Russia will hand over the much-delayed INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier to India in November, giving the country's navy a strategic advantage in the Indian Ocean region. The Vikramaditya aircraft carrier is to be handed over to the Indian Navy in November, 2013, head of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Alexander Fomin, said on Thursday. ...
05:10 PM, Feb 22, 2013
Nearly two years after the daring US commando raid that killed the 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, a US Navy SEAL who pulled the trigger has recounted his role for the first time. Breaking his silence on the May 2011 raid on Laden's hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan, the commando told the Esquire magazine in an interview published Monday that he shot the Al-Qaeda leader three times. ...
01:02 PM, Feb 12, 2013
Giving relief to a gay merchant navy sailor, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday stayed the framing of charges against him under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly indulging in 'unnatural' sex with another man. The sailor approached the High Court seeking to quash the case lodged against him in February 2009 by a woman accusing him of allegedly having 'unnatural' sex with her husband. ...
08:10 PM, Feb 06, 2013
Japan on February 6 accused Chinese navy vessels of locking a weapons-targeting radar on a Japanese destroyer and helicopter amid escalating territorial disputes between the Asian powers. Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera accused Chinese navy vessels of using the weapons radar in two incidents last month, on January 19 and January 30. He said it happened in the East China Sea, suggesting it was near disputed islands controlled by Japan...
11:16 AM, Feb 06, 2013
The armed forces may have to trim some of their ambitious weapons procurement plans after indications that the defence budget could be cut by around four to five per cent if not more, as part of Finance Minister P Chidambaram's plans to lower the deficit. ...
11:31 AM, Feb 01, 2013
It's well know that the Indian Army is short of officers, but not so well known is that it doesn't have a permanent headquarters. Practically, everywhere the Army and the Navy sit in Delhi is a temporary accommodation and the situation seems unlikely to improve. ...
03:46 PM, Jan 25, 2013
India and Pakistan gained their independence 65 years ago and have fought four wars since then. After the humiliating defeat in the 1971 war, Pakistan has been increasing its military strength at a rapid pace. ...
02:30 PM, Jan 15, 2013
The Indian Navy is set to "very soon"issue a RfP (Request for Proposal or tender) for a new line of six submarines with AIP (Air Independent Propulsion) capability. ...
03:20 AM, Jan 03, 2013
The 27 fishermen, who were taken into custody by the Sri Lankan Navy recently and later released by a court, arrived here on December 29. A court at Trincomalee had on December 26 ordered their release and their four boats seized by the Lankan Navy. The fishermen, who belonged to Karaikal and Nagapattinam, were arrested on December 23 when they were fishing reportedly in the Lankan maritime area. ...
01:29 PM, Dec 29, 2012
A Sri Lankan court has ordered the release of 27 fishermen who were taken into custody by the Lankan Navy recently along with their four boats, fisheries officials said on Wednesday. ...
03:06 AM, Dec 27, 2012
India's only Russian-origin nuclear submarine INS Chakra is facing problems with its critical components affecting its operational readiness. The 8,000-tonne submarine has been facing problems with its critical components and Russia has been asked to provide the parts for the vessel which need to be replaced, Navy sources told PTI. ...
05:08 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Washington: Indian-American doctor Dilip Joseph, who was rescued from Taliban's captivity in a military operation in Afghanistan, is doing well, but will continue to receive precautionary examinations and debriefing before he returns home, his employers have said. "I have not spoken to him yet but I hear that he is physically doing OK," said Lars Peterson, executive director of Morning Star Development for which Joseph worked. "Although he was reported...
08:23 AM, Dec 12, 2012
Moscow: Russia has delivered the first three upgraded MiG-29UPG fighter jets to India under a USD 900 million contract to modernise the ageing fleet of MiG-29 aircraft with the IAF, the MIG corporation has announced. "The MiG corporation has started deliveries of upgraded MiG-29UPG fighter jets to the Indian Air Force," the company said in a statement. "The first three aircraft have been transported to India on board an AN-124...
08:45 PM, Dec 11, 2012
Washington: After being rescued in a daring military operation from Taliban captivity, an Indian American doctor who was involved in training local medical professionals in Afghanistan, is set to return home. Dilip Joseph's employers, Colorado-based Morning Star Development, insisted that it did not pay any ransom to the Taliban for the release of the doctor, who worked with it for the last three years and has been a frequent traveller...
12:51 PM, Dec 11, 2012
Washington: In a daring rescue operation, elite American commandos have rescued an Indian-American doctor who was in the custody of the Taliban in Afghanistan, losing one Navy SEAL and killing seven insurgents. Colorado-based Dilip Joseph had been abducted on December 5 along with two Afghan colleagues as they left a rural medical clinic in Sorobi district in Kabul province. He was rescued in an early Sunday morning operation ordered after...
11:04 PM, Dec 10, 2012
New Delhi: Defence forces, which are facing a shortage of over 13,000 officers and 53,700 men, have taken various initiatives to encourage youths to join the Services, Defence Minister AK Antony said on Monday. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Antony said some of the major reasons for vacancies in the armed forces include lucrative alternative career avenues and difficult service conditions. "Some of the major reasons for vacancies...
04:59 PM, Dec 10, 2012
New Delhi: Viewing the rapid modernisation of Chinese Navy as a "major concern", Navy Chief Admiral DK Joshi on Monday made it clear that India would protect its interests in the disputed South China Sea, even if it means sending forces there. "Yes you are right. The modernisation (of Chinese Navy) is truly impressive... It is actually a major cause of concern for us, which we continuously evaluate and work...
06:15 PM, Dec 03, 2012
Rameswaram: Four fishermen were injured on Thursday when they were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan naval personnel when they were fishing near Katchatheevu in the Palk Straits, officials said. Sticks, bottles and stones were allegedly hurled by the Lankan navalmen at the fishermen and their boats also suffered damage in the attack, officials said. The attackers also snapped the fishing nets and seized global positioning and wireless equipment. The injured...
11:05 AM, Nov 22, 2012
Washington: Internal emails among US military officers indicate that no sailors watched Osama bin Laden's burial at sea from the USS Carl Vinson and traditional Islamic procedures were followed during the ceremony. The emails, obtained by The Associated Press through the Freedom of Information Act, are heavily blacked out, but are the first public disclosure of government information about the al-Qaida leader's death. The emails were released on Wednesday by...
08:12 AM, Nov 22, 2012
Washington: Seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6, including one involved in the mission to get Osama bin Laden, have been punished for disclosing classified information, senior Navy officials said on Thursday. Four other SEALs are under investigation for similar alleged violations, one official said. The SEALs are alleged to have divulged classified information to the maker of a video game called "Medal of Honor: Warfighter." Each of...
12:42 PM, Nov 09, 2012
