Defence Ministry's move to have 'life cycle cost' clause in tenders for military hardware, including in one for the 126 Multi-Role Medium Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), has come in for questioning from BJP which fears this could be misused for corruption. ...
05:33 PM, Mar 24, 2013
Indian and Chinese troops may stop tailing each other's patrols on the border. The two neighbouring countries are also expected to finalise a joint counter-terrorism exercise involving both armies. ...
03:08 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Malayalam superstar Mohanlal expressed his support through a post on Facebook on Saturday. ...
01:31 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Buoyed by its recent success in civic polls in Karnataka where it is keen to wrest back power, Congress on Wednesday formed a high-powered co-ordination and monitoring committee headed by Defence Minister AK Antony for the May 5 assembly elections in the southern state. The election process in the state starts with the issue of notification on April 10 when candidates can start filing their nominations for its 224-member state...
09:57 PM, Mar 20, 2013
With focus on indigenisation to avoid scams in foreign acquisition, Defence Ministry on Wednesday said it will be pumping Rs 15,000 crore to augment domestic military production for systems such as the indigenous 155mm artillery guns. ...
07:42 PM, Mar 20, 2013
Following backlash from DMK supremo M Karunanidhi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa over human rights violations against Tamils in Sri Lanka, India on Monday called off Defence Secretary-level talks with the island country, which were slated to begin on March 23. The Congress had also sent its leaders to placate Karunanidhi, who wants the words 'genocide' and 'Eelam' added to the US-sponsored resolution in UNHRC against Sri Lanka....
07:50 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Defence Minister AK Antony is leaning toward barring Anglo-Italian helicopter firm AgustaWestland from doing business in the country because of a corruption scandal, but he could be outvoted by cabinet colleagues, several government sources said. ...
05:21 AM, Mar 18, 2013
At least four hunters who had intruded the high-security thickly-forested campus of the National Defence Academy for killing wild animals were apprehended with their dogs on Sunday, an official said. ...
02:29 AM, Mar 18, 2013
The Obama administration will add 14 interceptors to a West Coast-based missile defence system, reflecting concern about North Korea's focus on developing nuclear weapons and its advances in long-range missile technology, US officials said on Friday. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel planned to announce the decision later on Friday. ...
01:25 AM, Mar 16, 2013
Facing the threat of cancellation of its helicopter deal, AgustaWestland has claimed that there was no wrongdoing in its links with the two software firms, which were allegedly used to pay kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore chopper contract. The Anglo-Italian firm has written to the Defence Ministry, and attached along with a report of an auditor to support its claim. ...
08:20 PM, Mar 15, 2013
The computers of highly-sensitive Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have reportedly been hacked. The hacking is suspected to have been carried out by Chinese hackers and there are fears that some sensitive information could have been compromised. ...
05:47 PM, Mar 13, 2013
India's first indigenously developed sub-sonic cruise missile Nirbhay on Tuesday failed to hit the target in its maiden test-firing as it had to be terminated mid-way after deviating from the flight course. However, the DRDO said the missile "successfully" met the basic mission objectives and performed some of the manouveres satisfactorily before being terminated mid way. ...
02:24 PM, Mar 12, 2013
India on Tuesday test fired cruise missile Nirbhay from the Interim Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur in Odisha with partial success. Nirbhay, which has a range of 1000 km, was fired at 11:55 am from a mobile launcher. However, it deviated from its path and failed to hit its pre-designed target set in the sea, following which the missile was terminated. ...
12:32 PM, Mar 12, 2013
Former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief SP Tyagi has named former Special Protection Group (SPG) chief Bharat Vir Wanchoo as being one of the men responsible for making alterations to the terms of the AgustaWestland deal. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to question Wanchoo who enjoys constitutional immunity, as the current Goa Governor. ...
07:21 AM, Mar 09, 2013
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday questioned cousins of former Air Chief SP Tyagi in connection with alleged kickbacks in VVIP helicopter deal. ...
03:06 PM, Mar 06, 2013
A former employee of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was released from the Bangalore central jail on Tuesday evening. ...
10:16 PM, Mar 05, 2013
China on Tuesday hiked its defence budget by a whopping 10.7 per cent to $ 115.7 billion, well above India's current defence spending of $ 37.4 billion, underlining Beijing's military ambitions amid territorial disputes with neighbours. The double-digit rise in defence budget for 2013-14 was announced by Premier Wen Jiabao at the Chinese Parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), which opened its annual session on Tuesday morning which will also...
12:37 PM, Mar 05, 2013
China on Monday said that its defensive military policies played a "core role" in maintaining peace and stability in Asia, playing down speculation of a hefty rise in its defence spending amid standoff with Japan and others over disputed islands. ...
04:51 PM, Mar 04, 2013
With the defence forces planning to finalise major deals such as the one for 126 Rafale combat aircraft, the government has earmarked more than Rs 33,000 crore for acquiring aircraft and aero-engines from the Rs 86,000 crore modernisation budget for the forces. Of this amount, Rs 25,000 crore has been given to the IAF which is close to finalising negotiations for deals such as the 126 Rafale combat aircraft, 22...
07:55 PM, Feb 28, 2013
In the midst of a major modernisation drive, the Defence Ministry on Thursday got a 14 per cent hike in its budget as Finance Minister P Chidambaram gave it Rs 2,03,672 crore for 2013-14 with a promise to provide any additional fund required for national security. ...
02:05 PM, Feb 28, 2013
