External Fuel Tank falls from Navy’s MiG-29 fighter jet during take-off,Might be the Cause of Fire on INS Dega

Fuel Tank Mig-29

In an incident involving Indian Navy’s supersonic fighter jet MiG-29K,an empty external fuel tank fell from a flying Mikoyan MiG 29K Navy aircraft on Monday at CISF quarters in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.The Naval Mig-29Kwas taking off from the naval air station INS Dega in Visakhapatnam on Monday morning. “A minor fire broke out on the … Read more

‘Alternative’ to pellets already in use, says CRPF affidavit

Kashmir Unrest

AVA shells (Pelargonic Acid Vanillylamide), which are reportedly being considered as a replacement to pellet guns, have been used in the ongoing unrest in the Valley, an affidavit filed by CRPF in Jammu and Kashmir High Court has said. The expert committee constituted by Home Minister Rajnath Singh to find an alternative for pellet guns … Read more

Agusta Westland Choppers Out, Russian Chopper To be VVIP helicopter of Indian Air Force

VVIP helicopter india

The Prime Minister and other VVIPs like defence minister and home minister now have refurbished Russian Mi-17 V5 helicopters to ferry them around. These helicopters were modified at the Indian Air Force”s repair depot in Chandigarh to meet the requirements of the VVIPs since after the Agusta Westland choppers contracted during the UPA government were … Read more

Ever wonder what a Navy SEAL has in his survival kit in case he finds himself stranded in enemy territory ?

SEALs aren’t supposed to find themselves in trouble that they can’t get out of. That’s why the U.S Navy has already bought 300 new survival kits for the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, sometimes known as Navy SEAL Team 6. They’re the guys who raided Osama bin Laden’s compound in May 2011 and sent him … Read more

In Last four Years, Indian Army has Lost 256 Men in Various Operations

Army Has lost 256 men in last four years

Living up to their motto ‘Service Before Self’, in last four years, Indian army lost 256 Bravehearts, who made the supreme sacrifice during various counterinsurgency operations and offensive tactical mission. The maximum casualty of 85 men was reported in the year 2015. According to the army, maximum causality was reported from 6 Dogra regiment in … Read more

China tells India to focus on border peace while India deploys BrahMos in Arunachal Pradesh

China Warns India

China on Thursday urged India to do more to reinforce peace and stability along the border, following reports that New Delhi was deploying advanced cruise missiles in the eastern sector. “We hope the Indian side can do more for peace and stability in the border region…,” Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Wu Qian said at … Read more

Syria on Kashmir issue: India has the right to solve it in any manner

Syria has firmly backed India’s position on Kashmir saying the issue is an internal matter of the country and New Delhi has the right to solve it in any manner. Syrian ambassador to India Dr Riad Kamel Abbas told Mail Today that the problem between India and Pakistan has to be solved by the two … Read more

Parrikar’s trip to US rescheduled to ink Logistics Exchange Agreement Faster

Mannohar Parrikar to sign logistics agreement in US

Any residual doubts about the intensity of the strategic engagement between India and the United States should dissipate with the meeting next week in Washington DC between the American Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and his Indian counterpart Manohar Parikkar, their third pow-wow in nine months. The meeting will be book-ended by the US-India Strategic and … Read more

Pakistan needs to stop Housing terrorists: US

Urging Pakistan yet again to deny safe haven to terrorists, the US has told it to not discriminate among terror groups operating from its territory. US State Department’s Director of Press Office Elizabeth Trudeau on Thursday said: “We have consistently raised our concerns to the highest level of the Pakistani government on the need to … Read more

Indian Air Force has claimed that it does not have records related to AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper Deal

AgustaWestland chopper scam

It may appear strange but Indian Air Force has claimed it does not have records related to controversial VVIP chopper deal with AgustaWestland which was later scrapped following allegations of bribery. The IAF and Defence Ministry are primary holders of the information sought through an RTI query. The Ministry had referred the matter to CBI … Read more

“His newspaper can post all the leaked documents online if India feels they pose no threat”, Australian Journalist

submarine data leak

Australian investigative journalist Cameron Stewart, who broke the sensational story on the leak of data on Indian Scorpene submarines, has questioned the Indian Navy’s attempt to downplay the leak, saying his newspaper can post all the leaked documents online if India feels they pose no threat. In an email response to questions from IANS, Stewart, … Read more

Do you have a Tattoo ? If Yes,Say Goodbye to your chances of Being in the Indian Army

Many of you might not be knowing that Army has a TATTOO POLICY. The document titled ‘Tattoo policy for candidates appearing for SSB interview with permanent body tattoos’ lists out the various places where a candidate can have a tattoo and what kind of a tattoo is acceptable and has been in effect  from 11 May. … Read more

Kashmiri people will not surrender before India even if it sends its whole Army says Ali Gilani

ali-gilani

The Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Syed Ali Gilani, in Indian held Kashmir, has said that the Kashmiri people will not surrender before India even if it sends its whole army to suppress their ongoing freedom movement. Syed Ali Gilani was addressing over the  phone from Srinagar huge pro-freedom rallies at Verinag in Islamabad … Read more

BSF sets up Camps in Schools in Kashmir as Kashmir Unrest Continues

BSF in Kashmir

Border Security Force (BSF), which was deployed in Srinagar on Monday after a gap of 12 years, on Tuesday, occupied several school buildings in Srinagar to set up their camps. The force occupied buildings of government and semi-government schools like SP Higher Secondary at MA Road near Lal Chowk and DAVP School at Jawahar Nagar, they said. … Read more

Unidentified drones flown at Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Army asks Police to Investigate

Drones in Andaman and Nicobar islands

Amidst concerns that drones are being flown in the strategically-important Andaman and Nicobar islands, the Army has asked the Union Territory administration to investigate the matter. An official of the tri-service Andaman and Nicobar Command said they have recently written to the police informing them of such reports and asking to take action. “On February … Read more

Indian Army not happy with Pajero SUV supplied by Mitsubishi Motors

Pajero SUv Indian Army

It is an extremely rare to see the Indian Army get involved in a rant with one of the predominant carmakers in the world. The defence force claimed that malfunctioning engines in some of the Pajeros has forced the Army to bring a few SUVs down from the Indo-China border in Sikkim to Kolkata. “The … Read more

France launches an Investigation into the Massive Submarine Data Leak

Scorpene Submarine

France will formally investigate the devastating leak of secret French documents on India’s new submarine fleet, as the Turnbull government faces calls to bolster security for Australia’s $50 billion submarine project. The move came as India last night expressed “grave concern’’ at the revelation in The Australian yesterday that 22,400 pages of ­secret French documents … Read more

Classified Data of Scorpene-Class Submarines Leaked overseas, not in India: Indian Navy

Amidst speculation over where the major data leak pertaining to India’s Scorpene-class submarines occurred, Indian Navy has clarified, “It appears that the source of leak is from overseas and not in India.” “A case of suspected leak of documents related to Scorpene submarines has been reported by a foreign media house. The available information is … Read more

5 things you should Know about the Scorpene-Class Submarines

The Scorpene class submarines being built in India – Kalvari – went for sea trials in May, 2016 and is expected to be inducted in the Indian Navy soon. Indian Navy officials have said the six submarines, once inducted, would form the core of the Navy’s submarine arm for the next two decades.  Here’s all … Read more

Top Secret Data on Indian Navy’s Scorpene Class Submarine Leaked

The French shipbuilder, which earlier this year won a A$50 billion ($38.06 billion) contract to build Australia’s next generation submarines, has suffered a massive data leak, raising doubts about the security of one of the world’s biggest defence projects. France’s DCNS Group beat out Germany’s ThyssenKrupp AG and a Japanese-government-backed bid by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries … Read more