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Swaraj, Tillerson Converse; Resolve Enhanced Indo-US Ties

NEW DELHI. India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj spoke with the new US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson February 15, and resolved to “further expand and deepen” India-US ties.

the trump presidency: signals for india

new delhi. the election of donald trump as the 45th president of the united states left people around the world surprised, if not stunned. with no previous experience in administration and given the tenor of his campaign rhetoric, trump’s election created an element of uncertainty, leaving stock markets tumbling, initially, and foreign offices and leaders scrambling to understand the path his policies would follow.

india marks army day with a pledge to ensure peace for the country

new delhi. india celebrated the 69th army day with inspiring parades and ceremonies, beginning with the new chief of army staff, general bipin rawat paying tributes at amar jawan jyoti, the eternal flame memorial, to fallen heroes of india.

india's ballistic missiles: role in nuclear deterrence

back-to-back agni missile tests: on december 26, 2016, india tested the 5,000 plus km agni-v icbm for the fourth time. the test that was conducted from kalam island in the bay of bengal achieved all the mission parameters that had been stipulated. after user trials over the next 18 to 24 months, the nuclear capable agni-5 missile will be inducted into the strategic forces command (sfc). on its operationalisation, all targets in china will come within range from india.

India Gains In Stature At BRICS Summit In China

THE BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China has worked well to considerably enhance India’s global stature.

India, Japan Support A Free, Open And Prosperous Indo-Pacific

NEW DELHI. “India-Japan ties are at their best ever,” Kenji Hiramatsu, Japan’s Ambassador to India, told India Strategic days before Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in India for the 12th annual India-Japan summit in the Gujarat capital Ahmedabad.

IAF To Issue RFI For Single Engine Combat Aircraft Within October 2017

NEW DELHI. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is finally set to issue a Request for Information (RFI) to the US Lockheed Martin for F-16 and to Swedish Saab for Gripen for acquiring 114 single engine combat aircraft.

Asia In The Process Of Reinventing Itself: MJ Akbar

Asia In The Process Of Reinventing Itself: MJ Akbar

India Marks Independence Day With A Promise To Send Man In Space

New Delhi . On August 15, Ind ia celebrated its 72nd Independence Day and as is the tradition, the country ’s Prime Minister addresses the Nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, projecting his government’s policies and mentioning its achievements.

India's Predicament

Vis-a-vis US Sanctions On Iran

Rim of the Pacific International Maritime Exercise: RIMPAC 2018 Concludes

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii. The world’s largest international maritime exercise RIMPAC 2018 concluded August 2 following more than a month of training events conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.

Farnborough International Airshow 2018

Duopoly of Boeing and Airbus Rule the Roost

Gripen's Smart Support Solution Story

From Makers Of The Gripen

Boeing Says 737 Max Software Updated Working With FAA To Resume Flights

CHICAGO. Boeing has completed development of the updated software for the 737 MAX, along with associated simulator testing and the company’s engineering test flight.

Indian And French Navies Conclude Exercise Varuna

Mumbai. The Indian and French Navies concluded the first part of their periodic exercise Varuna off the Goa coast May 1-10, the Naval Headquarters has announced

Airbus Delivers First A321LR To Canada's Air Transat

Air Transat, a Canadian leisure and holiday travel airline, took delivery of its first Airbus A321Lr aircraft.

Elections And The Armed Forces

Increase of election fever in the country with the ongoing Lok sabha and some state assembly elections necessitates an assessment of the effect, if any, that the large constituency of serving and retired soldiers would have on the outcome.

India Working On Advanced Defence Technologies, Says Dr G Satheesh Reddy

NEW DELHI. Indian defence scientists are working on advanced technologies from missiles to aircraft and precision weapons, according to the country’s top scientist.

M777 Clears Customs Check

Mahindra Defence is partner in contract.

India Between Multipolarity And Multipolarism

Impressions from the 20th Asian Security Conference at IDSA March 26 - 28.

World's Largest Aircraft Takes To Skies On Debut Test Flight

The World’s largest aircraft took off for its first flight over the Mojave desert in California April 13. The carbon-composite air-launch carrier plane built by stratolaunch systems Corporation’s has been years in development before soaring on its debut flight lasting 2:30 hours without issue. stratolaunch systems was started by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in a bid to enter the lucrative private space market by offering an alternative and cost-effective air-launch system to put satellites into orbits.

IAF Inducts Four Boeing Chinook CH-47F Heavy Lift Helicopters

NEW DELHI/ CHANDIGARH. The Indian Air Force (IAF) inducted the first lot of four Boeing CH-47F heavy lift helicopters March 25, providing the much needed modernisation of assets at this mainstay frontline Transport airbase.

ISRO: Towards A Space Station

New Delhi. On April 1, 2019, India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C45) successfully launched EMISAT and 28 international customer satellites. This was the 47th mission by the PSLV rocket which has witnessed only two failures till date since its first successful launch in October 1994.

Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2019

The Oceans are for Free, Open, Inclusive and Cooperative Rules-based Order.

Chief of the Air Staff

The Indian Air Force marks its 84th Anniversary this October 8, with the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, saying that IAF is looking forward to increase its combat strength.

MRCA Dogfight for Indian Skies Begins Again

IAF needs 400 aircraft, and Navy 60

Perilous Interventions: A revealing Title to the Initiated

NEW DELHI. India’s Vice President M.Hamid Ansari released a book by Hardeep Puri titled ‘Perilous Interventions: The Security Council and the Politics of Chaos’ at a wellattended function September 7 in New Delhi.

Indo-US Logistics Agreement LEMOA: An Assessment

ON 29 August 2016, during the visit of the Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to Washington DC, Ind ia and the United States (US) signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA).

The F-16 in its Block 70 Avatar

Much more than meets the eye.

Honeywell Hardware Awarded Final

Certification for Inmarsat’s NextGeneration GX Aviation in-Flight Wi-Fi.