By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India has bought a “small quantity” of the Israeli SPICE 2000 stand-off missiles and the Spike anti-tank guided missiles earlier this month to meet its immediate requirement, amidst a military face-off with China in the Ladakh border. The quantity purchased of the […]
New Delhi: India‘s leading engineering, procurement and construction projects, manufacturing, defence and services conglomerate Larsen & Toubro‘s (L&T’s) defence arm was today awarded the coveted ‘Green Channel‘ status for major naval weapon delivery systems. The Ministry of Defence‘s (MoD’s) Directorate General Quality Assurance (DGQA) accorded the status to […]
New Delhi: In a boost to armed forces‘ capability to fight the enemy better and to counter inimical forces, three key defence systems developed locally by India‘s defence research agency were inducted into the army, navy and the air force today. Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh handed over […]
(Editor’s Note: In arrangement with Defence Research and Studies, a Kochi-headquartered think-tank. The views expressed are that of the author’s.) By Commander (Dr) Jayakrishnan N. Nair Wearables are revolutionary products that could impact our armed forces in the coming years. Napoleon Bonaparte quotes: “To have good soldiers, a […]
New Delhi: India today said it has successfully tested a 5.56x30mm protective carbine designed by its defence research agency, clearing its way for induction into the armed forces. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) had designed the Joint Venture Protective Carbine (JVPC) and the latest tests were […]
(Editor’s Note: In arrangement with Defence Research and Studies, a Kochi-headquartered think-tank.. The views expressed are that of the author’s.) By Commander (Dr) Jayakrishnan N. Nair “Brutality and injustice made us raise our hands towards the sky for years, God didn’t respond to us, but drones came to […]
New Delhi: India today successfully tested a supersonic missile assisted release of a torpedo, in a boost to its navy’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities. Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) is a missile-assisted release of lightweight Anti-Submarine Torpedo System for anti-submarine warfare operations far beyond a torpedo’s range. […]
New Delhi: India today said it has successfully test fired an anti-tank missile with laser guidance from the indigenous Arjun Main Battle Tank, a technological achievement that could enable the Indian Army to induct the indigenous weapon soon. The development comes at a time India is faced with […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: In a bid to boost training of its infantry soldiers, the Indian Army is scouting for an Indian vendor to supply 66 all-weapon simulators that can help hone the skills in firing all standard weapons including pistols, carbines, rifles, light machine gun […]
By Ayaskant Das New Delhi: Chinese Communist Party (CCP)and its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) use data collected about Indians, and through mobile 5G networks, as a weapon and these technologies are clearly a spying tool for India‘s northern neighbour, according to experts and thinkers on India’s national security. […]
(Editor’s Note: Opinions expressed are that of the writer’s) By Lieutenant Colonel Manoj K. Channan Since evolution, man has always been fighting a bitter battle for survival. Be it nature, wildlife, fellow human beings and now the minuscule and deadly Coronavirus. From stones to bones and the advent […]
By Lt Gen. P. C. Katoch COVID-19 has stormed the world with fatalities in thousands and over 100,000 infected in 124 countries. Dr. Francis Boyle, who drafted the Biological Weapons Act, says COVID-19 is an offensive Biological Warfare (BW) Weapon that WHO knows about. Bio-war is part of […]
New Delhi: India today approved the procurement of next generation long range maritime mobile coastal batteries that would use the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to deliver warhead on inimical forces. The Indian Navy would operate the missile batteries. The decision came at the Defence Acquisition Council meet, the […]