Defence News

In a bid to boost coastal surveillance, India to have 3 new squadrons of Dornier Aircraft

Maritime surveillance has been one of the major priorities after the 2008 Mumbai attacks where 10 terrorists entered the city from the port city of Karachi and created mayhem for almost 60 hours

Jan 19, 2019

HAL, Light Combat Helicopter, LCH, DefExpo 2018

HAL's light combat copter completes weapon trials, gets Air Force, Navy orders

HAL has said LCH is the only attack helicopter in the world that can operate at altitudes as high as Siachen Glacier.

Jan 17, 2019

Rafale deal: French govt denies reports of ordering jets at half the price

Congress has alleged that the Rafale deal was over-priced and only intended to benefit Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as the offsets partner of Dassault Aviation.

Jan 16, 2019

Threat to India as China surpasses all other nations in key military technology

China uses domestic laws that force foreign partners to share key defence secrets in exchange for access to vast markets.

Jan 16, 2019

Indian Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat's veiled warning to Pakistan: Ready if war is forced

"If our nation is forced into a situation of war, decisive success will be ours," said Gen Bipin Rawat while addressing the 71st Army Day parade.

Jan 16, 2019

'Non-lethal' plastic bullets to replace pellet guns in Kashmir: Are they harmless?

1,570 persons including teenagers and young girls sustained injuries of varying degrees due to pellet fire in Kashmir last year.

Jan 15, 2019

The HAL conundrum: Once a soaring Navratna, now struggling to keep afloat

With the central government taking Rs 11,000 crore through buybacks and dividends from it in the last four years, the situation reached a level that HAL had to take Rs 1000 crore to pay its employees.

Jan 13, 2019

Army orders 'emergency' purchase for advanced sniper rifles

In recent times, Sniping has become a major challenge for Indian troops along the 778-km long LoC. The Pakistani Army is better equipped with modern Remington modular sniper rifles as well as better training.

Jan 13, 2019

Efforts to boost defence manufacturing through offset route have come a cropper

The offset obligations were aimed at bringing in $11.2 billion over the 2008-2024 period but till date only 20 percent target has been achieved.

Jan 10, 2019

Malaysian interest in Tejas combat aircraft boosts HAL morale

The Royal Malaysian Air Force wants to try out Tejas after extensive trials of China-designed and Pakistan-built JF17 Thunder.

Jan 9, 2019

Raw deal for HAL? IAF holds back Rs 20,000 crore despite delivery of aircraft, helicopters

HAL's accounts slipped into negative cash balance by last month, resulting in a bitter New Year for the company's 29,000 employees, who did not get paid on December 31.

Jan 7, 2019

Turkish cleric and opponent to the Erdogan regime Fethullah Gülen

Turkey orders arrest of 100 soldiers over suspected links to Fethullah Gulen network

Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 100 soldiers over suspected links to the network of the U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating a failed coup in 2016, state-owned media said on Monday.

Jan 7, 2019

Amid reports of cash-crunch, HAL clarifies it secures Rs 962-crore overdraft

HAL clarifies after media reports said it had borrowed nearly Rs 1,000 crore "to pay salaries to its 29,000 employees".

Jan 7, 2019

Lifeline for HAL? Cash-strapped PSU to make weaponised Tejas fighters for IAF

The Bengaluru-headquartered public sector behemoth has been reeling under a double whammy of depleting order book and chronic delays in the deployment of budgetary allocations.

Jan 4, 2019

Rafale deal: Congress shedding crocodile tears for HAL, says Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharam

Nirmala Sitharaman said Congress is misleading the country by saying that the NDA government reduced 126 Rafale jets to 36.

Jan 4, 2019

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