Japan at a Crossroads: What’s keeping its Defense Industry From Growing?
Australia — Japan is facing what appears to be an increasingly difficult choice, between a desire to keep its domestic defense industry in business, and getting more value for its defense sp... Read more
Analysis: Rising US, China Rivalry Deepening Rifts in Asia
All the usual rituals of international summits were there: the group photos, the gala dinners, the noticeably vibrant shirts leaders force themselves into. But eclipsing all of that at Asia’... Read more
Hunting for Nasr?
Editor’s Note The issue of Pakistan using tactical nuclear weapons in the event of a military confrontation with India has been discussed often. They could use it on our spearheads as they g... Read more
Army Aims To Cut Troop Strength by 1 Lakh
Finer details emerging on restructuring of the 13.50-lakh strong Army indicate that the force’s strength is likely to be brought down by 1 lakh, the downsizing including cutting down the aut... Read more
Artillery Modernisation- A Realty Check
Editor’s Note Napoleon had said, “Artillery is the God of war.” However the Indian Army’s artillery had been buried deep in a seemingly bottomless pit for decades. The Bofors ghost had disal... Read more
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