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China builds airports, upgrades defence in Tibet near LAC with India
Despite the bitter Doklam standoff with India, China is still quietly building up its military presence in Tibet and, according to the latest intelligence report, it has upgraded its military camp under its western command in the region.According to reports, ...
'Space is not your property!' Beijing blasts US report on China & Russia 'Weaponizing' Space
A new US intelligence report portraying Moscow and Beijing as trying to bring warfare into the heavens has drawn the ire of China, which insists that space is not Washington's 'private property.''I want to make it clear that outer space belongs to all mankind. ...
If back, won't scrap, will buy more Rafale at better rate : P Chidambaram
IF voted to power, the Congress will not scrap the Rafale fighter jet deal with France, and rather buy more by making it a better deal, said senior party leader P Chidambaram. He said the choice of offset partner was 'indeed an issue', ...
If China's 'carrier killer' missiles work, it's making one of the dumbest moves of the century
China may be in the midst of one of the dumbest military moves of the 21st century if its own rhetoric on naval warfare is to be trusted.China has been touting its ability to sink America's carriers to negate the US's military edge, ...
Coward Pakistan Army kills unarmed Baloch civilian, sprays him with bullets – Watch
A horrifying video shared by a Free Balochistan Movement activist Beebagr Baloch on Twitter shows the Pakistani army brutally killing an unarmed Baloch man, after dragging him out of his house in Balochistan. In the chilling video, ...
India to produce 7.47 lakh Kalashnikov series assault rifles with Russia's help in Amethi plant
The Narendra Modi-led NDA government has cleared a proposal to produce at least 7.47 lakh Kalashnikov assault rifles by the Ordnance Factory Board and a Russian Joint venture firm for the Indian Army.The plant for the same will be set up near Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, said reports. ...
IAF in talks with Russia for urgent MiG 29 purchase
Indian Air Force, which is facing an acute shortage of combat aircraft, is in advance talks with Russia for an urgent procurement of MiG 29 fighters that can be delivered at a relatively short notice. ...
CAG finds NDA deal for 36 Rafale jets cheaper than UPA's 2007 offer
The Comptroller and Auditor General has said that the NDA government's Rafale deal to acquire 36 fighter jets in a flyaway condition is 2.86% cheaper than the price offered to the UPA government in 2007 by Dassault Aviation.The CAG report on Capital Acquisition in the Indian Air Force (IAF), ...
India-US defence sales at all time high: Pentagon
Defence sales between India and the US are at an all-time high and bilateral strategic partnership continues to advance at an historic pace, a top Pentagon commander has said. Admiral Philips Davidson, ...
China Slams Indian Report About BRI Facing 'Push Back' in the Region
On 4 February, The Hindustan Times reported that a study conducted by India's Foreign Affairs Ministry found that 'unacceptable conditions' of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) imposed on countries were leading to severe push back by India's neighbouring countries, including Pakistan, ...
Dassault-Reliance kicks off Falcon jet production
At the heart of the controversy over offsets in the Rafale deal, the Dassault-Reliance facility in Nagpur has kick started production, with the delivery of major components for the Falcon 2000 LX executive jets that are currently being assembled in France. ...
Pakistan Army strengthens supply lines, constructs 4 ammunition dumps at Indo-Pak border
Pakistan Army is strengthening its supply line with newly established ammunition dumps close to the International Border with India. ...
J-K: Two militants killed in gunfight with security forces in Badgam
Two militants were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with the security forces in a Jammu and Kashmir village in Badgam district during a cordon and search operation, police said.Incriminating material, ...
Russia to the rescue of IAF, offers 21 MiG-29s to boost strength
Faced with a depleting strength, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is in talks with Russia to buy 21 MiG-29 fighter aircraft that are lying with Moscow since the late 1980s. Top IAF sources told ThePrint that the Russians will upgrade the aircraft to the standard that India wants. ...
Army launches hunt for 56,000 night sights for assault rifles
The Indian Army on Monday issued two requests for information (RFI) for equipping thousands of assault rifles with two different types of night sights to bolster the night-fighting capabilities of its soldiers, two officials familiar with the development said. ...
Air Force Choppers Airlift Materials For Bridge Construction In Arunachal
Indian Air Force helicopters have airlifted more than 80 tonne materials for construction of a vital bridge over Kumney river in Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China, Defence sources said Tuesday.IAF MI-17 helicopters airlifted the materials on Monday, ...
Navy Utility Helicopters to be Made in India: Ministry of Defence issues EoI
The Ministry of Defence has issued Expression of Interest (EoI) for short-listing of potential Indian Strategic Partners and foreign OEMs for procuring Rs 21,738-crore 111 Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) for the Indian Navy where 60% of the helicopter will be indigenised. ...
Will India and the UK Co-Develop a 6th-Generation Fighter Aircraft?
The United Kingdom is slated to invite India this month to jointly develop a sixth-generation fighter jet under the Tempest Future Fighter Aircraft project, according to Indian media reports. ...
IAF snubs Rahul Gandhi, says no sovereign guarantee with Russia on S-400 deal
A top Indian Air Force (IAF) officer on Tuesday said no integrity pact or sovereign guarantee was given by Russia in the S-400 air defence systems deal as the processes of inter-government agreements with countries like Russia and the US were already 'streamlined'. ...
72,400 Assault Rifles within 12 months is the biggest modernization for the Army in decades
A contract for the procurement of 72,400 Assault Rifles through the Fast Track Procurement (FTP) from M/s Sig Sauer, US was signed today and will be delivered over the next 12 months. The Indian forces are currently using 5. ...