Category: Media

Former Afghan president Rabbani killed in blast

by Indo-Asian News Service • September 21, 2011

Former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani was killed Tuesday evening in a suicide blast at his house in Kabul. He was meeting a group of Taliban insurgents when the explosion was triggered, Xinhua reported, quoting an unnamed source from Rabbani’s office.

by Saurabh Joshi • August 26, 2011

Jharkhand Police take delivery of the first of six Mine Protected Vehicles manufactured by Defense Land Systems India (DSLI).

by Saurabh Joshi • August 24, 2011

Images from the commissioning ceremony of the INS Satpura.

by Saurabh Joshi • August 9, 2011

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) debuts a UAV that looks like the US rotary heavy-lift workhorse, the Chinook.

by StratPost News Desk • June 23, 2011

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is launching a book on Thursday, detailing the history of their experience of humanitarian, supply and special operations. Here are some images from the book.

by Saurabh Joshi • March 28, 2011

StratPost recently got a chance to visit the INS Cankarso, a Car Nicobar-class Water Jet Fast Attack Craft. Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers [GRSE], the vessel was commissioned in June last year.

by Saurabh Joshi • March 23, 2011

Images from the Golden Jubilee celebrations of INAS 310 Cobras at Dabolim in Goa.

by StratPost News Desk • February 11, 2011

Industrialist Ratan Tata before a spin in the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

by StratPost News Desk • February 11, 2011

Gallery of images from Aero India 2011.

by StratPost News Desk • January 22, 2011

28 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and army will overfly the Republic Day parade next Wednesday in New Delhi including 13 fighters and five transport aircraft. Ten helicopters, including three Indian Army Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) will also be part of the flypast.

by StratPost News Desk • January 22, 2011

The South Portal, where these photographs were taken, is 15 kilometers from Manali in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh.

by StratPost News Desk • January 11, 2011

The crest of the Indian Navy’s new UAV squadron, INAS (Indian Naval Air Squadron) 343, which will be commissioned in Porbandar in Gujarat on Monday. The squadron will operate Searcher and Heron UAVs. The navy’s first UAV squadron is INAS 342 based in Kochi in Kerala. The navy plans a third squadron at INS Parundu at Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu.

by StratPost News Desk • January 11, 2011

All images are kind courtesy and copyright Shiv Aroor.

by StratPost News Desk • October 27, 2010

Indian navy chief, Admiral Nirmal Verma introduces Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony to senior naval commanders in New Delhi on Wednesday.