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Indian Air Force decided to Turn Kargil Airfield Into an Air Force Base 21 Mar 2012 | 12:24 am
In a move that may upset India’s neighbours, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to convert the airport at Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into a full-fledged air force base. The J&K government h...
Indian defence budget shows absence of strategic vision 21 Mar 2012 | 12:18 am
The Indian defence expenditure for the financial year 2012-13 has been budgeted at a fairly high figure of Rs 193,407 crore (budgeted expenditure, or BE) which converts to $38.5 billion and is not unr...
Indian Naval LCA TEJAS NP 1 Undergoes Engine Trials Successfully 3 Oct 2011 | 01:12 am
India has achieved yet another major achievement as it carried out a successful debut Engine Ground Run of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) prototype NP1 for the Indian Navy. The naval LCA p...
Overpricing Delays Purchase of 10 Boeing C-17s by Indian Air Force 27 Aug 2011 | 06:01 pm
The deal was earlier scheduled to be cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security Forces (CCS) in its meeting in March-end but now will be put up for clearance only after the US answers queries on w...
Indian army officer killed in Kashmir clash 27 Aug 2011 | 05:44 pm
Hundreds of thousands of troops are based in Kashmir A senior Indian army officer has been killed in an ongoing gun battle with militants in Indian-administered Kashmir. Major AK Thinge died after h...
Israel's Defense seeks to buy U.S. Military equipment in Iraq 27 Aug 2011 | 05:36 pm
Israel's Defense Ministry is negotiating with the Pentagon to buy U.S. military equipment in Iraq that's due to be shelved as surplus or sold as the last contingent of U.S. forces prepared to withdraw...
Indian Commissions second stealth warship 27 Aug 2011 | 05:27 pm
India has commissioned the Satpura warship, the second of what it calls "stealth" frigates, in a ceremony in Mumbai, the Business Standard newspaper said. The head of the Indian navy, Adm. Nirmal Ve...
China says US report on its Military Groundless 27 Aug 2011 | 05:14 pm
China on Friday dismissed a US report on its military expansion as "completely groundless" and said it had exaggerated the threat to Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing calls a breakaway province. T...
As Libya rebels march, Covert Role of NATO State Emerges 27 Aug 2011 | 05:04 pm
The role some NATO states are playing to help Libyan rebels bring down Moamer Kadhafi puts the alliance in an awkward position after repeated denials that it works hand-in-hand with the rebellion. Bri...
Parliament to discuss Jan Lokpal Bill today 27 Aug 2011 | 04:33 pm
New Delhi: The stand-off between government and Anna Hazare today showed no signs of resolution, with Parliament failing to meet the activist`s key demand for a discussion on Jan Lokpal Bill as major ...
