The second phase of the government’s ambitious military expansion plan — worth Rs 65,000 crore — has run into rough weather. The finance ministry has red-flagged the plan with detailed queries and sent it back to the defence ministry with a bizarre question: will the Chinese...
BARMER: After taking off in the frontline Sukhoi-30 MKI, President Pratibha Patil on Monday once again donned military fatigues to ride a T-90 main battle tank, becoming the first head of state to do so.
Dressed in black overalls worn by the personnel of the tank regiments, the 76-year-old...
I agree with you. However, Dhruv is currently supplied to armed forces and we will have to wait for another 2 - 3 years before they can taken any more orders. LUH is not operation yet its still in development, It will easily take another 5 - 6 years.
I am sure in future Dhruv or LUH will...
NEW DELHI: India's political and economic capitals now have a new kind of air cover. Under a somewhat hush-hush 'Project Heli-Teli', IAF has deployed a specialized helicopter each at New Delhi and Mumbai to beam "live'' the action on the ground during "terror strikes or urban warfare''...
NEW DELHI: It was a walk-past that raised eyebrows. At the G-20 summit in Cannes, observers saw what they described as a strange scene -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh standing to the side while US President Barack Obama strode past him to greet another head of state with nary a glance at him...
NEW DELHI: A set of freshly declassified top secret papers on the 1971 war show that US hostility towards India during the war with Pakistan was far more intense than known until now.
The documents reveal that Indira Gandhi went ahead with her plan to liberate Bangladesh despite inputs that...
NEW DELHI - The Indian Defence Ministry has canceled the tender to purchase 180 wheeled 155mm/52-caliber howitzers, another in a series of setbacks for the long-delayed Army program.
The Indian Army has failed to induct a single 155mm howitzer since 1987.
Defence Ministry sources said the...
Yes, You are the only one with the right information. I would suggest a better idea, worth a thought for you. If you consider entire Pakistan as China's military base, why don't you merge with them or sell them your country? You might get a good buck?
How sick would be to call your country...
Battle for the control of critical aerial assets, has already put Indian army and Indian air force fight out in open , not only war of words has been echoed at senior level officials from both the forces but battle has reached media , which literally forced Defence minister A.k Anthony to step...
NEW DELHI: The Army has decided to set up "baffle ranges'' to ensure its soldiers can be properly trained to become sharpshooters. The force has been grappling with a steep decline in availability of firing ranges due to rapid urbanization and growing environmental and safety concerns...
India is doing the same thing which China is doing with India. We have tried all diplomatic options. However, china didn't backed out of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
Then why China is having this issue, its a test of your own medicine.
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A state-run Chinese daily has urged Beijing to prevent India from reckless attempts in confronting China after it inked a pact with Vietnam to explore oil in the South China Sea.
Both countries clearly know what this means for China, the English language Global Times, which in the past...
NEW DELHI - Top Indian Navy, Air Force and Army commanders are brainstorming here through Oct. 14 in an effort to sharpen the country's defense preparedness.
"We must focus much more on maritime security, and on securing our coastline, our exclusive economic zone, our island territories and...
How long does it take for a Pakistani missile to land in an Indian city? Three minutes from launch for Delhi, a minute more for Mumbai and eight minutes for Bengaluru.
But come 2013, Pakistan army wargamers will have to factor in a whole new Indian Army pre-emptive countermove for the IT hub...
Agreed. However and honor is an honor.
Something like below, difference would be that it would be a two person craft and they might have opened the second one. Though I am not sure. Any expert opinion.
VIENNA: In a rare honour, two Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets escorted the Air India One aircraft carrying President Pratibha Patil as it entered the Austrian airspace.
Within seconds of entering the Austrian airspace from Switzerland on Tuesday, two gleaming jets appeared suddenly on the left...
hmm..so from when US became India's daddy:rolleyes: We were under an impression that they are yours. You had one father already India(you came out of India), They you had US from 90's till 2010 and now suddenly you have China as your daddy.
Getting confused, Whom will you choose to call Daddy...
India and Russia held their annual meeting to review the defence ties in Moscow on Tuesday (04 Oct 2011) and expressed ‘readiness to take all necessary measures to further expand the cooperation on a mutually beneficial basis’. In a Protocol signed after the eleventh meeting of the...