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New Delhi: After the pullout by Chinese troops from Daulat beg Oldi area of Ladakh, infrastructure development programme along the Line of Actual Control is expected to be stepped up besides beefing up of the presence of Indian Army there. Frenquency of patrolling along the LAC is also...

As it looks to resolve the military face-off with China on the Depsang plains in Ladakh, the government is banking on the fact that such a confrontation is not the first of its kind and neither is it the worst yet. In 2008, a battalion of troops from each side were face-to-face for at least...

Even more than the body count, Wednesday’s heavy battle between members of the CPI (Maoist) and its offshoot the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) in Jharkhand's Chatra district is a battle for the turf and comes as a heavy blow for the Maoists in the Bihar-Jharkhand belt, once a declared Maoist...

Sukhoi Su-35 General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 21.9 m (72.9 ft) Wingspan: 15.3 m (50.2 ft) Height: 5.90 m (19.4 ft) Wing area: 62.0 m² (667 ft²) Empty weight: 18,400 kg (40,570 lb) Loaded weight: 25,300 kg (56,660 lb) Max. takeoff weight...

BANGALORE: Russia has placed orders worth Rs 65 crore for procuring 34 radar computers for Su-30s of its air force. "Irkut Corporation of Russia has confirmed purchase of 34 sets each of Radar Computer-I & Radar Computer-II for Russian Air force requirements from HAL with delivery schedule...

Introduction The Indian Air Force (IAF) is in the midst of a major equipment renewal. This process involves the induction of several advanced weapon and combat support systems that are likely to transform the IAF over the next decade. The IAF is additionally expected to address other...

India shows off Agni-V missile, Arjun tanks on Republic Day - Hindustan Times

(Reuters) - India is ironing out contract details on a purchase of French Rafale fighter jets that has been under negotiation over the past year, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said during a visit to Paris on Thursday, suggesting that a deal could be close. India chose Dassault Aviation's...

For the first time, LCA-PG Division's production shop team was authorized to carry out the initial Engine Ground Run (EGR) on LCA(LSP-8) aircraft by National Flight Test Centre team (NFTC) and initial EGR was carried out by Shri Pradeep C Koppal on December 12, 2012. Hindustan Aeronautics...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Russia and India signed new weapons deals worth billions of dollars Monday as President Vladimir Putin sought to further boost ties with an old ally. Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed cooperation between their countries as officials signed a $1.6 billion...

The CRPF is all set to procure hand-held laser range finders (HHLRF) and Belgium-made FN Minimi Light Machine Guns (LMG) in a bid to add more teeth to its fight against Maoists. The Home Ministry had already sanctioned its procurement. CRPF officials said the process to buy the weapons are in...

The IAF is all set to raise four more squadrons of Su-30 MKI fighter in the near future as it prepares to induct the tenth unit of the aircraft in Punjab along the Pakistan border. Codenamed 'Flying Lancers', the process to set up the new Number-15 squadron will be initiated in December and...

The Russian Air Force will accept into service in 2013 the new Raduga Kh-101 cruise missile, capable of delivering precision strikes with a conventional warhead at long-distance, an Air Force source told Izvestia on Wednesday. The new missile, currently being flight-tested, will be able to...

NEW DELHI: India will spend over Rs 2 lakh crore (upwards of $35 billion) over the next 10 years to boost its air combat power to counter any threats to its territorial integrity as well as protect its expanding geopolitical interests. While IAF's acquisition programmes have been...

An Indian negotiating team is heading for Russia to finalize details of the country’s participation in development of the Sukhoi T-50, also known by the Russian acronym PAK FA and by India as the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA). India is providing half of the expected $11 billion cost...

A CRPF officer - twice decorated with gallantry medals - bled for hours after taking four bullets from the Maoists as the Indian Air Force (IAF) 'dithered' on evacuation. Finally, the BSF had to step in to save his life. In the wake of the early Tuesday encounter in Jharkhand's Chatra district...

The Indian economy, projected to grow 6.7% in 2012-13, may return to 8% growth in two years, with inflation likely to fall further, said C Rangarajan, chairman, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council. “The growth rate in the current fiscal year (2012-13) will be a shade better than previous...

In view of fragile economic recovery, the Planning Commission has decided to lower annual average economic growth rate to 8.2 per cent in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) from 9 per cent envisaged earlier. "The panel will propose the annual economic growth rate target of 8.2 per cent for the...

Mumbai: The National Stock Exchange emerged as the world's second- largest bourse in terms of turnover in trading of index as well as stock futures, according to latest data. Index and stock futures are generally contracts based on a particular stock or index. NSE is ranked second in...

The long-delayed Nag anti-tank missile project of the DRDO has suffered yet another setback as its user trials held recently failed. In the trials held in Rajasthan in presence of senior Lt Gen-rank officers from the Army and top DRDO officials, the modified carrier of the missile called...