The curious case of three parachutes after aerial-combat over PoK sky

SOURCE: TIMES NOW Shortly after the images of a downed Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 fighter, surfaced online, a video of an eyewitness account from the area over which the dogfight with Indian MIG-21 Bison occurred was accessed by Times Now. A locale who saw the aerial-combat between the fighter jets of the two countries said there were […]

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India to share F-16s Radar Recording and Missile evidence with America

SOURCE: ET India is sharing with the US evidence on the Pakistan Air Force F-16 fighter jet brought down in aerial combat over the Line of Control on Wednesday to emphasise that the neighbouring country is misusing assets it may have acquired under the ‘fight against terrorism’ banner in 2008. The Indian Air Force on […]

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MiG 21 pilot took out Pak’s F16 before capture, says IAF at joint briefing

SOURCE: HT A senior Indian Air Force officer on Thursday confirmed that it was the MiG-21 Bison flown by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman that shot down the F-16 Pakistan Air Force jet in the aerial engagement with Pakistan on Wednesday morning. “In the aerial combat that ensued one F-16 of the Pakistan Air Force was […]

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‘Over in 90 seconds’: Officers detail India, Pakistan air duel along border

SOURCE: HT The dogfight between Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, flying a Russian made MiG-21 and a Pakistan Air Force US made F-16 over the skies of the Nowshera in Rajouri District of Jammu Province on Wednesday lasted just 90 seconds, a senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officer said on condition of anonymity. The 90 seconds […]

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Pakistan Used Missile Meant For Terrorists Against India, Says IAF

SOURCE: NDTV Three service representatives of the nation gathered at the heart of Delhi today to spell out the armed forces’ position on the escalation of tension with Pakistan and yesterday’s dogfight with its Air Force. Pakistan, they said, had escalated matters by targetting military installations in response to the Indian Air Force strike on […]

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If India And Pakistan Go To War, Israeli Weapons Could Be Decisive

SOURCE: JPOST As India and Pakistan contemplate their next moves amid rising tensions, airstrikes and the downing of an Indian warplane, Israeli weapons could play a decisive role in a future war. India has become a key defense partner for Israel in recent years with Israeli technology playing a major role in India’s modernization programs […]

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With pre-emptive strike, IAF demonstrated ability to perform complex missions

SOURCE: ENS February 26, 2019, will go down as a historic day for the Indian air force (IAF). On this day, it was called upon to conduct a pre-emptive strike against a Pakistani terrorist camp at Balakot. This operation was conducted on a dark night by 12 Mirage-2000 aircraft in a surprise attack, operating from […]

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Can Dassault Keep Up Its Partnership with Reliance Naval for Rafale?

SOURCE: YAHOO In the euphoria over the ‘Surgical Strike 2.0’, the small matter of Rafale purchases appear to have suddenly gone off the media radar. In spite of the Supreme Court initiating contempt of court proceedings against Anil Ambani, there is hardly talk about its likely impact on his credibility and his company’s subsequent ability […]

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Jaish-e-Mohammad resolved to continue ‘holy war against India’: Intelligence report

SOURCE: ENS Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad, which was responsible for killing of 40 CRPF personnel in Pulwama, had resolved in a conference more than a year ago that its “Ghazwa-e-Hind” (Holy War Against India) will continue irrespective of Indo-Pak ties, according to an intelligence report. Citing the report, officials said the conference organised in Okara […]

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Kargil War Hero Air Marshal R Nambiar Appointed Western Air Command Chief

SOURCE: ANI Kargil war hero and present Eastern Air Command chief Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar has been appointed as the new chief of Indian Air Force’s sword arm Western Air Command (WAC) on Thursday. The Air Marshal is credited for shooting five of the eight Laser Guided Bombs on the Pakistani positions during the Kargil […]

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Russia’s Putin dials PM Modi, supports India in fight against terror

SOURCE: HT Russian President Vladimir Putin called Prime Minister Narendra Modi over phone and expressed his deep condolences over the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF?personnel were killed. He also conveyed Russia’s solidarity with the people of India in the fight against terrorism, according to a statement. Prime Minister Modi thanked President Putin for […]

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Government imposes ban on Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir

SOURCE: PTI Separatist group Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir was banned Thursday under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for alleged anti-national and subversive activities, officials said. A notification on the ban was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) after a high-level meeting on security, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The separatist group is […]

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Airstrip on Uttar Pradesh expressways war ready as back up for IAF jets

SOURCE: ENS With the country facing an escalation of tension at the borders with Pakistan, the 3.3 km stretch of the Agra-Lucknow Expressway near Bangarmau in Unnao district, about 65 km from Lucknow and Agra-Noida Yamuna Expressway, just a few kilometres from Delhi, have been kept war ready for an emergency situation under which top-of-the-line fighter […]

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Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar Names Dead Pakistani F-16 Pilot shotdowned by Indian Mig-21Bis

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG While Pakistani Military still denies that it has lost an F-16B Twin-seat Variant to an older generation Indian Mig-21Bis fighter jet in yesterdays dogfight over LOC, Senior ranking IAF Officer Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar in his tweet has named that the pilot killed in F-16B crash was […]

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US Government documents confirm AIM-120 AMRAAM recovered belongs to Pakistan

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG Indian Air Force officials today presented parts of AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (Amraam) that were recovered near J&K’s Rajouri after the aerial engagement between the two air forces. Interestingly yesterday Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor Spokesperson Pakistan Armed Forces had denied that […]

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24 Pak Jets Tried To Cross Over, Intercepted By 8 Air Force Fighters

SOURCE: NDTV As India waited for the release of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who is in Pakistan’s custody, exclusive details emerged on the unprecedented air combat operation along the Line of Control, where a package of 24 Pakistani aircraft were intercepted by eight IAF fighters, which included a MiG 21 Bison he was piloting. The […]

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DRDO identifies 20 acres for AMCA project in Coimbatore

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Defence Corridor to come up in Coimbatore will get a major boost with the country’s premier defence project of making the Advance Medium Compact Aircraft (AMCA) expected to take shape here. Air Marshal B. Suresh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command, said here on Wednesday that 20 acres had been identified […]

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Pak to release captured IAF pilot tomorrow as ‘peace gesture’: Imran Khan

SOURCE: HT Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said his government will release Indian Air Force pilot tomorrow as peace gesture. Khan made the announcement in his address to the joint session of Pakistani parliament.

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Pak’s claim of not targeting Indian military installations false: Def Min

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan’s claims that its air force did not target the Indian military installations during Wednesday’s air intrusion was false, Defence Ministry officials said Thursday. They said that the Pakistani jets clearly targeted multiple military installations in Naushera and Rajaouri sector, but their attempts were foiled by the combat patrol team of the Indian […]

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Over 20 Pakistani Aircraft Breached Indian Airspace, Forces Ready to Move at Short Notice: Sources

SOURCE: PTI Disputing Pakistan’s version of the aerial confrontation that unfolded on Wednesday morning, sources in the government told News18 that more than 20 Pakistani aircraft had approached the Indian airspace at 9:45am and breached 10km inside. Laser-guided missile were fired at Indian military targets, but missed narrowly, defence ministry sources added. The sources said […]

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India’s Dossier to Pak Lists Infiltration Routes of Jaish Terrorists, Daily Training Schedule in Balakot Camp

SOURCE: NEWS18 The dossier handed over by the government to Pakistan on the role of Jaish-e-Mohammed in the Pulwama attack cites international evidence to prove that the seminary in Balakot was actually a terrorist training camp run by Masood Azhar’s outfit and gives extensive details on the route taken by the terrorists there to infiltrate […]

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HAL had not taken public liability insurance for Aero India

SOURCE: TNN At a time when some of the biggest temple festivals and cricket matches in Karnataka are insured, it has come to light that organisers of Aero India hadn’t taken public liability insurance. Involving 300 cars, last Saturday’s massive fire accident caused colossal property loss. It also had the potential of spiralling out of control and causing […]

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Pakistan makes spoof calls to Rajasthan’s Bikaner seeking info on Indian Army

SOURCE: UNI Residents of Rajasthan’s Bikaner were receiving spoof calls from Pakistan seeking information about the Indian Army alongside the international border, amid escalating tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad, sources said. As per the sources, the calls are being made via internet. IGP Bikaner Range BL Meena said that police in four districts of […]

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Order to secure air assets in the east

SOURCE: The Telegraph The Eastern Air Command has asked officers to secure its air assets across the region. The message has gone out to air officers commanding (AOCs) across the squadrons posted in Kalaikunda, Hashimara, Barrackpore and Bagdogra air bases in Bengal and also air bases in Tezpur, Chauba and Jorhat in Assam, sources at the […]

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US, Britain And France Move UNSC To Ban Masood Azhar. Over To China

SOURCE: NDTV Amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan over Islamabad’s denial and duplicity over terror groups flourishing under its watch, a fresh proposal by the US, UK and France has been submitted at the United Nations Security Council or UNSC to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist. If the proposal is passed, […]

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Focus on destroying terror camps in Pakistan, not war: Experts

SOURCE: ENS India on Wednesday mulled various responses to the Pakistani aircraft intruding into Indian territory, and the capture of an IAF MiG 21 Bison pilot, who was shot down over PoK while challenging the intruders.  Most experts, however, argued that the incident should not cause Delhi to lose focus from the main objective of […]

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US Stand Seen As “Endorsement” Of India, “Emboldened Them”: Pak Envoy

SOURCE: NDTV Pakistan’s ambassador to Washington today said that the United States has not condemned India’s air strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp on Tuesday, saying the stance “emboldened” New Delhi. The complaint comes amid the worst escalation between India and Pakistan in decades and a day after an Indian Air Force pilot was captured […]

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Wreckage of downed Pakistan’s F-16 seen in PoK

SOURCE: ANI Wreckage of the F-16 Pakistan Air Force jet, which was shot down by the Indian Air Force on Wednesday, was seen being inspected by Pakistan military officers in PoK, sources said. Sources added that Commanding Officer of Pakistan’s 7 Northern Light Infantry inspected the site along with other officials. Ministry of External Affairs […]

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How Indian Air Force foiled Pakistani attempt to attack Army brigade HQ on Wednesday

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY As many as ten Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 fighter jets took off from different air bases in Pakistan with an aim of destroying an Indian Army’s brigade headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nowshera sector and an oil depot near Srinagar on Wednesday. The Army brigade headquarters is a huge establishment near […]

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Tejas was Aero India 2019’s real star & lessons to be learnt from Bengaluru

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE The recently-concluded Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru undoubtedly appeared subdued for two reasons. The first, of course, is that it was truncated. India is perhaps the only major country which believes, wrongly, in hosting two air shows — one military and the other for civil aviation. This is simply due to lack […]

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Why India picked IAF over the Army and Navy to hit back at Pakistan

SOURCE: THE PRINT As the enormity of the deadly Pulwama terror attack dawned on the Indian defence establishment on 14 February, the military brass knew this was something that couldn’t go unanswered. Within hours, the top hierarchy in the Army, the IAF and the Navy had drawn out their ops plans, which would be discussed […]

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In India-Pakistan conflict, there’s a long-simmering online war, and some very good hackers on both sides

SOURCE: CNBC A decades-long conflict between India and Pakistan has escalated this week, with India reporting airstrikes against Pakistan. Both are nuclear powers, and in addition to traditional military tactics, both have been engaged in an online war of words and damaging hacks for more than 20 years. While countries like Russia, China and North […]

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Did the United States know of India’s strike on Balakot? And how much?

SOURCE: HT Did United States President Donald Trump know something about the Balakot strike? Asked about India’s right to self-defence, the President told reporters last week, “India is looking at something very strong. And, I mean, India just lost almost 50 people and… with an attack, so I can understand that also.” And his national […]

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Abhinandan dares, India unites

SOURCE: LIVEMINT India and Pakistan simulated war-like hostilities on Wednesday, with both nations claiming to have downed the other’s fighter jets, New Delhi accusing Islamabad of targeting Indian military facilities and Pakistan taking an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot into its custody. Temperatures soared, with India summoning Pakistan’s deputy high commissioner to the external affairs […]

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IAF’s oldest warhorse downs Pak’s best

SOURCE: Tribune News Service On its last legs, the MiG-21 continues to bare its fangs. The most advanced aircraft that the Pakistan Air Force flaunts went down to the oldest fighter in IAF inventory, the venerable MiG-21, in an aerial duel in the skies of Jammu and Kashmir today. The MiG-21’s ‘Bison’ version, two of which […]

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VMRDA officials visit Goa to bring Sea Harrier

SOURCE: TNN A team of officials from the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority, headed by the metropolitan commissioner P Basanth Kumar, visited INS Hansa, Goa, on Wednesday.The team discussed the modalities of transportation and installation of the Sea Harrier, which will be developed into a museum at the RK beach road, with the naval officials […]

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Balakot Trained Terrorists Used To Take 4 Routes Through PoK To Enter Jammu And Kashmir

SOURCE: PTI The Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists, who were trained in the Balakot camp in Pakistan that was bombed by Indian fighter jets, used to take four major infiltration routes to enter Jammu and Kashmir to carry out attacks, officials said on Wednesday. Kel, located in the Neelam valley in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, has also been used as […]

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India, Pakistan Should Avoid Further Military Action: Pentagon

SOURCE: REUTERS Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan is focused on de-escalating tensions between India and Pakistan and has urged them both to avoid further military action, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, without saying if he had spoken with his counterparts from either nation.In a statement, the Pentagon said Shanahan had spoken with senior US […]

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PM Modi gives Indian armed forces ‘free hand’ to act after Pakistan violates airspace: Sources

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a free hand to the three armed forces of the nation in a crucial security meeting on Wednesday.  The PM held back-to-back meetings with the chiefs of the armed forces, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and other top officials throughout the day as […]

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Pulwama attack happened due ‘impunity and cover’ provided to JeM by Pakistan: Sushma tells China

SOURCE: PTI The Pulwama attack is the direct result of the “impunity and cover” provided to the Jaish-e-Muhammed terror group by Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Wednesday as she forcefully raised the terror strike with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi here. Swaraj’s meeting with Wang came a day after India destroyed a major […]

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Army Personnel Guarding Vital Installations In Mumbai: Report

SOURCE: PTI Army personnel have been deployed at sensitive locations in the city along with the local police in view of the increased tension on the Line of Control, an official said on Wednesday.Along with central paramilitary forces, Army jawans are guarding key railway stations, airport, the area outside the Western Naval Command headquarters and […]

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500 trucks ready to ensure uninterrupted fuel supply to Indian defence forces

SOURCE: DEVICOURSE As tensions with Pakistan escalated, Indian oil companies have put in motion a “very strong plan” including moving a convoy of 500 trucks to ensure uninterrupted fuel supplies to all defence and strategic assets, top officials said Wednesday. Tanks feeding defence establishment in forward areas along the border with Pakistan are all “topped […]

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Newborn named ‘Mirage’ to celebrate IAF airstrikes on JeM terror camps in Pakistan

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA A new-born baby in Rajasthan’s Nagore has been named ‘Mirage’ to celebrate Tuesday’s airstrikes conducted by the Mirage 2000 fighter jets of the Indian Air Force on a terror camp run by Jaish-e-Mohammed in Pakistan’s Balakot. According to news agency ANI, the parents decided to name their newborn ‘Mirage’ to pay tribute […]

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Why IAF picked MiG-21s to take on Pakistani F-16s on Wednesday

SOURCE: THE PRINT Keyboard warriors, armchair analysts and even experts have questioned the rationale of using the MiG-21 aircraft in Combat Air Patrol (CAP) Wednesday, when India lost at least one fighter against Pakistan’s F-16s. However, sources in the Indian Air Force defended the use of the MiG-21, saying it was one of the fighters […]

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Down From Three To Two To One: Pakistan Now Accepts It Has Only One IAF Pilot In Its Custody

SOURCE: SWARAJYA MAG Making a u-turn, the propaganda wing of the Pakistan armed forces, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), has confirmed on Twitter that it has only one Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot in its custody. This comes just hours after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his address to the nation, had claimed […]

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Approval Granted For Purchase Of Defence Equipment Worth Rs. 2,700 Crore

SOURCE: ANI The Defence Acquisition Council on Wednesday gave approval for the purchase of defence equipment worth Rs. 2,700 crore. The approval was given at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Council approved the procurement of three cadet training ships for the Indian Navy. The ships would […]

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India shot down Pakistan Air Force’s F-16, one IAF pilot missing in action confirms government

SOURCE: ET The Government today confirmed that India shot down a Pakistan Air Force fighter jet and in that operation one Indian Air Force pilot is missing in action. Pakistan has used its Air Force to target military installations in India in response to Indian counter-terrorism operations but their attempts were foiled successfully, External Affairs […]

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Pak PM claims 2 Indian MIGs shot down; offers talk to defuse tensions

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that two Indian MIGs crossed the Line of Control and they were shot down, as he offered to defuse tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours and resolve the issues through talks. “Our action was only intended to convey that if you can come into our […]

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‘Der aaye durust aaye’: Ex-IAF pilot says India was about to hit terror camps in PoK after 26/11 but didn’t

SOURCE: TIMES NOW On a day when Indian Air Force (IAF) jets carried out air strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist camp in Balakot in Pakistan killing more than 350 terrorists and commanders, a former IAF pilot has revealed that the Indian Air Force was about to hit terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after the […]

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Taliban says did not issue statement on India, Pakistan clashes

SOURCE: REUTERS Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said on Wednesday the group has not issued any press statement about the ongoing clashes between India and Pakistan. Mujahid told Reuters that “the statement circulating about their comments on India, Pakistan clashes was fake”. “We have not said that India, Pakistan clashes will affect the Afghan peace process. […]

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France to bring proposal to ban Masood Azhar after assuming UNSC presidency: Report

SOURCE: PTI France is working on a proposal to ban the chief of the UN-proscribed Jaish-e Muhammad (JeM) Masood Azhar and could move it in the Sanctions Committee after it assumes the Presidency of the powerful UN Security Council next month, sources said. The rotating monthly Presidency of the 15-nation UN Security Council (UNSC) will […]

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ISRO to launch defence satellite in March for DRDO

SOURCE: HT In a special mission in March, the Indian space agency will launch an electronic intelligence satellite Emisat for the DRDO, 28 third party satellites and also demonstrate its new technologies like three different orbits with a new variant of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, said a top official. The exact date has […]

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2 pilots dead in Mi-17 crash near Srinagar airport; flight ops suspended

SOURCE: HT Two pilots were killed on Wednesday after an Indian Air Force M-17 chopper crashed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district. The chopper crashed due to technical reasons, officials said. The chopper crashed close to the Srinagar airport in an open field near Garend Kalaan village in Budgam around 10 am. The chopper broke […]

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“No Country Spoke In Our Favour On Indian Strike, Telling”: Ex-Pak Envoy

SOURCE: PTI It is telling that no country, including China, has spoken out in favour of Pakistan after India’s air strike on a terror camp in the country, a former Pakistani envoy to the US said Tuesday, asserting that it was reflective that the world’s patience on terrorist safe havens is running thin. India bombed […]

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2 Jaish Terrorists Killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir’s Shopian

SOURCE: NDTV Two Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed in an encounter that broke out early this morning in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian, the police said. The encounter took place a day after Indian fighter jets struck the biggest training camp of Jaish across the Line of Control. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in […]

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India shoots down Pak F-16 jet in Nowshera sector, Islamabad claims it also destroyed 2 Indian aircraft

SOURCE: NEWSX The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday claimed that it shot down an F-16 fighter jet of the Pakistan Air Force. The enemy F-16 jet, that violated Indian air space, was shot down in Indian retaliatory fire within 3km of Pakistan territory in Lam valley, Nowshera sector, reports said. However, the condition of […]

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Mirage 2000, Sukhoi-30s, AWACS part of IAF’s operation on JeM camp in Balakot

SOURCE: PTI The Indian Air Force struck at Jaish-e-Mohammed’s biggest terrorist training camp at Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, using 12 Mirage 2000 aircraft supported by a fleet of Sukhoi 30 jets, a mid-air refueller and two Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), official sources said. They said all the bases of the […]

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India strikes terror, deep in Pakistan: Next step, diplomatic outreach

SOURCE: ENS Less than a fortnight after the single bloodiest attack in Jammu and Kashmir in the last three decades of militancy, India on Tuesday conducted air strikes deep inside Pakistan, the first time after the 1971 war that it has hit targets in the country. Announcing that India had struck the “biggest training camp” […]

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As Jets Flew To Balakot, Eye In The Sky ‘Netra’ Was Operational Brain

SOURCE: ENS The home-made eye in the sky, Netra, was the operational brain that guided the Indian Air Force’s Mirage 2000-5 IN hours before dawn as they flew towards Balakot, 80 km from the Line of Control, and bombed a camp of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed. The Netra, an airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) […]

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Jaish-e-Mohammed: Terror outfit once crushed in Kashmir, now in revival effort

SOURCE: ENS In Tuesday’s airstrike in Pakistan, India targeted a camp of Jaish-e-Mohammed, the terrorist group responsible for the attack that killed 40 CRPF men in Pulwama. The attack and the target underline the return to relevance of the outfit. In recent years, Jaish chief has Masood Azhar sent two of his nephews to Kashmir: […]

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Be Ready for Retaliation from Pakistan, Says Ex-Indian Army Vice Chief on Surgical Strikes

SOURCE: NEWS18 Twelve Indian Force Mirage-2000 jets crossed the Line of Control (LoC) early on Tuesday morning and destroyed terror camps of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot. The air strike, which has been dubbed “Surgical Strikes 2.0′, comes two weeks after a terror attack on CRPF soldiers in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale […]

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Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar: An overweight blue-eyed boy of ISI

SOURCE: ENS Masood Azhar, the Jaish-e-Mohammed’s chief whose terror academy in Balakot faced a blitzkrieg from Indian Air Force jets early Tuesday, is an overweight fugitive released by India in exchange for passengers of a hijacked Indian Airlines plane in 1999 and has since been a blue-eyed boy of Pakistan’s external snooping agency ISI. Nearly […]

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Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi briefs US on India’s air strikes in Balakot

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Tuesday and apprised him about the Line of Control “violation” by the Indian jets, a media report said. In his telephonic conversation with Pompeo, Qureshi said India is “jeopardising the peace in South Asia for its political purposes and […]

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Balakot air strikes: Anger, denial and bluster in Pakistan

SOURCE: ENS There were mixed reactions in Pakistan as reports of the Indian Air Force strike on a terror camp in Balakot started trickling in. While the government and the media were in denial, with TV anchors and senior journalists questioning the authenticity of the mission, others asked for proof of the action and evidence. […]

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Terror Camp Bombed By Indian Jets Only 60 Km From Where Bin Laden Hid

SOURCE: NDTV The biggest training camp of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot that Indian fighter jets bombed in a pre-dawn attack today was just 60 km from Abbottabad, where Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was found hiding in a discreet bungalow before he was shot dead by US Navy Seal commandos in 2011. The […]

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15 years ago, US took note of JeM’s major terror training camp in Balakot

SOURCE: PTI Fifteen years ago, the major terrorist training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot in Pakistan found a mention in a purported secret US Defence Department file leaked by WikiLeaks. The memorandum talks about a Pakistani national Hafez K Rahman, a Guantanamo detainee, who was 20 years old and born in Gujrar, Pakistan, who […]

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Will respond at time of our choosing: Pakistan

SOURCE: HT Pakistan’s leadership on Tuesday described the Indian strike on Balakot as “uncalled-for aggression” and warned the country will respond at “a time and place of its choosing”, with Islamabad rejecting New Delhi’s contention that the operation caused heavy casualties. Soon after India confirmed the strike, PM Imran Khan chaired a special meeting of […]

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“It Was Dark”: Pakistan Minister Trolled On Twitter After Explaining Air Force Role

SOURCE: NDTV Pakistan defence minister Pervez Khatak was relentlessly trolled on Twitter on Tuesday after he apparently told reporters that their forces were ready to repel the Indian attack but “it was dark”. In a pre-dawn air strike, 12 Mirage 2000 aircraft of the Indian Air Force targeted a sprawling Jaish-e Mohammed terror training camp at Balakot […]

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India’s awe-inspiring military vehicles: Current & upcoming

SOURCE: CARTOQ Tata Merlin The Indian military is one of the largest in the world. There are various divisions in the military forces and many of them use specialised vehicles that have been developed for them. Here are all the awe-inspiring vehicles of the Indian military forces that have been spotted on various occasions. Tata […]

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Decoding IAF’s lethal arsenal that destroyed Pakistani terror camps

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Several hours before daybreak on February 26, 12 Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 fighters were being armed with a deadly arsenal to carry out air strikes on terror camps in Pakistan. The armament included the lethal Israeli Crystal Maze long-range air-to-surface missiles and SPICE-2000 bombs. The Crystal Maze missile, manufactured by Israel’s […]

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US Should Not Give Aid to Pakistan Till it Stops Harbouring Terrorists: Nikki Haley

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan has a long history of harbouring terrorists and America should not give Islamabad even a dollar until it corrects its behaviour, Indian-American former US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley has said as she praised the Trump administration for wisely restricting financial assistance to the country. Haley, who has founded a new […]

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Israeli Spyder used to shoot down Pakistani drone in Gujarat

SOURCE: ANI The drone was brought down in Ambasa village by the Israeli missile Derby, the sources added. This is the first time that Spyder has been used for taking down any enemy aircraft, they said. The Spyder defence missile system was deployed for operational role in 2017. Early this morning, the Indian Air Force […]

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Pakistan Drone Shot Down Near International Border in Gujarat, Debris Recovered

SOURCE: NEWS18 A Pakistani unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was on Tuesday shot down near the International Border in Kutch district of Gujarat, police sources said.Debris of the UAV was seen near Nanghatad village in Abdasa taluka of Kutch, they said.On hearing a loud sound around 6 am, villagers went to the spot and found the […]

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India Successfully Testfires Quick Reaction Surface To Air Missile

SOURCE: ANI India successfully test-fired short-range Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) off Odisha coast on Tuesday. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) test-fired two missiles from a test facility at Chandipur in Balasore district. The missiles were fired from a canister mounted on a rotatable truck-based launch unit, said sources.The missile, which […]

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Exercise restraint, says China after strike on Jaish’s biggest terror camp

SOURCE: HT China on Tuesday urged India to fight terrorism through “international cooperation” hours after the Indian air force carried out a targeted strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camp located across the Line of Control (LoC). India should create “favourable” conditions internationally to fight terrorism, China added possibly in an oblique reference to New Delhi’s […]

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India strikes terror camps: Mirage 2000 used to carry out first strike inside Pakistan after 1971 war

SOURCE: PTI A fleet of Mirage 2000 deep-penetration fighter jets assisted by other assets of the Indian Air Force carried out the pre-dawn strike on the biggest terror camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror outfit in Pakistan, government sources said. The JeM had taken responsibility for the February 14 suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s […]

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Balakot Jaish camp, destroyed by IAF, was like ‘5-star resort’: Report

SOURCE: HT Hundreds of fidayeen or suicide attackers and their trainers were shifted from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir to a five-star resort style camp at a hilltop forest in Balakot after the Pulwama attack, providing Indian forces with “a sitting duck target” when they carried out an air strike early Tuesday, killing nearly 300 terrorists, PTI […]

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Punjab border areas on high alert after IAF strikes

SOURCE: ANI Punjab put its border districts on high alert on Tuesday following the air strikes by the Indian Air Force (IAF) across the Line of Control, undertaken by India as a retaliatory measure for the February 14 Pulwama terror attack.Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered a spate of measures as part of the […]

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India Briefs 12 Nations On Strike On Terror Camp Across Line of Control

SOURCE: NDTV The government briefed the representatives of 12 nations about the pre-dawn air strikes on Jaish-e Mohammad camps located across the Line of Control, which were conducted by the Indian Air Force this morning. Diplomats from the US, UK, Russia, Australia, Indonesia, Turkey and six ASEAN nations held a meeting with Foreign Secretary Vijay […]

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How India Planned ‘Operation Balakot’, Monitored Real-Time By PM Modi

SOURCE: NDTV As Indian Air Force fighter jets crossed the Line of Control for the first time since 1971 and struck a terror camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed around 3:30 am on Tuesday, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval tracked the operation real-time and even kept Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the loop, say top sources. The strike […]

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Surgical airstrike: Seven wonders India used to wound Pakistan

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY The Indian Air Force (IAF) jets crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and destroyed major terrorist camps in Balakot sector in a pre-dawn strike on Tuesday, sources said. The airstrike took place at 3.30 am, the sources said. Several Mirage 2000 aircraft dropped 1,000 kg bombs on terrorist camps across the LoC. […]

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No let-up in Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in Jammu-Kashmir: DGP

SOURCE: HT Jammu and Kashmir director general of police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Monday said there was no let-up in Pakistan-sponsored terrorism but security forces, including police, were determined to eliminate militancy and restore peace in the state.“Pakistan-sponsored terrorism is going on for the last many years and showing no signs of decline but we […]

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Thales to supply India’s attack helicopters with rocket launchers

SOURCE: UPI Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, the Indian state-owned aerospace and defense company, has awarded Thales a contract to supply 135 rocket launchers for 33 attack helicopters. Eighteen of the army’s advanced light helicopters and 15 of the air force’s light combat helicopters will be equipped with four 12-tube, 2.75-inch rocket launchers, the company said in […]

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Pakistan calls ‘emergency meeting’ after India carried out air strikes

SOURCE: Tribune News Service Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called an “emergency meeting” on Tuesday after India carried out air strikes across the LoC and destroyed terror camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Qureshi will meet Prime Minister Imran Khan after the meeting in which he will discuss the security situation with high-level officials. Sources here […]

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Ready to localise MiG-35 production: Russian firm

SOURCE: Tribune News Service Russian aerospace major RAC MiG, which is offering the new MiG-35 fighter jet to India, has said that it is ready to localise production of the jet. At Aero India, MiG Director General Tarasenko Ilya said, “At present, we are the number one plane in the world and offer to localise the […]

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Mirage 2000 fighter jets drop 1,000 kg bombs across LoC, destroy terror camp: IAF sources

SOURCE: ANI A group of Mirage 2000 Indian Fighter jets struck a major terrorist camp across the LoC and completely destroyed it, reported ANI quoting IAF sources. The IAF sources also went on to add that 12 Mirage 2000 jets took part in the operation that dropped 1000 Kg bombs on terror camps across LOC. Balakot, Chakothi […]

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This Argentinian Trainer Jet will Train Indian Airforce Pilots in the future?

SOURCE: MANJUNATH REDDY/ FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Argentinean aircraft company Fábrica Argentina de Aviones better known as FAdeA in past was the only company which in the year 2014 responded to Indian defence ministry’s request for information for a new intermediate jet trainer (IJT) after long-delayed Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) continued to face technical issues […]

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Russia ready to discuss deliveries of Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets to India

SOURCE: TASS Russia is ready to hold a dialogue with India on the deliveries of Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets to India, Director for International Cooperation and Regional Policy at the state hi-tech corporation Rostec Viktor Kladov told TASS on Monday. “On our part, we are ready to continue the deliveries of generation 4+ and […]

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India likely to induct air-launched BrahMos-A by early 2020

SOURCE: Jane’s Defence Weekly The air-launched BrahMos cruise missile developed by the Indo-Russian joint venture (JV) BrahMos Aerospace is likely to be inducted with the Indian Air Force (IAF) in early 2020, a JV official told Jane’s during the 20-24 February Aero India 2019 exhibition in Bangalore. The official said that the BrahMos-A cruise missile is set to […]

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Aero India 2019: HAL unveils Unmanned Wingman concept

SOURCE: Jane’s International Defence Review India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) unveiled its Unmanned Wingman concept at the Aero India 2019 exhibition held in Bangalore from 20–24 February. The Unmanned Wingman concept is currently envisioned to be a 6 m-class, low-observable, multipurpose unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) with an endurance of up to 80 minutes and a […]

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Israel sells India 50 military drones in 500-mln-USD deal

SOURCE: Xinhua Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has agreed with India’s Ministry of Defense on the sale of 50 Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for 500 million U.S. dollars, the daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported Sunday.The Heron, a medium-altitude long-endurance drone capable of performing strategic and tactical missions, can carry a payload of up to 470 kg, […]

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The Maker of AK-47 Rifles Just Unveiled a “Suicide Drone”

SOURCE: FUTURISM Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov, maker of the ubiquitous AK-47 assault rifle, has unveiled a tiny drone that’s meant to destroy remote ground targets from a distance of up to 40 miles (64 km) away — by blowing itself up like a suicide bomber. The “high-precision attack unmanned aerial system” dubbed KUB-UAV in a […]

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Fully prepared for befitting response to any Indian aggression: Pakistani Army

SOURCE: PTI A top Pakistan Army official said on Monday that his country’s armed forces are “fully prepared” for a befitting response to “any Indian aggression or misadventure”. Army spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said that Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa met Air chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan and the two chiefs deliberated on operational […]

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Owner of car used in Pulwama attack on the run, NIA says he joined Jaish

SOURCE: HT The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday said it has managed to identify the Maruti Eeco vehicle used in the terror attack of February 14 in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed in Pulwama and said the vehicle’s owner, Sajjad Bhat of Bijbehara in district Anantnag of Jammu and Kashmir, was directly involved […]

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‘Kashmir is neither a part of India, nor will it ever be,’ claims Pakistan minister days after Pulwama attack

SOURCE: TIMES NOW Pakistan is yet to act on terror groups after the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad attacked a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama on February 14, killing 40 soldiers. However, a Cabinet Minister of the neighbouring country is busy proclaiming the false notion that Kashmir was not a part of India, “nor will it […]

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‘Dialogue not war’ is the solution to Pak-India problems: Turkish ambassador : Pakistani Media

SOURCE: DAWN Turkish ambassador to Pakistan Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul on Monday said that Istanbul is aligned with Islamabad’s stance on the Kashmir issue, as he stressed that the only solution to Pak-India problems is “dialogue and not war”. Speaking at a press conference in the capital, Yurdakul said that Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu had […]

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One More Place For Pilgrimage: Nirmala Sitharman On National War Memorial

SOURCE: PTI The inauguration of the sprawling National War Memorial is a “landmark event” and the country now has “one more pilgrimage place” where citizens can come to pay homage to our brave soldiers, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Monday. Addressing a gathering of ex-servicemen at the National Stadium, she also said that there was […]

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Pulwama terror attack: Pakistan Senate passes resolution condemning ‘threats’ by India

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan’s Senate or upper house of the parliament on Monday unanimously passed a resolution condemning “threats” by India in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack. The move comes amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan after the February 14 suicide attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad terror group that killed 40 CRPF soldiers in […]

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Troops go after Jaish-e-Mohammad in Valley, kill nine militants of group after Pulwama terror attack

SOURCE: ENS After the February 14 suicide bombing on a CRPF bus killed 40 paramilitary personnel, security forces have gone after the Jaish-e-Mohammad militants in militancy-hit Kashmir and killed nine militants of the outfit in three encounters in 10 days. On Sunday, three Jaish-e-Mohammad militants – a local Raqib Ahmad Sheikh R/o Kulgam and two […]

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Indian defence personnel alerted against Pakistani spy on Facebook

SOURCE: ENS Pakistani intelligence agencies are using fake Facebook profiles with names of Indian women in an attempt to honey trap Indian defence forces’ personnel, prompting authorities here to send out an alert. The alert was sent out after one such Facebook profile was detected, from which friend requests are being sent. “After inputs were […]

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Army deploys more men, machines to trace soldiers missing after avalanche

SOURCE: HT The Indian Army on Monday deployed more men and machines to trace five of its soldiers who went missing on Wednesday after they were swept in avalanche near Namgia Dogri outpost along the China border in tribal Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. Contingents of the Army, Indo-Tibetan border police resumed rescue operations at […]

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Battle for Asian skies: Could Russia’s MiG-35 win a tender for the Indian Air Force?

SOURCE: RT With the AERO INDIA 2019 exhibition underway in Bangalore, there is much talk about the MMRCA 2.0 tender competition to supply medium multi-role combat aircraft to the Indian Air Force. What are the chances of the participants? In April 2018, the Indian Ministry of Defense published an RFI (request for information) for the procurement of […]

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Navy Radar Centre in Vikarabad still on paper

SOURCE: TELEGAHNA TODAY An ambitious project of the Indian Navy to have a Navy Radar and Communication Centre in Vikarabad district is still on paper, eight years after it was conceived. The project, proposed to come up on about 2,500 acres of reserve forest land in Vikarabad, has been in limbo despite getting necessary clearances […]

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Rafale issue has no political significance for visitors at Aero India

SOURCE: LIVE MINT Naveen, 26, a small-time technical service provider, braved the scorching heat and waited patiently in a long queue to get a free hat from Dassault Aviation. Standing next to the twin-jet Rafale combat aircraft on display, he passed on the information to a friend: “Come here quick, they are giving out free […]

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MRF could make tyres for Tejas, other air force planes

SOURCE: HT The indigenous light combat aircraft, Tejas, and a few other air force aircraft could soon have new locally produced tyres. India’s largest tyre maker, MRF, is aiming to finish the final validation trials of the nose and main wheels for the Tejas by the year-end before getting approval from the Centre for Military […]

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In a first, IAF commissions aerial surveillance

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Indian Air Force (IAF) has commissioned the development of an aerial surveillance system for monitoring suspicious moments under dense foliage cover along the international border and some parts within the country. This hyper spectral imagery programme, a first for the country, seeks to locate and identify suspicious movements and is expected […]

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Xi gets PLA war-ready, India must wake up

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE In May 2015, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced a strategic plan for China, known as “Made in China 2025”; the Middle Kingdom wants to move away from being the world’s factory and shift to higher value products and services; the idea is to upgrade the manufacturing capabilities of Chinese industries. The […]

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‘Defence is one of the most important areas of Vietnam-India cooperation; $500 million credit line is highly appreciated’

SOURCE: TNN Vietnam has emerged as a critical strategic partner for India in the Asean region. Since the establishment of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2016, bilateral ties have witnessed significant growth. Vietnam’s ambassador to India, Pham Sanh Chau, spoke to Rudroneel Ghoshabout the way ahead: How would you describe President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit to Vietnam last […]

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India’s invitation to OIC as ‘guest of honour’ allows New Delhi to expose Pakistan’s ‘deep state’ backing terror

SOURCE: FIRST POST On 29 January 1980, when most visiting delegates at Islamic Foreign Ministers conference in Islamabad had left and others were sleepy and inattentive, then Pakistani chief of army staff General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq with the help of trusted aides quietly inserted ‘Kashmir’ in the draft declaration. Pakistan’s then foreign minister and conference president […]

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Fighter pilot wants women to dream big

SOURCE: ENS Combat pilot Mohana Singh, one of the first three women inducted into the fighter squadron of the Indian Air Force in June 2016, conducted a sortie on the Hawk-i jet trainer during Aero India 2019 at Air Force Station, Yelahanka. The country has six women fighter pilots as on date. A native of […]

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PM Modi to dedicate National War Memorial by lighting eternal flame below obelisk

SOURCE: PTI Drawing inspiration from the ‘Chakravyuh’ formation, the iconic National War Memorial, set to be unveiled on Monday, boasts of four thematic concentric circles with a tall ceremonial obelisk at its centre that will bear the eternal flame. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the memorial, spread over 40 acres in the India Gate […]

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Any change in Jammu and Kashmir’s status will kill mainstream thought: Sajad Lone

SOURCE: ENS WITH A clutch of pleas on Article 35A likely to be heard by the Supreme Court later this week, BJP ally and Peoples’ Conference chief Sajad Lone said that any tampering with the special Constitutional character of Jammu and Kashmir would mean “the death of mainstream thought” in the state. Lone also described […]

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NIA says close to solving case, finds ‘clear’ Pakistan link in Pulwama attack

SOURCE: HT The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is close to cracking the Pulwama terror attack case, with evidence pointing to an elaborate operation by four or five Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, including suicide bomber Adil Ahmad Dar and a local handler, according to people familiar with the developments. The owner of the Maruti Eeco vehicle used in […]

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How Saudi Prince’s visit to India indicates Modi’s West Asia policy success

SOURCE: THE WIRE For a moment leave, aside the immediate context that has overshadowed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MBS’s) visit to New Delhi – the Pulwama attack and its Pakistan connection. The visit has actually been very fruitful and is yet another indicator that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s West Asia policy remains the one […]

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Bengaluru: CSIR prepares bio-fuel for IAF, commercial jets

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE To replace 10% of the present consumption of fuel in both Indian Air Force and commercial aviation sector, the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun has prepared a bio-fuel for the aviation sector. The government aims to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels by 10% from the […]

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Aero India 2019 concludes, Sitharaman leads review meeting in Bengaluru

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Curtains came down on the five-day Aero India 2019, Asia’s premier show, which saw the indigenously developed light combat aircraft Tejas being given the Final Operational Clearance, on Sunday. A review meeting between Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Home Minister MB Patil was held in the […]

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MWF: A Perfect Mirage ???

SOURCE:  RAVI PAI / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG   After months of speculations, India has finally revealed a scaled model of its Medium Weight Fighter (MWF) which now comes with several additions from the baseline design carried forward from LCA-Tejas light class aircraft. 17.5-tonne aircraft clearly already is in the league called Medium-Class of […]

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India can now quickly build bigger jets, says DRDO chief

SOURCE: Tribune News Service After the final operational clearance (FOC) of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, India is now looking at a rapid multi-pronged effort to build the next class of fighter jets having more powerful engines and potent weaponry. Dr G Satheesh Reddy, who is Secretary, Defence Research and Development, and also Chairman of DRDO, said, […]

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“If We Attack With 1 Nuke, India May Finish Us With 20”: Pervez Musharraf

SOURCE: ANI Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has said India could “finish us by attacking with 20 (nuclear) bombs” if Pakistan launched even a single nuclear attack on the neighbouring country, according to Karachi-based newspaper Dawn. Addressing a press conference in the UAE on Friday, Mr Musharraf said: “Indian and Pakistan relations have again reached […]

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India ‘reluctant’ nuclear weapon state, committed to no-first-use policy: Manmohan Singh

SOURCE: PTI New proliferation risks and challenges can lead to “unintended escalations”, increasing the “likelihood” of a nuclear strike, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday, asserting that India is a “reluctant” nuclear weapon state. He was speaking at the book launch of Observer Research Foundation’s  ‘Nuclear Order in the Twenty-First Century’ authored by former […]

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Rafael wins $30m Indian Air Force communications deal

SOURCE: GLOBES Israeli defense electronics company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has handed its first order for production of hundreds of advanced communications systems, for the Indian Air Force, to its new ARC subsidiary in India. The order amounts to $30 million. The subsidiary will employ hundreds of workers in Hyderabad in southern India. The […]

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Issues in upgrade of An-32 aircraft resolved

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Indian Air Force (IAF) has reason to cheer as all issues related to the upgrade of An-32 transport aircraft, its workhorse, have been resolved, according to the head of the Antonov State Corporation of Ukraine. At Aero India, Ukraine also offered its new An-132 aircraft to the IAF as a replacement for the […]

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Pak jihad’s nuclear umbrella

SOURCE: TRIBUNE INDIA How is that Pakistan, a country with a shambolic economy and an army that has never won a war, can unremittingly orchestrate a deadly arpeggio of terror against India, a larger and generally better-armed country, without any significant adverse repercussions? Not only has Pakistan deliberately cultivated a menagerie of Islamist militant groups […]

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Attempts to Scrap Article 35A Aimed at Bringing About Demographic Changes in J&K: Pakistan

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan said on Sunday that any attempt to scarp Article 35 A of the Indian Constitution, which provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was aimed at bringing about demographic changes and claimed that it was a violation of the international law. India’s Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a bunch of petitions […]

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Indian Armed Forces has enough ammunition to fight at least 10 days of the intense war: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

SOURCE: OPINDIA Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that the Indian armed forces are all prepared for intense war as far as ammunition is concerned. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman further said that the number of fighter jets required by the Air Force changes from time to time and the situation was different in 2001 […]

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Jammu and Kashmir: Deputy SP, soldier martyred, three JeM militants killed in Kulgam encounter

SOURCE: PTI A deputy superintendent of police, an army jawan and three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed in an encounter in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.The encounter took place in the Turigam area of Kulgam after the police got an intelligence input about the presence of a group of terrorists in […]

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Pakistan wants peace, but India creates ‘war frenzy’: Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Pulwama tension

SOURCE: ENS Pakistan wants peace, but India is creating a “war frenzy”, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi claimed on Sunday, amidst simmering tensions between the two countries following the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF soldiers. Addressing the media following a consultative meeting in the wake of the Pulwama attack, Qureshi also said that […]

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Centre hikes hardship pay for troops in volatile areas

SOURCE: HT The Union home ministry has hiked by 47% to 78% the risk and hardship allowance given to central paramilitary personnel serving in the most volatile regions of the country, an official said on Sunday. The government’s move, which comes days after a suicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir killed 40 troopers of a […]

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Pakistan appoints two administrators to supervise Jaish headquarters

SOURCE: PTI Pakistani authorities have appointed two administrators to supervise a seminary and a mosque believed to be the headquarters of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), the terror outfit which claimed responsibility for the Pulwama suicide attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir. The Punjab government appointed the administrators two days after it announced […]

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Daughters of two army officers move SC seeking policy to protect human rights of security personnel

SOURCE: ENS Daughters of two army officers have moved the Supreme Court seeking formulation of a policy to protect human rights of security forces personnel. Nineteen-year-old Preeti Kedar Gokhale and 20-year-old Kajal Mishra have sought direction to the Centre for formulation of a comprehensive policy to safeguard the rights of armed forces personnel against human […]

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NIA averts ‘lone-wolf’ attack by ISIS, arrests Hyderabad youth

SOURCE: ENS If the National Investigation Agency had not arrested Abdullah Basith, a Hyderabad youth, for his alleged links with ISIS modules in August 2018, he would have carried out a ‘lone-wolf attack’, similar to the one on CRPF convoy that a week ago at Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, according to sources. Reportedly, after […]

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Tata Aerospace & Defence, Airbus, await contract to manufacture 56 aircraft

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla / Business Standard An unusual sight in Bengaluru, the Portuguese Air Force Airbus C295 transporter shuddered as the pilot revved its twin turboprops to maximum. As he released the brakes, the plane shot forward, accelerating down the runway almost like a fighter, lifting off in just 700 metres and climbing rapidly to mission […]

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India interested in Ukrainian An-132 aircraft

SOURCE: UKINFO Ukraine and India discussed the promotion of the newest Ukrainian An-132 aircraft to the Indian market, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine has reported. “First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleh Hladkovsky took part in the opening of the international specialized exhibition Aero India 2019. […]

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Small, high-tech companies: Aeron Systems’ technology attracts Kalyani Group interest

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla / Business Standard On Friday, the giant, $3 billion Kalyani Group, which is making a determined foray into defence, announced an understanding with Aeron Systems, a tiny, Pune-based high-technology firm, at Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru. “Kalyani Group and Aeron Systems, a Pune-based smart technology company, developing indigenous Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and […]

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Pakistan sets up ‘Crisis Management Cell’ amid simmering Indo-Pak tension over Pulwama terror attack

SOURCE: ENS Pakistan has set up a “Crisis Management Cell” in the wake of the simmering Indo-Pak tension following the February 14 Pulwama terror attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed that killed 40 CRPF personnel, according to a media report on Saturday. The cell will keep all stakeholders updated over border situation and diplomatic contacts, Foreign Office […]

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Small companies like Zeus Numerix at cutting edge of Make in India

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla / Business Standard In Aero India 2019, Indian exhibitors pay vast amounts to showcase weapons and equipment they are building with technologies licensed from foreign vendors, there are also a handful of Indian innovators with such technological confidence that they do not even bother to rent a display booth. One such company is […]

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Aero India fire probe to be done by Indian Air Force

SOURCE: ENS Talking about the operations to put out the fire that raged at the Aero India parking lot on Saturday, Sunil Agarwal, ADGP Fire and Emergency, said that it was a joint operation between his staff and airbase staff. He also commended his staff’s efforts in taking out several vehicles from the parking lot. He […]

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‘It is difficult to believe a PhD can be brainwashed to join terrorists’

SOURCE: THE TELEGRAPH Syed Suheel has earned his right to speak on Kashmiris, their education and the anxieties that haunt them as well as their families back home.He had been forced to drop out of a technical course, trek 30km through terrain on lockdown and eventually reach a metropolis 2,000km away to pursue a course […]

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Kashmir Valley on the edge as issue of Article 35-A comes to the fore

SOURCE: ENS Less than 50 days before the start of polling for the 2019 elections, the NDA government at the centre is mulling over a hugely politically sensitive move on Article 35-A that gives special rights to the permanent residents of J&K, prohibiting people from outside the state from buying or owning immovable property, settling […]

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Widow of Major from Mumbai to join Army, calls it tribute to him

SOURCE: HT The single-minded determination of Virar resident Gauri Mahadik, the 32-year-old widow of Major Prasad Mahadik, will soon see her join the Indian Army. Gauri said joining the Army is her way of paying tribute to her husband, who was killed in a fire at his shelter on the Indo-China border in Tawang, Arunachal […]

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Pulwama fallout: Pakistan to mobilise troops on eastern border amid growing tension with India

SOURCE: ANI Amid the growing tensions between India and Pakistan, Islamabad has decided to move troops from the western border to its eastern border. Dunya News quoted Pakistani diplomatic sources as saying, “Pakistan does not want atmosphere of fear but the country is ready to respond with full force if India imposed war”. This comes […]

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Paramilitary forces rushed to J&K as Centre anticipates Pakistan’s ‘violent reaction’

SOURCE: ENS The Centre has rushed additional forces of about 10,000 central armed police force (CAPF) personnel and “urgently deployed” them to further fortify the Kashmir Valley amid apprehensions of a reaction from Pakistan to the multiple “indirect and direct actions” taken by the government in the wake of the Pulwama attack. One reason cited […]

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Tololing win turning point in Kargil war: Ex-Army Chief

SOURCE: Tribune News Service “The battle of Tololing was a major turning point during the Kargil war,” said former Army chief General Ved Prakash Malik during his interaction with students at Shoolini University here today. Gen Malik delivered a talk on leadership and motivation based on his personal experience as the Chief of the Army Staff. […]

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How Nehru-Patel’s Dithering Approach Kept Kashmir Simmering on the Back Burner

SOURCE: NEWS18 It took India several long years to take a firm position on Kashmir. There was a lot of sophistication in prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru government’s handling of Kashmir and reliance on Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. The Nehru regime’s thrust on diplomacy and Abdullah was perhaps relevant then but appears fallacious now. In the period […]

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No resistance from Pakistan against India being Guest of Honour at OIC, says UAE

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY India will be the ‘Guest of Honour’ in 46th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj would represent India and deliver the keynote address at the inaugural plenary. The session will be held under the theme: “50 years of Islamic cooperation: […]

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Indian Muslims chose India not Pakistan in partition; JeM are disciples of devil: Asaduddin Owaisi on Pulwama

SOURCE: TIMES NOW All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi called out Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for merely paying lip service over action on Pulwama attackers. Khan in a televised address after Pulwama attack said he will act if India produces “actionable evidence”. Owaisi on Saturday asked Pakistan PM to drop his “mask […]

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Su-30MKI gets indigenous 3D printed fuel system elbow part

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Su-30 MKI aircraft would be fitted with indigenously certified 3D printed fuel system elbow part for the first time using additive manufacturing technology. The certification was handed over by P Jayapal, CE (CEMILAC) to Arup Chatterjee, Director (Engineering and R&D) at the Aero India 2019 on Saturday. The 3D printed fuel […]

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HAL’s latest SPORT will train pilots for Rafale

SOURCE: BANGALORE MIRROR The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), which was deprived of an opportunity to manufacture Rafale aircraft, is developing a 4++ generation trainer aircraft which can be used for training Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots before they start flying Rafale. The PSU has launched the development of the Supersonic Omni Role Trainer Aircraft (SPORT) which it believes can […]

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Improved, Tejas Mark 1A to fly by 2022, if contracted this year

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla / Business Standard An advanced version of the Tejas light fighter could fly by 2022, said Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Thursday, a day when army chief, General Bipin Rawat, and principal scientific advisor to the government, Vijay Raghavan, both took flights in the fighter at the Aero India 2019 show in Bengaluru. […]

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HAL-L&T consortium to start making PSLVs for ISRO soon

SOURCE: ENS Soon, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will start manufacturing the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Recently, the public sector unit formed a consortium with Larsen and Tourbo for this purpose. Speaking to Express, Shekhar Srivatsava, Chief Executive Officer of HAL’s Bengaluru Complex, said they were in the process […]

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Design changes may delay ISRO’s manned space mission

SOURCE: ENS Even as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is pushing for completion of the human space programme by the end of 2021, design changes required for the project might delay it further, say scientists at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). DRDO is involved in developing a few products for ISRO for the […]

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Number of fighter jets needed by Air Force changes from time to time: Nirmala Sitharaman

SOURCE: PTI Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Saturday the number of fighter jets required by the Air Force changes from time to time, and the situation was different in 2001 when India decided to purchase 126 aircraft. One of the questions raised by the Congress about the Rafale deal is why the Narendra Modi government […]

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Pakistani journo threatens India: Tamatar ka jawab atom bomb se dia jayega. Internet blasts him

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY A Pakistan journalist is getting blasted online for saying that Indians should be afraid of Pakistan’s power because they stopped exporting tomatoes to the country. The video of the journalist giving a monologue on the same was posted on Twitter and has been going viral ever since. In the video, the journalist can […]

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MoD inked 99 contracts with Indian vendors

SOURCE: SUNDAY GUARDIAN LIVE Giving a push to “Make in India” projects in the defence sector, the Ministry of Defence has signed 99 contracts worth about Rs 65,471 crore with Indian vendors for procurement of defence equipment for the armed forces under the “Make in India” initiative between 2015 and 2018, the Ministry had told Parliament […]

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Pakistan’s U-Turn On Seizing Jaish-e-Mohammad Headquarters, Calls It A “Seminary”

SOURCE: PTI The Pakistan government on Saturday dismissed its own claim that it had taken over the control of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) headquarters and said the complex has no link with the terror outfit, which claimed responsibility for the terror attack in Pulwama in which nearly 40 CRPF soldiers were killed. In a video message […]

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Pakistan won’t allow anyone to use its soil against India, PTI lawmaker assures Modi and Swaraj

SOURCE: SAAMA TV Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, a PTI MNA, said that the leadership in Pakistan will see a change in statements from India after his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday.“I told them that I came to India with a message of peace,” Mr. Vankwani told SAMAA […]

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Failure of US, India to establish deterrence encouraged Pakistan to continue ‘backing extremists’: Report

SOURCE: PTI Failure of both the US and India to impose accountability or establish deterrence on Pakistan has encouraged the country to “continue a policy of backing extremists” in both India and Afghanistan, a leading American daily has said. The Washington Post in an editorial in the aftermath of Pulwama attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) […]

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BSF deployed in Srinagar after 14 years: Officials

SOURCE: ENS The BSF on Saturday was brought back to Srinagar after 14 years as the Centre moved 100 additional companies of paramilitary troops to Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, officials said. Home ministry sources in Delhi said that 100 companies of paramilitary forces, including 35 from the BSF, […]

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OIC invite to India rights a historic wrong, says ex-envoy to Saudi Arabia

SOURCE: ENS India being invited to attend the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) foreign ministers’ meeting on March 1 at Abu Dhabi as a guest of honour rights a historic wrong, says former Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Talmiz Ahmad in a conversation with Ramananda Sengupta. In, what Ambassador Talmiz termed a 50-year-old diplomatic low point, […]

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India defaming us based on a suspect video, Pakistan tells UNSC

SOURCE: HT A day after the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed a strongly worded resolution condemning the Pulwama terror attack and naming Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Pakistan, in a letter to the UN body’s president, has virtually accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of war-mongering for “domestic political reasons” and accused New Delhi of […]

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HAL’s light utility helicopter to achieve IOC by September

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG HAL developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) after clearing major High altitude cold weather trials recently is now inching closer to Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) which company has predicted will be achieved later this year by September as per information provided to idrw.org. LUH already has cleared cold […]

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Artillery gun Dhanush to be made in Telangana’s Medak

SOURCE: TNN It’s going to be a boom time for the Ordnance Factory in Telangana’s Yeddumailaram in Medak district. In what could be giving thrust to the Make in India initiative, the factory will manufacture 114 ‘Dhanush’ artillery guns for the Army. The factory, located 50 km from here, recently received a bulk order from […]

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Aero India 2019: India to receive second Scorpene-class submarine by April 2019

SOURCE: Jane’s Navy International The Indian Navy will likely receive its second Scorpene-class submarine, Khanderi by March, or April 2019.The matter was confirmed with Jane’s by chairman and managing director of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL), Commodore Rakesh Anand, at Aero India 2019. Meanwhile, the third submarine Karanj is also likely to be delivered by end of […]

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Aero India 2019: Indian Nag ATGM to enter production by end-2019

SOURCE: Jane’s Missiles & Rockets The Nag anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) is finally set to enter production by the end of 2019 as confirmed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Aero India 2019. The system will undergo final summer user trials in May-June this year after it successfully completed its winter user trials […]

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PV Sindhu Flies In Made-In-India Tejas Fighter At Bengaluru Air Show

SOURCE: ANI Ace badminton player PV Sindhu flew in the HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas at Bengaluru’s air show Aero India 2019, official said on Friday. “Sindhu will co-pilot the Tejas aircraft as part of the Women’s Day to be observed at the air show on Saturday,” a Defence Ministry official had said. Tejas, […]

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Nearly 10,000 Troops Airlifted To Srinagar Amid Major Crackdown In J&K

SOURCE: NDTV Amid a major crackdown on separatists in Jammu and Kashmir late last night, the Centre has sent hundred additional companies of paramilitary forces to the state. Yesterday’s crackdown resulted in separatist Yasin Malik’s arrest.A notice from the Home Ministry in New Delhi late on Friday evening led to 100 additional companies of paramilitary […]

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China indicates it won’t budge on Masood Azhar issue

SOURCE: TNN China indicated on Friday that there will be no change in its stance on Masood Azhar, head of terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed, even after the United Nations Security Council condemning the Pulwama attack. Beijing’s adamance will weigh in on the proceedings of the meeting of the Russia-India-China (RIC) club in the Chinese city of Wuzhen on […]

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Bengaluru: DRDO launches new, improved bridge for Army

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched a 46-metre MLC-70 modular bridge made out of steel that can carry battle tanks. The bridge, which has already gone through the test of 2,000 tanks (1,000 T-72 and 1,000 Arjun), is in final stages of clearance by the Indian Army. “The modular pieces […]

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No possibility of nuclear war between India and Pakistan: Musharraf in Dubai

SOURCE: GULFNEWS Former Pakistani President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf has ruled out the use of nuclear weapons in case of an armed conflict between India and Pakistan in the wake of terrorist attack in Pulwama which left 49 soldiers dead. “It is ridiculous even to say that there will be use of atom bomb in case […]

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Record defence budget, but India hunts for old fighter jets

SOURCE: Tribune News Service A historic hike for defence in the Interim Budget notwithstanding, India has been looking at old friend Russia to bail it out of the impending fighter jet shortage faced by the Indian Air Force. Two sets of needs have been projected. The first is a proposal seeking a new squadron (18 planes) […]

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Afghan bhaijaans join Indian bros after Pulwama in YouTube war against Pakistan

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY If videos posted on YouTube and Twitter are any indication, Afghans are as agitated after Pulwama attack as most Indians.From giving threats of an impending tsunami that would devastate Pakistan to mocking Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, these videos have come up after the Pulwama attack in Jammu & Kashmir. Posted with […]

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Trump Backs Outrage Over Pulwama Attack, Says India Looking at Something ‘Very Strong’

SOURCE: NEWS 18 US President Donald Trump has said New Delhi is looking at something “very strong” in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, even as he said there were several problems between India and Pakistan. Forty CRPF personnel were killed and five injured on February 14 in one of the deadliest terror attacks […]

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Jammu and Kashmir crackdown: Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Hamid Fayaz and Yasin Malik among 12 detained

SOURCE: ENS Police swooped on Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir members in Kashmir during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, and detained around two dozen of its cadres, including its chief Abdul Hamid Fayaz, officials said here. Though police termed the detentions as routine, officials privy to the developments said this is the first major […]

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Pakistan’s offensive against human intelligence led to suicide bombing in Kashmir

SOURCE: TNN The single biggest reason that kept Jaish-e-Mohammad suicide bomber Adil Ahmad Dar off the radar of the counter-insurgency agencies was the dismantling of human intelligence after Pakistan’s aggressive assault on native informers in the last five years. According to official documents exclusively accessed by TOI, Adil Ahmad Dar was categorised as a C-grade […]

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‘Not concerned if India stops flow of water’: Pakistan

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan is not concerned over India’s plan to stop the flow of its share of water to Pakistan from the Ravi, Sutlej and Beas rivers under the Indus Waters Treaty, a top official said. The response came hours after Union minister Nitin Gadkari said in New Delhi that India has decided to “stop” […]

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Desi state-of-art radar for Tejas under trials, could replace Israeli product

SOURCE: TNN As the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas gears up to become meaner and more potent, a DRDO lab in Bengaluru has quietly developed a state-of-the-art Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar (AESAR), which once proven, will replace the Israeli radar currently integrated with the indigenous aircraft. Called Utham, the radar is currently under evaluation […]

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Aero India 2019: Boeing holds talks with HAL, Mahindra Defence on F/A-18 Super Hornet ‘Make in India’ plan

SOURCE: FIRST POST Aerospace company Boeing on Thursday held discussions with its partners, Mahindra Defence Systems (MDS) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), on the proposed F/A-18 Super Hornet ‘Make in India’ plan. The partners are developing comprehensive plans to set-up a new ‘factory of the future’ to manufacture Super Hornet locally, Boeing said after the […]

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Defence Ministry Approves Torpedo Acquisition For Naval Submarines

SOURCE: ANI In a major boost for the Navy’s firepower, the Defence Ministry has approved the acquisition of more than 100 heavyweight torpedoes which will be equipped on the force’s six Scorpene-class submarines being built at Mazagon Dockyards in Mumbai. “The proposal for acquiring heavyweight torpedoes for the submarines for the Indian Navy was cleared […]

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Pakistan’s army strips ex-spy chief of pension over book

SOURCE: The Washington Times Pakistan’s army has stripped a former spy chief of his pension and other benefits over a book he co-authored with his former Indian counterpart.Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor, an army spokesman, said Friday that a military court has found retired Lt. Gen. Asad Durrani guilty of violating the military’s code of conduct. He […]

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PV Sindhu to fly in LCA Tejas at Bengaluru air show

SOURCE: ANI India’s ace badminton player P.V. Sindhu will fly in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas at the ongoing Aero India air show here, an official said on Friday. “Sindhu will co-pilot the Tejas aircraft as part of the Women’s Day to be observed at the air show on Saturday,” a Defence Ministry official […]

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Pakistan military to India: We are not preparing for war, but do not mess with us

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Pakistan’s military said on Friday that it was not preparing for war in the wake of last week’s deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, and accused India of making threats.But it also said it was ready to respond to any aggression and warned India that it could never be surprised.”Don’t mess […]

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“Dangerous Situation Between India, Pakistan”: Trump On Pulwama Attack

SOURCE: NDTV US president Donald Trump today said that the situation between India and Pakistan is “very dangerous” after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama in which over 40 CRPF soldiers were killed, news agency AFP reported.”It’s very dangerous situation between the two countries,” Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, according […]

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HAL Delivers First Three Dhruv Helicopters to Indian Army

SOURCE: PTI The HAL Friday delivered the first three Advanced Light Helicopters named Dhruv as part of the 22 ALH MK-III contract to the Indian Army during the ongoing Aero India air show. HAL had entered into a contract with the Indian Army for 40 ALH (22 ALH Mk III and 18 Mk IV Rudra) […]

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‘I have not joined Congress’, 2016 surgical strikes commander Lt Gen (retd) DS Hooda refutes rumours

SOURCE: TIMES NOW The commanding officer of the 2016 surgical strike, Lieutenant General (retired) DS Hooda on Thursday refuted rumours that he had or is planning to join the Indian National Congress. The rumours began doing the rounds after the Congress took Hooda on board to draft a ‘vision document’ on national security following the […]

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2 Jaish Terrorists Killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir’s Sopore

SOURCE: NDTV Two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed today in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town, a senior police official said.”Two top terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammed were eliminated. There was no collateral damage and no injuries to security personnel,” south Kashmir Deputy Inspector General Atul Kumar Goel told news agency ANI. […]

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Using Water As Weapon Not So Simple: Foreign Media On Pulwama Aftermath

SOURCE: WASHINGTON TIMES Ever since a Pakistan-based terrorist group claimed responsibility for an unprecedented attack in Kashmir on February 14, India has sought ways to punish its neighbour. It canceled Pakistan’s preferential trade status and pushed to isolate Pakistan using diplomacy. It is already weighing military strikes in Pakistani territory. Now it is mulling whether […]

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Pak’s flip-flop on terror financing: Complete action plan by May 2019, FATF slams Pakistan

SOURCE: ENS In yet another set back to Pakistan and its beleaguered Imran Khan-led regime vis-a-vis its flip-flop on terror financing, the anti-money global body Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday said it will continue to keep Islamabad in the ‘grey list’. This move is also seen as a minor win for India’s efforts […]

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How Chennai diver found stolen Navy jet, 55 yrs after grandfather rescued ‘pilot’

SOURCE: TNN For years, Chandru Devadass had been hearing the tale of how in 1964, his grandfather, a fisherman, rescued the pilot of an aircraft that had crashed into the waters near his village on East Coast Road in Chennai. On Sunday, Chandru, a fisherman-turned-scuba diver, discovered 40ft underwater what appears to be the wreck […]

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MRF Tyres soon for LCA-Tejas and Mig-29K

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG India’s leading tyre maker MRF has confirmed at the ongoing Aero India 2019 that the company has developed wheel tyres for LCA-Tejas and Naval Mig-29K Carrier based fighter jets as per configuration provided to them and soon it will be ready to supply the first consignment once […]

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India will get 11th Boeing C-17 this year: Boeing India

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK Michael Koch. Vice President, Boeing India Defense, Space & Security has confirmed to press at ongoing Aero India 2019 that last unsold C-17 before production line was closed will be delivered to India by August this year and will be 11th on to join IAF fleet making it second-biggest operator of […]

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Advanced MiG-35 Priced Lower Than Other Foreign Models: Russia

SOURCE: PTI   Russia’s advanced MiG-35 light-class fighter jet, participating in the Indian Air Force tender for the purchase of 110 aircraft of this kind, would cost India 20 percent less than similar foreign models, the Russian MiG Aircraft Corporation said on Thursday. “In terms of economic operations, it is well known that the Russian […]

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Aero India 2019: Russia willing to talk FGFA with India again

SOURCE: PTI Aero India 2019, Air Force Station Yelahanka: Russia is willing to come back to the negotiating table for joint development and production of the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA). Confirming this, Anatoly G Punchuk, the deputy director of the Russian Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation, “India had decided to stop the FGFA. […]

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IAF may place order for improved Tejas variant: HAL chief

SOURCE: HT The Indian Air Force could place a Rs 50,000-crore order for an advanced version of the indigenously produced Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas, in the next two to three months, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) chairman R Madhavan said at Aero India 2019 on Thursday. Madhavan said the first flight of LCA Mk-1A was likely […]

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‘Stage set for induction of Su-30 jets fitted with BrahMos missile, final test soon’

SOURCE: THE PRINT The stage is set for the final test-firing of the BrahMos supersonic missile from India’s front-line fighter aircraft, Su-30MKI, the CEO and managing director of the missile manufacturer has told ThePrint. If successful, the test will clear the way for the induction of the missile into the Indian Air Force (IAF), giving […]

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HAL not interested in Rafale deal now, its political fight has not affected morale: CMD R Madhavan

SOURCE: PTI Steering clear of the political slugfest over the Rafale deal, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Thursday said it was not interested in the French fighter jet project offsets anymore and asserted it was not being ignored by government.The Defence sector public sector undertaking also said the political fight over Rafale has not affected its […]

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Pakistan army begins preparations for conflict, tells hospitals to be ready

SOURCE: TNN Pakistan has begun planning its war logistics on its frontiers amid fears of retaliation from India after the Pulwama terror strike, even as Jaish-e-Muhammed chief Masood Azhar asked the Imran Khan regime not to make any concessions under pressure from India. TOI has accessed two official documents, one by the Pakistani military based […]

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Boeing to begin delivery of Apache helicopters to IAF by July

SOURCE: LIVE MINT Aerospace major Boeing Co will deliver the first of 22 AH-64E Apache twin-turboshaft attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF), a senior Boeing official said on Thursday.”We are on plan to deliver the first of 22 Apache starting July. This will give significant combat capabilities (to the air force),” said David […]

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