Taliban Warns India Over Military Aid to Afghanistan

The Taliban is urging India to stop giving lethal military equipment to the Afghan government, condemning it as a “clear hostility” towards the war-torn nation. In its first public reaction to New Delhi’s growing military cooperation with Kabul, the Islamist insurgency alleged Indian aircraft and equipment are being used to kill Afghans and destroy their … Read more

Need India in NSG to promote non-proliferation: Japan

As China refuses to let go of its opposition to India’s Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership bid, Japan has reiterated support for India saying its presence in NSG will help promote non-proliferation. In its first official comments over the issue after the Indian bid collapsed in the face of Chinese resistance in the Seoul NSG … Read more

Indian Army sets up design bureau to promote production of home-grown weapons

In an effort to conceive and support homegrown mission, the Indian Army has set up the Army Design Bureau. About 50 years after Indian Navy established its Naval Design Bureau; the Indian Army has recently announced about setting up of the Army Design Bureau (ADB). The design bureau will boost production of weapons that would … Read more

HAL’s Light Utility Helicopter to take its First Flight Soon

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is looking to test fly Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) this week in Bengaluru, after overcoming a software issue that held back its first flight. “We are now ready to take the chopper in the air. All hurdles have been crossed and now it is only a matter of the right day … Read more

If India builds Nuclear Submarines itself, It will save Navy 25,000 Crore Rupees: Report

If reports are to be believed, it may now cost less to build nuclear submarines in India than to import conventional ones from abroad. When India last imported (or licence-produced) submarines it cost the exchequer upwards of Rs 3,000 crores per unit. This would only be the upfront cost of manufacturing the submarine, early stage … Read more

1.3 million pellets used on protesters from July 8 till August 11 : CRPF

Pellet Firing Gun Pics

As the demands for banning pellet guns are increasing, the police authorities in Jammu and Kashmir are pushing for FN Herstal 303 riot guns for crowd control. The pellet guns caused hundreds of eye injuries and several deaths since July 8 when mass protests erupted in the Kashmir Valley after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen … Read more

Parrikar visits US facility that will build Chinook Heavy-Lift Helicopters for India

On Wednesday, wrapping up his three-day visit to the US, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar flew from Washington to Philadelphia to visit Boeing’s rotorcraft facility, where India’s Chinook helicopters will be built, starting next year. Business Standard visited the Philadelphia unit ahead of that visit. Parrikar was taken to a former locomotive manufacturing plant, which Boeing … Read more

Indian Navy Ship provides Relief Material to fire disaster-hit Madagascar

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Indian Naval Ship Trikand of the Western Fleet came as a rescue to fire disaster-hit Ambilobe during its visit to East Africa and Southern Indian Ocean. The ship was at Antsiranana from August to September 3 enhance bilateral ties with Madagascar. The recent calamity at Ambilobe, a region about 140 Km from Antsiranana, saw bush … Read more

India extends USD 500 million Dollar to Vietnam to deepen their Defense cooperation between the Two Countries

India has extended a USD 500 million line of credit to Vietnam to deepen their defence cooperation and signed 12 agreements including a deal to construct offshore patrol boats, amid China’s muscle flexing in the disputed South China Sea and “emerging regional challenges”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who held wide-ranging talks with his Vietnamese counterpart … Read more

Missing AN-32: IAF Aircraft Search Operation in 15 locations

Fifteen probable points, where the debris of the Indian Air Force transport aircraft AN32 that went missing with 29 crew members aboard on July 22, might have been left, have been located by the Geological Survey of India’s research vessel Samudra Ratnakar along with the National Institute of Technology vessel Sagar Nidhi, according to the … Read more

Documents on Scorpene submarines do not compromise security, says Indian Navy

India says leak of submarine papers doesn’t compromise security was posted in World of TheNews International – https://www.thenews.com.pk on August 25, 2016, and was last updated on August 25, 2016. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar described the leak as “a hacking” and briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about it yesterday. An internal audit of procedures to … Read more

Rafale deal in final stages, file reaches Prime Minister’s Office

India’s struggle to modernise its Soviet-era fighter aircraft fleet with 36 Rafale multirole fighter jets may soon be a reality as the file on acquiring them has reportedly reached the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for approval. In January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande had signed an intergovernmental agreement, leaving the task … Read more

CRPF Camps in Kashmir facing Attacks and Intrusion on Regular Basis

There have been attempts at intrusion into more than one-third of the camps of the Central Reserve Police Force in the Kashmir Valley in the past 50 days, a senior Home Ministry official said on Wednesday. The CRPF has been redeployed in at least 40 locations in Kashmir, including Srinagar, from where the force was … Read more

ISRO to Break World Record by Launching 68 Satellites in One Mission

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has set a new aim in the satellite launching business. Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of ISRO, plans to launch 68 satellites in one mission next year. A spokesperson from ISROsaid, “Our commercial arm, Antrix Corporation, is in talks with companies where we may launch 68 smaller and nano … Read more

Indian Army- World’s Third Largest Army is Battling with Obesity

Shocked by the rising obesity level in the Army ranks, which is causing “embarrassment” to the uniform, Army Headquarters has now come up with much stringent rules and guidelines in this regard, which are linked to individual’s career growth to even barring officer from foreign or important postings and assignments. Claiming Service in the Army … Read more

Indian Air Force Will induct Indigenous HTT 40 trainers in Large Numbers

Indian Air Force will induct indigenous HTT 40 basic trainers in “large numbers”, which will boost the capability although it was earlier keen for a Swiss aircraft. The country was looking at having a fighter aircraft under ‘Make in India’ initiative which will be a “big ticket project”, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Raha said … Read more

PoK (Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir) would have been India’s had the country gone for a military solution : Air Force Chief Arup Raha

Chief Marshal Arup Raha today said that PoK (Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir) would have been India’s, had the country gone for a military solution rather than taking a “moral high ground”. In unusually candid remarks, the Air Force chief termed Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as a “thorn in our flesh” and said India did not follow a “pragmatic approach” … Read more

Mass Production of World’s Largest Aircraft An-225 to Start Again

AN-225 cHINA

A Chinese company is set to purchase the largest aircraft constructed by Ukrainian holding company Antonov, similar to the AN-225. Russian military expert Vasily Kashin discussed with Sputnik the importance of this purchase for both countries. Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov and China’s Aerospace Industry Corporation have signed a deal which will assist the serial production … Read more

India’s Plan to Purchase Kalibr Missile From Russia Show ‘Lasting Relations’ between the Two Allies

India plans on purchasing the Kalibr cruise missiles from Russia, according to Izvestia newspaper, quoting a diplomatic source. It is a significant step in boosting Indian-Russian cooperation. Recent years have witnessed rapid growth in all aspects of bilateral partnership. In spite of Russia being India’s main trading partner in the military and technical sphere, Moscow … Read more

India and Russia to Jointly Set Up $300 Million Logistics Hub for Su30MKI

Super Sukhoi 30

India, with the help of Russia, plans to set up a logistics hub for its most lethal combat aircraft, the Su-30MKI, at the facilities of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in Bangalore. Sources from India’s Ministry of Defense said- “We are trying to ensure the maximum operational availability of Su-30MKI fighters at any given time. We … Read more