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FLIGHT TEST: Dassault Rafale - Rampant Rafale - An RAF Test Pilot's assessment By Peter Collins Most advanced Allied air forces now have operational fleets of fourth-generation fighters (defined by attributes such as being fly-by-wire, highly unstable, highly agile, net-centric, multi-weapon...

FLIGHT TEST: Dassault Rafale - Rampant Rafale By Peter Collins Most advanced Allied air forces now have operational fleets of fourth-generation fighters (defined by attributes such as being fly-by-wire, highly unstable, highly agile, net-centric, multi-weapon and multi-role assets)...

SPYDER SR-SAM has an interception range of up to 15 km while the AKASH’s range exceeds 25 km. Though both are SR-SAMs, they differ in their interception ranges and modes of deployment. Hence, the procurement of either of these missile systems will not have an adverse effect on the...

India votes in favor of Goldstone report 6 Nov 2009, UNITED NATIONS: India has voted in favour of a UN resolution endorsing the Goldstone report that requires Israel and Palestine to investigate war crimes in the Gaza Strip, after initially expressing reservations about it. Expressing...

My heartfelt condolences with the family of the departed. May their souls rest in peace. Fort Hood shooting: Nidal Malik Hasan 'said Muslims should rise up'

Here is the GoI release on the aforementioned development- High Time for National Intelligence Coordinator - MoS Defence The Minister of State for Defence Shri M.M. Pallam Raju has called for synergy among the plethora of intelligence agencies to prevent another 26/11-Mumbai-like terror...

India Plans Net-Centric Intelligence System NEW DELHI - Indian Defence Ministry sources say a road map is being drawn for a network-centric homeland security environment that will link all of the country's information and intelligence gathering systems. Speaking at a seminar here, M.M...

From the same WaPo article- Linking via satellite India has increased the number of satellites it has launched to compete with other space agencies and to help modernize poor villages. The satellites are used to monitor ground resources and farming conditions and to expand...

Coast Guard to double strength, says Vice-Admiral Mumbai, November 6, 2009 Vice-Admiral Anil Chopra said here on Thursday that the Coast Guard (CG) would be doubling its strength in four years and tripling it in the coming decade. He was speaking informally to the media aboard the Coast...

Coast Guard gets new patrol vessel & Karwar gets new Coast Guard station Karwar, November 4, 2009: The Government of India commissioned the Coast Guard station at Karwar in Karnataka today for strengthening maritime and coastal security. The station was commissioned ceremoniously by Vice...

Yes selling of certain critical tech for nuclear reactors to non-NPT signatories is prohibited through NPT. But where is Russia selling the tech for the reactor of the Nerpa sub? They are only selling us the sub as it is. This is believed to be a drawback of the NPT in the sense that it does not...

India's space ambitions taking off By Emily Wax Washington Post Foreign Service Wednesday, November 4, 2009 In this seaside village, the children of farmers and fishermen aspire to become something that their impoverished parents never thought possible: astronauts. Through...

Contrary to general belief, selling or buying of nuclear submarines is not forbidden. There are no international treaties which prohibit trade in nuclear powered submarines. However, as part of the MTCR sale of nuclear powered subs capable of firing ballistic/cruise missile of more than 300 km...

Captive flight trials of Astra missile carried out BANGALORE, November 1, 2009 India’s missile programme took a crucial step forward on Saturday with Indian Air Force test pilots carrying out the captive flight trials of the indigenously designed and developed Astra beyond visual range...

‘Mickey Mouse Project’ plotted to kill Muhammad cartoonist - TIMES MAG October 28, 2009 US prosecutors said yesterday that they had broken up an international terror plot, codenamed the Mickey Mouse Project, against the Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet...

Very unfortunate incident! Thankfully, the pilots are safe.

India’s arms market to open up for home firms 28 Oct 2009 NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence has decided to open up the arms industry in a big way to private Indian companies, which will get directly involved in acquisitions under a new “buy and make Indian” provision. Earlier, only...

India should be front-runner in space technology: Air chief - Yahoo! India News

FBI foils LeT plan to carry out major terror attack in India Washington, October 27, 2009 Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba was planning to use an American national to carry out a major terrorist attack in India, US investigating authorities said on Tuesday. The man, identified as...