The construction of India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) at Cochin is expected to be completed in December this year, after which the warship will be launched, Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurien Antony said Tuesday.
No US waiver to DRDO on technology imports: Antony
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The US has removed four Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) labs from the restricting Entity List that regulates technology exports, but it has not provided any waiver in acquiring technology without license or any exemption from existing obligations concerning exports.
Chinese aircraft carrier nears completion
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Fifty-year-old Li Xiaoyan, a senior colonel in the Chinese Navy, will command the ship.
IAF pilot killed in MiG-21 plane crash
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) Tuesday lost a combat pilot when a MiG-21 fighter jet he was flying crashed near Bikaner in Rajasthan.
Irregularities in road contracts for China border roads
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The government has ordered an investigation into alleged irregularities in allocation of Border Roads Organization (BRO) tenders for Indian roads along the border with China.
Top brass split over Mirage upgrade
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With the USD 2.4 billion Mirage-2000 upgrade deal with France in its final stages, India’s defense ministry and air force top brass seem to be split over the high costs and likely benefits to the country’s future air power needs.
Army’s 2nd OTA at Gaya opens next month
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India is all set to open a swanky new military training academy at Gaya in Bihar in a month to augment the number of troop commanders.
Krishna visiting Myanmar to engage civilian government
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For the first time since a civilian government took over in Myanmar, India will hold a high-level engagement with it when External Affairs Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna will be on a three-day visit to Yangon and new capital Nay Pyi Taw beginning Monday.
Indian military team heads to China
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Rashtriya Rifles’ Delta Force commander Major General Gurmeet Singh, responsible for anti-insurgency operations in Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban areas of Jammu and Kashmir, will head the eight-member delegation that will tour Beijing and Urumqi in Xinjiang province in western China.
ITBP recognized for counter-insurgency school
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The Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was a self-funded training camp until it was formally sanctioned by Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram on May 6, 2011, in recognition of its exceptional and state-of-the-art training.
Indian presence not against Pakistan: Karzai
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“Pakistan should feel happy that Afghanistan is being helped by another neighbor.”
Indian PM to visit Sri Lanka
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Sri Lankans have often complained that Indian leaders rarely visit Colombo despite the many trips made to New Delhi by their leaders.
Work on BrahMos’ hypersonic version to begin this year: Russian official
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Development of a hypersonic version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile will begin this year, while tests of the air-launched version of the existing missile will begin next year, a senior Russian official said Sunday.
Rana acquitted for 26/11, India disappointed
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In a verdict that “disappointed” India, a US jury cleared Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Rana of charges that he helped with the 26/11 Mumbai attack but convicted him of supporting the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Islamist militant group New Delhi blames for the carnage.
India to hold massive war game this winter
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The Bhopal-based 21 Corps will be the formation that will be exercising in the Rajasthan desert sometime in October-December, according to sources at Army Headquarters.
