Two more Super Hercules planes on way to India (With Images)
June 17th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 17 (IANS) Donning Indian Air Force colours, the third and fourth of six C-130J Super Hercules planes acquired by India in a $950 million deal have left for ... Read more...
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India seals biggest military deal with US for 10 C-17 airlifters (Lead)
June 15th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) India has sealed its biggest $4.1 billion deal with the US for 10 Boeing C-17 heavy-lift aircraft by signing a formal agreement that envisages delivery ... Read more...
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Defence secretary in Russia for talks
June 13th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) In the backdrop of Russia snubbing India by sending back her warships from Vladivostok without a naval war game, Indian Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar Monday ... Read more...
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India to hold massive war game this winter
June 10th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) After its successful summer war games in Rajasthan and Punjab, the Indian Army is to hold another such massive exercise in winter featuring one of ... Read more...
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Pakistan war-gaming to counter India’s military plan
June 5th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) With the Indian Army perfecting a short but power-filled warfare doctrine intended against its western neighbour, Pakistan too is war-gaming a counter-strategy in an ... Read more...
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US firm signs up DRDO for explosives detection kit technology
April 25th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Indian defence research agency Monday got a shot in the arm for its efforts to market its world-class products globally with an American firm signing ... Read more...
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Four army officers dead in Sikkim chopper crash (Lead)
April 22nd, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Gangtok, April 22 (IANS) Four army personnel, including two majors, were found dead in Sikkim Friday, with the wreckage of their helicopter being found a day after it went missing ... Read more...
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Indian Army chopper goes missing in Sikkim (Lead)
April 21st, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) An indigenously-built Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) of the Indian Army, with four crew members, went missing in north Sikkim Thursday leading to fears that ... Read more...
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CAG slams armed forces for illegal golf courses on defence land
March 25th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Indian armed forces officers' pastime of playing golf on prime defence land has drawn sharp criticism from government auditors, who have called it illegal exploitation ... Read more...
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10 Cheetah choppers crashed in five years
March 16th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Ten Cheetah helicopters of the Indian armed forces have crashed since 2006-07, Defence Minister A.K. Antony informed the Rajya Sabha Wednesday.In a written reply, Antony ... Read more...
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Prithvi-II, Dhanush missiles test fired successfully
March 11th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Mar 11 (ANI): India on Friday successfully test fired its nuclear-capable ballistic missiles Prithvi-II and 'Dhanush', both having a range of 350 kms, from separate locations off the Orissa coast.While ... Read more...
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IAF sees China, Pakistan as challenges, not threats
March 10th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Despite China's rapid defence modernisation and military aid to Pakistan, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik sees the two countries as ... Read more...
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Japanese Army Chief in India to boost defence ties
February 14th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): In an endeavor to boost defence cooperation between the two nations,General Yoshifumi Hibako, Chief of Staff, Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces, is currently on a four-day ... Read more...
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Japanese army chief’s visit to boost defence cooperation
February 14th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Japanese Ground Self-Defence Forces Chief of Staff General Yoshifumi Hibako arrived here Monday on a three-day visit during which he will discuss regional security issues, including ... Read more...
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Fighter procurement for dummies: Ashley Tellis does it again! (Part-3)
February 13th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
By Admiral Arun Prakash New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI): Amongst the strategic analysts on the Indo-US horizon, few are as incisive and diligent as Ashley J Tellis. In this context Tellis has ... Read more...
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HAL awaits government nod to go public soon
February 10th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 10 (IANS) India's defence behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is awaiting the government's green signal to go public soon to raise funds and improve its corporate governance, an official said ... Read more...
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Aero India 2011: Global defence majors eyeing big deals from Indian armed forces
February 8th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Feb 8 (ANI): Eyeing big deals from the Indian armed forces, all major defence producers of the world are present here for the ninth edition of the Asia's biggest air ... Read more...
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South Asia’s largest aero show takes off Wednesday
February 8th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) As India's aerospace hub, Bangalore is abuzz with hectic activity for the south Asia's largest air show, AeroIndia 2011, from Wednesday at the Yelahanka air base on ... Read more...
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New planes’ induction will reduce air crashes: Antony
February 5th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hindon (Ghaziabad), Feb 5 (IANS) With the Indian armed forces recording over a dozen air crashes every year, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Saturday said the induction of new aircraft and helicopters ... Read more...
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IAF’s MiG fighter crashes, pilot safe (Second Lead)
February 4th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Gwalior, Feb 4 (IANS) A Soviet-era MiG-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed Friday in a forest area near a Madhya Pradesh village due to an engine problem, but there ... Read more...
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C-130J reaches Hindon ahead of induction into IAF
February 4th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A C-130J transport aircraft, India's first acquisition from the US through the foreign military sales route in decades, arrived at its new home at Hindon airbase outside ... Read more...
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IAF MiG crashes, pilot safe (Lead)
February 4th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Gwalior, Feb 4 (IANS) A Soviet-era MiG-21 of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Madhya Pradesh Friday but there were no casualties as the pilot ejected safely, an official said. The ... Read more...
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Army loses two pilots in Nashik chopper crash (Second lead)
February 2nd, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik/New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Indian Army Wednesday lost two of its experienced pilots when their helicopter crashed into a residential area in Maharashtra's Nashik city. The pilots, Major Atul Garje ... Read more...
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Two army pilots killed as chopper crashes in Nashik locality (Lead)
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik (Maharashtra), Feb 2 (IANS) Two army majors were killed when the chopper they were flying crashed in a residential area here, minutes after take off from an army base Wednesday morning, ... Read more...
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Former army official working for ISI nabbed
January 31st, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 31 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Police have arrested a former Indian Army official who was allegedly working for Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency and providing information about vital installations of ... Read more...
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IAF’s first C-130J aiflifter to arrive this week
January 16th, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Indian Air Force's new acquisition from the US for special forces operations, the C-130J Super Hercules airlifter, will reach its home base at Hindon on the ... Read more...
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New defence production policy to promote domestic industry
January 11th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
By N.C. Bipindra
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) India will this week come out with its first Defence Production Policy (DPP) that aims to arrest the trend of imports in arms purchases and ... Read more...
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India twice successfully tests n-capable Prithvi-II missile (Second Lead)
December 22nd, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 22 (IANS) India Wednesday successfully conducted two tests of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile from a military base in Orissa, an official said.The surface-to-surface missile, which has been ... Read more...
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India twice successfully tests n-capable Prithvi-II (Lead)
December 22nd, 2010 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 22 (IANS) India Wednesday successfully conducted two tests of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II from a military base in Orissa, defence officials said.The surface-to-surface missile, which has been ... Read more...
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India successfully tests n-capable Prithvi-II missile
December 22nd, 2010 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 22 (IANS) India Wednesday successfully tested its indigenously developed nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II from a military base in Orissa, defence sources said.The surface-to-surface missile, which has already been inducted into ... Read more...
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Bangladesh Utsav in Kolkata from Thursday
December 16th, 2010 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) Mouth watering Hilsa from Padma river and exquisite Dhakai Jamdani sarees will on display aplenty at the five-day Bangladesh Utsav, scheduled to start here Thursday."The third Bangladesh Utshav ... Read more...
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India encouraging private sector in defence production
December 2nd, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The government is encouraging consortiums and joint ventures to ensure a greater role for the private sector in the defence industry, Minister of State for Defence M.M. ... Read more...
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India successfully test fires BrahMos cruise missile (Night Lead)
December 2nd, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Balasore (Orissa), Dec 2 (IANS) India Thursday successfully test fired an upgraded version of the 290-km BrahMos supersonic cruise missile that can launch surgical strikes at terror camps across the border without ... Read more...
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India successfully tests BrahMos cruise missile (Second Lead)
December 2nd, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 2 (IANS) India Thursday successfully test fired a new version of the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from a military base in Orissa to examine its steep diving capability, defence sources ... Read more...
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“Pak Army always in favour of resolution of all disputes including Kashmir”: Musharraf
November 13th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 13 (ANI): Despite the Pakistan military being perceived as "intransigent" by the world, it has always been in favour of resolution of all disputes, including Kashmir, former military ruler ... Read more...
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