Nod for $1.9-bn defence procurement proposals (Lead)
June 22nd, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) India's defence ministry Friday gave its approval to three key proposals from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy to buy 14 new ... Read more...
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Not a carnival, but defence exposition is not any less
March 31st, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) It is not a carnival in the truest sense, but the four-day defence exposition in progress at the Pragati Maidan, India's major trade exhibition venue, ... Read more...
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Army chief row gets uglier, government promises strongest action (Roundup)
March 29th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The row between the government and the army chief got nastier with Defence Minister A.K. Antony calling as "anti-national" leakage of V.K. Singh's letter ... Read more...
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China’s anti-ship missile, submarine threats: Indian Navy
December 2nd, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) China's new anti-ship ballistic missile, if fully functional, posed a "different category of threat" and certainly requires "a different measure to counter it," Navy chief ... Read more...
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US-China military hotline eases ties
November 12th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 12 (IANS) Top military officials of China and the US and the defence ministries of both countries have held multiple phone conversations since a hotline was set ... Read more...
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US clears attack chopper, sophisticated radar, missiles for India
January 4th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The US administration has cleared two more missiles - the anti-tank Hellfire air-to-surface missile and the air-to-air Stinger anti-aircraft missile - and a highly sophiscitcated ... Read more...
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No Headley but counter terror on Obama-Manmohan agenda
October 24th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
Tokyo, Oct 24 (IANS) Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley's name might not crop up in discussions between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama ... Read more...
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US military’s ‘quintillion’ calculations per second computer on the anvil
August 11th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): The US military is set to come up with a high-end computer that can perform quintillion calculations per second.According to the short scale of large number naming systems, ... Read more...
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US woefully unprepared for nuclear attack: Pentagon study
July 23rd, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 23 (IANS) The US is woefully unprepared for any kind of nuclear attack with the expertise needed to survive such an attack atrophied since the end of the ... Read more...
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Thales studies integrating military systems with civilian airspace
June 16th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) In a step that could have applications in India, aerospace major Thales has completed a year-long technical study on integrating unmanned aerial systems (UAS) with Europe's civilian ... Read more...
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Computer virus attacks German defence computers
February 15th, 2009 - 3:36 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Feb 15 (DPA) A computer virus that has already hit defence computers in Britain and France has spread to German military systems, the defence ministry in Berlin said Saturday.The Conficker computer ... Read more...
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Indonesia welcomes tourists, assures safety
December 11th, 2008 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IANS) Indonesia is one of the "safest destinations" in the world and tourists can visit the country without any security fear, a top diplomat of that country claimed here ... Read more...
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