With India edging past China as the worlds largest arms importer, an industry body has sought increase in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the defence sector to 100 percent from the existing 26 percent to attract advance military technology to India and for curbing large-scale imports...
NEW DELHI: Maoists have not only tied up with north-eastern insurgent groups to get smuggled Chinese arms through their network, but also acquired a toehold in the region that can help them access to weapons for their cadres in hinterland.
Union home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said...
Not trying to flame this thread. However, almost in every other thread India is shown down for importing military hardware in number.
I just want to highlight that its the same process which china has gone through till 2006. We will become independent in this field too in coming years.
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HYDERABAD: India's missile power is set to get a boost with a surface-to-air missile unit set to come up at a cost of Rs 30,000 crore at Ibrahimpatnam in Andhra Pradesh's Rangareddy district. The foundation stone for the project by Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) was laid by chief minister N Kiran...
Yes, I was expecting this reply. Each and every time you don't have fact's to reply you come back with similar reply just because you have to say something. I had given all hard facts, no BS and you come back with all crap. I understand you have no point to debate. You have absolutely nothing to...
Hi Bro,
Really didn't understood the meaning of this thread and specially the title. We have discussed it many times about the assets of Indian Navy and we are aware about all of them.
There is no value add in this thread or I might be missing something.
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I am not sure if you are aware about the word SALES. GB is just trying to sell there product with revised bid, now it depends on us weather we go for it or not. Or rather even will open the bid or not.
You also have to consider Europe's financial condition and the amount of job loss in GB...
The Naval version of Indias first indigenous fighter the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA-Navy) has not been able to obtain the certification needed to make its debut flight because of structural issues. The Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC) refused the certification...
In 1951, Major Bob Khathing commanded a force of 200 soldiers and re-established Indias sovereignty over Arunachal Pradesh, much to the annoyance of Jawaharlal Nehru. Sidharth Mishra profiles his life and work on his 100th birth anniversary
Sixty-four years after Independence, it seems we...
NEW DELHI: The government has enforced a ban on new defence purchases till March 31. The decision has been prompted by severe fiscal deficit challenges, and to safeguard against the usual haste in clearing major defence deals before the financial year draws to a close.
According to a senior...
Tejas LSP-7 in first flight strike zone | FRRB clears the platform after 2nd HSTT | Sky party any time now
Bangalore: The first flight of the limited series production (LSP-7) version of India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is in a striking distance. Sources confirm to Express that...
To Indian Friend's...
Chines'e will only depend on made in china products(never know when it will stop working). So, only if there media reports they will believe(where there is no freedom to media).....
Yes my friend, no official information. It will never be, live happily.
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BEIJING: A senior Chinese official on Wednesday said that extremist groups in Xinjiang province have "thousand and one links" with Taliban forces in Pakistan. The statement comes at a time when Pakistan is trying hard to convince Beijing that it won't allow export of extremism across the border...
In a major boost to private participation in warship building in India, the government has given its nod to the stalled joint venture (JV) between defence public sector Mazagon Docks and private sector Pipavav shipyard following cabinet approval to new guidelines for such private-public effort...
MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin won a resounding victory in Russia's presidential election on Sunday, exit polls showed, securing a new six-year term in the Kremlin and a mandate to deal with opposition protests after a vote that opponents said was marred by fraud.
Two television exit polls, released...
All-weather maintenance structures will provide protection to the aircraft
The coming summer might be relatively cooler for Sukhoi aircraft fleet at citys Indian Air Force (IAF) station in Lohegaon. The station, a home to two squadrons of the countrys frontline fighter, has installed...
WASHINGTON: US special forces teams are currently stationed in five South Asian countries including India as part of the counter-terrorism cooperation with these nations, a top Pentagon commander has disclosed.
These teams have been deployed by US Pacific Command as part of its effort to...
Chinese Qing-class SSK
Pakistani defence forces , specially Pakistani Navy has been quite vocal of arrival of Russian Nuclear powered submarine to Indian shore mid of this month . Pakistan Navy chief has already told US Defence Magazine that arrival of Russian Nuclear powered submarine and...