Ahead of Border Talks, China Says Differences With India ‘Managed Properly’ Through Dialogue
China on Wednesday presented an upbeat picture of Sino-India ties ahead of this week’s border talks, saying the relations maintained “sound momentum” as the two countries... Read more
Russia’s Igla Wins $1.5Bln Tender for Air Defence Systems in India – Source
Russia and its man-portable air defence system Igla won a tender in India to deliver $1.5 billion worth of short-range air defence systems, a source in the cooperation industry told Sputnik... Read more
India-Specific Rafale Add-Ons After Delivery of All 36 Fighters
The enhanced capabilities of the Rafale fighter aircraft sought by India will be incorporated after all the 36 jets are delivered, according to sources in the Defence Ministry. There are 13... Read more
Here’s What the Pentagon’s First-Ever Audit Found
The Pentagon’s first-ever audit discovered major flaws in how it handles IT processes and challenges with its internal tracking databases, but did not discover any major cases of fraud or ab... Read more
The Boeing Odysseus is a Solar Aircraft Capable of Staying in the Air Indefinitely
You might think that by virtue of living on planet Earth, we are experts on it. But what you, and the rest of science, doesn’t know would fill a pretty big damn book. We need to look at the... Read more
Joint Planning Among Army, Navy, IAF key to Win any War in Shortest Possible Time: B S Dhanoa
Chief of Air Staff B S Dhanoa has strongly pitched for institutionalised structure for joint planning among the Indian Air Force, Navy and Army so that the country wins any war in future in... Read more
Local Suppliers to Get Purchase Preference for 109 Defence Items
Editor’s Note DPP 2016 was a path breaking documents in many ways, but was yet not quite adequate to either boost defence exports or bring in additional FDI in the sector. However, the gover... Read more
Manohar Awati: Sailor, War Hero, Adventurer, Leader, Chronicler…Crosses the Bar
Old Sea Dog! As a first- term cadet in July 1976, Rear Admiral Manohar Prahlad Awati (MPA) was the first flag officer I saw in flesh and blood and he could have been right out of any boyhood... Read more
South China Sea: The Simmering Cauldron
Editor’s Note The waters of South China Sea have been on the boil for quite some time now. Inspite of the ruling by the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration that clearly went against C... Read more
India and the New Great Game in Central Asia
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, the term ‘New Great Game” has been used to describe the modern geopolitics in Central Asia, which is characterised by a competition betw... Read more