Defence general
Taliban attack on Peshwar school kills 126
16 Dec 2014
At least 126 people were killed and more than 122 were wounded on Tuesday when Taliban gunmen stormed a military high school in Peshawar, taking hundreds of innocent students hostage in the bloodiest insurgent attack in the country
Gunman, 2 hostages die as police end siege of Sydney cafe
15 Dec 2014
Two of the hostages and the gunman Sheik Man Haron Monis were killed as police stormed the Sydney café at around 2 am local time on Monday, ending the 16-hour siege
BAE Systems completes acquisition of cyber security firm SilverSky
15 Dec 2014
The acquisition, announced in October, will increase BAE’s footprint in the fast-growing US cyber security market
America’s Sikorsky bags Rs6,000-cr deal for Navy copters
06 Dec 2014
United Technologies Corporation group company Sikorsky Aircraft Corp has been selected for the supply of 16 multi-role helicopters for the Indian Navy in a contract worth Rs6,000 crore
Eight Armymen, 3 cops killed in Kashmir suicide attack
05 Dec 2014
At least 11 Indian security personnel were killed in a suicide attack on an army artillery camp in Jammu & Kashmir early today in an escalation of militant violence in the middle of elections in the state
China building airstrip-size island to control South China Sea: Jane’s
22 Nov 2014
The weekly said images it had obtained showed that the Chinese have built a 3,000-metre long and 200-300-metre wide island on the Fiery Cross Reef, which is in waters claimed by Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Brunei
Obama quietly extends US military role in Afghanistan
22 Nov 2014
Obama’s new order lets American forces execute missions against the Taliban and other militant groups threatening US troops or the Afghan government.