New Delhi: India has taken expeditious steps to equip the defence forces with the ultramodern weapons and defence equipment, following the Galwan Valley conflict with China. Under this, India has initiated steps to purchase two Phalcon AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System). Sources have informed that the Cabinet Committee on Security will soon approve the proposal. The […]
Seoul: South Korea has announced a ‘Defence Plan’ worth $250 billion including an indigenously built aircraft carrier, against the background of nuclear capabilities of North Korea and the increasing Chinese marine ambitions. In this plan prepared for the period 2021 to 2025, it is recommended to increase the defence expenditure by 6% every year. A […]
New Delhi: P-8I aircraft, capable of targeting submarines and having the electronic jamming facility, will be inducted in the Indian naval fleet next year. These long-haul aeroplanes will join the Indian Navy under the agreement signed with the United States. The inclusion of these aeroplanes in the Indian Navy becomes significant, given the increasing Chinese […]
Lahore: Two fighter pilots were killed when a fighter jet from the Pakistan air force, crashed in the Gujarat area of the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The spokesman of the Pakistan military informed that the crash was during a pre-planned air exercise. This is the fifth crash of a Pakistani fighter jet in many months. […]
Washington: – General Kenneth McKenzie, the chief of US Central Command (CENTCOM), announced ‘USS Harry Truman and USS Dwight Eisenhower, along with their fleets of destroyers, will be deployed in the Persian Gulf for the next few weeks. This US deployment is to issue a warning to Iran.’ The US deployment is being viewed against […]
Beijing/Da Nang: A Chinese study group and analysts accused that 300 Vietnamese fishing boats intruded into the Chinese marine limits and carried out espionage activities. The Chinese study group said that this incident occurred two weeks ago. The study group said that it has no evidence to prove this. Peking University Institute of Ocean Research […]
Tokyo: Japan, who is taking rapid steps to increase its military might, has initiated the development of an anti-aircraft carrier missile. Japan will be equipped with this super-advanced missile in the next few years. A leading Japanese newspaper reported this by quoting sources in the Japanese defence ministry. The Chinese naval movements are on the […]
Pearl Harbour: The tension between the US and Chinese navies in the Pacific Ocean region is increasing. The US navy accused that a Chinese destroyer attacked a P-8A Poseidon, surveillance aircraft of the United States with a laser. This attack took place near the Guam base of the US Navy, in the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, […]
New Delhi: India has sent 15 tonnes of medical supplies to China, who is reeling under the Coronavirus epidemic. C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Airforce reached the Wuhan City with these medical supplies. The same aircraft will be airlifting the 80 Indians as well as 40 people from the neighbouring countries, stranded there. China […]
Washington: Qatar will become the only country from the Gulf, having a submarine and an aircraft carrier in its naval fleet. Forbes magazine from the United States has claimed that Qatar signed a military treaty with a European country for this. In this scenario, there is a possibility of sparking an arms race in the […]