Khurshid to visit Beijing as Chinese troops stay put
NEW DELHI: Amid the persisting confrontation over the Chinese incursion in Ladakh, external affairs minister Salman Khurshid will visit Beijing next month ahead of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's trip to India on May 20 in what can potentially...
Army chief reviews security status in Doda sector
Continuing with his review of security and counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir, Army chief General Bikram Singh Wednesday visited troop formations in Doda sector and Akhnoor before wrapping up his visit to the state.
Gen...
CRPF seeks IAF help to evacuate 500 men stuck in Naxal hotbed
A week after nine alleged Maoists, including five women, were gunned down by security forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, around 500 men of the the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have remained stuck in the dense...
Indias Defensive friends
The war was raging in Kargil. From bunkers along the mountain passes, Pakistani soldiers were shooting at any object moving on the highway below.Weeks before the war broke out in Kargil, Pakistan army chief General Pervez Musharraf had crossed the Line of Control...
Indias sea-based nuclear deterrent soon, says Shyam Saran
Indias nuclear deterrent is based on a credible nuclear doctrine and is sustained by a systematic drive to operationalize its various delivery components, including a sea-based one by 2015-16, Shyam Saran, chairman of the National...
Russia Plans to Launch First Angara Rocket in 2014
MOSCOW, April 24 (RIA Novosti) The Russian military expects the first launch of a new Angara carrier rocket to take place in 2014 after the construction of a new launch complex at the Plesetsk space center is completed, Deputy Defense...
Planning the Unthinkable War with China: An Aussie View of AirSea Battle
TAIPEI — As the US pushes forward on the AirSea Battle doctrine and the so-called Asia Pivot, many in the Asia-Pacific are asking for clarification on a subject that could involve them in an unnecessary war with...
Pakistan's Dream Navy?
ISLAMABAD Beset with monetary woes and a tenuous relationship with the US, Pakistans naval modernization plans appear to be faltering with the hoped for acquisition of further surplus US equipment now unlikely.
Former Australian defense attaché to Pakistan, Brian...
well he is crying like a baby. but we need quality to protect our nation. we don't want to buy a weapon just to satisfy others. if russia stopped its arm selling to india,then that will be a big loss for russia not only in business but also strategically. and that will affect india little bit...
well i don't know much about him and pakistan politics, so am not eligible to comment. but if any one thing happens in the above mentioned by you,then that will be good for both india and pak.
No. the negotiations are going between MiG and russia's MoD. you can go here.
http://www.defence.pk/forums/world-affairs/247837-ready-supply-mig-35s-india-korotkov.html
Now, Chinese choppers enter several hundred kilometres inside India
LEH/NEW DELHI: As the intruding Chinese soldiers refuse to budge from their occupied position in Daulat Beg Oldi(DBO) sector in Ladakh, two Chinese military helicopters have violated Indian airspace at Chumar, several hundred...
Russia to Spend $300 Mln on Special Forces Training
MOSCOW, April 24 (RIA Novosti) The Russian Defense Ministry will allocate 10 billion rubles (about $300 million) to training programs for special forces, Col. Gen. Vladimir Shamanov, commander of the Airborne Assault Forces (VDV), said...
Ex-General Gets Suspended Sentence for Crashing Fighter
PETROZAVODSK, April 23 (RAPSI) A former Russian Air Force general was given a four-year suspended sentence and fined 5 million rubles ($160,000) by a court-martial on Wednesday for causing the crash of a Sukhoi Su-27UB fighter jet...
Pilot Killed in Kazakh MiG-31 Crash
ASTANA, April 24 (RIA Novosti) A Kazakhstan Air Force Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor crashed during a training flight in central Kazakhstan last night, killing the pilot and injuring the navigator, Kazakhstan military prosecutors said on Wednesday.
The...
so now NAL is also developing. I hope in future we will be having two premier aerospace companies that will be healthy for our IAF and also that will reduce HAL's workload.