Breaking! Indian Navy May Finalise $2 billion MH60R Seahawk Multirole Naval Helicopters Deal Later this Year
Indian Navy is expected to conclude contract with the US-based aerospace giant Lockheed Martin for 24 MH60R Seahawk multirole naval helicopters by October this year. The Indian Navy $2 billi... Read more
Laser Weapons: A Blueprint for Adding Them to the Force
The country that is first to develop and field battlefield lasers will have a distinct military advantage. Directed energy weapons promise to complement kinetic weapons and help fight off va... Read more
Is the Pentagon Moving Quickly Enough on Hypersonic Defense?
As the Pentagon looks to catch up with China and Russia in the hypersonic arms race, there is a widespread acknowledgement that the technology to defend against weapons capable of reaching M... Read more
US Army Wants $228 Million to Build ‘Super Gun’ That can Fire Shell 1,150 Miles in War With Russia or China
The United States military wants to build the most powerful cannon ever created, a “super gun” that can fire an explosive shell more than 1,100 miles. Together with new, hypersonic missiles... Read more
US, Russia Divided on Venezuela Crisis After Talks as Moscow Warns Against Military Intervention
Russia and the United States remain split on how to resolve the crisis in Venezuela, officials from both powers said Tuesday after talks in Rome. Elliott Abrams, the Trump administration’s s... Read more
Manohar Parrikar: India’s Former Defence Minister was a General at Heart
My first encounter with Manohar Parrikar was when he was the Defence Minister. He was scheduled to address a seminar jointly hosted by my organization and an Industry Association on 25 Febru... Read more
Pakistan’s Perpetual Terrorist Flip-Flop Loop
In the wake of Pulwama attack in India and following the airstrikes in Pakistan, Islamabad is again pledging to get tough on terrorists. Apparently, Pakistan launched a crackdown on jihadist... Read more
Surgical Changes in the Small Arms Inventory of Indian Armed Forces
The Indian Army’s small arms inventory is in for a near-total makeover. Straddled with an unreliable INSAS (Indian Small Arm System) rifle and a World War II vintage machine carbine, it appe... Read more
Manohar Parrikar, Minister Behind Surgical Strikes, Modernised India’s Defence and Gave Free Hand to Army
In his two and a half years as India’s Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar attempted to bring back the modernisation of the armed forces back on track as well as gave free hand to the Indian... Read more
Wi-Fi and LTE Poised to Transform Tactical Networking
U.S. Department of Defense tactical networking and command post programs widely acknowledge the critical need to improve mobility. The current state-of-the-art for tent-based command posts r... Read more