Not surprised by Pak loss: Zulqarnain
Karachi: Refugee wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has accused the Akmal brothers of controlling things in the Pakistan team after their 29-run defeat to India in the World Cup semifinal.
Haider said he was not surprised by Pakistan's defeat and...
At least three persons, including a health worker, were killed as suspected Maoists blew up an ambulance, triggering a landmine blast in Orissas Kandhamal district, police said today.
We have received information about the death of three persons in a landmine explosion that blew up an...
MIDNAPORE/RANCHI: Two security personnel and a Maoist were killed and a CRPF assistant commandant was among two injured in separate encounters in West Bengal and neighbouring Jharkhand on Saturady.
A TOI report from Midnapore said precision weapons procured from Israel were used by security...
about seven years, a Russian official has said. The aircraft would be useful in natural disaster relief missions.
Vladimir A Belyakov, Deputy Director General of the United Aircraft Company (UAC), told India Strategic (..:: India Strategic ::.. Home Page: The authoritative monthly on Defence...
Suddenly it seems like all three armed forces of India want to have their own dedicated air fleet and dont want to depend on air force for all their requirements. When BSF wanted to have their own dedicated fleet for moving its logistics , Indian air force stopped protesting any more now and...
New Delhi: Having decided to use choppers for non-combat operations in Naxal-affected areas, the Home Ministry has invited expressions of interest from MI-17 operators for "wet lease" of their helicopters for an initial period of one year, extendable up to three years.
"The helicopters would...
New Delhi: Pakistan's Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi became the first tennis player from the strife-torn nation to make it to the finals of a Grand Slam with his Indian partner Rohan Bopanna in men's doubles and Czech Republic's Kveta Peschke in the mixed doubles events at the 2010 US Open.
As...
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will co-develop a Multi-Role Transport Aircraft according to agency reports quoting India Strategic magazine. The governments of India and Russia have each sanctioned USD $300.35 million for this project.
A new...
Indian scientists at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are designing new laser-based anti-missile systems called the Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs).
The Directed Energy Weapons bombard incoming ballistic missiles with electromagnetic waves or subatomic particles to destroy...
Visa row: China in damage control mode
NEW DELHI: Amid reports that an Indian Army General was denied a visa to visit China, the country's envoy Zhang Yan visited South Block on Friday afternoon to meet officials of the ministry of external affairs, sources said.
They said Zhang was...
NEW DELHI - India is looking for overseas partners to jointly develop a laser-based directed infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) system to protect aircraft against ground-launched infrared guided missiles.
The DIRCM will be jointly produced with India's state-owned Defence Avionics Research...
Two Greek fighter jets collided in mid-air on Thursday, the defence ministry said, killing one of the pilots and leaving two other crew injured.
The collision between the two F-16 planes, a one- and two-seater respectively, happened south of the island of Crete during training in air fighting...
A Saudi Air Force Lieutenant Colonel has been killed when the Eurofighter Typhoon he was flying crashed this morning, local time, at the Moron Air Force Base in Spain. The Spanish pilot managed to eject before the aircraft hit the ground. According to reports, Saudi Arabia had two pilots in...
'Offer proves Mamata-Maoist nexus'
The Left Front has lashed out today (August 18) at Trinamool Congress chief and Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee saying that Koteshwar Rao's 'peace offer' proved there was a Mamata-Maoist nexus.
Banerjee is on a sticky wicket after Maoist leader...
New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamta Banerji today said she stands by her statement during the Lalgarh rally on August 9 where she questioned the killing of Maoist leader Azad at the hands of security forces. The statement had created a furore in Parliament.
"Whatever I said in Lalgarh as a...
NEW DELHI: In a clear indication that the government will not let Trinamool Congress' political predilections come in the way of its fight against Red terror, the IAF is considering deploying more choppers to aid anti-Naxalite operations.
The IAF will have 17 of its Mi-17 helicopters in...
Lockheed-Martin Dismisses Rumours, Issues Statement
Tuesday, August 10, 2010Lockheed-Martin Dismisses Rumours, Issues Statement
Just received this statement from the folks at Lockheed-Martin: "Lockheed Martin continues to be impressed with the disciplined acquisition process being...