Search results

The first of the heavy lift transport planes, the C-17-Globemaster-III, is slated to land at the Hindon airbase near New Delhi on June 17. Once the entire fleet is in place, it will provide India with the ability to rapidly move troops, equipment, tanks and even choppers to far off places...

Indian Navy’s three-decade-old fleet of minesweepers is depleting at a fast rate and yet, a Rs 24,000-crore contract proposal to augment it with eight new Korean-made vessels is entangled in the Defence Ministry’s redtape for nearly three years now. The Mine Counter-Measure Vessels...

India will soon provide medium-lift choppers to Tajikistan and dedicate a hospital there as part of efforts to build on the strategic ties between the two countries against the backdrop of US-led troops preparing to pull out from Afghanistan in 2014. The 50-bed hospital would be inaugurated...

Against the backdrop of growing Chinese assertion in the Asia-Pacific region, India today said it supports the “freedom of navigation” in international waters noting that any disputes or differences in the region must be resolved diplomatically. Defence Minister A K Antony, who is here on a...

Noticed something Mr. HongPu?? The smiley in the end of your comment is pointing at you and laughing. Hilarious.

India is acquiring new platforms and capabilities that are turning it into a major naval power. Why doesn’t anyone seem to care? India’s drive to develop maritime forces that can protect its coast and project power into its surrounding waters is one of the biggest defense stories of recent...

Russia does not see itself as a mediator between India and China, a senior diplomat said here on Friday. Russian Ambassador to India Alexander M Kadakin said here that recent developments (Chinese incursion in Ladakh) were “unfortunate”, but China and India successfully sorted them out...

India’s submarine INS Sindhurakshak received help from Egyptian Navy when it encountered extreme bad weather and rough sea on its way back home after mid-life up-gradation in Russia. The Sindhurakshak, a Russian Kilo Class submarine built in 1997 at Admiralteiskie Verfi shipyard in St...

As soon as the Taliban bullet struck 24-year-old Afghan Sgt. Nazir Moradi’s leg, the men in his unit began brainstorming a way to get him off the battlefield.The roads were too dangerous for an army ambulance. The Afghan soldiers, in several calls to their commanders, repeated one plea: They...

Will you be bringing your armoured divisions along too ? Just curious. :P

According to RIA Novosti reported on the 12th, the first in India with 303 Russian-made MiG -29K/KUB carrier-based multirole fighter squadron of the 11th “Black Panther” was officially installed.Indian Defense Minister, Chief of Naval Staff and the Russian Embassy representatives attended the...

India and China are both beefing up their aircraft carrier forces through the induction of new carrier-operated aircraft. On Saturday India’s Defense Minister AK Antony commissioned the country’s first squadron of Russia-built MiG-29K at the INS Hansa Naval near Goa near the Southern tip of...

With the navy’s submarine force levels slated to reach their lowest ever by 2015, defence minister AK Antony on Tuesday acknowledged limitations in the country’s ability to deploy its entire fleet. The navy currently operates 14 submarines, including a nuclear-powered attack submarine leased...

Defence Minister A K Antony commissioned warfare aircraft MiG-29K Black Panther squadron into the Indian Navy.We take a look at some amazing facts about Indian Navy’s latest acquisition: The MIG-29K (K stands for ‘Korabelny’ meaning “Carrier Borne” in Russian) is...

Not sure about ToT but as per one private player's (TATA) statement, they currently have 50% indegeneous content and by the time they will reach the capability of produing around 150 gun/ year, this precentage will increase upto 70. Now, the question is, when a gun is mounted on a truck, what...

Seriously dude, now i have started to suspect whether you know any other terms except armored divisions, Thermonukes and combat helicopters or not?

Not again, i am gonna die laughing.....please stop.. :rofl::laughcry::omghaha::laughcry:

Best thing, all three vendors selected for the gun trial are INDIAN. Now i am aware of the fact that they are producing the gun in collaboration (Not exactly, all they are doing is putting foreing made guns on domestic trucks :P ) with foreign parteners but this will give a good array of choice...

Tacitly acknowledging the withdrawal of its troops from Depsang Valley in Ladakh, China on Monday said the “stand off incident” with India was resolved through “fruitful consultations”, keeping the larger interests of bilateral relations in mind. “Following the...