Defence News

Aero India 2017: Russia to offer transport aircraft to India on new terms

The joint development of the military aircraft with HAL will cost around $ 600 million.

Feb 16, 2017

Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat talks tough on terror: Stone-pelters who disrupt anti-terror ops in J&K can be shot

Those carrying flags of Islamic State organisation or Pakistan will be treated as anti-nationals, he said.

Feb 16, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir ceasefire violation: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Sunderbani sector; Indian Army retaliates

The Pakistani Army resorted to indiscriminate firing at Indian Army posts using small arms, automatics and mortars.

Feb 13, 2017

North Korea test-fires ballistic missile, as US President Donald Trump prepares to act

It was Pyongyang's first missile launch since Donald Trump took over as the US president.

Feb 12, 2017

India successfully launches interceptor missile from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast

This launch is an important milestone towards developing a two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence system.

Feb 11, 2017

Iraq: ISIS looks to claw back into Mosul as mass graves and other horrors continue to emerge

A mass grave has been unearthed in Anbar, while more than 1,000 houses have been destroyed in eastern Mosul.

Feb 10, 2017

China releases theme and details of 2017 BRICS Summit: Will the meeting benefit India?

The BRICS Summit 2017 calendar is also out, and it can be seen and read here. China has outlined a four-point agenda to be discussed by the partner countries.

Feb 10, 2017

Pakistan summons India's deputy high commissioner over "unprovoked ceasefire violation" by Indian troops

A 25-year-old construction worker reportedly died in the firing incident.

Feb 8, 2017

Pakistani military leaders support terrorist groups that attack India: Husain Haqqani

Haqqani has said that Pakistan often targets terrorists who perpetrate attacks on its soil, but not those who attack India or Afghanistan.

Feb 7, 2017

J&K: India retaliates to ceasefire violation at IB in Samba sector

The Pakistani forces fired twice along the International Border at Samba on Monday.

Feb 6, 2017

Pakistan commits first ceasefire violation of 2017 at Indo-Pak International Border in Samba

A BSF post was hit by three to four bursts of automatic weapon fire from Pakistan's side followed by a volley of grenades in Samba sector.

Feb 2, 2017

BSF jawan Tej Bahadur arrested, threatened and mentally tortured, says wife

BSF denied the allegations and said that disciplinary action has been recommended against Tej Bahadur after he was found guilty in an enquiry.

Feb 2, 2017

US raid against al-Qaeda kills 41 suspected militants, 16 civilians in Yemen

A senior leader in Yemen's al-Qaeda branch, Abdulraoof al-Dhahab, was killed in the attack.

Jan 29, 2017

Another BSF jawan posts videos alleging sale of army liquor to outsiders, jawan washing cars of senior officers

Choudhary, who is a jawan with the 150 Battallion, also accused the BSF authorities of "dictatorship" and of "imposing rules only on those who complain."

Jan 29, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir: Two LeT terrorists killed in Ganderbal encounter; Infiltration bid foiled in Rajouri

The encounter broke out in the Hadoora area of the district's Khimber locality in Ganderbal district while the infiltration bid was foiled in the Rajouri district.

Jan 24, 2017