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India successfully launched IRNSS 1C on board ISRO's PSLV C26 rocket from the spaceport in Sriharikota at 1.32 am on Thursday, moving a step closer to setting up the country's own navigation system on par with Global Positioning System of the US. IRNSS 1C is the third of the series of seven...

Extending a formal invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a visit to the US, President Barack Obama has expressed keenness to work closely with him to make the bilateral relations a "defining partnership" in the 21st century. Thanking Obama for the invitation, Modi said he looks forward...

'The West has always preferred a timid, half intelligent and a dependent India rather than a decisively independent and self-reliant one. A pliable Indian leadership suits the West best,' says Tarun Vijay. On the eve of India's polls, it looks like the West has accepted the widespread Indian...

India and the US can work out joint ventures to upgrade defence capabilities if New Delhi is perceived as 'a friend and a focal point' in Asia, former Indian Army chief Gen (retd) V K Singh has said. There is great scope for cooperation in defence technology between the two sides and things...

Karachi, Feb 24 (PTI) The Indian Navy's current force structure and future expansion plans "reflect its hegemonic mindset to further flex its muscles and become a blue water navy," Pakistan Navy chief Admiral Noman Bashir said today. Bashir made the remarks while addressing a naval aviation...

PANAJI: India will order 29 more MiG-29K combat jets for the navy to add to the 16 planes that have already been contracted for, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Friday. "As per the navy's requirements we will be buying 29 additional fighter aircraft from Russia," Antony told reporters...

Jerusalem: As India and Israel move to deepen their military ties, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor arrived here on a key visit where he is scheduled to hold talks with top military officials. General Kapoor will hold discussions with senior defence officials as 'part of regular ongoing...

NEW DELHI: With both China and Pakistan bolstering their air combat fleets, IAF is now seeking another 50 Sukhoi-30MKI multi-role "air dominance" fighters to cater for any contingency on both the eastern and western fronts. These 50 new Sukhois will in addition to the 230 of these twin-seater...

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that the recent launch of a nuclear-powered submarine by India has undermined strategic stability in the region. "We are opposed to nuclear proliferation as well as an arms race in the region," he said, adding that Pakistan...

Indian Air Force is upgrading six airstrips in Arunachal Pradesh bordering China to improve its capabilities to move troops there quickly, Air Chief Marshal P V Naik said on Thursday. Naik said these airstrips, called Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs), would be to augment the IAF's air...

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected ISRO's Chandrayaan-1 mission as one of the recipient's of its annual, AIAA SPACE 2009, awards, which recognize key contributions to space science and technology. The awards will be presented on 16 September as part of...

Terming the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC) III anti-missile system as "outdated", top DRDO scientist V K Saraswat said the Indian Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) shield was better than the American system. "PAC III is an outdated system. Our Advanced Air Defence (AAD) missile is 30 percent...

BANGALORE: Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major on Thursday said the Indian Air Force would have its full sanctioned strength of 39 squadrons in eight years and asserted that operating at lesser strength did not compromise its fighting edge. “The programme of phasing out...