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IAF at threshold of new era that would define stature as potent strategic force: NAK Browne Reiterating the Indian Air Force’s commitment to defend the sovereignty of the country’s skies and to safeguard national interests, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne said that in its 81st year, the...

Anti-Naxal ops: NTRO base to be operational by early next year The first base of the country's specialised technical snoop department NTRO will be made fully operational by early next year in Chhattisgarh to aid anti- Naxal operations and fly Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to help...

High-tech trainer aircraft for IAF school in Tambaram The Flying Instructors School, Tambaram, among the Indian Air Force’s premier training establishments, will soon be home to one of the most advanced trainer aircraft — the Switzerland-made Pilatus PC-7 Mk II turbo trainer flights...

IAF going Navy way for in house development of aircrafts? IAF chief NAK Browne recently indicated that Indian air force might build in house facilities for development of the Medium sized fighter aircraft in next 20 years, IAF is hoping to break dominance of state owned Hindustan...

Fire at DRDO lab, one magazine gutted A fire broke out in one of the magazines of the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s lab in Chandipur area of coastal Balasore district on Monday morning. The blaze was contained within three hours by 14 fire tenders. More than 12 hours...

Turkey, India revive defence cooperation agreement Turkey and India, both secular and pluralist democracies, are finally – nearly 20 years after it was first proposed -moving towards aligning their strategic outlooks by “moving forward” on finalising a defence cooperation agreement. As...

Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya to be inducted into Navy in Nov after 5 years’ delay The long-delayed aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will be inducted into Indian Navy by Defence Minister A K Antony during his Russia visit slated between November 15-17. After a delay of around five...

India’s Mars mission: The countdown begins for ISRO’s voyage to the Red Planet It’s baby steps to deep space. But the 400-million kilometres, 299-day, rs 450-cr voyage to Mars, set to launch on October 28, is also a leap of faith for ISRO, explains JOHNSON T A Though science is at the...

India Begins Indigenous Anti-Tank Missile Development Amid Javelin Talks India has begun working on an indigenous man-portable anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), despite a U.S. proposal to co-produce the Javelin ATGM. The project — a third generation Nag missile — is unlikely to derail...

India to Provide Dhruv helicopters and Military vehicles to Nepal India today agreed to resume military supplies to the Nepal Army, including vehicles needed by troops to be deployed for the crucial Constituent Assembly elections in November and advanced helicopters. The two sides held...

Buildings around DRDL complex worry officials HYDERABAD: The dwellings that have sprung up around the Defence Research Development Laboratory (DRDL) in Kanchanbagh in the last five decades have turned out to be a nuisance for the premier defence organization. So much so that the DRDO...

MiG-29K Carrier Trials Complete Flight trials of the MiG-29K on the INS Vikramaditya (formerly Admiral Gorshkov) in the Barents Sea have been completed. Deliveries of the naval version of the fighter to India continue, with the carrier to follow on November 15, and the Russian Navy will soon...

CVRDE entering unmanned vehicle segment Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), a laboratory under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has started developing unmanned combat vehicles. According to CVRDE Director, Dr P Shivakumar, it has...

‘Minerals extraction is also part of space programme goals’: ISRO It was a long-term goal of all space research organisations to extract not only gold but also other metals, minerals and energy from other planets said ISRO Chairman K.Radhakrishnan at an interactive session with students...

US offers to co-develop advanced Javelin missile with India The US Deputy Secretary of Defence, Ashton Carter, who arrives in India on Monday for a two-day visit, has masterminded a proposal that could dramatically boost US-India defence relations. The US Department of Defence...

India, Lesotho discuss defence, security cooperation Defence and security cooperation and the lines of credit offered by India topped the agenda during talks between India and Lesotho held Thursday-Friday in the landlocked southern African nation.The two countries held the second meeting of...

Saab aerospace will increase sourcing from India Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab said it would grow its sourcing business in India, and it had become necessary to do so. Kjell Johnsson, head of Saab Aerostructures, said India was an emerging market for Airbus and Boeing and...

J-15 better than U.S. F/A-18 and India’s Mig-29k: Chinese daily Recently, many keen military observers have noted that the J-15 shown on CCTV news is coated in a sea grey paint finish, and carries the navy flag under the rear part of the cabin. There is speculation that this may be the...

DRDO announces tender for Indian Coast Guard Given the small number of aviation assets at the Indian Coast Guard’s disposal, there’s finally some movement towards fleet accretion over and above the 35+ Dornier Do-228 tactical reconnaissance aircraft in service. Now, to service a...

Indian Naval ships on a goodwill visit to Kuwait Two Indian naval ships will arrive in Kuwait today for a goodwill visit in an effort to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation with the Gulf nation. The visiting ships – INS Mysore and INS Tarkash – form part of the Indian Navy’s Western...