The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday (May 19) successfully test-fired nuclear-capable 'Agni-II' missile. The user trial was conducted from launch pad-4 of Integrated Test Range at Wheelers Island near Dhamra, about 80 kms from Orissa. Agin-II missile is capable of ...

Air Marshal P K Barbora has been named as the new vice-chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF). The seasoned fighter pilot, Barbora will join his office from June 1. Currently he is serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Delhi-based Western Air Command (WAC), which is the most important ...

Indian Navy is expected to get the delivery of Akula-II class nuclear-powered submarine from Russia by the end of this year. The delivery of the submarine was supposed to be made on June but on November last year the submarine entered into an accident during a sea trial. The mishap claimed the ...

Vice Admiral Sanjeev Bhasin replaced J.S. Bedi as the commanding-in-chief officer of Western Naval Command on Thursday (April 30). A National Defence Academy pass-out Bhasin was inducted into the executive branch of Indian Navy in January 1972. Sanjeev Bhasin has the credit of commanding two ...

Indian Government has decided to hike the pension fund of retired Indian Army Gorkha regiment's personnels to Rs.10 billion from the previous Rs.7 billion. The government's decision came after the recommendation of the Indian Pay Commission. Now the Indian government has earmarked Rs.10 billion in ...

Russia has launched a joint project with India to develop a new military transport plane. In order to develop the project, the Russian government has allocated an amount of $64 million, informed a defence official. In 2007, the two countries signed an intergovernmental agreement for developing ...

The French fighter Rafale is now out of the race of a $10-billion contract for 126 combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force. The twin-engine multi-role fighter Rafale was one of the six contenders in the race. The Ministry of Defence officially rejected Rafale on the ground of its failure to meet ...

India on Wednesday (15th April) successfully test fired a new version of nuclear capable surface to surface Prithvi-II ballistic missile from the Chandipur test range in Balasore, Orissa. According to defence sources in future Prithvi-II nuclear capable missile could be used by the Indian Army as a ...

On early Sunday (5th April) morning the indigenously built unmanned air vehicle (UAV), Nishant, accomplished its test flight successfully. The Nishant took its test flight from an abandoned runway of World War II at a small village named Veerapura, eight kilometres from Kolar in Karnataka. The UAV, ...

A new version of supersonic cruise missile BrahMos for the Army was successfully test-fired on Sunday (29th March) at the Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan. This was the third test of the block II version of the missile in less than two months. The DRDO claimed that the missile hit bull’s eye ...

The Indian Army on Sunday (22nd March) flagged off the "Bison Blue Waters Expedition" in Lakshadweep aimed at educating the citizens of the island about the importance of conservation of coral reefs and other ecological concerns threatening these islands, a statement issued by the army ...

The Central Government today (21st March), appointed Vice-Chief of the Air Staff, Pradeep Vasant Naik, as the next chief of the India Air Force (IAF). Air Marshal Naik will take over from the current Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major on May 31. The incumbent AIF chief will retire from the IAF ...

In a boost to India's surveillance capability, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is likely to receive the first of the three Israeli Phalcon Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) in the second half of May this year. The delayed delivery is almost a year and a half behind the actual ...

To enhance Indian Navy's combat capability, the government has approved building of four new power-packed destroyer warships. Top Navy sources said in New Delhi on Tuesday (17th March), that Mumbai-based ship building yard, Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) would soon get the follow-on orders for ...

On Thursday (12th March), Air Marshal D.C. Kumaria became the first ever director general operations of the Indian Air Force (IAF). An official statement said that, Mr. Kumaria took charge of DGO in a ceremony at the Air Headquarters in New Delhi.
 
Mr. Kumaria commissioned as a fighter ...

Encouraged by the successful testing of its fledgling ballistic missile defence system, India is going ahead with an ambitious project capable of shooting down incoming ICBMs in the 5,000 km range. The phase-II of the Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) systems is likely to be deployed by 2014. On its ...

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday (March 6) successfully tested an indigenous interceptor missile to establish ballistic missile defence (BMD) shield. According to official reports, during the trial, the interceptor missile destroyed the enemy ballistic missile at ...

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday (March 4) successfully test fired the new version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in Pokharan at Rajasthan. The BrahMos missile failed to hit the target during its test trail on January 20, but this time it succeeded to ...

The Indian Navy is expected to get first home-grown aircraft carrier by 2014. The ship is being designed by the Directorate of Naval Design at the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). While laying the keel for India's first indigenous aircraft at Kochi on Saturday (February 28) defence minister AK Antony ...

The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is planning to develop 12 high-tech technologies for India’s first indigenously built Arjun main battle tank (MBT). While talking to the media, associate director of the DRDO’s Combat Vehicles Research and Development ...

Leading aerospace company Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will supply 350 combat jets, trainers and helicopters to the Indian armed forces by 2012. This statement was made by the chairman of HAL, Ashok Baweja on Thursday (February 19). According to media reports, the orders for 350 aircraft and ...

Nine years after its recommendation, the project of setting up the Indian Nation Defence University (INDU) has got a fresh impetus from the Centre. The Union government has zeroed in on Binola village near Gurgaon in Haryana as the location for the INDU, Minister of State for Defence Production Rao ...

Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta said on Wednesday (18th February) that, India's first indigenous aircraft carrier will be in the waters by 2011. This feather in Navy's cap will be a great achievement in the progress towards self-reliance in the defence industry. At present the aircraft ...

To increase its surveillance capabilities, Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to have its own satellite in space by the end of 2010. IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major gave this information to the media in Bangalore yesterday (12th February).
 
ISRO's own surveillance satellite will be ...

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) announced that it will develop a medium combat aircraft (MCA) having stealth features. Earlier, the DRDO has developed the light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas with the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. The newly proposed MCA will be ...

India's defence minister AK Antony on Wednesday (February 11) claimed that country's secretive programme to construct indigenous nuclear submarines is nearly completed. On the sidelines of the ongoing Aero India-2009 in Bangalore, the defence minister informed that the Advanced Technology Vessel ...

Indian naval force is expected to get Krivak IV-class guided missile warships from Russia. According to reports, both India and Russia are negotiating the delivery contract of the additional warships. The Krivak IV-class guided missile warships are being developed by Russia at the Yantar shipyard ...

The Indian Army is all set to get its own amphibious brigade in February 2009. The new brigade is modeled on the lines of the Indian Navy's marine commandos. They are specializing in land as well marine warfare. Experts see it as a “necessary adjunct” to meet India's new security ...

Defence Minister A K Antony commissioned the sixth advanced offshore patrol vessel (AOPV) ‘ICGS Samrat' for the Indian Coast Guard at Goa on Wednesday (21st January).
 
While speaking at the launching ceremony he said that, the Indian Coast Guard has less than 20% of its requirements ...

The Indian Navy will commission its first helicopter base INS Shikra in Mumbai on Thursday (January 22). The chopper base will be commissioned by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta. Captain Philipose G Pynumootil has been named as the Commanding Officer of the INS Shikra. Informing ...