Defence News

Over 350 Indian Army personnel likely to move Supreme Court against AFSPA 'dilution'

Recently, a Supreme Court bench, headed by Justice Madan Lokur had pulled up the CBI direction due to the delays in filing the FIRs against Manipur police commandos and armed forces personnel.

Aug 14, 2018

I am grateful to Ji Chan Wook, Kang Ha Neul for taking care of me in military: Infinite's Sunggyu

The trio attended a press conference for their upcoming military produced musical 'Shinheung Military Academy.'

Aug 14, 2018

UP defence industrial corridor: Private players mute, defence PSUs take lead

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman reaffirmed the role of private as well as public sector players in exporting the defence manufactured products.

Aug 13, 2018

Explosions rock Yemen day after missile shot down over Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia uses US-made bomb to kill 50 Yemeni children; Pentagon has a strange response

Saudi Arabia is repeatedly using the US-made MK-82 bombs in its war against Yemen. Last week, one of these 500-pound bombs killed nearly 50 schoolchildren as Saudi air forces attacked a school bus in Saada province.

Aug 13, 2018

Indian Army soldiers to get indigenous winter clothing, high-altitude gear for Siachen Glacier

For soldiers deployed on Siachen Glacier, it's a constant battle of survival against severe cold, avalanches, landslides, frostbite and high-velocity winds. More soldiers have succumbed to extreme conditions than enemy action on the glacier.

Aug 13, 2018

Maldives asks India to withdraw choppers and personnel as it woos China

Interestingly, the Maldivian government had recently extended a Letter of Exchange (LoE) till December.

Aug 11, 2018

CAG slams $2.1 billion deal for P-8I maritime patrol aircraft

CAG says the Boeing planes were not cheaper than the competition and pointed to other shortcomings, including Boeing not honouring offset agreements and inadequacies in the plane's surveillance and offensive capabilities.

Aug 8, 2018

Indian Air Force to study feasibility of having women combat pilots

Among the factors the IAF will look at is how crucial will be the impact on the tight flying schedule of a combat squadron if a woman pilot gets married and has children.

Aug 6, 2018

Operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian ends with five militants shot dead in two days

The army has killed five terrorists in Kiloora village in an operation that began on Friday evening.

Aug 4, 2018

India to back Mauritius on Chagos sovereignty claim at ICJ

The United Nations has requested for an advisory opinion on the Chagos archipelago which is situated in the Indian Ocean.

Aug 3, 2018

China building all-weather road near Siachen, in Kashmir's Shaksgam valley

After Doklam may be closing in on India from other strategic points. The latest reports say China has made considerable progress in a road construction project in the Shaksgam Valley in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Aug 2, 2018

Iranian revolutionary guard march during a parade

US suspicious of Iran's moves; 'closely monitoring' major military drill

The United States believes Iran is preparing to carry out a major exercise in the Gulf, amid heightened tensions with Washington.

Aug 2, 2018

No ISIS in Kashmir; wiped out the only module in Anantnag operation

During a session in the Rajya Sabha, Hansraj Ahir, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, said that there are no ISIS or ISJK terrorists in Kashmir. He made this comment after ISJK head and three others were killed in an Indian Army operation in Anantnag.

Aug 1, 2018

S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems

US raises concern over Russian weapons sale to India; Defence Ministry team to visit Washington

Countries like India and Indonesia are likely to get a special waiver from the US under CAATSA. It is applied to countries that wish to buy defence equipment from Russia.

Jul 31, 2018

Lid off on Manipur extra-judicial killings by army: 1,528 deaths, 14 'murderers'

In the affidavit to the high court, Lt. Col. Singh has highlighted the fake encounter and extortion perpetrated on innocent persons of Manipur by Army's Intelligence Corps and Surveillance Unit.

Jul 31, 2018

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