Defence

From Israeli sniper and assault rifles to European “underwater open-circuit diving equipment”, the Special Forces of the armed forces are slowly but surely inducting specialised weaponry and equipment for their clandestine warfare and counter-terrorism operations. Defence ministry has said the latest acquisition is the Rs 27 crore contract for 65 ...

The government has “in principle” accepted OROP – a demand by India’s defence personnel that uniform pension should be paid to armed force retirees with the same rank and same length of service. As per the global brokerage firm, the existing defence pension bill is likely to go up by ...

Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec Corporation) intends to open a flight training center to train flight and mechanical personnel for Russian helicopters in the near future. Personnel undertaking training will include “both members from the Indian Ministry of Defense as well as the civilian sector. Russian produced helicopters began ...

Two very important statements from Kevin Andrews, Australia’s foreign minister, and Kevin Rudd, the country’s former prime minister, have opened up the scenario of a newly developing strategic balance in the Indian Ocean and the Asia Pacific regions. The two important things are- India’s growing importance in the region, with ...

Naval Air Station INS Dega that presently has the only Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) squadron in the country will also have a MiG-29 K squadron, says Commanding Officer of INS Dega Capt. D Bhattacharya. The MiG squadron is expected to be launched once aircraft carrier Vikrant to be based at ...

News: At a time when an impasse over the Indo-US nuclear deal has been broken (in January) and both countries are looking forward to steering their ‘123 agreement’, and when the world is talking about nuclear non-proliferation, India is working diligently to build the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) by ...

News: Russia has announced an understanding with the subsidiary company of Reliance Infrastructure for the project, indicating that the company could be a lead integrator for the mega contract to manufacture 200 twin-engine helicopters for the Indian Army. While an option to partner with defence public sector unit Hindustan Aeronautics ...

News: With an eye on maritime threats, India has finally finished the first phase of a security umbrella being built in Maldives with the installation of the third coastal radar system in the island country. The development assumes significance in the wake of increased Chinese naval activity in the Indian ...

News: Hindustan Shipyard Ltd., the largest shipbuilding enterprise under Ministry of Defence, and world’s premier shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) are likely to undertake joint construction of self-propelled fleet support ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy. The joint collaboration with Hyundai is taking concrete shape after a visit to South ...

News: The report pins the blame on the country’s old-school diplomats, politicians and military thinkers of ignoring the changes in the global environment and their attitude towards arch-rival India and the world’s major powers. Pakistan’s diplomatic policy is shaped by ideology instead of being based on pragmatism. While the Islamic ...