Search Results for: BrahMos missile

DRDO offers its in-house AESA radar tech to private firms

AESA radar makes the workload of the pilot that much easier to manage with a high probability of mission success. It has the capability to track and destroy multiple targets simultaneously in the air and on the surface from stand-off distances.

Aug 30, 2018

Iran's Finance Minister Masoud Karbasian impeached by Parliament

The Iranian Parliament voted on Sunday to remove the minister of economic affairs and finance, Masoud Karbasian, from office, state media said, amid a sharp fall in the rial currency and a deterioration in the economic situation.

Aug 27, 2018

Decks cleared for Indian Navy to acquire 111 light utility and 24 multi-role helicopters

The Indian Navy has been pressing the government for years to acquire new helicopters to replace the ageing Chetak utility and Sea King multi-role helicopters but the procurement process had been hanging fire for many years until now.

Aug 25, 2018

Russian S-400 air defence mobile missile launching systems

India, Russia attempt to break financial hurdles amid US sanctions

Three defence contracts are likely to come under the clouds of uncertainty when Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in October.

Aug 25, 2018

Donald Trump says he will likely meet Kim Jong-un again: 'I like him. He likes me'

The two leaders met in June in Singapore. Kim said that he would work towards the "complete denuclearisation" of the Korean Peninsula in exchange for security guarantees from the US.

Aug 21, 2018

North and South Korean families separated by war reunite after 65 years

More than 57,000 South Korean survivors have registered for the brief family reunion which often ends in painful farewells.

Aug 20, 2018

Guided anti-airfield bomb SAAW, anti-tank missile HeliNa successfully test fired in Rajasthan

Both weapons have been developed by DRDO and while the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) will be inducted into the Indian Air Force after successful trials, the HeliNa anti-tank guided missile will equip attack choppers of the Indian Army.

Aug 20, 2018

Iran to unveil new fighter jet next week, develop missiles

Iran's navy also announced on Saturday that it has mounted a locally built advanced defensive weapons system on one of its warships for the first time, as tensions mount with the US military in the Gulf.

Aug 19, 2018

North Korea takes a step towards denucleariation; calls for peace treaty

North Korean weekly Tongil Sinbo said that the US too would have to take practical measures to further the process of denuclearisation.

Aug 14, 2018

Vikram Sarabhai: Remembering the father of Indian space programme on 99th birth anniversary

Sarabhai played an integral role in establishing the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the largest government space agency in the world.

Aug 12, 2018

Going where no president has gone before, Trump wants Space Force by 2020

Donald Trump's 2020 reelection campaign sent a fundraising email on Thursday asking supporters to vote on their favourite Space Force logo for future Trump campaign merchandise, offering a choice of six.

Aug 10, 2018

CAG slams $2.1 billion deal for P-8I maritime patrol aircraft

CAG says the Boeing planes were not cheaper than the competition and pointed to other shortcomings, including Boeing not honouring offset agreements and inadequacies in the plane's surveillance and offensive capabilities.

Aug 8, 2018

Government coverup alleged after a huge meteor spotted near US military base

Conspiracy theorists believe that the government is intentionally covering up news about potentially dangerous space bodies to avoid public panic

Aug 6, 2018

US surveillance aircrafts close aerial encounter with Russian fighter jet

Starry Sky 2: China tests 1st hypersonic aircraft; on par with US and Russia?

The hypersonic vehicle was carried by a solid-propellant rocket. It maintained ultrafast speeds above Mach 5.5 for more than 400 seconds and reached 7,344 kmph.