Indian Navy to Operate Air Station from South Eastern Tamil Nadu Coast

The Indian Navy, which commissioned its first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) squadron at Kochi two and half years ago, plans to operate UAVs from the Naval Air Station at Uchipuli on the South Eastern coast of Tamil Nadu.This is expected to enhance the Navy's surveillance capability along the co... Read More

Defence Budget Hit By Record High Inflation Levels: Indian Army

A hike of about 10 per cent in the annual defence budget this year notwithstanding, India's defence planning has been hit by inflation hovering at 11 per cent, Army chief General Deepak Kapoor said today."Though defence budget for 2008-09 is 10 per cent more than previous year's allocation... Read More

MILITARY, DEFENSE

India army chief wary of growing China military
India needs to be wary of a rapidly modernising Chinese military as it could affect the country'...

Indian Navy to Operate Air Station from South Eastern Tamil Nadu Coast
The Indian Navy, which commissioned its first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) squadron at Kochi two an...

Defence Budget Hit By Record High Inflation Levels: Indian Army
A hike of about 10 per cent in the annual defence budget this year notwithstanding, India's def...

» DRDO to use Brazilian Embraer Aircrafts as AWACS Platform
» Indian Navy to Expand Bluewater Capabilities

AIR FORCE, ARMY, NAVY

India army chief wary of growing China military
India needs to be wary of a rapidly modernising Chinese military as it could affect the country'...

Indian Navy to Operate Air Station from South Eastern Tamil Nadu Coast
The Indian Navy, which commissioned its first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) squadron at Kochi two an...

Defence Budget Hit By Record High Inflation Levels: Indian Army
A hike of about 10 per cent in the annual defence budget this year notwithstanding, India's def...

» Indian Navy to Expand Bluewater Capabilities
» Indian Army Continuing Counter Terrorism Operations In Assam

INDIAN SUB CONTINENT

U.S. Predicts Increase of Terrorists Attacks from Pakistan into Afghanistan
The Taliban has created a "resilient insurgency" in Afghanistan and will likely maintain or increase...

Reports Suggest Taliban Serving Along Pakistani Soldiers In Frontier Corps
The Pakistani Frontier Corps has been heavily infiltrated and influenced by Taliban militants, accor...

Afghan, NATO, Pakistani Troops Exchange Fire Across Durrand Line
Artillery shells fired from Pakistan landed in an Afghan army compound and close to an international...

» US military deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan at 447
» Afghanistan Threatens Military Attacks Into Pakistan To Hunt Taliban

UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE

Bharat Dynamics, MBDA JV to Produce Advanced 'Maitri' Surface to Air Missiles
India and France may soon join hands to make the latest variants of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) w...

Nexter Offers Caeser Howitzer 155mm/52 Caliber Gun to Indian Army
French defence major Nexter hopes to interest the Indian Army in its Caesar truck-mounted howitzer t...

France Looking to Make Inroads in Indian Defence Market
After having made inroads in to the Indian armed forces’ air and sea segments, France is now making ...

» DRDO, EADS Develop Advanced Missile Warning System for Aircraft
» EADS Offers India Participation in Futuristic Defence Projects

RUSSIA, CENTRAL ASIA

Russia, India to share experience in training mountain troops
Russia and India have agreed to exchange knowledge in the training of mountain troops as part of an...

Russia Valuing INS Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier Deal at USD 2.7 Billion
Russia will drive a hard bargain in renegotiating the price of an aircraft carrier the Indian Navy ...

India, Russia to Develop Brahmos Airborne Supersonic Cruise Missile
The Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace joint venture has finished the development of the airborne vers...

» India Reactivates Air Base Close to China in Kashmir
» India Navy Interested In U.S. F-18s for Russian-built Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya

TERRORISM, MAOISM

Indian Army Continuing Counter Terrorism Operations In Assam
The Indian army said it has not suspended counterinsurgency operations against an armed terror group...

U.S. Predicts Increase of Terrorists Attacks from Pakistan into Afghanistan
The Taliban has created a "resilient insurgency" in Afghanistan and will likely maintain or increase...

Reports Suggest Taliban Serving Along Pakistani Soldiers In Frontier Corps
The Pakistani Frontier Corps has been heavily infiltrated and influenced by Taliban militants, accor...

» Afghanistan Threatens Military Attacks Into Pakistan To Hunt Taliban
» 400 Taliban escape in attack on Afghan prison

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MISSILES, NUCLEAR, WMD'S

Bharat Dynamics, MBDA JV to Produce Advanced 'Maitri' Surface to Air Missiles
India and France may soon join hands to make the latest variants of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) w...

India, Russia to Develop Brahmos Airborne Supersonic Cruise Missile
The Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace joint venture has finished the development of the airborne vers...

Sufficient Fast Breeders Reactors Required To Leverage Indian Thorium Reserves
India needs to establish a sufficiently large installed capacity of nuclear power by fast breeders i...

» India To Develop Interceptor Based Missile Defense System
» Indian Army Conducts Successful User Trials For Prithvi 2 Missiles

UNITED STATES, AMERICA'S

DRDO to use Brazilian Embraer Aircrafts as AWACS Platform
In a path breaking development, India and Brazil have entered into a deal to jointly develop an Earl...

Peru, Ecuador Place Orders for HAL Dhruv ALH Helicopters
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited clinched a USD 51 million deal with the South American Republic of Ecu...

U.S. Predicts Increase of Terrorists Attacks from Pakistan into Afghanistan
The Taliban has created a "resilient insurgency" in Afghanistan and will likely maintain or increase...

» India and US defence ties grow stronger
» Reports Suggest Taliban Serving Along Pakistani Soldiers In Frontier Corps

CHINA, EAST ASIA

India army chief wary of growing China military
India needs to be wary of a rapidly modernising Chinese military as it could affect the country'...

Chinese Soldiers in Light Motor Vehicles Intrude into Indian Territory in Sikkim
Another shocking incident of Chinese transgressions into Indian territory, the People's Liberat...

India, China Compete For Dominance In Indian Ocean
This battered harbor town on Sri Lanka's southern tip, with its scrawny men selling even scrawn...

» India Reactivates Air Base Close to China in Kashmir
» Chinese Nuclear Missile Bases Threaten India, Russia

ISRAEL, MIDDLE EAST

Barak Obama To Consider Military Strikes On Iran
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WI) has just published the final version of a report ...

TATA, IAI Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Indian conglomerate Tata Group signed an agreement on Tuesday...

Indo-Saudi Defense Ties on Upswing, Says Gen. Naidu
Lt. Gen. Milan Naidu, vice chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army, who completed a two-day official ...

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