Setback for Indian private shipyards as Navy cancels Rs 20...
October 13, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
Seven years after it first initiated it, the defence ministry has withdrawn a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Rs 20,000 crore Landing Dock Platform...
14 HOURS OF INDIA-CHINA TALKS FAIL TO BREAK LOGJAM, MORE R...
September 22, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
Senior military and diplomatic officers from India and China will have more rounds of negotiations over the immediate future of the situation in easte...
India successfully test-fires hypersonic missile carrier
September 8, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
India Monday successfully test-fired Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV), making it only the fourth country in the world after the US,...
After missile sites, China now builds heliports along LAC...
September 1, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
Chinese CAIC Z-10 Helicopter Gunship
In the midst of its massive military build-up along the Line of Actual Control, China is building heliports...
Second batch of Rafale fighter jets from France to arrive...
August 29, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
The second batch of Rafale fighter jets - likely to be four in number - is set to arrive at the Ambala Air Force Station in October as part of the Rs...
As Tejas begins flying near Pakistan border, IAF & HAL joi...
August 20, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) are working together to ensure a high “availability ratio&rdquo...
HAL helicopter not for us: Indian Navy
August 18, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
The Indian Navy remains adamant against the inclusion of government-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in the $3 billion (Rs 22,500 crore appro...
India’s quest for armed drones gets a boost as US looks to...
August 6, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
India’s long quest for armed drones has received a boost from the US, which is looking at ramping up arms sales to New Delhi amid the ongoing st...
Russia offers India Sprut lightweight tanks amid stand-off...
August 5, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
Russia has offered India its 18-tonne Sprut SDM1 lightweight tanks for possible procurement amid the ongoing stand-off with China in eastern Ladakh, T...
Indian Army could get carbines from UAE soon
July 16, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
If all goes well, the Indian Army could finally get its hands on new close quarter battle (CQB) carbines, manufactured by a UAE firm, for immediate op...
India, China corps commanders to meet next week, will focu...
July 10, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
The corps commanders from India and China are set to meet next week in Ladakh to carry forward the disengagement talks for the Pangong Lake and Depsan...
India to get S-400 missiles by the end of next year
July 2, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
India’s S-400 Triumf air defence system is currently in production in Russia and will undergo a series of trials before its arrival in the count...
3-yr Tour of Duty or 5-yr Short Service Commission: Indian...
May 22, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
Even as the Army is looking at a three-year voluntary stint, or ‘Tour of Duty’, to boost recruitment, a five-year-old proposal to making t...
‘India to buy 114 foreign fighters besides LCA Tejas’: IAF...
May 19, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria
Four days after Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat said the Indian Air Force was planning to switch over...
India’s expensive Apache chopper makes emergency landing d...
April 18, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
A brand new Apache attack helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Thursday made an emergency landing in a field an hour after taking off from its bas...
Indian Army may recall retd personnel with medical experti...
March 30, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
The Indian Army has made a composite list of all those who retired in the last two years for possible recall if the need arises to fight the war again...
Rafale production halts in France due to COVID-19, jets’ d...
March 21, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
The production of Rafale fighter jets has been temporarily suspended in France due to the coronavirus outbreak, which could impact the delivery schedu...
Indian Army now world’s largest ground force as China halv...
March 18, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
With approximately 1.4 million personnel, the Indian Army has become the world’s largest ground force, pulling ahead of China, which cut down it...
Indian Army set to place order for 118 Arjun Mark 1-As
March 17, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
After numerous delays and extensive trials, the Indian Army is set to finally place an order for 118 indigenously manufactured Arjun Mark 1-A ‘H...
Indian military bans all non-essential foreign travel amid...
March 16, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
The Indian military has banned all non-essential foreign travel for its personnel as part of precautionary measures amid the global coronavirus outbre...
IAF plans to get the edge back from Pakistan on air-to-air...
March 10, 2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has initiated the process to acquire and induct the first batch of the indigenous all-weather Beyond Visual Range (BVR) mis...
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