The Indian Air Force will be operating its fleet of about 120 MiG-21Bis fighters until 2019, that is, two years later than they were originally scheduled to be decommissioned, said Norman Anil Kumar Browne, Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force.
The decision by the Indian Air Force...
Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday and warned that any attempt to violate its sovereignty would meet immediate and firm retaliation.
Israel said the incident took place on its side of the...
Seven BSF personnel were killed and four other personnel injured when a vehicle they used for patrolling fell into a gorge near Mizoram-Bangladesh border Tuipuibari village on Tuesday, the police said.
The vehicle carrying 11 personnel were patrolling in the area when it rolled down into a...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek to secure more military aid in talks with Indian leaders on Tuesday as he looks to beef up his security forces after international troops pull out next year.
Karzai was to hold talks late Tuesday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Indian...
Seeking to strengthen bilateral defence ties, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh would be on a five-day visit to France starting Sunday.
The Army Chief would be on a five-day visit to France starting May 26 and will discuss ways of strengthening defence ties between the armed forces of the two...
Indian Coast Guard Ship Vaibhav, the third in a series of 90-meters class offshore patrol vessel, was commissioned at a naval dockyard in Tuticorin by vice admiral Anurag G Thapliyal, director general Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday. Inspector general S P Sharma, commander of coast guard region...
There may be some hiccups in the defence relationship between India and Russia, but the overall bilateral ties remain healthy, defence minister AK Antony has said.
The minister was responding to a query on an HT story on Russia questioning New Delhis fairness and transparency in awarding...
INS Arihant Indias first locally built nuclear submarine is just few weeks away from its reactor going critical (activated), once nuclear reactor goes critical INS Arihant will be ready for Sea Trials and later INS Arihant will be integrated with weapons for weapons trials.
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same here.... but in harm to modernisation. .. to bost up... precaution is better than cure.... no body wants war ........ its just precautions seeing china bosting and giving tech to pakistan. ...
Defence Minister A K Antony commissioned warfare aircraft MiG-29K Black Panther squadron into the Indian Navy.We take a look at some amazing facts about Indian Navys latest acquisition:
The MIG-29K (K stands for Korabelny meaning Carrier Borne in Russian) is a potent carrier borne...
On the 15th anniversary of 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi asked on his blog on Saturday why India continues to spend thousands of crores of rupees on defence imports.
Today, on the 15th anniversary of the Pokhran tests, there is a crucial question that we...
Increasing presence of the Chinese maritime forces in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and disciplinary issues in the force are expected to be discussed by the top Navy brass in their commanders conference starting on Tuesday.
The Navy has been concerned over the increasing presence of Chinese...
Against the backdrop of Chinese incursion, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh is understood to have pressed the government today for an early decision on a proposal to raise a Strike Corps in the northeast to meet any security threat in the eastern sector.
This issue is believed to have figured...
Two days after Defence Minister A K Antony vowed that India will not stop developmental works and upgradation of military infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) despite the border stand-off with China, a high-level security meeting was held in which Army Chief Bikram Singh briefed...