US-Iran Conflict: An Unstable Gulf Region Could Hurt India, Say Experts
Sharing his views Brig SK Chatterji (retd) says “In Iraq, Hezbollah backed militias have fired rockets at a US base in Balad, Iraq. They have asked Iraqi forces to stay away from US bases. A... Read more
The MQ-9 Reaper drone and the Hellfire missile: One a high-flying, silent and deadly unmanned aircraft that made its first appearance in 2001, the other a staple missile of US military aircr... Read more
Thousands of Marines With 26th MEU End Exercise, Head to Mediterranean Sea Amid Rising Middle East Tensions
The U.S. has ended a planned exercise with the Moroccan military to send roughly 2,500 Marines into the Mediterranean Sea as tensions between the U.S. and Iran rise, a defense official confi... Read more
CDS Bipin Rawat to Attend Key Meet on Jan 17
General Bipin Rawat will attend his first Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting in his new role as the Chief of Defence Staff on January 17, a senior government officer said on Monday. R... Read more
India plans to ring in its own era of space-to-space tracking and communication of its space assets this year by putting up a new satellite series called the Indian Data Relay Satellite Syst... Read more
HSL Plans Bid for Submarine Project
Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL) is laying the ground to bid for and win the contract to build at least six submarines for Indian Navy, in partnership with Adani group, even as it is focused on... Read more
After Russia Protests, MoD to Take Call on $2.5 bn Deal
The defence ministry is set to take a call on a $2.5-billion purchase of new air defence systems for the Army after Russia strongly protested the selection of a South Korean manufacturer and... Read more
India-Bangladesh Border Meet takes Place Amidst NRC, CAA
While the nationwide protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) have proved to be the result of a concerted campaign by the Opposition... Read more
US will Strike 52 Iranian Sites if Tehran Attacks
President Trump has warned the US is “targeting” 52 Iranian sites and will strike “very fast and very hard” if Tehran attacks Americans or US assets. His comments fol... Read more
Night Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters have New Laser Countermeasures System
Directional infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) systems, which use lasers to blind and confuse the seeker on infrared-homing missiles, are becoming an increasingly ubiquitous feature on U.S. mil... Read more