By: Navhind Times Chairman of the Indian Satellite Research Organisation (ISRO), G. Madhavan Nair, came out strongly against the anti-satellite test conducted by China recently and said that space scientists would ask their counterparts in China to avoid such tests in the future.
The US Navy's Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Michale Mullen, visited the missile destroyer INS Delhi here today.
Mullen, who arrived here yesterday on a two-day official visit to the Western Naval Command, earlier inspected a guard of honour at INS Angre, officials said.
Frustrated by the slow pace of negotiating final agreement, the Bush administration has apparently told India that it wants a "major push" next month to complete negotiations before the nuclear deal unravels from bureaucratic inertia and increased Congressional anxiety of New Delhi`s dealings with Iran, a media report said Friday.
Foreign Secretary Shiv Shanker Menon will visit Washington on May 1 for a couple of
: The US F-16 combat jet is best suited to enable the Indian Air Force (IAF) to transit to fifth-generation fighters, says its manufacturer Lockheed Martin, even as it prepares to expand global opportunities for new Indian technologies.
The company is also hoping to soon ink a deal for the IAF purchase of six C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft that will be used to ferry personnel of the Indian
By: Hindu The Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) being developed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) could replace the Kiran Mark-II jets of the Suryakirans, the aerobatic team of the Indian Air Force (IAF) that performed over Shanghumughom on Wednesday.
Suryakiran team leader Wing Commander Sandeep Bansal, told The Hindu that the Kiran MK-II jets inducted in the 1970s were still in excellent condition and could serve the team for another "eight to 10 years".
Thales, a French defence company which manufactures the Scorpene submarine, today approached the Delhi High Court seeking permission to oppose the petition which challenged the Indian government's deal to acquire these submersible vessels.
"I want to demonstrate before the court that all the allegations
The strike formations of the Army equipped with frontline T-90 main battle tanks, heavy artillery, helicopter gunships and infantry combat vehicles have commenced a 14-day wargame in the Thar desert, in which Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are also being used.
The wargames codenamed ASHWAMEDH are being held in a 130-km corridor between Suratgarh in Rajasthan and Bhatinda in Punjab and is the largest exercise to be conducted in the last two years.
The Army, which is facing a shortage of 11,238 officers, is turning to e-learning modules to “increase availability” of manpower.
The officers, who spend a lot of time studying various courses, will benefit from e-learning. At the ongoing Army Commanders’ Conference headed by General J J Singh, it was decided that e-learning facilities would be increased even at the unit-level.
Facing an acute shortage of scientists due to unattractive pay packages, the DRDO is seeking a four-fold increase in salaries for its entire staff, besides significant performance-based monetary incentives for scientists from the Sixth Pay Commission. The organisation is also seeking an additional 30 per cent hike in basic salary for scientists as intellectual capital pay (ICP) for generating ‘intellectual property rights’.
Russia and India will conduct joint naval counter-terrorism exercises on April 24-26 in the Sea of Japan as part of the INDRA-2007 series, according to a press release from Russia's Pacific Fleet.
INDRA-2007 is part of a biennial joint exercise between the Russian and Indian navies aimed at fostering cooperative engagement in the fight against terrorism. This will be the third such exercise since 2003.
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