HAL set to deliver the first batch of 3 Light Combat Helicopters to IAF
These are part of 15 Limited Series Production helicopters approved for Army and IAF.
IAF secretly airlifted weapons to Afghanistan: Pakistan media
Source: The Week The news that the Indian government had evacuated around 50 diplomats and security staff from the consulate in Kandahar, Afghanistan, dominated national headlines for much of Sunday. Continue Reading
IAF, Army push for Kamov-226T choppers
With replacements for old Cheetah and Chetak helicopters still stuck in red-tape amid the continuing military confrontation with China, the armed forces are planning to approach the government to procure Continue Reading
India evacuates staff from Kandahar consulate as Taliban advance into city
India evacuated all its India-based personnel from Kandahar on Saturday evening by special flight, as Taliban advanced into the city, amidst fighting and violence. The Indian mission is now manned Continue Reading
Sons of Wanted Terrorist Among 11 Govt Employees Sacked
Source: CNN News 18 In a major development, Jammu and Kashmir government has sacked 11 government employees, including Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin’s two sons, for having links with terrorist Continue Reading
Space diplomacy: India building ground station for Asean countries in Vietnam
India has started work on establishing a ground station, payload data reception, processing and dissemination facility in Vietnam. It is intended to provide a reliable operational space-based system for remote sensing over the Asean — Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam — region.
Armed Forces push for Kamov-226T choppers
SOURCE: TNN With replacements for old Cheetah and Chetak helicopters still stuck in red-tape amid the continuing military confrontation with China, the armed forces are planning to approach the government Continue Reading
CPEC degrading effect on Gilgit-Baltistan
China’s Belt and Road Initiative, aimed at renewing the country’s historic trade routes in the coastal countries of south-east Asia, Eurasian mainland and big sweeps of the Indian Ocean if Continue Reading
Bharat Dynamics Ltd signs Rs 499-crore deal with IAF for Akash missiles
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) on Thursday signed a contract worth about Rs 499 crore with the Ministry of Defence for the manufacture and supply of Akash missiles to the Indian Continue Reading
No nuclear arms race between us,China ‘disturbed’ foundation of bilateral ties says India’s External Affairs Minister
India and China Two Asian behemoths who are currently at loggerheads over a bitter border standoff over a year ago, are not in any race for nuclear arms, External Affairs Continue Reading