IAF Set To Lease A330 Mid-Air Refueller From France For Training
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has approached the French government to lease one Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport aircraft for training purposes as a precursor to lease five more mid-air... Read more
HAL’s Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv Demonstrates Deck Operations Capabilities In Ship-Borne Trials
Dhruv Mk III MR is equipped with the most modern and reliable Shakti engines and an advanced glass cockpit. HAL had recently delivered ALH Dhruv Mk III MR to Indian Coast Guard as part of it... Read more
Russian Planes Land With Critical COVID Aid For India
In an effort to help India deal with the second wave of COVID-19, in the early hours of April 29, two special flights of the Russian EMERCOM have successfully delivered humanitarian aid from... Read more
India, Russia To Establish A ‘2+2 Ministerial Dialogue’ Between Foreign, Defence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked President Vladimir Putin for Russia’s help and support in India’s fight against COVID-19 as the two leaders agreed to establish... Read more
United States Will Maintain Strong Military Presence In Indo-Pacific To Prevent Conflict: Joe Biden
President Joe Biden said that he has told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that the US will maintain a strong military presence in the Indo-Pacific “not to start conflict, but to pre... Read more
Gen Rawat’s Assertion That China Tried To Change Status Quo In Eastern Ladakh ‘Inconsistent With Facts’: Chinese Military
China’s military on Thursday described as “completely inconsistent with the facts” the assertion of Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) tried to ch... Read more
Melting Glaciers Disrupt China’s Plan To Build Dam Over Brahmaputra In Tibet: Report
The plan to build the mega-dam, which is part of China’s 14th five-year plan beginning from this year, was approved by China’s Parliament, the National People’s Congress in March this year.... Read more
Building N-Submarines
THE Indian Navy has recently decided to give top priority to building a fleet of nuclear submarines, armed with nuclear-tipped Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs) and build a fleet... Read more
The US Has Stepped Up And Stepped In To Help India. Its Delay Wasn’t A Strategic Break
There is anger on the streets. Fear, angst, and an overall sense of unease have settled into the lifeblood of India’s towns and cities. Experts argue over the ‘viral variant’ of Covid-19 tha... Read more
China, Bangladesh Should Oppose Powers From Outside The Region Forming ‘Military Alliance’ In South Asia: Chinese Defence Minister
China and Bangladesh should make joint efforts against powers from outside the region establishing a “military alliance” in South Asia and practising “hegemonism”, Ch... Read more