Fourteen Arjun battle tanks will undergo final trials in Rajasthan's Thar desert next month, prior to their formal induction in the Indian Army, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said here Friday.
The government had placed an order for 124 Arjun tanks in March 2000 worth close to Rs.18 billion - for induction into two armoured regiments. The tanks are being manufactured at the Heavy Vehicle Factory at Avadi near Chennai.
Indigenous development of an Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) system is progressing well and has reached the stage of critical design review (CDR) of the mission
An IAF aircraft making sorties at a low altitude last night and the subsequent recovery of a parachute carrying a radio transmitter beside DVC’s Randiha barrage about five km from the Panagarh Air Force base created a panic in the area this morning. Frightened at the two incidents, locals contacted district administration immediately and sought intervention apprehending a repetition of the Purulia arms dropping case
Defence minister, AK Antony, has informed the Parliament that the 'Trishul' surface-to air missile (SAM) system is not a failure, as it has met all technical requirements and performance objectives as per original qualitative requirements (QRs), though in a delayed manner. The main reason for the delay, according to Antony, have been
There were no chances of any conflict between India and China and the two neighbours were working closely to find a lasting solution to their border dispute, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Friday.
'There may have been odd instances in the past but by and large the entire Sino-Indian Himalayan frontier has been quiet and tranquil,' Antony said, referring to the war the two nations fought in 1962 and the situation today.
The world's largest government run production organisation the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), is on the line of fire from its 'guardian'- the Ministry of Defence-and its biggest customer- the Indian Army- as today both criticised it for failing to deliver 'quality' defence products on time.
Defence Minister A K Antony, who today inaugurated a two-day conference of the Board, chose the word 'critical review' for the Board's performance, and added, that
The Royal Malaysian Air Force will receive the first two of its Su-30MKM jet fighters in late May this year. Itar-Tass news agency quotes Sukhoi officials as saying that the Southeast Asian country will receive another lot of four planes by late 2007.
"By late 2007, Malaysia will receive another four planes," the Sukhoi official was quoted by the Itar-Tass news agency as saying.
India's decades-old super secret nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) programme, known as the advanced technology vessel (ATV), is expected to get a new head over the next few months.
Vice Admiral A.K. Singh, who retired recently as the Eastern Fleet Commander, is likely to succeed former Vice Admiral P.C. Bhasin as director general (DG) of the classified ATV project, said highly placed officials who did not want to be named.
The Indian navy plans to have three aircraft carriers at sea in the next decade, according to the country's defense minister as India expands its efforts to project military power beyond its shores.
Induction of the third aircraft carrier is envisaged by 2017,'' Defense Minister A. K. Antony said in a statement to India's Parliament on Wednesday.
India’s defence-related purchases in Israel over the past five years have reached a massive $5 billion. Defence Minister AK Anton told the Rajya Sabha here on Wednesday that Israeli company M/s ELTA was the lowest bidder in response to a Request for
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