Indian Air Force Firepower Gets Deadlier

Indian Air Force fighter pilots may now hit their targets more accurately if some new devices for guided weapons testing work according to plans. What's more, the tests can be carried out on the weapons just before the fighter aircraft's take-off, thereby saving time, effort and money los... Read More

Indian Air Force to install more Advanced Landing Ground at Siachen

With India opening the forbidding Siachen Glacier for civilian trek last year, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to open more Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) for aircraft operations, aimed at promoting tourism in high-altitude areas of Ladakh."The Defence Ministry (MOD) has directed us to look ... Read More

MILITARY, DEFENSE

Indian Air Force Firepower Gets Deadlier
Indian Air Force fighter pilots may now hit their targets more accurately if some new devices for gu...

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, NAVY

Indian Air Force Firepower Gets Deadlier
Indian Air Force fighter pilots may now hit their targets more accurately if some new devices for gu...

Indian Navy Invites Private Sector to Participate in Defense Information Technology
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Indian Air Force to install more Advanced Landing Ground at Siachen
With India opening the forbidding Siachen Glacier for civilian trek last year, the Indian Air Force ...

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INDIAN SUB CONTINENT

Noman Bashir named as new chief of Pakistan navy
President Asif Ali Zardari today named Vice Admiral Noman Bashir as the new chief of the Pakistan Na...

Civilian Government Faces Threat by Army in Highly Unstable Pakistan
Pakistan's new President Asif Ali Zardari may face threat from his country's army, which r...

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UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE

France, India Close to Signing Bilateral Nuclear Agreement
France today indicated that it can go ahead with a bilateral nuclear agreement with India even if th...

India, France to Enhance Nuclear Trade, Co-operation
France will become the first country to conduct nuclear business with India. Both countries will sig...

Indian warships engage French, African navies in Indian Ocean
To further the naval ties with countries in West Asia and Africa and to make its presence felt in th...

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RUSSIA, CENTRAL ASIA

Russia to Deliver MIG 29K Fighter Jets to India in 2009
Russia will start deliveries of MiG-29K Fulcrum-D carrier fighters to India in the spring of 2009. R...

Russia, India to develop new BrahMos cruise missile
Russia and India will jointly develop a new BrahMos-2 hypersonic cruise missile, the head of the Bra...

Air Force to Procure MI-17 V5 elicopters from Russia
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TERRORISM, MAOISM

Communist Maoist Terror: Over 7000 kgs of Explosives Recovered in 2008
The CRPF in its operation across 18 states of the country this year has seized over 7,000 kg of expl...

Four low intensity blasts in Agartala, over 35 injured
Four low intensity blasts took place in Agartala on Wednesday. One person is dead and over 35 injure...

Intelligence Gathering Insufficient Admits National Security Advisor
With the Centre facing the heat over terrorism, National Security Adviser M K Narayanan on Tuesday a...

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MISSILES, NUCLEAR, WMD'S

Indian Air Force Firepower Gets Deadlier
Indian Air Force fighter pilots may now hit their targets more accurately if some new devices for gu...

India develops guided missile testing device
The Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation has developed a guided missile testing devi...

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UNITED STATES, AMERICA'S

Boeing likely to Supply India with HARPOON Block II Missiles for US$ 170 million
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CHINA, EAST ASIA

PASSEX 2008: Japanese naval ships to visit India from Aug. 23-26
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ISRAEL, MIDDLE EAST

Iran completes large-scale Air Force, air defense drills
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