Defence general

03 Jun 2009

The Russian Schucka-B class nuclear attack submarine, damaged in an accident during sea trials last year, will be commissioned by the Russian Navy in the autumn and subsequently leased to the Indian Navy by the year-end.

02 Jun 2009

02 Jun 2009

02 Jun 2009

02 Jun 2009

30 May 2009

30 May 2009

Russia has said it will supply low-enriched uranium, retrieved from nuclear warheads, to a number of major US energy companies for commercial purposes.

30 May 2009

US defence secretary Robert Gates has said that in the coming years, the United States would look to India providing security in the Indian Ocean and beyond.

30 May 2009

Almost three million people have flooded out of what was once a tranquil tourist destination, and the military fears that among the mass movement of humanity there will be those plotting to strike at the heart of Pakistan's cities. By CNN correspondent Dan Rivers

29 May 2009

29 May 2009

28 May 2009

28 May 2009

27 May 2009

27 May 2009

India has issued a global tender for the supply of 37 heavy-lift and gunship helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF), estimated to be worth atleast $2 billion.

27 May 2009

26 May 2009

With the handing over of the latest batch of Arjun main battle tanks to the Indian Army, the indigenously designed and developed tank has now been inducted as part of a fully functional combat unit.  

25 May 2009

25 May 2009

Pilots of the first AWACS squadron of the Indian Air Force flew in the first of three Israeli Phalcon AWACS at the air force station Jamnagar this afternoon. The arrival marks the induction of a potent force multiplier in the Indian sub-continent region.

25 May 2009

Indian Air Force pilots will fly in the first of three Israeli Phalcon AWACS on Monday, marking the induction of a potent force multiplier in the Indian sub-continent region.

19 May 2009

The Agni II missile is a part of India's Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme

18 May 2009

18 May 2009

The battle for a Tamil homeland has come to a close in Sri Lanka’s north with the leadership of the Tamil Tigers meeting their death at the hands of the Sri Lankan army. By Rajiv Singh

15 May 2009

15 May 2009

Dassault’s Rafale fighter may be back in contention for the IAF’s 126 medium range multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) tender with a high-level delegation from France due to meet MoD officials and affecting a patch-up.