Evading strict surveillance by the Indian Navy and Coast Guard, a Sri Lankan fibreglass boat managed to reach Ramanathapuram coast to smuggle beedis and other articles to that country, police said.
Two Sri Lankans, who brought the boat fitted with two high speed outboard engines and three Indians who helped them smuggle the contraband, were arrested, they said.
In the past few years, India has emerged as one of the world's biggest importers of military armament. And the South Asian country is just gathering steam.
Indian defense officials, who generally prefer not to be identified, have said that the Indian Air Force (IAF) should float within two months a long-delayed global tender for 126 multi-role combat jets in a deal believed to be worth close to US$10 billion.
An Israeli company is the lowest bidder for procurement of some radars for the Indian Air Force, Defence Minister A.K. Antony told parliament Wednesday.
'M/s ELTA, Israel is the lowest bidder in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued for procurement of some radars for the IAF,' Antony told Rajya Sabha.
The Comptroller and Auditor General says four frontline warships recently acquired by the Indian Navy are sitting ducks for enemy submarines.
The latest CAG has put a question mark over the Naval fleet's battle worthiness and says the warships were recently inducted into the Navy without Sonar capability.
At least 450 Indian Air Force pilots were performing ground duties as there were not enough planes to fly, a BBC report said on Tuesday.
"Classified documents available with the BBC show that out of the total cadre strength of nearly 2,500 pilots, at least 450 pilots were doing daily administrative and ground jobs that should be done by other staff," a BBC statement said.
Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major Tuesday said that aerospace power is an increasingly vital part of military strength and an important index of national power.
Inaugurating a seminar on 'Aerospace Power in India's Strategy' at the Southern Air Command headquarters here, Major said, "The country requires aerospace power in
The Indian Space Research Organisation stands to make more money from the million-dollar global space market with the images beamed by the indigenous CARTOSAT-2 satellite, says Chairman G Madhavan Nair.
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle had put the 680-kg satellite in space on January 10. It has, so far, beamed images comparable to those by key players in the field, IKONOS and Quickbird of the United States.
India's Air Force has an administrative headache troubling the top brass. New Air Chief Fali Homi Major has received a complaint that several air force personnel posted in the Vayu Bhavan in Delhi have been coming in late to work and taking prolonged lunch hours.
The administration department of the Air Force had sent a note to the Vice Chief and officers in charge of personnel and administration in this regard.
Last week, a letter from Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal, SP Tyagi to Defence Minister Pranab Mukherji was leaked to several media outlets. The note suggested that if the ministry of defence did not get its act together, the Indian Air Force would lose its edge over Pakistan.
The IAF currently had 34 combat squadrons, down from its sanctioned 40, because of poor procurement planning, delays in the Light Combat Aircraft programme, and Mig-21 crashes. The IAF has 10 additional squadrons of transport aircraft and helicopters. Each squadron has between 18-22 aircraft.
The U.S. government has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for 18 Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP), a part of the new Advanced Block 52 F-16 aircraft program for Pakistan. Pakistan is the eighth international customer to join the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard flying with Sniper ATP. The contract includes spares and training services. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
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