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BY: PTI Aiming to get a shield against missile over its skies, India will conduct another test of its Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) next month. "Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will conduct the test of its interceptor missile and missile tracking radars next month...

Notwithstanding Pakistan's vociferous protests, the Indian army on Wednesday launched a civilian mountaineering and trekking expedition to the forbidding Siachen Glacier for the second year in a row. The 21-day expedition is meant to show to the international community that Indian troops hold...

BY : ZEE NEWS Russia will start deliveries of MiG-29K Fulcrum-D carrier fighters to India in the spring of 2009. Russia and India signed a contract on January 20, 2004, stipulating the delivery of 12 single-seater MiG-29K and four two-seater MiG-29KUB by 2009, to be deployed on the Admiral...

The IAF is likely to add MI-17 V5 medium lift helicopters in its fleet as negotiations to procure them from Russia are in final stages, a senior Indian air Force official said. "Our negotiations are in the final stages with Russia. In the next 3 months, we will sign a contract with them...

The Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) being jointly developed by India and Russia will look substantially different for the two countries. While the Russian version will be a single-pilot fighter, the Indian variant will have a twin-seat configuration based on its operational doctrine...

by : ANI Keeping in view that the re-fixation of pay and allowances and consequent calculation of arrears may take some time, the Government has decided to make ad-hoc payment of arrears for the current year to all ranks of the services at the earliest. The proposal received the sanction...

by : IANS Russian plane maker Sukhoi and Malaysia-based SKS Ventures have offered to set up an aircraft manufacturing plant and a special economic zone for production of renewable energy equipment components, besides developing a new airport at Nagpur, it was announced here Friday. The two...

Following in the footsteps of the US Armed Forces, the Indian Army soldiers will soon be armed with laser guns to help take on militants without even firing a single shot. The Laser Science and Technology Centre (LASTEC), a DRDO laboratory, has developed 'Laser Dazzler' - a non-lethal gun -...

India's military spending is set to overtake Britain's present defence budget within five years as the country transforms its armed forces to counter-balance China. This rivalry between the world's largest rising powers lies behind an inexorable shift in global military power away from...

India and Israel are drafting a roadmap for Israeli commando forces to conduct specialized counterterrorism exercises for Indian troops. Israel's Army chief, Maj. Gen. Avi Mizrahi, and Indian Army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor will finalize the details of the exercises during Mizrahi's Sept. 9-11...

As terror threats spread far and wide, scientists in UK claimed to have developed a scanner that can pinpoint explosives and weapons hidden in the shoes, clothing and luggage of terrorists as they walk around airport terminals. The system - created by researchers led by Professor Wuqiang Yang...

BY : PTI India's indigenously developed, beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile 'Astra' was today successfully test-fired from the integrated test range (ITR) at Chandipur in Orissa. The missile was test-fired from a launcher in the launch pad number 2 of the ITR complex at about...

by : PTI Accusing Pakistan of misusing the massive American aid to fight the war on terror, Democratic nominee for the US Presidential election Barack Obama, in a sensational comment, has said Islamabad was using these funds for "preparing for a war against India". Senator Obama vowed to...

by : PTI China is developing an anti-satellite laser beam to destroy satellites and is in possession of a submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles with a range of about 8,000 kilometres, a Japanese government analysis said today. In an annual defence review, which offers for the...

by : Thaindian India is preparing to conduct the third trial of its advanced interceptor missile in November from the Chandipur-on-sea interim test range in coastal Orissa, a top defence official said Friday.“Preparations are on to conduct the interceptor missile test for building an...

Source : Times of India Impressed with the combat skills of IAF top-gun pilots flying Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, IL-78 mid-air refuellers and IL-76 heavy-lift aircraft, the US would like IAF to take part in the "Red Flag" wargames on a regular basis. "IAF is a world-class air force, with...

Guyz wat do you think should india go for after complete induction of LCA in IAF.should it go for a MCA or an UCAV based on LCA's proven techs??what do you think... I know its stil some time to operationalize LCA but there is no harm thinking about future....so what you think should be right...

The Indian army has placed a $2 billion (1.36 billion euro) order for cruise missiles from the Russo-Indian company BrahMos, the Interfax news agency said Aug. 19. "The order by the Indian armed forces comes to 2 billion dollars," the firm's chief executive Sivanthanu Pillai was quoted as...

Having used the piston HPT-32 aircraft made by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) with relative success since 1984, the Air Force is looking for a new machine that will serve as its ab initio trainer. With this in mind the Air Force has finalised the qualitative requirements for the...

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