The cabinet panel cleared the $2.35 billion fresh price for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov which India has purchased from Russia, an official said. The clearance comes a day before Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrives here on a two-day visit. "The cabinet committee on security ...

An Indian Navy plane which was part of the Sagar Pawan naval aerobatic team crashed in Hyderabad near the Begumpet airport today while displaying acrobatics. The pilot succumbed to the crash. The Surya Kiran aircraft of the Indian Air Force was participating in a fly past to mark the inauguration ...

Captain Devender Singh Jass and Naik Selva Kumar of the elite 1 Para Special Forces laid down their lives fighting the insurgents in Sopore, J&K. Senior Army officers from the Special Forces, including a major general, a brigadier on a wheelchair and six colonels wished to accompany the ...

Lt. Gen. (retd) Avdhesh Prakash, the former military secretary at army headquarters who has won a temporary reprieve against a court martial ordered against him, alleges that the Indian Army chief violated a long-standing military practice in recommending the action.
 
The army chief, Gen. ...

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to launch the high-voltage application Vayu Shakti-2010 on February 28 at Pokhran. An exercise will be held with China in 2012.
 
IAF chief Air Chief Marshal P V Naik said on Monday "We hope to hold an exercise with China around 2012. The Army has ...

In yet another sign of the growing India-China military ties, the air forces of the two countries will stage their first joint war games in 2012.
"The planning has commenced. We are expecting political approval soon. In all probability, the exercise will be conducted in 2012," Air Chief ...

A retired Indian Army lieutenant general, charged with corruption in a land scam in West Bengal's Sukhna area, was on Monday given two months to prove his innocence failing which he would have to face a court martial.
 
"The petitioner is given two months to cross examine the witnesses ...

The Indian Navy has planned to induct four MiG-29K combat aircraft into its fleet to enhance the strength.
 
According to sources, the formal ceremony to induct the MiG-29K fighter aircrafts would take place at INS Hansa, which is the Indian Navy's premier naval station.
 
And hence, ...

Eurocopter, the world's leading helicopter manufacturer, will show a significant presence at DEFEXPO 2010, which will start from Feb 15-18 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
 
The company’s star product will be the AS550 C3. And accordingly, the company is participating in the ongoing ...

DefExpo, India’s biannual defense exposition will be held on Monday at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Inaugurated by Defense Minister, AK Antony, it will play host to 650 companies including some of the largest defense corporations in the world.
 
Although there are many companies ...

Defence Minister A.K. Antony reported on Thursday that India would support the global legalization of nuclear weapons in the manner it was done for chemical and biological weapons before elimination.
 
"We would support a process that delegitimises nuclear weapons, just as chemical and ...

External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said on Monday that India was closely monitoring Pakistan's activities following media reports of digging tunnels along its border in Sargodha district stating to analyse its "implications".
 
"We are closely monitoring whatever has been ...

Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Saturday warned of more terrorist attacks and infiltration bids along the Line of Control that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, but said the armed forces were prepared to counter these threats.
 
"In the last two months, the attempts to ...

The Chief of Air Staff P.V. Naik said on Friday that India is not perturbed by the US supplying drones to Pakistan provided they’re used against militants. He said “So long as the drones are used against Taliban militants, we have no problem.”He said that it did not have any ...

Lt General Vijay Kumar Singh will be the next Army chief of India. The announcement was made on Friday. Singh is currently the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army Command.
 
The defence ministry disclosed that Singh will take over from the incumbent army chief General Deepak Kapoor on ...

India on Thursday said that it will remain "impatient" till Pakistan dismantles the terror infrastructure on its soil, adding it should also act against the perpetrators of the "heinous" 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
 
"Unless the government of Pakistan take action ...

External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Thursday said the government would have to be prepared to meet any eventuality in the event of another Mumbai-like attack. He made his statement a day after the US warned Pakistan of the limits to India's patience.
 
"Yes, that is a worrying ...

China's military build-up has been discussed in the talks between visiting US Defence Secretary Robert M. Gates and Defence minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday. Apart from that both sides also agreed on greater cooperation with China on military matters.
 
After the meeting, Gates told the ...

In a clear push for closer bilateral military cooperation in the face of the ‘greatest common challenge of terrorism’, visiting US Defence Secretary Robert Gates met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday to seek a greater Indian role in promoting security in Afghanistan and stability ...

The Indian border post in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district saw some movement as Pakistani troops opened fire for about an hour on Monday night. No casualties have been reported as yet.
 
The Pakistani troops from Kaddu post fired at Kranti post on the Indian side, the officer ...

Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday denied the allegations that China had been grabbing Indian territory and stressed that there had been no change in the India-China border. He further mentioned that was just a difference in “perception”.
 
Antony referred to the LAC that ...

Border Security Force (BSF) troopers opened fire on suspected militants early Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kanachak sector and foiled an infiltration bid, a BSF official said.
 
BSF patrolling party sighted a group of militants entering Kanachak sector, about 35 km west of Jammu, close ...

Defence Minister A.K. Antony today scrutinized the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and asked the defense forces to put more pressures on militants so that they can be neutralized at every level.
 
The defence minister is in the state on one day’s visit. Details about the ...

India successfully test fired air-to-air short range missile, Astra from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Orissa coast on Monday.
 
The beyond visual range missile was tested at the Chandipur test range, about 230 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar, at about 9.45 ...

India's Border Security Force (BSF) blocked the infiltration bid by militants from Pakistan today in the morning hours owing to the fire exchange that took place near Akhnoor along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir.
 
BSF sources said that a group of militants hailing from ...

Describing Jammu and Kashmir vulnerable to militant attacks, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on Friday that security forces must maintain a "high level of vigilance".
 
The home minister made this remark after security forces killed two guerrillas in a 23-hour gun battle in ...

Four Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were injured following the hitting of their patrol by a blast today in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba sector close to the international border.
 
The BSF patrol party was in Manguchak area, about 60 km south of Jammu, when the explosion took place. Deputy ...

There was heavy firing between the Indian and Pakistani border guards at the international border between the two countries in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday evening.
 
As per the Border Security Force (BSF), Pakistani border guards began firing at the Ramgarh sector in an attempt to infiltrate ...

The Defence Minister, A.K. Anthony has reiterated on Friday that the Indian armed forces need special powers to counter terrorism and insurgency prevalent in Jammu and Kashmir and other North-east states.

"As long as their (armed forces) presence is necessary, they need special provisions. ...

Government on Monday denied introduction of women in the defense forces. Though it ruled out bringing women in combat duties, yet it stressed the expansion of streams for women officers.
 
Defense Minister A K Antony said in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour, "At present, there is no ...