Defence Update
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto asked former British Prime Minister John Major in 1996 to arrange a meeting with her Indian counterpart PV Narasimha Rao in London over a ‘cup of tea’, but...
After Pulwama and the Balakot strike the security equations between India and Pakistan have changed. India had been absorbing the terrorist blows inflicted by Pakistan on India for almost three decades without retaliation except...
The retirement of the last squadron of MiG-27s from Indian Air Force (IAF) has further reduced the overall strength of the service, with no immediate fix in sight. On Friday, the last 43 Mikoyan-Gurevich...
The naval variant of home-grown Light Combat Aircraft (NLCA) is at a striking distance from undertaking the much-awaited, maiden carrier landing and taking off on board INS Vikramaditya. The Indian Navy is currently studying...
Over the last 18 months, the Indian Army has inducted American M-777 and South Korean K9 Vajra artillery units as well as its domestically-made Dhanush howitzer. The army has plans to modernise its entire...
One of the most underrated & lesser known weapon system of the Indian Army, the Pinaka MLRS (multiple launch rocket system). The Pinaka is a complete system, with a single Pinaka battery comprising six...
The last one decade has seen some major inductions in the Indian military, which has given it a huge strategic heft — be it in its capability to transport heavy equipment and troops from...
Earlier this year, the head of the IAF announced the abandonment of a joint project with Russia to produce India’ own fifth generation fighter aircraft. India is spending less on research; a paltry 1/12...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the first time on Friday revealed the details of the XRSAM-IAF (eXtra Long Range Surface to Air Missile) to be developed by the Hyderabad-based Defence Research...
For 35 years, a curiously designed fighter-bomber has been at the forefront of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) attack fleet. The MiG-27, known to NATO as the ‘Flogger’ and to the IAF as ‘Bahadur’...