Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a project to manufacture C-295 aircraft, which is essentially used for military transport. The project is being set up in Vadodara, Gujarat, for a facility to manufacture around 40 C-295 aircraft. While expressing satisfaction over the project, the Prime Minister exuded confidence that India will […]
Kargil: Prime Minister, said India traditionally believes war is a last resort. Be it Lanka or Kurukshetra; all efforts were made to avoid war till the end. That is why we are all advocates of world peace and anti-war. But peace is impossible without strength. Indian defence forces have strength and strategy as well. Prime […]
New Delhi: India is preparing to buy nearly 30 MQ-9B Predator armed drones from the United States. Discussions on this transaction worth $3 billion are in the final stage. It is informed that this transaction will be ‘Government to Government’. A few weeks ago, the United States used the ‘MQ-9’ drone to kill Al Qaeda […]
New Delhi: The second squadron of the S-400 air defence system purchased from Russia will soon be handed over to India. It is reported that this squadron of S-400 will be deployed in eastern Ladakh near the Chinese border. In the past few days, Chinese aircraft movements have increased near the LAC. There have been […]
New Delhi: The Defence Ministry announced that India has successfully test-fired Agni-4, a medium-range nuclear-capable missile. The test was conducted on Monday night on Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha, the defence ministry said in a statement. It was also said that this was a part of routine training tests. The defence department’s ‘Strategic Forces Command’ […]
New Delhi: ‘Given the geopolitical upheaval, the Air Force needs to prepare for a short-lived but fast-paced war. At the same time, we have to be ready for a long-running war,’ said Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari. In the recently concluded Raisina Dialogue, the President of the European Commission has warned that the effects of […]
New Delhi: – The United States has decided to provide all assistance to India, ranging from the supply of spare parts to the maintenance of Harpoon missiles, which are crucial in anti-submarine warfare. The Pentagon’s Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DCCA), the US defence headquarters, has told the US Congress that Harpoon Joint Common Test Sets […]
Washington: – US Admiral John Aquilino made a very suggestive statement, ‘Military cooperation between India and the United States has reached unprecedented heights. Simultaneously, the trust between India and China has gone to an unbelievably low level.’ Admiral Aquilino will soon take over as the commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command. These claims made by […]
New Delhi: India and China have agreed to diffuse the tension on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. Although the process of withdrawing soldiers has started in certain regions, China has not done that in its entirety. Against this background, Union Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, pointed out that establishing […]
New Delhi: Two years have been completed since the Indian airstrike on the Jaish-e-Mohammed base in Balakot in Pakistan. The Indian Air Force (IAF) held similar air exercises, and IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria participated himself. The exercises seem to be like another warning for Pakistan. While information regarding this is being published, Chief of Northern […]