US warship 'Trenton' to join Indian fleet
Chidanand Rajghatta
[ 4 Jan, 2007 0204hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
WASHINGTON: Nearly two centuries after Bombayââ¬â¢s famed Wadia family built HMS Minden ââ¬â the ship on which the American national anthem Star Spangled Banner was written...
Israel to test installation to monitor Iran's nuclear activity: report
JERUSALEM, Jan 2 (AFP) Israel on Tuesday will test an underground installation in the Negev desert designed to monitor any attempt by Iran to test nuclear devices, the daily Yediot Aharonot reported. The test will consist...
Russia anti-aircraft weapons sales to Syria, Iran on schedule: reports
MOSCOW, Jan 2 (AFP) Russian contracts to sell anti-aircraft weapons to Syria and Iran are being fulfilled on schedule, Russian news agencies cited defence and industry officials as saying Tuesday. At least half of the 29...
Nuclear Delivery System?
Pakistan could use the F-16 bombers to drop nuclear weapons on visually acquired targets by improvising the necessary electronic wiring which is omitted from these export models. Although the Pakistan Air Force F-16 and Mirage 5 aircraft are probably of delivering...
A crude translation of Chinese link http://www.cnwnews.com/Html/soceity/society_js/2006-12/31/11391432.html
"Fierce Dragon" motor home is nearing completion
"Fierce Dragon" is currently being used by the Russian RD33 RD93 improved turbofan engine...
Old habits die hard... :disagree:
Curse of Kashmir goes on..........:coffee:
Army holds court of inquiry on jawans
Press Trust of India
Kolkata, January 1, 2006
The Army's Eastern Command on Monday started a court of inquiry into its personnel going on a rampage at the Park...
Hindutva with a vengeance
By Kuldip Nayar
BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani had once chided the media for dividing his party into hard-liners and soft-liners. ââ¬ÅAll of us are the same,ââ¬Â he said. He is correct. The competition now is: who is the ââ¬Ëhardestââ¬â¢ among them...
$5.9M to Upgrade 310 AIM-9 Sidewinders for Pakistan
Posted 29-Dec-2006 04:52
AIM-9MRaytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ received a $5.9 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed price contract (N00019-03-C-0003) for the conversion of 310 AIM-9M Sidewinder short range...
Nuclear Pact and Arming India
Contributing Editor Air Marshal (Retd) AYAZ AHMED KHAN takes note of the massive arming of India by American and says this will create a serious security situation for India's neighbours.
The landmark India-US nuclear pact signed by Prime Minister Manmohan...
The Kargil Conflict
Columnist JAMAL HUSSAIN presents a balanced analysis on the Kargil conflict after publication of the Presidentââ¬â¢s memoirs.
Preamble
The much maligned Kargil Conflict has so far been defined primarily by the Indian perspective duly supported, wittingly or...
Hellenic Mirage 2000-5 vs. Turkish F-16
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=983547279983949319&q=dogfight
This video was taken by a pilot of the Hellenic Airforce. The video captures a dogfight between a Hellenic Mirage 2000-5 and a Turkish ... all » F-16. The location of the...
ââ¬ËNo aircraft engines to Pak, pleaseââ¬â¢
Shishir Gupta | Posted online: Sunday, December 24, 2006 at 0000 hrs
Thatââ¬â¢s what Delhi is telling Moscow on the China-Pak fighter aircraft JV; will raise with Putin too when heââ¬â¢s here for R-Day
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 23: India...
US asks to install anti-missile radar in Japan: report
Updated at 0600 PST
TOKYO: The United States has asked to install anti-ballistic missile radars in Japan, following North Korea's nuclear weapons test in October and missile launches in July, a report said Tuesday.
US military...
Indian Air Forceââ¬â¢ blues
Columnist S.M. HALI studies Indian Air Forceââ¬â¢s frustration on losing out to PAF.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has lately taken to airing its woes in public. Two air chiefs and some senior air force officers have expressed their opinion on a number of...
Reactivation of P3C Orion Aircraft
Lt Cdr SALMAN ALI traces the history of the induction, the grounding
and reactivation of PC3 Orions in Pakistan Navy.
In the present day geo-political scenario the sea plays a pivotal role in a countryââ¬â¢s economic growth and stability. Safe and...
3 Indians among seven kidnapped in Balochistan
[ 23 Dec, 2006 1719hrs ISTPTI ]
ISLAMABAD: Seven people, including three Hindu traders, were allegedly kidnapped by armed men in two separate incidents from the Abdul Qadir Shah village and Nautal in Balochistan.
Khurram Hayat, Riaz Ahmed...