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Almost unsung, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has completed a century of launching satellites in space! This was in true Test cricket fashion a slow plod taking almost 36 years, since the first satellite to be launched from India was Rohini in 1980. In a bold first move, ISRO is also opening its doors … Read more
What is Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) ? Established in April, 1987 . It is a voluntary association with 34 countries (Now 35 including India) & 4 ‘unilateral adherents’ that follows its rules : Israel, Romania, Slovakia, Macedonia. The group aims to slow the missile & unmanned technology delivery that could be used for Chemical, … Read more
Terming as “satisfactory” the performance of Akash missile that has been inducted into the Indian Army and Air Force, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), today said the development of the weapon system’s next generation is currently underway. “As far as Akash is concerned, the system which has now been inducted into the Indian Army and Air … Read more
Pakistan and Turkey are in talks for Islamabad to purchase T129 attack helicopters co-developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries, a move officials from both countries said would strengthen defense ties between the two, the Anadolu news agency reported Friday. The news came as the newly appointed Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik and Khawaja Muhammad Asif, his … Read more
With The Coveted MTCR Membership In The Bag: PM Modi Scoops Billions In Investment Washington: The visit also yielded a bonanza of big-ticket investments from Amazon and Star. The two countries finalised a deal that allows their militaries to help each other with crucial supplies, and Washington formally recognized India as a ‘major defence partner’. … Read more
The United States and Russia may be hitting ISIS harder than anyone, with constant attacks from the air, but none of these countries does Islamic State group truly fear. ISIS militants admitted to being truly scared of only one country. And it is not the United States, Russia, Great Britain or France: it is Israel. … Read more
British Special Forces troops are “freaking out” Islamic State fighters by blasting Bollywood music at them. The psychological warfare strategy is aimed at discrediting the extremists who claim the music is “apostasy” or un-Islamic. They came up with the idea after a Pakistani-born army intelligence officer with the British Army told troops Bollywood tunes would … Read more
A fire at one of India’s largest military ammunition depots Tuesday killed at least 17 people and injured scores more, officials said, as footage showed flames lighting up the night sky. The blaze broke out overnight at the high security depot stockpiling tonnes of weapons and ammunition near the city of Nagpur in central India. … Read more
YOU have a one in three chance of breaking your spine – but you are trading a violent event for probable death, says Swinburne University researcher in aviation medicine David Newman. As a civilian pilot and former Royal Australian Air Force doctor, Dr Newman explains this ”escape mechanism of last resort”. Walk us through it. … Read more
Army Reportedly Launches Offensive Against Militants In Manipur After Six Jawans Were Martyred Reports are doing the rounds that the Indian Army, in order to avenge the killing of 6 Assam riffles jawans by militants near Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur, launched an offensive and destroyed some rebel makeshift camps near the border. According to reports … Read more
Two Years ago,on this very day, BJP under the leadership of Narendra Modi formed the Current Central Government in India.To see the transformation people felt during this time,Research Agency Hansa conducted a Survey to find out their views about Modi Government in these two Years. In the Survey,A total of 5,034 People took part.The Survey … Read more
Much has been made of the accuracy of Lone Survivor, which has been widely praised for its realism and even named “one of the most realistic war movies of all time.” To provide much of its authenticity, writer-director Peter Berg worked closely with Marcus Luttrell, the Navy SEAL played by Mark Wahlberg in the film, … Read more
India has actually taken a lead in the development and testing of its ‘First Fully Indigenised’ Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW). Highly placed sources in the Union ministry of defence shared exclusively that the SAAW was successfully test launched from a Jaguar aircraft towards the fag end of first quarter of May by the Aircraft & … Read more
Para Commandos are a special forces unit of the Indian Army. Formed in 1966, the Para Commandos are the largest and most important part of the Special Forces of India. They are a part of the highly-trained Parachute Regiment of the Indian Army and, generally, all the Para-Commando personnel are selected from it. Do you … Read more
Area 51 sparks the interest of people who are believe in extraterrestrial life because of the many Questions this place raises. Join us as we count down 8 Scary Facts about Area 51 – 8. The C.I.A first acknowledged Area51’s existence in 2013 For years people have been voicing their opinions and views about … Read more
When we talk of Army,The first thing that comes in our mind is Guns.These projectile firing Metal objects have been with us since 1000 AD. Have you ever wondered which Gun does the Indian Army use ? Being the Third Largest and the strongest Army,Indian Army uses a range of Guns for its Men. The … Read more
Eight years ago, ten heavily armed terrorists from the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) nearly set India and Pakistan on the brink of war. Using a stealthy, seaborne insertion tactic pioneered by Palestinian terrorists decades ago, the military-style assault on Mumbai achieved its initial objective: complete surprise. It was the world’s first hybrid terrorist attack — a deadly witches’ brew … Read more
The Exercise Red Flag ‘battle‘ has begun in the Joint Pacific Range Complex over Alaska. Some of Indian Air Force’s best fighter pilots are squaring off with pilots from the US Air Force and other top guns from Japan, South Korea and Germany to test their capabilities in a dynamic warfare environment. Led by Group … Read more
They were always a sight to behold, a force to reckon with. Fighters landing vertically, akin to helicopters, with ear-splitting roars on a moving airfield despite being fixed-wing. It left even the usually phlegmatic Manmohan Singh slightly nonplussed during the “PM’s day at sea” in 2006. Similar was the case of other politicians, before and … Read more
Sahitya Academy award winning author Datta D Naik has submitted a proposal to the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to permit a group of Sahitya Academy award winning writers from across India to spend time at the military bases and interview the armed personnel about their experiences (within the framework of secrecy constraints). Naik told media … Read more