Defence

Russia and India are considering co-development of a new generation infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) at an Indian enterprise, said Albert Bakov, first vice president and co-owner of the Tractor Plants Concern. Russian Defense Ministry may additionally fund development of BMP-3 Dragoon IFV. The newly developed version also differs from the ...

India, US and Japan have agreed to work together to maintain maritime security through greater collaboration. US Secretary of State John Kerry hosted the dialogue with Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, highlighted their shared support for peace, democracy, prosperity, and a rules-based international ...

“After a long wait, this facility has been extended to us. Pensioners can fill up necessary details in the specified forms and the Centre will issue the smart cards,” said K K Kutty, general secretary of an association of pensioners. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar extended the CSD canteen facilities for ...

The first fleet of the Swiss made flight training aircraft Pilatus PC-7 is expected to arrive at the Tambaram Indian Air-Force station within two months. The aircrafts, which have propeller type engines, are already in operation at the Dundigal training station near Hyderabad for the past one year. Pilatus has ...

Kolkata class stealth destroyer INS Kochi is all set to be commissioned in the Indian Navy by the end of September of this year. Designed by the Directorate of Naval Design and built at the Mazgaon Dock in Mumbai, the 163-metre-long and 6,800-tonne stealth destroyer has land attack capability and ...

The cabinet committee on security, apart from the $3 billion purchase of Apache and Chinook helicopters from the US, also cleared an amount of Rs 8000 crore project for extension, of the IAF’s fully automated air surveillance and defence network to the entire country. The IAF has already established five ...

India is building SAARC satellite, an ambitious project envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a gift to its South Asian neighbours. “We are hopeful that we can launch the satellite by December next year. As of now Sri Lanka has given its approval for the project,” ISRO chairman and ...

Defence Materials and Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE), a Kanpur based laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed special protective clothing for soldiers deployed in extreme cold weather and glacier regions, where temperature goes up to – 400 C, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said. Parrikar mentioned ...

“India presents a wonderful opportunity for us. They share our values and our norms. One of my objectives is to improve that relationship with India,” Admiral Harry B Harris, Commander of the US Pacific Command (PACOM) told members of Senate Armed Services Committee during a hearing on maritime security strategy in ...

United States Ambassador to India, Richard Verma, has said that his nation is looking to make significant contributions to India’s strategic capabilities, such as the anti-surface warfare capabilities of the Indian Navy’s submarine fleet. “In a few weeks the USS Theodore Roosevelt will visit the Indian Ocean to take part ...