“Changing dimensions of war would now include advanced technologies, asymmetric capabilities and info-dominance, and it was very important that the IAF’s preparations for the future must include these aspects,” the statement quoted Singh as saying.
The parachute units of the Indian Army are among the oldest airborne units in the world. The regiment has been historically known for feats in mountaineering.
In late January 2021, a Reuters report revealed that China’s BGI Group, the world’s largest genomics company, was collaborating with the Chinese military
Not long ago, China asserted its claims on the South China Sea by building and fortifying artificial islands in waters also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia. Its strategy Continue Reading
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Indian state-owned aerospace and defense company, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is carrying out integration works on one of the Limited series LCA-Tejas aircraft that will enable it to fire Astra Continue Reading
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After assuring military equipment to Pakistan and criticising the Indo-Pacific strategy, Russia today assured India by describing it as a “trusted partner”, Russia said there were no divergences or misunderstandings Continue Reading
Deliveries of Russia’s latest heavy Okhotnik drone to the Russian troops are scheduled to begin in 2024. these drones can operate under control of a fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet pilot. The Okhotnik features stealth technology and the flying wing design (it lacks the tail) and has a take-off weight of 20 tonnes. The drone has a jet engine and is capable of developing a speed of around 1,000 km/h.
Russia’s Rezonans-N radar, capable of spotting hypersonic missiles and deployed on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in November last year, will enter service by June 2021. It will ensure “round-the-clock control of the airspace above northern regions of Norway and Finland.”