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NEW DELHI: After being in the doldrums for quite some time, India's first beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile Astra is now finally set to take flight. Defence scientists, in fact, hope to integrate the missile with a fighter jet for full-scale tests later this year. In terms of...

NEW DELHI: With the 61st anniversary of the famed Kalashnikov AK-47 series around the corner, the Russian manufacturer of the world's best-known assault rifle announced that the latest AK-100 series will be manufactured in India. The Russian arms company, Izhmash, will shortly issue a...

NEW DELHI: India is now finally ready to gatecrash into the exclusive club of the Big Five - US, Russia, China, France and UK - which field submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), the most reliable and deadly nuclear strike weapon. India's SLBM, dubbed 'K-15' under the Sagarika...

NEW DELHI: Tata Motors, one of the biggest private players in the defence sector, on Saturday unveiled its new range of tactical and armoured vehicles which can be used by armed forces for special missions and to turn the tide in counter insurgency operations. Tata Motors, which is a major...

NEW DELHI: European aerospace giant EADS and India's Tata Group announced on Saturday they will jointly bid for a one-billion dollar deal to supply tactical communication systems to the Indian Army. The army will invite tenders later this year, Indian officials said on the sidelines of an...

BALASORE: After successfully test-firing anti-ballistic missiles and the land version of the Agni series, Indian defence scientists are preparing to launch a ballistic missile from under water. The ballistic missile (SLBM) K-15 is to be test-fired from an underwater launcher, a replica of a...

Akash took almost 25 years to be developed. Do you think if it was Russian collaboration or a mere improvement or their assistance, it would have taken this long? Compare it to Brahmos where the missile is already in service and it has been just 10 odd years of the project. I hope you can now...

"our case we are faced with International Terrorists of Al-qaeda and use of force against them and those local terrorists associated with them is not at all unjust." Are not they the same people who often cross the border and then overnight turn Freedom fighters. So while in pakistam they are...

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India hopes to get export orders for its indigenously developed all weather missile system, Akash, at an expo to be held in Delhi Feb 16. The missile system will be exhibited along with other products developed by the DRDO at the...

NEW DELHI: For India, looking to diversify its energy sources, Turkey has just offered an exciting and potentially viable alternative that could get Central Asian and Caucasian oil to India's doorstep - and without breaking the bank. During his visit to India, Turkey's foreign minister Ali...

As long as the logic and flowchart is there, migrating from one language to other should never be a problem. Computer programming has come of age nowadays with many languages,tools being available but languages like C and C++ are still well supported. Even in terms of OS I have seen big banks...

Kashmir conflict - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia As per them these areas are also disputes so I would assume these areas should have also been included in "One Kashmir Theory".

I am just curious does this Kashmir Day also take into account the freedom for Kashmiri region under Chinese control that is known as Aksai Chin. In addition, the Trans-Karakoram Tract, also known as the Shaksam Valley, that was ceded to it by Pakistan in 1963. Does the solidarity day take into...

India TodayLatest Issue January 28, 2008DEFENCEStory The secret undersea weapon The secret undersea weapon Sandeep Unnithan January 17, 2008 Located up the winding shipping channel in Visakhapatnam harbour is a secret, completely enclosed facility known only as the Shipbuilding...

If religion/language/culture is the only criteria for redrawing border than many countries across the globe and that includes pakistan would have to redraw the border. Probably tomorrow afganistan would come forward as well saying that people in bordering area more resemble to them so they...

"Judging by India's recent brutalities we shouldn't expect elections in Kashmir in the near future.India has used force to keep its federation. They used force in Jundagh, Hyderabad, Goa, Kashmir and many other places." And what would you call PA's ongoing action in FATA. Are not they using...

WASHINGTON: With India’s biggest defence deal expected to be announced soon, US aviation major Lockheed Martin has decided to upgrade its famous F-16 fighter, with ‘super cruise’ capability and also equip it with active electronic scanned array radars. So far, the ‘super cruise’ capability is...

WASHINGTON: India’s defence shield is getting sharper. US arms major Lockheed Martin is in talks with engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for formalising a joint venture (JV), which would jointly develop Mark 41 Vertical Launching Systems (MK 41 VLS) in India...