel have held a meeting of thVe Joint Working Group (JWG) on counter-terorrism pledging to cooperate in the fi..Read More

Indian Army Chief in Israel;

Indian Army Chief General J J Singh has made a unpublicised visit to Israel to boost cooperation to fight terrorism, reflecting the blooming defence ties between the two countries. Singh was given a d..Read More

TATA Group-Rafael to Tie Up; Jointly Compete for Indian Army Contracts

Corporate giant Tata group is mulling a joint venture with Israel`s Rafael Armament Development Authority Ltd to jointly compete for the supply of defence systems to the Indian army.The two sides rais..Read More

Trishul cancelled, DRDO to focus on Barak II development

Research and development work on the indigenous ship defence missile Trishul will be stopped in December, official sources confirmed in New Delhi on Saturday.Instead, the Defence Research & Developmen..Read More

Air Force personnel to be trained for Phalcon AWACs in Israel

The first batch of IAF personnel including pilots have been sent to Israel to get trained on operational and maintenance of the Air Early Warning and Control aircraft ahead of India receiving the firs..Read More

IAI ready to cooperate with Barak deal investigation

Israel tonight said it will cooperate with India in any investigation into the alleged corruption in the Rs 1,150 crore Barak Missile deal with a firm of that country during the previous NDA rule in 2..Read More

Barak Missile Controversy: Is the CBI crossing the line?

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recently came out with revelations that there were irregularities with the Barak Missile Deal with Israel back in 2000.While the CBI has the right to investig..Read More

Former Defense Minister George Fernandes in Israel arms deal probe

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Tuesday they were investigating the role of a former defence minister George Fernandes and a retired navy chief in a bribery case related to a multi-m..Read More

India, Israel to setup Electronic Warfare Joint Venture

India and Israel are to setup a joint venture to develop advanced electronic warfare (EW) systems for their air forces' fighter aircraft.The proposed joint venture, the creation of which would co..Read More

India to buy Israeli Spyder surface-to-air missiles

India is close to wrapping up a Rs 1,800-crore deal with Israel for buying Spyder quick reaction air defence missile systems. The Indian Air Force is purchasing 18 Spyder missile systems, Air Chief Ma..Read More

Indian Army to acquire Israeli Heron UAVs mid 2007

Israel will start delivering the Heron aircraft, the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to the Indian Army, by the end of this year which will be fully functional by mid next year. The Heron deal was con..Read More

No slowdown in Indo-Israel defence, military co-operation

Due to intense pressure from the UPA Government's communist allies, the ever expanding Indo-Israeli defence, military cooperation has been forced to go underground.Earlier in July 206, defence mi..Read More

Rafael to sign $239m deal with Air Force for Spyder SR air defense system

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is in advanced negotiations with Rafael Armament Development Authority Ltd. and MBDA of France for a $239 million contract to procure the Spyder SR short-range air defense ..Read More

Indian Army to acquire Israeli air defense system

Indian Army is all set to acquire the Israeli quick-reaction Spyder air defence system which would enhance the capability to overcome the vulnerability of its formations to threats from the air, offic..Read More

Pakistan bigger threat than Hezbollah: Senior Israeli leader

In a candid admission of churning that is taking place inside Israel, Dr Shlomo Ben Ami, foreign minister in Prime Minister Ehud Barak cabinet in 2000-2001, said Israel should not take on the burden o..Read More

India likely to pull out peacekeepers from Lebanon

The Indian Government is considering pulling out 775 Indian Army troops serving as part of the 1,990-strong UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)."We are considering withdrawing of troops from Lebanon,..Read More

Israel purchases two nuclear submarines from Germany

With Iran rebuffing efforts to curb its nuclear program, Israel signed a contract with Germany last month to buy two more submarines capable of firing nuclear missiles, according to a report published..Read More

Russian arms said to have deterred Israel

Russian arms appear to have played a crucial role in the strong resistance Hezbollah put up to the Israeli military in Lebanon.Israel lost dozens of tanks, several helicopters and 116 men during its m..Read More

Israel special forces strike deep in Lebanon

Israel has mounted a raid deep inside Lebanon fuelling anxieties about the durability of the ceasefire that came into force earlier this week.Israeli helicopters landed two Hummer vehicles in a mounta..Read More

Iran ready to conduct missile strikes on Israel

Iran is ready to strike Tel Aviv with its medium-range missiles if ever attacked, said an influential senior cleric on Tuesday."If they (U.S. and Israel) militarily attack Iran ... They should be afra..Read More

Israel orders army to halt offensive against Hezbollah

Israel ordered its army to halt its offensive against Lebanese-based Hezbollah guerrillas in as a U.N.-imposed ceasefire went into effect after 34 days of warfare that devastated much of south Lebanon..Read More

Pakistan to send peace keeping troops to Lebanon

Local newspaper 'The Nation' reports that the Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has decided in principle to send troops to Lebanon as a part of United Nations peacekeeping mission...Read More

Speed up weapon's delivery: Israel to United States

Israel has asked the United States to hasten delivery of anti-personnel rockets armed with cluster munitions which it would use to strike Hezbollah missile sites, a media report said today.The request..Read More

Joint production of cargo ammunition by India and Israel

Even as the war rages on in the Middle East, India is preparing to enter into a first-ever joint defence production venture with Israel to manufacture cargo ammunition.The joint venture is proposed be..Read More

Four UN Observers killed in Israel-Hezbollah crossfire

Four UN observers were killed when a bomb directly hit the building and shelter of an Indian patrol base in the town of Khiyam near the eastern end of the Israel-Lebanon border, United Nations Interim..Read More

U.S. Rushes Precision-Guided Bombs to Israel

Washington: The Bush administration is rushing a delivery of precision-guided bombs to Israel, which requested the expedited shipment last week after beginning its air campaign against Hezbolla..Read More

Israel hints at a full-scale military invasion

Beirut: Israeli troops met fierce resistance from Hezbollah guerrillas Thursday as they crossed into Lebanon to seek tunnels and weapons for a second straight day, and Israel hinted at a full-s..Read More

HAL inks major deals with Israeli IAI and Elbit

Farnborough: Aviation major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has concluded deals with two Israeli firms to make flight simulators and airframes for transport planes, and is in talks with Boe..Read More

Israeli air strike targets Palestinian Prime Minister's office

Gaza: An Israeli helicopter gunship fired a missile at the Gaza City office of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh early today, setting it alight, witnesses said. They said Haniyeh, a top..Read More

Indian Defense Minister delays visit to Israel due to Gaza crisis

Tel Aviv: Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee has decided to postpone a planned visit Israel, it emerged on Saturday. The decision came in the wake of Israel's military operation in t..Read More

Indian warships on goodwill mission to Israel

Haifa: Two Indian warships are on a four-day goodwill visit to this northern coastal city to reaffirm old ties with Israel. The two ships -- INS Mumbai and INS Brahmaputra -- from the Navy'..Read More

Indian Air Force readies for PHALCON Awacs

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is readying ground facilities to support the Phalcon airborne early warning and control aircraft it bought from Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) two years ago fo..Read More

Israeli F-16I in contention for the Air Force M-MRCA deal

Washington: India may be buying Israeli-made advanced fighter aircraft, according to Defence News, an online military and defence news portal.In a Tel Aviv-datelined dispatch, it said, “Fight..Read More

Israel may have 200 nuclear weapons: Hans Blix

New York: Former chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix said that Israel is 'assumed' to have 200 nuclear weapons - a figure that Israeli officials and its allies have rarely, if ever, ..Read More

Indian Navy pushes for Israeli Barak

On board INS Brahmaputra: When the Indian Navy gave Prime Minister Manmohan Singh an operational demonstration last Saturday of a Barak missile intercepting and destroying an incoming anti-shi..Read More

Israeli spy satellite to monitor Iran launched from Russia

Moscow: Israel's Eros-B1 satellite that will reportedly monitor Iranian nuclear facilities was successfully launched into orbit from eastern Russia early Wednesday, military officials sai..Read More

Israel wary of Iran's nuclear weaponization progress

Jerusalem: Israel reacted cautiously on Wednesday to news of Iran's successful enrichment of uranium, saying that while a threat to the Jewish state existed, diplomacy remained the best wa..Read More

HAL to tie up with IAI to market Dhruv ALH

Bangalore: City-based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited will tie up with an Israeli firm to market the Dhruv Advance Light Helicopters (ALH) globally. The tie-up would be a joint venture company th..Read More

Israel delays supply of assault rifles

New Delhi: Recurring technical and bureaucratic slippages have further delayed till the end of the year the supply of around 3,000 Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) 5.56-mm Tavor 21 assault rifles..Read More

Israeli radars to be installed along Pakistani border

Gandhinagar: India has acquired a balloon-mounted radar technology from Israel which will help it increase surveillance in the international border areas of Kutch and Punjab with Pakistan. "We ..Read More

Israeli troops shoot down top Palestinian terrorist

Nablus, West Bank: The leader of Islamic Jihad's armed wing in the West Bank has been shot dead by Israeli troops as the government vowed to continue its policy of targeting Palestinian mi..Read More

Indo-Israeli joint development of next generation long range naval surface-to-air missile announced

Hyderabad: The state-owned Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, and Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI) signed a pact Jan. 27 for the joint development and production of..Read More

Israeli rifles for troops in Siachen

New Delhi: For anyone with a passion for military technology, DefExpo 2006, which opened today in the Capital, is turning out to be a chance to see some of the most classified weapons programme..Read More

Israel warns Iran could have nuclear weapons within 1 year

Jerusalem: Israel has warned that Iran will certainly have nuclear capability within one or two years if its programme goes ahead unchecked. The chairman of Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence ..Read More

India to get air-to-surface missiles from Israel

New Delhi: India will be getting 100-km long-range air-to-surface stand-off Crystal Maze missiles from Israel in January, The Indian Express newspaper said Tuesday. Manufactured by Rafael, the ..Read More

India to revive strategic talk with Israel

New Delhi: After a four-year gap, India is resuming defense and security talks with Israel, the Indian Express newspaper said Monday. The Joint Working Group on Defense with Israel will meet on..Read More

A dust storm over the Holocaust

An entire panorama of issues unexpectedly comes into view in the international reaction to recent remarks by Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, implying that European powers should have salved thei..Read More

Israeli military base in Oman, Pakistan worried

Oman has agreed to give landing rights and parking facilities to Israeli warplanes, despite Pakistan's strenuous objections.Soon after the A.Q.Khan proliferation scandal broke out, Pakistan accus..Read More

Israeli companies invited to Indian Army rifles tender

Israeli defense companies have been invited to bid in an Indian Army tender for the purchase of 50,000 rifles, Defense News reports.According to the weekly, the Indian Army is planning to upgrade the ..Read More

India, Israel to set up JWG for scientific research

India and Israel have agreed to set up a Joint Working Group, which will be meeting towards the end of 2005, to identify institutions in both countries that can collaborate in scientific research.The ..Read More

India (ISRO) to launch Israeli Spy Satellite

New Delhi: Israel has decided to launch its next spy satellite aboard India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rather than its own indigenous Shavit rocket, according to a report in "..Read More

Israel to sell 50 Heron UAV's to India

Jerusalem: Israel will sell 50 unmanned spy drones worth $220 m to India, public radio reported on Tuesday. The Heron drones can fly at an altitude of 30,000 feet, are equipped with camera and ..Read More

Israel gets tacit EU backing against Iran

In case of a conflict between Israel and Iran, the European Union will not mobilise in favour of either party, being the clearest indication that the Jewish state has the freedom to defend its interes..Read More

We will use force, Blair warns Iranians

Tony Blair delivered his strongest warning to Iran last night, saying Teheran would not be allowed to become a "threat to our world security".He hinted that the West might have to resort to force. The..Read More

Iran president wants Israel "wiped off the map"

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that Israel should be "wiped off the map", the official IRNA news agency reported.Support for the Palestinian cause is a central pillar of the I..Read More

Israeli warplanes and artillery pound Gaza area

Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded an area of northern Gaza on Wednesday in response to Palestinian militants firing a rocket into Israel's southern town of Sderot.No casualties were reporte..Read More

Pakistan-Israel Relations: A New Beginning?

The 1 September meeting between Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom and his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mahmoud Kasuri - described by many observers as historic - was carved out of secret effort..Read More

Israeli missile hits Islamic Jihad building in Gaza

An Israeli air raid hit a building in south Gaza on Tuesday that witnesses said was used by Islamic Jihad, witnesses said, marking the second such strike in Gaza after militants there fired rockets in..Read More

Iran has legal right to peaceful nuclear energy: Russia

Russia has asked the international community to consider Iran's legal right to peaceful nuclear programmes. "We have agreed that there is unity on the ultimate goal - nuclear nonproliferation," R..Read More

Who is Responsible for the Palestinian Refugees?

While Arab propaganda sources bemoan what they term the "Nakba," i.e., "catastrophe" of 1948, they seldom lay blame for their troubles on their own Arab leaders who are responsible for the lion's..Read More

India, Israel to set up tracking network

India and Israel are likely to set up a communications network in the western sector on a trial basis for two years with a capability to track movements up to five hundred kilometers.Both countries wi..Read More

Israel mulls military strikes on Iran

If Russia and China veto sanctions or other punitive action against Iran when its clandestine weapons' programme is referred to the UN Security Council, the US will allow Israel to take measures ..Read More

Israel to contest UN Security Council seat

Encouraged by its growing contacts with Arab and Muslims nations, Israel has announced plans to contest a non-permanent seat in the Security Council.A seat on the most powerful UN decision-making body..Read More

Palestine loots settlements and burns synagogues as Israeli tanks rumble out

Thousands of triumphant Palestinians poured into abandoned Jewish settlements early Monday, setting empty synagogues on fire and shooting in the air, as the last Israeli soldier rolled out of the Gaza..Read More

Pakistan and Israel deal Iran a blow

Israel and Pakistan, in talking openly for the first time ever, have taken a bold step in extending their diplomatic horizons, and in potentially changing the face of Middle East politics. The immedia..Read More

Elbit and IAI to bid in $100m Indian Air Force tender

Elbit Systems (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) and Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) will be invited to bid in a huge international tender for setting up a command and control system for the Indian Air Force..Read More

India rejects Arab conditions for UNSC seat, won't cut off ties with Israel

25 August 2005: At a meeting in Amman, Jordan, two weeks ago, Arab envoys told the Indian special envoy, C.R.Gharekhan, that Arab states would support India’s permanent representation in the UN Securi..Read More

India-Israel to ink bilateral economic agreement

Chandigarh, Aug 11 (PTI) Israel today said it would sign a bilateral economic agreement with India by the end of this year to further scientific and technical relations. "The potential of Israel depen..Read More

Israel may upgrade Indian Army guns, communications

4 August 2005: By the year-end, Israel could sign an agreement to upgrade Indian 130mm and 105mm artillery and 81mm mortars and cooperate in high-tech communication, and significantly, it wants to set..Read More

Israel, France seek to repair ties

Paris, July 27 (DPA) In a gesture aimed at easing long-standing diplomatic tensions, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Wednesday praised French President Jacques Chirac for his fight against anti-Se..Read More

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