New Delhi/Saint-Cloud (France): As we write this, India‘s air force pilots are flying the five Rafale jets from Dassault Aviation‘s Mérignac facility to the Ambala air base, covering around 7,000 km with a stop over at the United Arab Emirates. The first five Rafale combat aircraft in Indian […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: Diplomats from India and China will hold a virtual bilateral meeting on the border question tomorrow to thrash out details of the current disengagement between their militaries following the over 75 days of face-off in Ladakh. Ahead of this meeting, India told China […]
New Delhi: The United States is negotiating a joint development project for an air-launched drone with India involving both nations’ armed forces and defence research agencies, an American official from the Pentagon has said. At the ‘India Ideas Summit‘ organised by the US-India Business Council yesterday, the official […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: Five fully-armed Rafale combat aircraft from France will reach India by end of this month and will be ready for deployment from August. The news comes as a boost to the morale of the Indian armed forces facing an irresponsible and expansionist […]
(Editor’s Note: The currency conversion in paragraph one has be corrected to reflect accurate figure in US Dollars.) New Delhi: India’s Ministry of Defence today delegated financial powers up to Rs 300 crore ($40 million) to the armed forces to make emergency procurement of weapons and equipment to […]
New Delhi: Amidst the two-month military face-off with China, India has quietly armed itself with all 22 Boeing Co. Apache gunships, a powerful weapon-delivery platform now being deployed in eastern Ladakh to showcase Indian intent to fight back. The Apache attack helicopters, designed for all kinds of missions, […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India is committed to launching its first human space mission “Gaganyaan” on time before Aug. 2022 despite the roadblocks created by deadly COVID-19 which has severely impacted the country’s economy. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), supervising the Rs 10,000 crore ($1.33 billion) […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: In a strong message to rival China amidst a face-off along Ladakh border, India today decided to buy a 1,000-km range land attack cruise missile, a more potent technology than the locally-made ‘Nirbhay‘ cruise missile, to arm the Indian armed forces. The […]
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. The writer is a Defence.Capital reader and a military affairs enthusiast. For his other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Rohit Verma The ongoing impasse between India and China at the Line of […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India has assessed that it could witness a prolonged conflict at two key locations along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China in Ladakh, where the two nations’ militaries have been in a face-off for over 50 days now. The military […]
(Editor’s Note: The opinions are that of the writer’s.) By Siddhartha Sharma For over three decades, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has spread propaganda and pumped corporate earnings, through channel stuffing, to portray China as an economic powerhouse in the region. The CCP’s mendacious propaganda has now tied […]
By N. C. Bipindra Emotions are currently running high among serving soldiers and retired veterans from the armed forces, as well as among the people of the country who are feeling hurt at the loss of 20 lives of Indian Army personnel in violent clashes with Chinese military […]
Marillyn A. Hewson becomes company’s executive chairman BETHESDA (U.S.): In a planned leadership transition, experienced chief executive and Gulf War veteran and pilot James D. Taiclet today became president and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp. He succeeded Marillyn A. Hewson, who has served as chairman, president and CEO […]
New Delhi: American arms major Lockheed Martin will explore ‘Make in India‘ opportunities and partnerships with Indian industry and suppliers in a bid to strengthen defence ties between the two nations, while at DefExpo-2020 in Lucknow between Feb. 5 and 8. The company said it has currently integrated […]
Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu): India today opened a new air base here in Tamil Nadu and deployed the first Sukhoi combat jet squadron in South India at the new fighter aircraft station. The new base of the Indian Air Force will focus on defending the peninsular India and for […]
