Indian Government News

India signs defense procurement deals

July 17, 2009

The Government has said contracts worth more than Rs 7,500 crore have been signed under the offsets clause of the...

Indian Army to Induct First Network-Centric Artillery System

June 11, 2009

Taking the first step towards acquiring network-centric warfare capabilities, the Army is all set to induct a computerised command and...

IAF May Replace AWACS with Modern Aircraft In Future

June 1, 2009

After inducting its first Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), the IAF is planning to replace the Russian IL-76 aircraft...

DRDO Working on Additional Capabilities for Arjun Battle Tank

May 29, 2009

With the Arjun Main Battle Tank slated to be compared with Russian T-90 tanks in trials after August, the DRDO...

Army Gets its First Arjun MBT Armoured Regiment

May 27, 2009

History of sorts was made today as the Indian Army proudly equipped itself with the first Armoured Regiment of indigenously...

First of Indian Air Force AWACS Arrives in India

May 26, 2009

The first of the three Indian Air Force AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) platform arrived in India from Israel...

IAF SU-30 MKI Crashes, One Pilot Dead

May 1, 2009

A sophisticated Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft crashed near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan on Thursday killing one of the...

Antony Urges Fast Defence Procurement While Ensuring Transparency

April 22, 2009

The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony today asked the top brass of Indian Air Force to strike a fine balance...

India Launches Surveillance Satellite

April 21, 2009

Giving a big boost to its defence surveillance capabilities, India today successfully launched an all-weather Israeli-built spy satellite that will...

Indian Built Nuke Submarine to Be Ready for Tests By 2009

June 8, 2009

India's first indigenously-built nuclear submarine will be ready for tests by 2009. This has been announced by Navy Chief Admiral...