LRSAM to be test-fired in India in Oct: BDL Chief July 25, 2015 at 08:42AM

SOURCE: ONE INDIA The Long Range Surface Air Missile (LR-SAM) will be tested-fired in India, coming October. LRSAM, also known as Barak-8, being co-developed by India and Israel had already been successfully flight-tested against a flying target in Israel in November 2014. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have joined […]

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‘In 1971 war, Navy had brush with mystery N-sub’ July 25, 2015 at 08:38AM

SOURCE: ASIAN AGE In a stunning revelation about the 1971 India-Pakistan war in a book written by a retired Indian Navy submariner, an Indian submarine had a brush with a hitherto unidentified nuclear submarine near Pakistani shores. According to the book Foxtrots of the Indian Navy, by Commodore P.R. Franklin (Retd) who has fictionalised the […]

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Negotiations for setting Rafale price commenced July 25, 2015 at 08:37AM

SOURCE: UNI Negotiating teams of India and France constituted to finalise the terms and conditions procurement of 36 Rafale fighters have commenced the talks, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed the Rajya Sabha today. “Government of India would like to acquire 36 Rafale jets in fly-away condition as quickly as possible,” Mr Parrikar said in a […]

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Will not allow Chinese military bases, Maldives assures India July 25, 2015 at 08:35AM

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Maldives government’s move to allow foreign ownership of its islands will not affect India’s strategic interests, said Maldives President Abdullah Yameen on Thursday, after ratifying the constitutional amendment on freeholds that could benefit countries like China, that are eager to build land holdings in the Indian ocean. “Our sovereignty is not […]

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Make in India to Reduce Defence Imports July 25, 2015 at 08:33AM

SOURCE : IANS   A paradigm shift is required in policies and procedures to ‘Make in India’ and enable the country reduce imports and increase indigenisation for self-reliance in aerospace and defence, a senior official said on Friday. “We need a paradigm shift in manufacturing of defence equipment to reverse imports from 70 percent and […]

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How Indian Air Force made history with the Kargil War July 25, 2015 at 08:31AM

SOURCE : Dailyo.in Operation “Safed Sagar” commenced on May 26, 1999 and concluded on July 11, 1999 after all military objectives were achieved. This was the first time in the history of military aviation that air power was used at a height of upto 32,000 feet by the Indian Air Force. From April 1999, the Pakistan Army along […]

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Army chief says India won’t allow another Kargil July 25, 2015 at 08:25AM

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Sixteen years after Pakistan sprang a surprise on the Indian Army and triggered a war in the mountains of Kargil, army chief General Dalbir Singh on Friday said India had reinforced its security architecture significantly to avert a repeat of 1999. Speaking exclusively to HT, Singh said, “We have beefed up our […]

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Myanmar top general in India tomorrow July 25, 2015 at 08:23AM

SOURCE: DHNS Less than two months after Indian Army’s “surgical strike” inside Myanmar against Northeast militants, the Chief of Defence Staff of Myanmar would be visiting India to discuss future avenues of military cooperation and how the two nations would work together to nab the militants still at large. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the […]

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How unexploded bombs are making it to scrap markets in Pokhran July 25, 2015 at 08:21AM

SOURCE: REDIFF The incident of a bomb explosion in a civilian area close to the Army’s firing range in Rajasthan has once again highlighted the problem of civilians entering these ranges to collect exploded bombs and shells that fetch a good price in the junk market. The Army on Wednesday, however, put the onus on […]

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Damaged Black box of crashed Dornier sent to US to retrieve data July 25, 2015 at 08:20AM

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The Coast Guard has sent the “severely damaged” black box of the Dornier aircraft, which crashed off the coast of Tamil Nadu on June 8, to the United States to retrieve data. The decision was taken after Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) informed the Board of Inquiry — constituted to look into […]

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20 IAF fighter aircraft crashed in last 3 years: Manohar Parrikar July 25, 2015 at 08:16AM

SOURCE : PTI As many as 20 fighter aircraft, including 3 frontline Sukhois, of the Indian Air Force (IAF) have crashed in the last three years. Two IAF personnel were killed and as many civilians injured in these accidents, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said in a written reply to Lok Sabha today. As per the figures […]

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US lawmakers urge Pakistan to take action against all militants July 25, 2015 at 08:16AM

SOURCE : DAWN US lawmakers, while pleased with Pakistan’s resolve to combat extremists along the Afghan border, are pressing the country also to crack down on other militant groups. The prime minister’s special assistant on foreign affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi and senior Pakistani diplomats had a taste of their indignation over the issue this week as […]

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Performance of ITBP affected as ordnance factories delayed arms supplies: CAG July 25, 2015 at 08:16AM

SOURCE : PTI Performance of ITBP guarding the sensitive Sino-India border has been “adversely affected” as ordnance factories did not supply necessary arms and ammunition to the force for upto to six years after taking advance payments, the CAG today said. In its latest report tabled today in Parliament, the CAG said advance funds of […]

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India, Thailand agree to enhance naval cooperation: Dhowan July 25, 2015 at 08:16AM

SOURCE : PTI India and Thailand have agreed to forge and enhance naval cooperation including sharing of data and information on shipping, which will help the two navies jointly address any emerging threats and challenges. During talks by visiting Indian Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan, the two nations explored more avenues to further strengthen relationship in […]

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US to release USD 337 million military aid to Pak July 25, 2015 at 08:16AM

SOURCE : ANI The United States is expected to release military assistance worth USD 337 million to Pakistan under the Coalition Support Fund in the next few days. A Finance Ministry official familiar with the matter said that the Obama administration has notified the U.S. Congress about its intention to release the fund after a […]

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IB Warns of Human Bomb Attack Against Modi During His Bihar Visit July 25, 2015 at 08:16AM

SOURCE : IANS A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bihar visit, the intelligence agencies have warned of a possible “human bomb attack” on the lines of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, a top police officer said. Modi is scheduled to visit Patna on Saturday and address a rally in Muzaffarpur. “The Intelligence […]

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Defence watch: MoD's answers to questions in parliament on July 24th

Measures to promote indigisation of defence equipment, the Government has: (a) Accorded preference to acquisition under “Buy (Indian)”, “Buy and Make (Indian)” and “Make” categories, over “Buy (Global)” and “Buy and Make (Global)” categories; (b) Raised FDI limit in defence to 49 per cent through FIPB route, and beyond 49 with the approval of Cabinet Committee on Security, where it

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Defence watch: MoD's answers to questions in parliament on July 24th

Measures to promote indigisation of defence equipment, the Government has: (a) Accorded preference to acquisition under “Buy (Indian)”, “Buy and Make (Indian)” and “Make” categories, over “Buy (Global)” and “Buy and Make (Global)” categories; (b) Raised FDI limit in defence to 49 per cent through FIPB route, and beyond 49 with the approval of Cabinet Committee on Security, where it

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Indian Army short of 10,000 officers: Manohar Parrikar July 24, 2015 at 07:12PM

SOURCE : PTI The Army is facing a shortfall of nearly 10,000 officers while the Navy is facing a shortage of about 1,800.Also, 644 officers have taken premature retirement from the Army since 2012. In the Navy, the figure stood at 343 while in the Air Force, it was 441. Giving the details, Defence Minister […]

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US could delpoy F-35C stealth fighter to S China Sea July 24, 2015 at 06:50PM

SOURCE: WANT CHINA TIMES The potential deployment of a Lockheed Martin F-35C fifth-generation stealth fighter to the Asia-Pacific region has attracted the attention of Beijing, according to China’s nationalist tabloid Global Times. In his final Navigation Plan announced on July 20, US chief of naval operations Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert suggested the US Navy to […]

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