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The Indian government has cleared the indigenous Agni-3 ballistic missile for induction into the defense forces, Defence Ministry sources said. Agni-3, regarded as a nuclear-capable ballistic missile developed with the Chinese threat in mind, was first tested in late 2006. Production of 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...

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...

Zee News Security forces are in the look-out for over one lakh Bangladeshis who had entered the country legally and have gone missing. "Over one lakh Bangladeshis who entered India with valid passports and visa are traceless as on date," Meghalaya'a Additional Director General of Police...

Chinese people are confident about their nation’s place on the world stage but a poll highlights "significant tensions" between China and other rival powers, including India with 24% viewing New Delhi as an "enemy". Overwhelmingly, the Chinese think their country is popular abroad with...

BY : Indian Express BAE Systems, Britain's biggest defence company, plans to have joint ventures in India to expand its presence and play a bigger role in the South Asian country. "We are in detailed discussions with HAL to further our relationship and have a bigger role in India in the...

Fourth round of joint exercises between the Indian and American Special Forces Indian and American armed forces Saturday have begun joint maneuvres on counter-terrorism in Mizoram. The three week-long 'Operation Vajraprahar' will be the fourth round of joint exercises between the special...

BY : TNN Quietly, very quietly, the desi version of the US president's "Air Force One" has landed. From now on, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh can breathe easy as he gets a plush new, highly secure office high in the sky, much like President George Bush. The first of three wide-bodied...

The BrahMos Aerospace has developed two more versions -- air and underwater -- of its supersonic missile BrahMos and is on course to develop hypersonic missiles that could cruise at speeds of 5-7 Mach, a top scientist has said. Already four versions -- ship-to-ship, land-to-land...

Commercial satellite imagery has revealed an extensive nuclear missile site in central China with nearly sixty launch pads for medium-range missiles capable of striking India. A detailed analysis of unclassified satellite photos has revealed the presence of more than 50 launch pads for...

The India-specific safeguards agreement went through the meeting of IAEA’s 35-member board of governors in Vienna. “I am delighted to hear that the IAEA Board of Governors has decided today, by consensus, to approve the India Specific Safeguards Agreement. This is an important day for India...

Russia's principal Uralvagonzavod main battle tank (MBT) production facility in Nizhny Tagil has offered to co-operate with India on the development and production of a future main battle tank (FMBT) to meet the long-term requirements of the Indian Army. The projected Indian/Russian FMBT...

India will take another step towards developing a ballistic missile defence (BMD) system in the next few days when it tests an "interceptor" missile against an "incoming enemy" missile over the Bay of Bengal. The fledgling two-tier BMD system being developed by DRDO, capable of tracking and...