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NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Thursday cleared new military modernisation proposals worth over Rs 12,000 crore, ranging from the acquisition of two additional regiments of the indigenous Pinaka multiple-launch rocket systems to the upgrade of 26 Ilyushin transport aircraft by Russia. In...

SRINAGAR: Top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abu Qasim was reportedly gunned down in Bandipora - 40 kms from here, by security forces in a fierce encounter that lasted most of Wednesday night and early hours of Thursday. According to media reports quoting a senior police official, a group of...

Good analysis by Prasun. But THAAD range is less as compared to S400.

What's the range of EL/M-2090U ULTRA C-22 LRTR and of the 77N6-N and the 77N6-NI hypersonic LR-Sam??

NEW DELHI: To meet the massive, urgent requirements of the armed forces, India is set to have three different lines of light military choppers, all of which will be manufactured under the 'Make in India' initiative. Senior officials have told ET that despite a deal with the Russian government...

Encounter going on between security forces and militants at Wader Bala village of Handwara in Kupwara district of north Kashmir

ISLAMABAD: India should be included in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) if its true promise is to be realised, said a leading Pakistani daily which, however, warned that the military establishment is reluctant to view India through any lens other than one of rivalry. An editorial in...

NEW DELHI: The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion ( DIPP) has granted permission to 19 private companies to manufacture arange of defence products, adding to a slew of such clearances by the Modi government and strengthening its 'Make in India' initiative. The biggest gainer in the...

Firing on Patrolling party of 55 RR by militants in Kungan Zainapora Shopian. Details awaited. JUST IN: Two terrorists reportedly holed up during encounter in Shopian

NEW DELHI: The heads of global defence manufacturers including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Textron and others have urged PM Narendra Modi to simplify the bidding process for contracts and ease rules related to local manufacturing commitments to help free up overseas funding in the sector. The...

Mark Zuckerberg changes his profile picture to support 'Digital India' NEW YORK: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that he is looking forward to having a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi about what connectivity means for India's future at a townhall session. . . "I changed my...

India opens up the designs of its first indigenously developed drones to domestic private companies as it seeks to boost the defence industry. India is opening up the designs of its first indigenously developed drones to domestic private companies, seeking to spur further technological advances...

NEW DELHI: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) today cleared a multi-billion dollar deal for 22 Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy-lift choppers with American aviation giant Boeing. "The deal for Apache and Chinook...

Militants lob grenade at police party in Anantnag(J&K), grenade did not explode. Bomb squad at the spot!

NEW DELHI: An ambitious USD 5.19 billion road project to connect India and Sri Lanka with a sea-bridge and an underwater tunnel is believed to have been discussed today by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari during his talks with visiting Sri Lankan Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe. Gadkari...

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has established a first-ever country special cell to speed up its defence ties with India and accelerate the process of co-development and co-production of hi-tech military equipment in the country. Established soon after Defence Secretary Ashton Carter assumed...

What about chinese companies ??not a single one!!

NEW DELHI: The much-awaited International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) through Iran has been set in motion, with New Delhi, Tehran, Moscow and 10 other nations at a recent meeting in Delhi approving draft transit and customs agreements, which will provide the legal framework for moving...

INSTC draft approval: Big step forward on India-Iran-Russia corridor NEW DELHI: The much-awaited International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) through Iran has been set in motion, with New Delhi, Tehran, Moscow and 10 other nations at a recent meeting in Delhi approving draft transit and...

NEW DELHI: A major defence procurement meeting is on at South Block today. Defence MinsterManohar Parrikar and top officials are expected to discuss a variety of projects, including policy issues on blacklisting and procurement. Some of the major projects that may get a procurement go ahead...