India developing anti-satellite weapons
India intends to develop anti-satellite weapons following its successful Agni-V ICBM test.
Indian Defense Research and Development Organization Director General and scientific adviser to the Defense Minister V. K. Saraswat said the launch of Agni-V...
Russian Military May Soon Adopt New Kalashikov Assault Rifle
MOSCOW, April 30 (RIA Novosti) The fate of a new Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifle developed for the Russian army will be decided during the state acceptance trials due to begin in June 2013, Russia's largest firearms...
China: No-First-Use Analysis
The absence of a standard formulation on the no-first-use of nuclear weapons in the latest Chinese defence white paper issued last week has raised questions about a likely evolution in Beijings nuclear doctrine. The previous white paper, issued in 2011, had...
India-China Stand-Off: Sun Tzu In Action Analysis
Merely by sending a platoon of their troops to camp 19 km (upgraded after 10 days from 10 km reported earlier) inside our territory on February 15 near Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Aksai Chin region the...
Israel Inaugurates 5th Dolphin-Class Sub
TEL AVIV Israel inaugurated its fifth nuclear-capable Dolphin-class submarine April 29 in Kiel, Germany, home of the shipbuilding division of Thyssen-Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS).
The INS Rahav, the fifth of six Israeli submarines built at the...
US Says Syria Has Beefed Up Air Defenses
WASHINGTON With technical support from Russia, Syria has bolstered its air defenses, posing a threat to US aircraft if America decides to intervene in the war, a US official said Monday.
The official confirmed a report that first appeared in the...
Israelis Slam U.S.-Hyped Arms Package
TEL AVIV Israeli executives and security experts have assailed a US arms package that headlined Defense Secretary Chuck Hagels visit here last week as high on hype but short on substance, insisting Israel has neither the budget nor operational need for...
Relieve Army from counter-terror duties: parliamentary panel
Observing that deployment in counter-insurgency operations was straining the resources of the Army, a parliamentary panel on Monday said the force should be relieved from these tasks to focus on undertaking its regular...
Is China expanding its 'core interests'?
Is China attempting "bit by bit" to take over land on India's side of the LAC? Is Beijing planning to expand its "core interests" to include the contentious unresolved boundary as well? And is it time India expanded its conventional and nuclear...
well i accept dude. india also gained technologies from others only. but i mentioned about violating the agreements(not copying the tech)signed during weapon procurement. but india never violated these things. And also why those peoples refusing to accept the fact.
7,121 Indian soldiers deployed in UN Missions: Antony
A total of 7,121 Indian soldiers have been deployed in the UN Missions and 18 troops have been killed in various operations there since 2010, Defence Minister A K Antony informed the Lok Sabha today.
In a written reply, he provided the...
'IAF waiting for clearance of dues amounting over Rs 64 cr'
Various ministries owe over Rs 64 crore to the Indian Air Force in outstanding dues for using its aircraft and choppers, Defence Minister A K Antony said today.
In a written reply to Lok Sabha, he said, "Amount of Rs 64,29,57,372...
INS Sindhurakshak arrives in India
The INS Sindhurakshak, a diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy that underwent interim overhaul and modernisation at the Russian Severodvinsk-based Zvezdochka shipyard, arrived at the Mumbai port today, a senior Russian naval official said. The...
Military Court Acquits Nerpa Submarine Tragedy Suspects
VLADIVOSTOK, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - The Military Court of the Russian Pacific Fleet acquitted on Monday two crew members of a Russian Navy nuclear attack submarine, the Nerpa, basing on Fridays jury decision.
Twenty men including...
First Project 11356 Frigate to Join Russian Navy Next Year
MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) Russia's first Project 11356 frigate, the Admiral Grigorovich, will join the Black Sea Fleet in 2014, Vice-Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov said on Monday.
The newest Project 11356 escort ship, the...
Sino Indian Standoff in Ladakh: Implications and Options
On April 15th around 50 PLA soldiers intruded about 10 Km inside Indian territory in eastern Ladakh and erected a tented post there. Efforts to get the area vacated through flag meetings, activation of the bilateral joint secretary...