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Tata Motors will be unveiling a brand new specialty vehicle, the Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP) at Defexpo 2014 next month. The vehicle platform, developed jointly with the DRDO’s Vehicle Research & Development Establishment (VRDE) in Pune, is a mobility platform featuring a Norwegian-built...

In a bid to end the deadlock in the negotiation for the sale of 126 Rafale combat jets to the Indian Air Force, French aircraft-maker Dassault Aviation bosses have come to the country to seal what is often termed as "mother of all defence deals". A team of officials of Dassault, Thales and...

Why were almost 200 Russian specialists assigned to the crew of the Vikramaditya for the transfer to India? Were you unsure that the vessel would operate smoothly? Or did you have doubts about the readiness of the Indian crew? Under the (post-warranty services) contract, the Indian side...

The beautiful coastal town was abuzz on Thursday with people wanting to catch a glimpse of the nation’s pride. But the femme fatale seemed a bit coy, hiding more than it revealed. Photographers angled their lenses to get the best shot but the Navy’s deadliest — and prized possession — seldom...

What a joke..:nono:

A report in the Russia and India Report takes a fascinating look at the role of the twin-fin Sukhoi-30 MKI air superiority fighters in the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) combat strategy. The Su-30 MKI is an eminently versatile fighter that is capable of meeting the IAF’s evolving needs, particularly...

With national elections looming in India, speculation is growing that contracts for the long-delayed medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA), as well as the multi-role tanker transport (MRTT), could soon be signed. However, the MMRCA pact might cover only the supply of 18 Dassault Rafale...

At a meeting of Defence Ministers, no decision was taken on joint exercises in Indian Ocean in view of China’s growing maritime assertiveness India and Japan resolved to continue their defence consultation and cooperation, including in maritime security, at a meeting of their Defence Ministers...

In a capability demonstration, C-17 military cargo aircraft (Boeing C-17 Globemaster III) landed at Thanjavur Airforce station at 7.15 p.m. on Sunday. The high range, heavyweight aircraft, hovered over the Air Traffic Control building and landed majestically in the runway and glided to its...

The first orbit-raising operation of the GSAT-14 communication satellite was successfully carried out by ISRO today, a day after it was shot into space in a milestone launch by the GSLV-D5 rocket powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine. The Apogee Motor on the spacecraft was fired for 3,134...

Official AgustaWestland statement: [AgustaWestland], a Finmeccanica company, confirms to have received yesterday from India’s Ministry of Defence a notification concerning the appointment of an arbitrator from its side, as requested by AgustaWestland on November 25 and December 4, 2013, as well...

While nothing can ever be confirmed in the world of defense procurement in India till the ink dries on paper, it is becoming increasingly clear that a basic contract will be signed with Dassault Aviation in the next 45 days for the MMRCA. This is simply because the 45 day election morotarium...

Any decent sized surface warship in today's navy has the capability to host at least one navalized helicopter if not more. The steady accretion in the Indian Navy's (IN's) surface fleet therefore naturally also means that there is a need to augment the number of ship-borne helicopters in its...

New Delhi: The ministry of defence (MoD) has been tasked to recruit crew for Indian Space Research Organisation’s “ambitious” Man to Moon Mission, air marshal A K Behl, director general, medical services (Air) said on Saturday. MoD and Isro have signed an MoU for the project. “We have...

With Successful completion of Initial operational clearance (IOC) -2 . Tejas MK-1 is all set to enter Indian air force and HAL is also set to deliver first SP-1 and SP-2 aircrafts to Indian air force by mid of next year . 2014 like 2013 will be a busy year for DRDO and HAL , DRDO has to test...

WASHINGTON: Asserting that the 26 per cent FDI cap acts as a disincentive for foreign companies to invest in India's crucial defence sector, an Indian defence expert has called for increasing the investment limit. Increase in FDI in the defence sector becomes all the more important as India...

NEW DELHI, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- India has decided to buy six more C-130J Super Hercules Special Operations aircraft from the United States despite the on-going diplomatic row with Washington over the arrest of an Indian woman diplomat by American police in New York last week, said local media...

BANGALORE: In a major milestone in the country's military aviation, indigenous supersonic fighter aircraft LCA-Tejas received the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC II), that takes it a step closer to its induction into IAF squadron. Marking the event, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal NAK...

World's lightest and India developed supersonic fighter Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is battle-ready for testing by its air force pilots three decades after it was conceived, designed and developed with cost overruns and inordinate delays. "The home-grown aircraft is ready for flight tests...

When the Tejas light combat aircraft tears into the sky over Bangalore on Friday, its sonic boom will finally herald a major milestone in the long, tortuous developmental saga of the homegrown supersonic fighter. Having clocked almost 2,420 flight tests since its prototype first flew in January...