India, Japan to kick off naval drills in Arabian Sea
September 26 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
India and Japan will kick off three-day maritime drills in the northern Arabia Sea from Saturday, an Indian Navy spokesperson said on F...
Indian Army’s artillery barrel hit: Concerns over charge i...
September 25 ,2020
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By: Shishir Arya
The 155x52 mm advanced towed artillery gun system (ATAGS), claimed to have the world’s longest range of 48km, suffered a barrel b...
India tests laser guided anti-tank missile
September 25 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India has tested a laser-guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM).
The test...
Pakistan Army shows off new Chinese tank for ‘offensive ro...
September 24 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
In April, Chinese state media reported that two 'customised’ VT-4 main battle tanks had been shipped to an "undisclosed foreign b...
India plans $3bln drone deal with US to keep eye on border...
September 24 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
India is planning to purchase 30 General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper drones from the United States for approximately $3 billion and use them i...
Afghan Military to stick to Russian-made Helocraft
September 23 ,2020
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By: Anthony Bell
Despite the ongoing modernisation of Afghanistan’s military and, in particular, the Afghan Air Force (AAF), Kabul seems to retain...
Pakistan Army chief witnesses demo of third generation bat...
September 23 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa witnessed demonstration of the state-of-the-art Chinese-origin th...
India conducts successful flight test of ABHYAS air vehicl...
September 23 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
India on Tuesday successfully conducted the flight test of ABHYAS – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) – from a tes...
Pakistan, Iran, China, Russia start one of world’s most fi...
September 22 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Russia launched a major military drill on Monday, involving almost 80,000 servicemen. Kavkaz-2020 (Caucasus-2020) is the final stage of...
UAE arms maker offers to make assault rifles in India
September 22 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
UAE-based weapons manufacturer Caracal, chosen in 2018 to supply nearly 95,000 assault rifles to the Indian Army under a deal that has...
India's military now has hypersonic missiles
September 21 ,2020
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By: Peter Suciu
India is among the elite nations of the world to possess nuclear weapons, and according to multiple sources could also be in another el...
Barrel burst sets back army’s advanced howitzer programme
September 21 ,2020
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By: Shishir Arya
Development of the advanced towed artillery gun systems (ATAGS) suffered a setback after barrel of one of the pieces undergoing trials...
Indian Navy’s latest patrol aircraft will call Goa home fr...
September 19 ,2020
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By: Newton Sequeira
Indian surveillance and anti-submarine capabilities over the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean region will get stronger when the second...
Afghanistan receives additional Super Tucanos
September 19 ,2020
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By: Gareth Jennings
Afghanistan has received a further four Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)-Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack turboprop aircraft, with...
Pakistan reportedly begin receiving VT4 tanks from China’s...
September 18 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO), is reportedly starting to deliver new VT4 main battle tanks fitted with explosive reactiv...
On high alert amid China tensions, Indian Navy prepares fo...
September 17 ,2020
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The Indian Navy has begun preparing for its major theatre-level exercise TROPEX, which is scheduled for January next year, even as it r...
Pak to open up defence sector for pvt players, hopes for T...
September 17 ,2020
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By: Ritesh Kumar Singh
Pakistan has decided to open up its defence industry for private sector participants with an aim to provide impetus to its indigenous m...
Pakistan got hold of Russia’s most advanced battle-tank th...
September 16 ,2020
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By: Syed Shafiq
While Pakistan may have had no active role in the ongoing border row between India and China, all the three nuclear-powered nations hav...
Line of death: China places H-6 bombers near India border
September 16 ,2020
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By: Dave Makichuk
China appears to be sticking with its “Wolf Warrior” tactics of intimidation amid simmering tensions with India on its Hima...
It will be many years before Rafales can be considered thr...
September 15 ,2020
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By: Air Cdre Kaiser Tufail (Retd)
Quite clearly, the inadequacy of IAF’s Su-30MKI and MiG-29 twin-engine fighters in the air superiority role led to the decision t...
Nepal attends training programme of BeiDou in Beijing on '...
September 15 ,2020
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By: Manish Shukla
Nepal is undergoing a 13-day training programme of 'BeiDou' Navigation Satellite System (BDS) in Beijing after it received a special in...
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