General Electric offers India a new engine for MWF and AMCA fighter program

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK General Electric Company which previously supplied engines for India’s Tejas Mk1 fighter jet has recently offered to supply F414 Enhanced Engines to power India’s upcoming Medium Weight Fighter (MWF), and 5th Generation AMCA fighter jet program. According to reliable industry sources close to idrw.org, ADA officials were officially briefed by GE […]

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Lone Pak submarine on patrol as 4 undergo repair

SOURCE: HT Pakistan’s current submarine force levels are low with four of its navy’s five operational units undergoing major refit and repairs, three top intelligence officials in India have independently confirmed. “We have inputs that indicate that only one Pakistan Navy submarine is partially operational. And this is the reason why they were frantically seeking […]

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Former general backs ‘soft power’ to fight Pak’s ‘proxy hybrid war’ in J&K

SOURCE: HT Syed Ata Hasnain, former general-officer-commanding of the Indian army’s Srinagar–based 15 Corps, wants the government to balance its hard approach in Jammu and Kashmir with ‘adequate doses of soft power’, without pulling back from its ground operations. Lt General (Retd) Hasnain told officials, diplomats and researchers at the International Institute for Strategic Studies […]

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Seeking the next frontier

SOURCE: THE HINDU Last Wednesday, on March 27, India carried out an anti-satellite (ASAT) test using an interceptor missile (as a kinetic kill vehicle) to neutralise a target satellite (possibly the Microsat-R launched in January this year) in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of around 300 km. While India is the fourth […]

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Pakistan will die its own death, leave it, let’s move ahead: PM Narendra Modi

SOURCE: TNN Speaking about the airstrikes in Balakot, Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that “Pakistan will die its own death”. Addressing a ‘Main bhi Chowkidar’ event here that, the BJP claimed, was beamed across the country at 500 places, Modi said Pakistan had started opening its airspace now believing “Modi was busy with elections”. “For me, […]

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Missile programme comes to aid of delay-plagued DRDO

SOURCE: TNN The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-often described as a ‘White Elephant’- has been under constant criticism for delays and technologies that are not up to mark, but its missile programme, even which has had some critical issues has come to its aid time and again. While multiple DRDO missiles have been tested […]

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Centre is considering placing Indian Coast Guard under MHA

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA To enhance the maritime security of the nation, the Centre is considering to give overall responsibility of coastal security to the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). As per new proposed changes, Centre may place ICG under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It currently operates under the Defense Ministry. As per Government sources, there is an […]

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Army Chief Bipin Rawat To Leave For US On First Visit Tomorrow

SOURCE: ANI Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat will leave for the US for his first visit on Monday. During the five-day visit, he is expected to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation between the two countries, to tackle Pakistan supported terror activities in the region. During the visit, the Army Chief is also scheduled to […]

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Pak Reconstructing Balakot To Show No Terror Camp Existed: PM Modi

SOURCE: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that he took the decision for the Indian Air Force to conduct Balakot air strikes as he thought that “the game” should be played from where terrorism is being remote-controlled.Addressing a ”Main Bhi Chowkidar” event, he said Pakistan is in a fix because if it acknowledges the […]

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Empathy for Kashmir, pressure on Pakistan: Army General’s security roadmap for Congress

SOURCE: THE PRINT Pakistan, the situation in Kashmir, the Naxal threat and communal violence feature prominently in the report prepared by a former Indian Army general on the Congress’ strategy vis-a-vis national security. Lt Gen Deepender Singh Hooda (Retd), who oversaw India’s 2016 surgical strikes on terror camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, was chosen by the […]

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Afridi warns India against any future ‘misadventure’, asking Modi ‘not to undermine’ Pakistan

SOURCE: APP Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi Sunday warned Indian Prime Minister against future misadventure against Pakistan, advising India “not to undermine” Pakistan. Addressing the participants of 17th Young Leaders Summit held here at Convention Center, Afridi said that Premier Modi must understand that any misadventure would be retaliated with ‘full force’, […]

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SP-rank officer to lead CRPF convoys in Kashmir; maximum 40 vehicles at one time

SOURCE: PTI CRPF convoys moving to and from the Kashmir Valley will now be commandeered by a higher SP-rank officer and a single motorcade will not have more than 40 vehicles at any point of time, the paramilitary force has ordered in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 troops during a […]

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In a 1st, India to post women as defence attaches abroad

SOURCE: TNN Breaking yet another glass ceiling, India will post women officers as defence attaches in its overseas missions. After a decision taken by the government early this year, the three Services have been asked to identify women officers who could fill the posts. The first missions have been identified largely in Europe and America. […]

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Sound & light show at war memorial

SOURCE: TNN The Dakshin Maharashtra Sub Area (DMSA) will soon organize a sound and light show at the National War Memorial of the Southern Command.The objective of the move is to showcase the bravery of the Indian Armed forces who fought in the post-independence wars and also major battles, various important events and proud moments […]

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Why Imran Khan is waiting for Regime Change in India and why PM aspirant Rahul Gandhi doesn’t speak on Pakistan!

SOURCE:  PRAKASH PAI / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG It not once but almost numerous time now that Prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has told his countrymen that once Lok Sabha elections in India is over and new regime takes over, Pakistan’s relationship with India will improve drastically even though popular perception in India […]

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Has DRDO fired another missile at critics with A-SAT?

SOURCE: TNN The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)—often described as a ‘White Elephant’—has been under constant criticism for delays and technologies that are not up to mark, but its missile programme, even which has had some critical issues has come to its aid time and again. While multiple DRDO missiles have been tested successfully […]

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Next step, a soft kill capability

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE On  the significance (technological) of A-SAT test?   The capability to detect such a small object (measuring about a metre) in space in fraction of a second and to estimate the trajectory of the satellite and destroy it within a couple of minutes exemplifies the level of expertise we have achieved in […]

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Red herring? Pakistan wants details of Pulwama bomber’s guns

SOURCE: TNN In what is being read by India as lack of any serious intent in probing the Pakistan link to the Pulwama attack, Islamabad has set out a list of, as sources here put it, trivial demands that include seeking the gun type, manufacturer and “identification numbers” of the weapon brandished by suicide bomber Adil Dar in his confession […]

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Time for Australia to get serious about its relationship with India

SOURCE: IDSA Australia’s engagement with India has intensified over the last few years. In 2014, the Indian prime minister visited Australia after a gap of 28 years. Three years later during former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull’s state visit to India, the two countries proclaimed themselves “partners in the Indo-Pacific”. More recent signs, however, suggest […]

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Triggers for Indo-Pak Armed Stand-offs

SOURCE: ENS It is now reasonably confirmed that the spiral of events post the February 14 Pulwama attack by Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists almost brought India and Pakistan to the brink of an all-out war. It is being reported that on  the night of February 27, a few missile batteries of both Indian and Pakistani […]

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China must support India, not Masood Azhar

SOURCE: SUNDAY GUARDIAN LIVE President Donald J. Trump of the United States may have given policymakers in the Lutyens Zone of New Delhi occasional moments of anxiety, but overall he has ensured that the positive momentum of India-US relations that was begun by President George W. Bush and continued during his second (Hillary-less) term by […]

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PSLV to launch military’s eye in the sky

SOURCE: THE HINDU Monday’s PSLV mission carrying EMISAT — the country’s first satellite for gathering electronic intelligence (ELINT) to locate hostile radars for the military — will also be the longest flight for the Indian polar launch vehicle.The April 1 mission is numbered C-45 and carries 28 small, foreign customer satellites from four countries. The […]

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Indian Air Force’s MiG-27 aircraft crashes in Rajasthan’s Sirohi , pilot ejected safely

SOURCE: HT A MiG-27 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Sunday near Sirohi in Rajasthan. Officials said the pilot ejected safely. The single-seater MiG 27 UPG fighter jet was on a routine mission from Jodhpur. “Today morning at around 11.45 a MiG-27 UPG aircraft which got airborne from Utarlai Air Force base experienced […]

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Pakistan Army chief to brief parliamentarians on ‘hostile situation’ at Line of Control

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa will brief the parliamentarians next week on “hostile situation at the Line of Control” in the aftermath of recent tension with India, media reports said on Sunday. The briefing, to be held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on April 4, will be attended by […]

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Jammu and Kashmir: Hizbul Mujahideen claims responsibility for Pulwama-like attack on CRPF convoy

SOURCE: Times Now Digital A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicle near Jammu and Kashmir’s Banihal town on Saturday morning suffered slight damage after a car exploded near it on the Jammu-Srinagar highway. Initially, the explosion was believed to have occurred after one of the gas cylinders of the car caught fire. However, Times Now […]

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Court martial completed, Major Gogoi faces reduction in seniority

SOURCE: PTI The court martial proceedings against Major Leetul Gogoi, who was at the centre of the 2017 ‘human shield’ controversy, have been completed and he may face reduction in seniority as a punishment for “fraternising” with a local woman in Srinagar last year, officials said. The court martial process against his driver, Sameer Malla, […]

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Pak High Commissioner to India will replace Tehmina as Foreign Secretary

SOURCE: THE NEWS PK Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood on Sunday said senior diplomat Sohail Mahmood will replace Tehmina Janjua as foreign secretary. Speaking to the media, the foreign minister applauded Janjua for handling difficult situations in an excellent manner. Janjua was the first woman to become Pakistan’s foreign secretary. Mahmood is currently serving as Pakistan’s […]

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HAL Plans to ramp up LCA-Tejas Mk1A Production even further

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG Hindustan Aeronautics Limited chairman R Madhavan recently said that HAL and IAF are close to sealing a final agreement on production of 83 upgraded Tejas Mk1A fighter jet and anticipating fresh order in near future, HAL is now augmenting its production capacity which can be rampped up […]

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Indigenous Weaponised Drone By 2020, Long Range Weapons A Priority: Iaf Chief

SOURCE : SP’s Aviation Vishal Thapar (Thapar): Is India’s military modernization agenda getting adequately funded? What steps has India’s military leadership taken to get this issue addressed? Chief of the Air Staff (CAS): There has been a shortfall in the Budget Estimate 2018-19 for modernisation of IAF. The MoD has been appraised of the shortfall […]

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India’s A-SAT missile test must trigger a discussion on earth orbital security

SOURCE : HT India successfully tested the use of an anti-satellite missile on Wednesday, becoming the fourth country to do so. India likely had much of this capability since 2012, and was able to successfully demonstrate its use by taking down a live satellite, likely Microsat-R, which was in orbit about 300km above the earth. […]

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Star wars an Indian reality?

SOURCE : THE ASIAN AGE On March 27, 2019 at about 11.10 AM IST a DRDO developed missile directly intercepted and destroyed an Indian satellite in Low Earth Orbit. The target of the test, the Microsat-R satellite, had been launched earlier on the PSLV C44 mission into a 275 km Sun Synchronous Orbit on the […]

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India becoming an Orwellian dystopia in which establishment controls everything, says Mehbooba Mufti

SOURCE : TIMES NOW Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti said India is becoming an Orwellian dystopia in which the establishment controls everything. Reacting to BJP MP Hema Malini’s statement in which the actress-turned-politician had said the country will be in danger if PM Modi isn’t re-elected, Mufti accused the saffron party of invoking fear […]

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Concerns Over Debris Left By ASAT Missile Before ISRO’s April 1 Launch

SOURCE : NDTV Will India’s recent test of the anti-satellite (ASAT) missile endanger the launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on April 1? The anti-satellite weapon launched as part of Mission Shakti created a new debris pile some 300 kilometres above the Earth.When the PSLV is launched from Sriharikota, it will have to traverse […]

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After ASAT, India readying satellite to sniff out enemy radars

SOURCE : ENS After destroying a low-orbit satellite with a space missile, India is now readying to lauch a new surveillance satellite that will keep an eye on enemy radars. The satellite launch by PSLV on April 1 will place India’s EMISAT (advanced electronic intelligence satellite) and 28 other satellites belonging to the US, Switzerland, […]

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Garden Reach shipbuilders hand over its 100th warship to Indian Navy

SOURCE : HT Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers, (GRSE), a 58-year-old Kolkata-based public sector company, on Saturday handed over to the Indian Navy the 100th vessel it has made so far. GRSE makes vessels for the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and Mauritius Coast Guard.The 100th vessel, a landing craft utility (LCU), was handed […]

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ISRO scientists take possession of ‘Brahmos engine’

SOURCE : THE HINDU from Indian Space Research Organisation’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, have taken possession of suspected Brahmos engine, which turned out to be one of the strap-on motors used in PSLV-C44 mission. The motor was washed ashore in the Palk Bay near Panaikulam near here on Friday. The Marine Police of […]

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Jammu & Kashmir: 17 Jaish men killed since Pulwama attack

SOURCE : ENS Seventeen Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir in the month and a half since the Pulwama terrorist attack, intelligence sources have said. A total 21 Jaish militants have been killed in the state in the first three months of this year so far, these sources said. A Jaish […]

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If you look at nationalism narrowly, it can lead to war: EX-RAW chief A S Dulat

SOURCE : PTI Nationalism is alright if it is looked at broadly but it may not be good if it is seen narrowly, former chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) A S Dulat said Saturday. “The larger point I am making is that what is sufficient is patriotism. We need not stress on nationalism. […]

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Air Marshal NS Dhillon Appointed Strategic Forces Command Chief

SOURCE : ANI Fighter pilot Air Marshal NS Dhillon on Saturday was appointed the new Strategic Forces Command Chief. The Strategic Forces Command looks after the strategic nuclear arsenal of the country. Born in 1961, Air Marshal Dhillon was brought up in Dhand village near Amritsar. Air Marshall Dhillon graduated from the National Defence Academy […]

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Indian Navy’s Chetak helicopters playing a major role in relief operations in Mozambique

SOURCE : ET The Indian Navy’s Chetak helicopters are playing a major role in the ongoing relief operations in Mozambique which was hit by a tropical cyclone earlier this month. The Chetaks are being employed for evacuating the local population and dropping supplies, such as food and water, even as the 1960s vintage helicopter has […]

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Did Loss of a Spy Satellite, Pushed India to develop its own Anti-Satellite Missile System?

SOURCE: MANJUNATH REDDY/ FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG It was in September 2016, Joint Space Operations Center which is the organization responsible for performing all of the orbit determination activity necessary to maintain the US space catalog reported that they have identified a debris-generating event near India’s RISAT-1 and said that nearly 16 pieces were […]

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After Balakot, IAF plans to equip Mirage 2000 aircraft with long-range Meteor missiles

SOURCE: THE PRINT The Indian Air Force is keenly considering arming the Mirage 2000 aircraft with potent long-range Meteor missiles as the 27 February dogfight highlighted that Indian aircraft were outranged by Pakistan Air Force in aerial combat. With the Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile Meteor, the balance will once again tilt in India’s favour […]

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India ASAT Weapon Tests Result of Worsening Arms Control Situation – Moscow

SOURCE: SPUTNIK Anti-satellite (ASAT) tests conducted recently by India are largely the result of the deterioration of the situation in the arms control sphere, caused by US actions, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. “We have to note that this step is in many respects the result of the deteriorating situation in the field of […]

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US Denies “Spying” On India’s ASAT Test, But Experts Believe Otherwise

SOURCE: PTI The Pentagon has strongly denied the reports that the US spied on India’s anti-satellite or ASAT missile test by sending a reconnaissance aircraft from its base in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to monitor the development. It, however, said that the United States was aware of India’s first test-fire of an anti-satellite […]

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India’s space tech at a primary stage, ours better: Chinese media

SOURCE: HT The Indian government’s anti-satellite missile test last week was a message to neighbourhood adversaries China and Pakistan about its new prowess in space and also an attempt to build a robust image domestically for the poll-bound regime. Chinese state media and experts, however, say India’s space technology is at a stage where China […]

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State-run Chinese media decries West double standards on Anti-Satellite Missile Test

SOURCE: ET A top state-run Chinese media outlet has decried what it called Western double standards in its reaction to India’s Anti-Satellite Missile Test vis-a-vis similar test by China in 2007. “China carried out an anti-satellite missile test in 2007, which was strongly criticized by the US and other Western countries. India conducted the same […]

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Importance of well-trained boots on ground cannot be overemphasised: India at UN meeting

SOURCE: PTI In the face of increased threat to ‘Blue Helmets’, India has strongly underscored the need of well trained peacekeepers in UN missions, saying that their importance cannot be overemphasised. India’s remarks came after UN Secretary General António Guterres on March 29 stressed on the need to make peacekeeping missions “stronger and safer” during the […]

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Failed Suicide Bombing? : Gas cylinders-laden car rams into CRPF convoy, no casualties reported

SOURCE: PTI In an another Pulwama-like attack, a car laden with gas cylinders rammed into a bus carrying CRPF personnel on Jammu-Srinagar Highway on Saturday, causing an explosion inside the car. No casualty has been reported in the incident so far, officials said. The incident occurred at Banihal, Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, as […]

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Isro finally opens door for people to watch rocket launches

SOURCE: TNN Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has finally opened its door to people who wish to catch a glimpse of spectacular launches of its multi-storeyed tall and tonnes-heavy rockets from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, an island in Andhra Pradesh.Monday’s liftoff of PSLV-C45 carrying a DRDO payload Emisat and 28 foreign satellites […]

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Indian Army reinforces its formations along International Border in Rajasthan and Punjab

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Indian Army has begun massive mobilisation of military tanks and deployment of troops along the International Border in Rajasthan and Punjab. The movement of tanks from Jhansi and Kanpur to forward post locations were witnessed over the last two days. Sources reported deployment of armoured formations from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh […]

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How political slugfest over Mission Shakti overshadowed its success

SOURCE: THE WEEK ON THE NIGHT of January 24, the Indian Space Research Organisation launched a set of micro-satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. For the next two months, top missile men at the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) in Hyderabad burnt midnight oil readying […]

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The Tejas Mark 2 fighter has been bulked up into medium fighter category

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla / Business Standard The Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA), which was developed to replace the MiG-21/MiG-27 light fighters in the Indian Air Force (IAF), will not remain a light fighter much longer.  Numerous additional capabilities demanded by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for the Tejas Mark 2, which is still on the […]

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Indian Navy gets combat management system for INS Vikrant

SOURCE: ET A combat management system developed by the private industry for India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier was handed over to the Indian Navy on Thursday. The combat management system (CMS) for the indigenous aircraft carrier, also known as IAC-1 or Vikrant, was developed by Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division in collaboration with Weapon and […]

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Balakot proof is ‘blowin in the wind’, Pakistan doesn’t want to see it, says IAF chief BS?Dhanoa

SOURCE: HT Pakistan is refusing to acknowledge the damage caused by the Indian Air Force’s unprecedented, peace-time, cross-border strike against a terror camp in Balakot on February 26 although the proof exists in front of its eyes in the form of the bombed-out structures, IAF chief BS Dhanoa said on Friday. He asserted that Indian […]

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India gives Call signs, AMRAAM details of F-16 used by Pakistan to US

SOURCE: HT India has shared critical evidence with the US that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) indeed used F-16 fighters in its attempted strike on February 27 in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nowshera sector as a counter to the Indian Air Force (IAF) strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp in Balakot, Pakistan, the previous day. South […]

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Meet Dr G Satheesh Reddy, India’s ‘Star Wars’ mastermind

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla / Business Standard Scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are basking in the limelight after being publicly lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday for successfully conducting an anti-satellite (ASAT) test, a capability that only the US, Russia and China had demonstrated so far. A key role in […]

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Tejas touches sky with ‘loom’ made at NAel of Allahabad

SOURCE: TNN After leaving its impression on the religious map of the world through Kumbh, the Sangam city has a say in terms of strengthening the aeronautical capability of the country.A vital component, called ‘loom’, manufactured at Naini Aerospace Limited (NAeL), Naini, has been used to manufacture the 16th Tejas LCA (light combat aircraft) that […]

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US didn’t spy on India’s anti-satellite missile test ASAT test: Pentagon

SOURCE: PTI The Pentagon has strongly denied the reports that the US spied on India’s anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test by sending a reconnaissance aircraft from its base in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to monitor the development.It, however, said the United States was aware of India’s first test-fire of an anti-satellite missile.”No US assets […]

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Project KAUTILYA: India to launch its homemade low-cost Spy satellite on Monday

SOURCE: FE Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting ready to launch 29 satellites from the US, Lithuania, Spain and Switzerland including EMISAT next week on Monday. This is the first time that the Indian space agency is attempting to launch these satellites in three different orbits. The main objective of the launching of EMISAT […]

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Pokharan parallel: Capability was there but why test was key

SOURCE: ENS In terms of scale, significance and international impact, Wednesday’s test of the anti-satellite missile will probably rank several notches lower than the nuclear tests of 1974 or 1998. And yet this test has given India a unique and a critical strategic capability that only three other countries in the world currently possess. Both […]

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US tracking 250-270 objects from Indian ASAT test debris; ISS not at risk: Pentagon

SOURCE: PTI The US is tracking 250-270 objects of debris in the space generated due to India’s anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test in lower earth orbit, but the International Space Station or ISS is not at risk, the Pentagon said Friday.US Strategic Command’s Joint Force Space Component Command (JFSCC) said 250 pieces of debris associated with an Indian ASAT launch that occurred […]

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PM’s Mission Shakti address didn’t violate model code of conduct: EC

SOURCE:  DailyExcelsior Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on the successful test-firing of an anti-satellite missile did not violate the model code of conduct, the Election Commission said on Friday night. The EC took the decision based on the report of a committee of officers which found that the Prime Minister did not […]

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Black box of India’s Mi-17 chopper that crashed near Budgam missing, IAF trying to locate

SOURCE: NEWSNATION In yet another sensational report regarding India’s Mi-17 chopper, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday revealed that the crucial black box, flight data recorder, of the helicopter that crashed near Budgam on February 27 killing six personnel on board, is missing and and they are searching for it. The Mi-17 had taken […]

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8 scribes taken to Balakot camp by Pakistani Army

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE The Pakistan Army took eight journalists to Jaish-e-Mohammed’s Balakot madrasa on Thursday one month after it was hit during a pre-emptive airstrike by the Indian Air Force (IAF), according to intelligence sources. The place was a training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Earlier Pak Army had denied access to the place […]

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India, US Seek “Meaningful, Irreversible” Action From Pakistan On Terror

SOURCE: PTI India and the United states on Friday underlined the need for Pakistan to take meaningful, irreversible and verifiable action against terrorists and terror groups operating from its soil.The two countries exchanged views on threats posed by international terrorist organisations during the US-India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group and Designations Dialogue that concluded in Washington […]

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Inter-agency terror monitor for Jammu and Kashmir

SOURCE: HT The Centre has constituted a multi-disciplinary terror monitoring group (TMG) to probe and “ensure synergised and concentrated against terror financing”, especially in Jammu and Kashmir, according to a government order issued on Friday. It will also take action against hardcore sympathisers among government employees, including teachers, who are providing covert or overt support […]

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Mission Shakti: Technology demonstrator or new weapon in the arsenal?

SOURCE: DAILYO The March 27 test of an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile lofted India into an elite club of just three other countries which have demonstrated the capability to destroy orbiting satellites.The ASAT interceptor, launched by the DRDO from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha, successfully engaged an Indian orbiting satellite in Low Earth Orbit in […]

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India concludes price negotiations to acquire 62 C295 transport aircraft

SOURCE:  Jane’s Defence Weekly India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has concluded price negotiations to acquire a total of 62 Airbus Defence and Space C295 medium transport aircraft (MTA) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). IAF sources told Jane’s on 28 March that the MoD’s Contract Negotiation Committee (CNC) concluded consultations with […]

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A-sat missile: A hit of rare accuracy by young scientists

SOURCE: ENS On May 11, 1998, India conducted five underground nuclear detonation tests at Pokhran. Codenamed as ‘Operation Shakti’ it made India sixth nuclear superpower in the world. After nearly two decades, in a different kind of mission that left other countries unfazed, India shot down a live satellite with its newly developed Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) […]

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Australian researchers pick imaginary holes in IAF strikes on Balakot

SOURCE: THE PRINT A month after India’s air strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed camp in Balakot, Pakistan, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has claimed that the Israeli-origin SPICE 2000 bombs used by the Indian Air Force missed their targets because the IAF incorrectly programmed the smart bombs. However, the ASPI’s analysis is inherently flawed, and seems based […]

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The successful ASAT test has earned India its rightful place on the high table

SOURCE: ENS India’s successful anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test on Wednesday has added a new chapter in its defence preparedness. The global reactions to it have been mixed, which is not surprising. At this juncture, it is more important to analyse the rationale behind the conduct of the test without being influenced by the political noise. […]

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Deaths in Budgam due to Indian missile fired at Mi17 V5 helicopter?

SOURCE: ENS A recent investigation into the Budgam Mi17 V5 helicopter crash on February 27 has revealed that an Indian air defence missile was fired shortly before it crashed near Srinagar. The incident claimed the lives of six air force personnel and a civilian. The final moments of the crash are being investigated to determine […]

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Russia puts onus on US for early outer space rules after India’s test

SOURCE: ET Russia while welcoming India’s right to Anti-Satellite Missile Test has put onus on USA on framing rules at the earliest to prevent weaponisation of outer space. “We noted the test of anti-satellite weapons conducted by India on March 27, as a result of which an Indian spacecraft – a target – in a […]

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US plane that spied on India’s ASAT missile test is ‘frequent flier’

SOURCE: THE WEEK On Thursday, media outlets reported that the US Air Force dispatched an aircraft to monitor India’s test of an anti-satellite missile, conducted the previous day. The reports cited data from a civilian aircraft spotter on Twitter. The spotter, Aircraft Spots, tracked an RC-135S aircraft of the US Air Force and stated it […]

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China Defends Blocking Masood Azhar Ban At UN After US’s “Hypocrisy” Barb

SOURCE: PTI Defending its repeated attempts to block the listing of JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN, China on Friday refuted the US allegations that its action amounted to protecting terror groups from sanctions. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday denounced China of its “shameful hypocrisy” toward Muslims, […]

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IAF Strike Effect: Pakistan asks terrorists to wear army camouflage to avoid detection

SOURCE: NEWSNATION More than a month after Indian Air Force destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammed’s terror camps inside Pakistan, Islamabad remains in a state of panic and it is evident by the instructions given by Pakistani military establishment to commanders of terrorist groups. The Pakistani military has advised terrorists to wear the uniform of the Pakistani army so […]

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PM Narendra Modi blasts Imran Khan, says India won’t fall into Pakistan’s trap over terrorism anymore

SOURCE: FE Prime Minister Narendra Modi blasts Pakistan PM Imran Khan! Sending a clear and stern message to his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India won’t fall into Islamabad’s trap anymore. Launching a scathing attack at Pakistan over its double-standards and hypocrisy over cross-border terrorism emanating from its soil, […]

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India conveys concerns to Pakistan over presence of Khalistani separatists on Kartarpur panel

SOURCE: PTI India on Friday summoned Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner here and conveyed concerns over the presence of several Khalistani separatists in a committee appointed by Pakistan on the Kartarpur Corridor, sources said. India also asked Pakistani Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah his country’s stand on on key proposals put forward by New Delhi at the […]

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US-made M4 rifle makes its way to Kashmir through Jaish terrorists

SOURCE: ENS Security forces on Friday recovered a US-made M4 assault rifle from the two Jaish-e-Mohammad militants, who were killed in an encounter in central Kashmir’s Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. A police official said a joint party of police, CRPF and army launched search operation Nowgam area in central Kashmir’s Budgam district last […]

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National War Memorial: Limited access, lone glitch

SOURCE: ENS ‘Shaheedon ki chitaaon par judenge har baras mele, Watan pe marne waalo ka yehi baaqi nishaan hogaa’ The immortal lines by Jagdamba Prasad Mishra ‘Hitaishi’ are inscribed on the pedestal of the obelisk at the National War Memorial in India Gate lawns. Nearly a month after its inauguration, the memorial dedicated to the […]

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Russia to offer Sukhoi Su-57E (Export) Variant to India

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG Speaking at a media briefing at the 2019 LIMA exhibition in Langkawi, Russian officials have confirmed that the Russian Government is set to clear export of the Sukhoi Su-57 PAK FA fifth-generation fighter aircraft to many prospective customers like India and to countries in the middle east […]

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DRDO’s top secret A-SAT mission codenamed ‘Project XSV-1’

SOURCE: Anantha Krishnan M / Onmanorama India’s anti-satellite (A-SAT) mission was a top secret one, kept under wraps for nearly 31 months to be precise. Only a handful of scientists knew about it, which was codenamed ‘Project XSV-1.’ For the rest of the team, it was another BMD (Ballistic Missile Defence) campaign, with some upgrades. […]

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LIMA 2019: International OEMs React To Malaysia’s LCA Program

SOURCE: AIN ONLINE A string of aircraft manufacturers has responded to the new requirement of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) for Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) at the LIMA 2019 airshow held in Langkawi, with Saab confirming that it has also thrown its hat into the ring with the Gripen. The Swedish manufacturer said that it had […]

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After A-SAT testing, PM Modi asks Doval to prepare draft space doctrine now

SOURCE: HT After the successful technology demonstration of anti-satellite missile by India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tasked National Security Advisor Ajit Doval with preparing a draft space doctrine which sets protocols for operationalisation of the newly acquired capability. He heads the Ballistic Missile Defence program with DRDO and ISRO chiefs as members. After talking […]

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Space Debris From Anti-Satellite Test To ‘Vanish’ In 45 Days: Defence Research Body Chief

SOURCE: REUTERS The space debris from India’s anti-satellite weapons launch is expected to burn out in less than 45 days, the top defence scientist said on Thursday, seeking to allay global concern about fragments hitting objects. The comments came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India used an indigenously developed ballistic missile interceptor to […]

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US backs India’s anti-satellite missile test

SOURCE: LIVE MINT The US on Thursday backed India’s test of an anti-satellite missile, saying Washington will continue to work with India on safety and security in space. In a statement, the US state department said it had noted a speech by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday in which he had announced that a […]

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Mission Shakti: DRDO labs in Pune played a key role in successful test-fire of BMD Interceptor

SOURCE: ENS Two facilities of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Pune, along with the agency’s unit in Nashik, have played an important role in the development of the anti-satellite weapon system, or ASAT, which was successfully test-fired on Wednesday. The ASAT comprised a Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Interceptor developed by the DRDO. […]

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‘Manohar Parrikar played crucial role in reviving Rafale deal’: Rajnath Singh

SOURCE: HT Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh credited former Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar of reviving the contentious Rafale deal and helping its completion. Speaking at the state level condolence meeting held on the 12th day since Parrikar’s passing, Singh who was a special invitee on the occasion said Parrikar who was chosen to be […]

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Taking Defence to a higher orbit

SOURCE: THE HINDU The shooting down of a fast-moving satellite in an orbit 300 kilometres from earth in an attempt to prove the country’s anti-satellite technology prowess is undoubtedly a remarkable feat. This is strategically significant as, in the eventuality of an attack, India can cripple the enemy’s communication and financial services, among others, by […]

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Rajnath Singh recalls Manohar Parrikar’s ‘crucial role’ in three border strikes

SOURCE: ENS Remembering Manohar Parrikar’s contributions at the condolence meet in Goa, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the former defence minister had played a crucial role in the three border strikes conducted by India in the last five years. Addressing the gathering on Parrikar’s contributions in the defence sector, Rajnath said the […]

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“India Has Long Way To Go”: US Experts On Space Security After ASAT Test

SOURCE: PTI Prominent American experts have said that India has a long way to go when it comes to ensuring space security after it successfully test-fired an anti-satellite missile by shooting down a live satellite.The test made India the fourth country in the world after the US, Russia and China to acquire the strategic capability […]

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Hardly Surprised, says India on Pakistan’s response to Pulwama dossier

SOURCE: HT New Delhi on Thursday expressed its disappointment over Islamabad seeking additional proof on the Pulwama dossier, which contained extensive evidence on JeM’s involvement in the bombing carried out by a 22-year-old man from Jammu and Kashmir on February 14. “India is disappointed at Pakistan’s response to our detailed dossier on the Jaish-e-Mohammed’s complicity […]

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‘Indian-origin Daesh members captured in Syria will be handed over’: Envoy

SOURCE: HT Syria and India have strong security cooperation and intelligence-sharing and any India-origin Islamic State fighters captured in the war-torn country will be handed over to New Delhi, Syrian ambassador Riad Abbas said on Thursday. Any efforts by New Delhi to resolve differences between Syria and Israel as well as in the overall Middle […]

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Navy sailor from Tamil Nadu died during firing drill on Naval ship

SOURCE: ENS Mohan Raj, a 21-year-old Navy sailor, hailing from Katpadi in Tamil Nadu, died after being seriously injured during weapon firing drill on board INS Gomati off Mumbai coast, an official statement said here on Thursday evening.  Raj, who was a First Class Seaman, suffered a grave injury while carrying out combat weapon firing […]

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Medium Weight Fighter (MWF) to get a new name and 4 Pre-production aircraft

SOURCE:  ABHOY ROY / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Medium Weight Fighter (MWF) will get a new name soon and it will be no longer called as Tejas Mk-2 after it went through major redesign changes due to which the ADA and IAF are very keen to not to tag it as Tejas Mk-2 which […]

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US working with India to provide alternative to Russian missiles: Pentagon

SOURCE: PTI The US is working with India to provide potential alternatives to S-400 air defence systems that New Delhi has decided to purchase from Russians, a top Pentagon official said on Wednesday. India inked an agreement with Russia in October last year to procure a batch of the missile systems at a cost of […]

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India’s satellite-destroying missile sends message to China

SOURCE : BLOOMBERG One month after an aging Indian Air Force jet was shot down in a dogfight with neighbouring Pakistan, New Delhi has demonstrated a new weapons capability aimed at another, more powerful geopolitical rival: China. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a national address to announce India had “established itself as a […]

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Boycott Indian launchers? Reactions to India’s anti-satellite weapon test

SOURCE: SPACENEWS.COM In the wake of the March 27 Indian anti-satellite test, Brian Weeden of the Secure World Foundation suggested companies consider boycotting India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Secondary payloads launching on PSLV generate significant income for Indian space programs. If India creates debris in low Earth orbit through anti-satellite testing that could harm […]

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ASAT missile is brand-new weapon, has range of over 1,000km: DRDO chief

SOURCE: ANI A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India had successfully tested an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile, the chief of the DRDO provided more details about the weapon in an interview to news agency ANI. G. Satheesh Reddy, the chairman of the DRDO, told ANI on Thursday the ASAT missile project began two years […]

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Worry for IAF? Chinese media reports deployment of long-range air-to-air missile

SOURCE: THE WEEK A Chinese state-run media outlet on Monday reported the country’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has begun deploying a new air-to-air missile on its fleet of J-11B fighters. The Global Times reported that footage of the PL-15 missile being carried on the J-11B had been shown on China Central Television. The […]

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‘Only Complicating Issue’: China Hits Out at US for Resolution on Masood Azhar, Says It’s Undermining UN

SOURCE: NEWS18 China on Thursday accused the US of undermining the authority of the UN anti-terrorism committee by “forcefully moving” a resolution in the UNSC to list Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, saying America’s move only “complicates” the issue. The US, supported by France and the UK, has moved a draft […]

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Let UN ban Masood Azhar only if India agrees to de-escalate, Kashmir dialogue: Pak to China

SOURCE: HT Pakistan has told its all-weather ally China to lift the technical hold on the United Nations listing of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist on the condition that India carries out a military de-escalation on the border and resumes bilateral dialogue with Islamabad on all outstanding issues including Kashmir, people […]

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ASAT missile project went into ‘mission mode’ 6 months ago, says DRDO chief

SOURCE: ANI After successfully conducting an A-SAT or anti-satellite missile test yesterday, the chairman of the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) revealed in an interview with ANI that the project to develop this rare missile capability was green-lit two years ago. “The NSA (Ajit Doval) whom we report to on strategic matters gave the […]

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Strategic ties with India advance at ‘historic’ pace, says US military

SOURCE: HT The US department of defense leaders told lawmakers on Wednesday that the strategic partnership with India continues to advance at a “historic pace” and the militaries of the two countries were working to increase interoperability and information-sharing capabilities. “The United States and India are natural partners on a range of political, economic, and […]

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New center for repairing Russian helicopters in India to start operating this year

SOURCE: TASS A new center for repairing Russian helicopters of Mi-17V-5 type will start operating in India before late 2019, Russian Helicopters Deputy Director General Igor Chechikov told journalists on Wednesday at the LIMA 2019 air show. “The Russian side is carrying out pre-commissioning activities as part of an offset to create the Major Repair […]

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‘No terror camps at 22 locations shared by India’: Pakistan on Pulwama dossier

SOURCE: HT Pakistan has said it is investigating 54 people detained over the Pulwama suicide attack but claimed that no details linking them to the bombing have been found so far. The February 14 terror attack that killed 40 CRPF soldiers triggered a major stand-off between India and Pakistan. A statement by the Pakistan Foreign […]

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3 militants killed in south Kashmir’s Shopian

SOURCE: HT Three militants were killed in south Kashmir’s Shopian by security forces after a gun battle, Indian Army officials said on Thursday. According to officials, weapons have also been recovered during the search and cordon operation in Yarwan area of Keller of Shopian district. “Three terrorists eliminated in Op Yarwan Forest in Shopian. Weapons […]

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US steps up push to blacklist Jaish chief Masood Azhar at UN

SOURCE: HT The United States, Britain and France stepped up a push for the United Nations Security Council to blacklist the head of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) on Wednesday after China prevented an earlier move two weeks ago. The United States circulated a resolution – drafted with British and French support – to the […]

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USAF sends ” Missile Sniffer ” Aircraft, After India’s ASAT Missile Test

SOURCE:  RAVI PAI / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG United States Airforce dispatched RC-135S Cobra Ball aircraft, hours after India tested its first ASAT Anti-Satellite missile yesterday.RC-135S is the go-to aircraft of the US Administration deployed to collect optical and electronic data on ballistic targets. RC-135S was dispatched from US military facility in Diego Garcia […]

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Pakistan flew F-16 jets to attack India : New Report

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Pakistan has consistently denied scrambling F-16s against India in last month’s aerial combat that followed the IAF raid on terror camps at Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “They said they shot down a Pakistani F-16. Pakistan, in the first place, did not use F-16s,” said Major-General Asif Ghafoor, their military spokesman, on February […]

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Jittery Pakistan shut Multan airport not because it ‘shot’ own JF-17 jet or terror attack

SOURCE: THE PRINT Almost exactly a month after India conducted air strikes on a terror camp in Balakot, Pakistan shut down the Multan International Airport at around 2:25 am Monday, 25 March. News agency ANI reported that roads leading to the airport were locked down and flights were suspended after reports of firing and explosions. […]

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Stunning twist to Mission Shakti: ‘UPA blocked ASAT missile test in 2012,’ says former DRDO chief

SOURCE: TIMES NOW In a significant twist to the prestigious ‘Mission Shakti’, former DRDO chief Dr VK Saraswat on Wednesday countered Congress’ claims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had deliberately chosen the timing of the announcement regarding the successful launch of the Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile in the run-up to the 2019 polls. The former DRDO […]

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India surprises world as anti-satellite missile destroys LEOS in ‘Hit-to-Kill’ mode

SOURCE: ENS Wednesday was a red letter day for India as the nation created history by test firing a state-of-the-art Gen-next anti-satellite (ASAT) missile from a defence base off the Odisha coast and shooting down a live satellite. The indigenously developed missile capable of destroying satellites and long-range enemy missiles outside the earth’s atmosphere is a […]

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US Says Studying India’s Anti-Satellite Weapons Test, Warns On Debris

SOURCE: NDTV Acting U.S Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan warned any nations that might be considering anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons tests like the one India carried out on Wednesday to “not make a mess” in space, noting the debris that can be left behind.”My message would be: we all live in space, let’s not make it a […]

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India’s NSG hopes may again hit Chinese Wall at Vienna meet

SOURCE: TIMES NOW After refusing to list Masood Azhar as a global terrorist despite overwhelming global opinion, India’s membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Grpup (NSG) could run into a Chinese wall at the April 1-2 meeting of the elite group in Vienna. While China continues to play hardball insisting on India’s NPT status, Austria, Switzerland […]

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How a secret mission launched satellite killer

SOURCE: TNN The test to “kill” a satellite accomplished on Wednesday was a technologically complex mission that synced a host of sophisticated systems even as the mission was kept a tightly guarded secret known only to a small group right up to the day of the launch. “Typically, we get about less than one second […]

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Malaysian PM interacts with HAL, IAF teams at LIMA ’19

SOURCE: ANI The Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad interacted with the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) teams here at the ongoing 15th edition of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA ’19). He also sat in a Tejas fighter jet at the exhibition. The world’s lightest supersonic fighter is taking […]

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India’s Mission Shakti: Pakistan says it’s against militarisation of outer space

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan said on Wednesday that it was against the militarisation of outer space, hours after India’s announcement of shooting down a live satellite with a missile – a rare achievement that puts the country in an exclusive club of space super powers. China, on the other hand, expressed hope that all countries will uphold […]

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‘Hope nations will uphold peace’: China reacts to Mission Shakti space missile test

SOURCE: PTI China on Wednesday reacted guardedly to India’s anti-satellite missile test and expressed hope that all countries will uphold peace and tranquillity in the outer space. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that India successfully test-fired an anti-satellite missile by shooting down a live satellite, describing it as a rare achievement that puts […]

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Anti-satellite missile test will act as a deterrence, says DRDO chief Reddy

SOURCE: PTI India’s anti-satellite missile test is a reflection of the country’s growing capability to develop critical technology and it will act as a good deterrence, DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy said Wednesday. Reddy said clearance for the project was given over two years back. “It is a great achievement for India,” he told PTI […]

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US denied visa to DRDO chief recently

SOURCE: TNN The US denied visas to DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy and S Guruprasad, another defence scientist, earlier this month, it came to light on Wednesday. The two were to attend an Indo-Pacific conference in Hawaii. The US move, though seemingly not linked to India’s A-Sat test, has raised eyebrows in the defence establishment. […]

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Indian defence industry keen to support African countries: Army Chief Rawat

SOURCE: DAILYHUNT Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday the Indian defence industry was keen to support African countries in the acquisition of latest military hardware. He was speaking at the closing ceremony of Africa-India Field Training Exercise-2019 (AFINDEX-19) at Aundh Military station.Referring to an equipment display organised under the aegis of Federation of […]

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Chabahar port key for Iran to beat tough US sanctions

SOURCE: AFP With the web of US sanctions tightening, Iran faces a host of challenges as it looks to an isolated port in the country’s far southeast to maintain the flow of goods. The port in Chabahar, only about 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the Pakistan border and located on the Indian Ocean, is Iran’s […]

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

SOURCE: NDTV Two terrorists have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The encounter in Kellar area started early this morning after a joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Army and the Jammu and Kashmir police was attacked by terrorists during a […]

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IAF officer told Wg Cdr Abhinandan to turn back, but he couldn’t hear her

SOURCE: THE PRINT “Turn cold, turn cold”, a young woman IAF controller sitting in a secure control room in Punjab shouted repeatedly, exactly a month ago. But Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman could not hear anything inside his MiG-21 Bison. Not realising that he had crossed the Line of Control, Abhinandan locked on to an F-16 […]

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UPA govt did not give their nod to DRDO but now are patting their own back: Arun Jaitley

SOURCE:  PTI Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Wednesday accused the erstwhile UPA government of not granting scientists permission to build the country’s own anti-satellite missile, saying it lacked “capability and clarity”. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, he said when India had test-fired the Agni-V missile in April, 2012, then DRDO chief V […]

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First photos of anti satellite missile test fired from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast today

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Target destroyed by A-SAT missile was an out of service Indian satellite

SOURCE: HT Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Wednesday at 12:10 PM announcing that India has entered an elite space club by successfully testing A-SAT, an anti-satellite missile. India is now an entrant in a club of three nations — United States, Russia and China — with anti-satellite weapon capabilities, informed Prime Minister […]

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Swedish Awacs in focus again after PAF used it against India

SOURCE: ET India had registered a diplomatic protest over the sale of Swedish early warning aircraft to Pakistan and had objected strongly to the transfer of South African long range bombs, both of which were used to target military installations in India after the Balakot terror camp strike last month. Besides F 16 fighter jets […]

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India Intends to Play a Role in Drafting Space Arms Laws, Says MEA on Mission Shakti

SOURCE: NEWS18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that India had successfully demonstrated anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a low-orbit satellite, describing it as a rare achievement that puts the country in an exclusive club of space super powers. With it, India has also made it clear that it intends to play a […]

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Pakistan Attempted Balakot-like Air Strikes in India but Failed: Report

SOURCE: NEWS18 A day after the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out aerial strikes on a Jaish e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist camp in Balakot, the Pakistani Air Force tried to carry out a similar attack against Indian military targets but failed to do so. According to news agency ANI‘s report that quotes government sources, the Pakistani Air […]

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ATS Officials Arrest Nine Iranian Nationals, Seize 100 Kg Heroin off Gujarat Coast

SOURCE: NEWS18 The Indian Coast Guard in a joint operation with Anti Terrorism Squad officers apprehended nine Iranian nations and seized around 100 kg of Heroin from a boat off the Porbandar coast in Gujarat on Wednesday morning. The crew of the boat had set the boat ablaze to destroy evidence of the contraband, whose […]

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Anti-satellite weapons: Rare, high-tech, and risky to test

SOURCE: REUTERS India tested an anti-satellite weapon on Wednesday, saying the indigenously produced interceptor was used to destroy an object in orbit.Such a weapon allows for attacks on enemy satellites – blinding them or disrupting communications – as well as providing a technology base for intercepting ballistic missiles. India, whose space program has developed launchers, […]

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Bangladesh ups ante on Pakistan; demands UN recognition for 1971 genocide

SOURCE: ET Bangladesh on Tuesday upped the ante against Pakistan as it sought UN recognition for one of the world’s worst genocides (Operation Searchlight) conducted by Pak Army on the fateful night of March 25, 1971 on the citizens of what was then East Pakistan. “International bodies, experts, historians and foreign journalists have given their […]

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India, Sri Lanka’s hold joint military drill on counter-terror cooperation

SOURCE: PTI India and Sri Lanka have begun a two-week joint military exercise in the island nation with an aim to bring synergy and cooperation including in the field of counter-terrorism between the two armed forces, officials said Wednesday. The ‘Mitra Shakti – VI’ annual exercise is designed to bolster military relations further between the […]

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Decoding Mission Shakti: A peek into the technology that made India a space power

SOURCE: ENS Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that India had demonstrated anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a live satellite. Addressing the nation, the Prime Minister said India’s action was not directed against any country. Shooting down a low earth orbit satellite is a rare achievement for the country, he said. Let us […]

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Pulwama recruiting ground for LeT,?JeM: Govt report

SOURCE: HT Pakistan-based terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM) recruited the most number of locals from Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama both in 2018 and in 2019, according to a report prepared by security agencies and shared with the Prime Minister’s office, among others. Forty Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men were […]

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In 3 minutes, a satellite 300 km away was destroyed in Mission Shakti : PM Narendra Modi

SOURCE: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that India had demonstrated anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a live satellite, describing it as a rare achievement that puts the country in an exclusive club of space super powers. “In the journey of every nation there are moments that bring utmost pride and have […]

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MWF Tejas Mk-2 will feature ” Semi Stealth ” Air frame

SOURCE:  ABHOY ROY / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Recently at Aero India 2019, ADA for the first time disclosed it’s intentions to develop a Medium Weight Fighter (MWF) based on its LCA-Tejas design elements but it will be, completely new program with little or no major technology borrowed from its predecessor Tejas Mk1/1A and […]

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IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman returns to his squadron in Srinagar

SOURCE:  ENS Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan last month and returned to India two days later, has gone back to his squadron in Srinagar though he is on a four-week sick leave, official sources said Tuesday.They said Varthaman preferred to stay with his squadron in Srinagar than going to his family home […]

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Indian Army to get first ‘Make in India’ M777 Howitzer gun by year-end; it’s a big boost!

SOURCE: FE Indian Army to get ‘Make in India’ M777 Howitzer guns soon! By the end of the fourth quarter of 2019, a new M777 Howitzer gun, assembled, integrated and tested at the Mahindra Defence facility will be ready for rollout, a BAE Systems executive tells Financial Express Online. The Indian Army has placed an […]

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After Balakot: India-Pak ties and nuclear bombast

SOURCE: ASIAN AGE We know that in the aftermath of the Balakot airstrikes, India and Pakistan went into some form of nuclear readiness. The Indian Navy quietly announced last week that all its crucial assets, including the nuclear missile-launching INS Arihant, were deployed in the Arabian Sea. Unlike the United States and the erstwhile Soviet […]

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China Trying to Spy on Indian Naval Bases by Establishing Businesses in Karnataka, Odisha Coast: Intelligence

SOURCE: INDIA.COM According to the report, China is trying to spy on Indian Naval bases specifically INS Kadamba in Karnataka and APJ Kalam Island in Orissa coast, also known as Wheeler Island. For this purpose, a Chinese business delegation had visited the Betul Island near INS Kadamba to set up business activities nearby so they could also monitor the […]

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Parallel to FATF review, Pakistan under watch for terror funding

SOURCE: ENS Signalling more international pressure for Pakistan, the Asia/Pacific Group (APG) has expressed displeasure over Islamabad’s lack of compliance with global anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing norms, The Indian Express has learnt. The APG is an inter-governmental organisation modelled on the lines of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which decided in January to keep […]

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Something may happen before India polls, says Imran Khan

SOURCE: ENS IN A significant admission, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has acknowledged that his country can no longer allow terror groups to organise with impunity on its soil. Khan also said that he fears further military hostilities with India in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. In an interview to Financial Times, Khan […]

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When a rogue nation declines to acknowledge its dead Read more at: https://ift.tt/2TYTMVR

SOURCE: SIFY The plaque at the Headquarters of the US Department of Veteran Affairs has a quote from President Abraham Lincoln’s second Inaugural address, “To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan”. A brief quote, but the powerful message it conveys is possibly one of the […]

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Sushma Swaraj questions Pakistan’s response to Balakot airstrike: ‘On behalf of Jaish?’

SOURCE: ENS External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday questioned Pakistan’s response to the Balakot airstrike, asking whether its air force had attempted a retaliatory strike in Jammu and Kashmir “on behalf of Jaish”, referring to terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad. “Our Army did not harm their civilians, they did not attack their armymen, then why did […]

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China to the rescue of Masood Azhar

SOURCE: The Statesman As expected, for the fourth time since 2009, at Pakistan’s behest, China has once again single-handedly stalled the listing of Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist” at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1267 Sanctions Committee. The proposal now goes into deep freeze and China may block it again after nine […]

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Indian Armed forces left without anything during UPA regime: Nirmala Sitharaman

SOURCE: PTI Attacking the previous Congress-led UPA regime for ‘not buying even one thing’ for the armed forces during its 10-year tenure, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the personnel did not even have bullet proof vests, leave alone Rafale jet, which was never bought. “I want to ask why during the UPA period not even […]

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Nepal’s closeness with China not at India’s expense: Ambassador

SOURCE: PTI Nepal and China may be getting closer for mutual economic and trade gains but their emerging relationship is “not at all at the cost of India”, Nepalese Ambassador to India Nilambar Acharya said Tuesday. India and Nepal have been closer for ages and even common inheritor of similar and identical civilization and therefore, […]

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Would not have entered Pakistan if IAF had Rafale: Rajnath

SOURCE: PTI Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday said there would have been no need for the IAF to enter the Pakistani airspace to hit the Balakot camp if it had Rafale aircraft. Addressing a rally in northeast Delhi’s Yamuna Vihar, he said the “miracle” would have been possible from Indian territory. Earlier this month, Prime […]

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2 Bangla ISIS affiliates with docs on JK troop deployment arrested

SOURCE: PTI Two Bangladeshi nationals with alleged links to terror outfits have been arrested near Patna Junction railway station and documents related to deputation of central forces in Jammu and Kashmir have been found from them, officials said on Tuesday. Photocopies of orders pertaining to deputation of central forces in Jammu and Kashmir post Pulwama […]

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IAF inducts Chinook helicopters, as US muscles into Russia’s helicopter monopoly

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla / Business Standard The Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) first four Chinook CH-47F helicopters that Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa inducted into the fleet on Monday will swell within a year to a fleet size of 15 choppers. Senior IAF officers say that this $1.5 billion purchase from US firm, Boeing, which was […]

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LIMA 2019: Made-in-India Tejas jet gets a fan following in Malaysia

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Tejas fighter jet has generated a lot of interest in the ongoing Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA-2019) in Malaysia. The ‘Made-in-India’ fighter jet has been a star attraction at the 15th edition of LIMA which began from Tuesday and will continue till Saturday (March 30). The nimble, single-engine fighter jet has […]

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Shares of JF-17 plane-maker’s sister company in China surged after former Pak officer’s tweet: Report

SOURCE: ANI Shares of Chinese JF-17 fighter jet manufacturer’s sister company surged after a former Pakistani officer’s tweet claiming the planes were used by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) to shoot down Indian military aircraft, according to a media report. Retired PAF Air Marshal Shahid Latif had early on Wednesday tweeted, “Proud to announce, I was […]

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1st batch of 6 Dhanush guns to be issued to Indian Army today

SOURCE: HITWADA Director General Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and Chairman of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), Saurabh Kumar will be flagging off issuance of first batch of six Dhanush guns from Gun Carriage Factory (GCF). Jabalpur to Indian Army (JOD) after BPC, on March 26. On February 18, 2019, OFB received the bulk production clearance of manufacturing […]

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Reports of India Denying Flight to Malaysian PM During Trip to Pakistan False

SOURCE: PTI India’s aviation regulator DGCA allowed use of Indian airspace to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s flight during his recent visit to Pakistan, official sources said on Tuesday, terming reports of denial of permission “false and motivated”.There were media reports in Pakistan that India denied permission to the plane carrying the Malaysian prime minister […]

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China destroys maps showing Arunachal as India’s

SOURCE: ANI Chinese authorities have destroyed 30,000 world maps for showing Arunachal Pradesh as part of India and also referring to Taiwan as a country.China calls Arunachal Pradesh as South Tibet, a claim India rejects. Taiwan is a self-ruled island which Beijing has vowed to reunite with the mainland.”A total of 803 boxes of the […]

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Rajasthan’s multi-crore radioactive material fraud began from an advertorial

SOURCE: HT The multi-crore radioactive material fraud in Rajasthan, in which 18 people have been arrested on the charges of duping seven people of Rs 24 crore, began with an advertorial in a Hindi newspaper. Satyanarayan Anoriya, 45, and Dinesh Arya, 61, got the idea of conning people from this advertorial, police investigation has found. […]

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Afghan stability vital for India

SOURCE: TRIBUNE INDIA While normalcy continues to elude Afghanistan, a web of initiatives is under way. Negotiations of US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban are reportedly making progress. Stand-alone negotiations with Afghans in Moscow are being conducted. Pakistan is sparing no effort to remain significantly central to the outcomes.  Two aspects, however, in all […]

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INS Kadmatt at Langkawi, Malaysia to join in LIMA-19

SOURCE: DC SERVICE Indian Navy’s frontline Stealth Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) corvette, INS Kadmatt arrived at Langkawi, Malaysia on a seven days official visit on Monday. The ship is scheduled to participate in the Fifteenth edition of Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition, LIMA-19. Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command would […]

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Indo-Pak relations to remain tense till Lok Sabha elections: Imran

SOURCE: PTI Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Indo-Pak relations would remain tense till the General Election in India are over. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the February 14 attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed in Pulwama.Amid mounting outrage, the Indian Air Force carried out a counter-terror operation, hitting what it said was a JeM […]

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Indian Navy’s maiden nuclear, biological and chemical training facility inaugurated in Lonavla

SOURCE: HT The nuclear, biological and chemical training facility ‘Abhedya’ at INS Shivaji has special significance for the Indian Navy because now we will be able to provide holistic training in all three disciplines to our personnel on board a ship,” said Admiral Sunil Lanba, chief of Naval staff, during the inauguration of the facility […]

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4 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh’s South Sukma

SOURCE: HT Four suspected Maoists were killed on Tuesday morning in a gun battle with security forces in Sukma district of Bastar region in Chhattisgarh, police said, weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha election. Police claimed to have recovered one automatic rifle and two country-made pistols from the Karkunguda jungles after the encounter.“The encounter took […]

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Multan Airport Drama: PAF lost an F-16 ?

SOURCE:  SHIVA MUDGIL / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Twitter was abuzz yesterday morning after some Netizens from Pakistan claimed to have heard some sound of firing and Pakistani Military soon announced NOTAM from 03.00 AM to 08.00 AM and all flights were suspended and major English media outlets only mentioned that there was an […]

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Indian Navy may finalise $2 billion MH60R Seahawk multirole naval helicopters deal later this year

SOURCE: FE Indian Navy is expected to conclude contract with the US-based aerospace giant Lockheed Martin for 24 MH60R Seahawk multirole naval helicopters by October this year. The Indian Navy $2 billion deal under the US Foreign Military Sales the programme, is not only to replace the fleet of Sea King Mk 42B/C and Ka-28 […]

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The red tape and delay in procuring specialised firepower from the United States

SOURCE: MAILTODAY The Indian Army is miffed by delays in Rs 1,000-crore equipment proposal to buy urgently required equipment for its nine Para-Special Forces (Para-SF) battalions from the US. Disagreements within the ministry saw the proposals to acquire new assault rifles, night vision devices and machine guns being dropped from the agenda of a March […]

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India to deliver 4 gunship helicopters to Afghanistan in July

SOURCE: HT India is expected to supply four gunship helicopters to Afghanistan by July, with the deliveries falling almost a year behind schedule, people familiar with developments said on Monday. As first reported by Hindustan Times in March 2018, Afghanistan, Belarus and India had inked a trilateral pact to supply the refurbished Mi-24 helicopters. Belarus […]

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CRPF to Get Mine Protected Vehicles, 30-seater Buses for Convoys in Kashmir: DG

SOURCE: PTI The CRPF will procure a new fleet of mine protected vehicles (MPVs) and small 30-seater buses to ensure safety of its troop convoys in the Kashmir Valley, the chief of the force has said. The paramilitary has also decided to enhance the number of its bomb detection and disposal squads (BDDS) for its […]

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‘Dhanush’ to add to military might

SOURCE: ASIAN AGE At a time when heavy artillery is being used at the Indo-Pak border, the Indian Army on Tuesday will receive its first batch of indigenously built Dhanush artillery guns, often called the “Desi Bofors”. The chairman of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) will hand over the first batch of six “Dhanush” artillery guns […]

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Pakistan is desperately poor. Its army is rich beyond belief. How come?

SOURCE: DAILYO I have been writing a lot about the Pakistani army lately. I have written how the Pakistani army deals with dissenting journalists with an iron hand and also, how they are successful in influencing some of our own to sing to their tunes. Today, I am going to talk about something that the […]

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Congress’s Rafale delusion

SOURCE: ENS The Congress Party’s conduct in the affair pertaining to the procurement of combat jets shows a complete disregard for national security and preference for private illicit enrichment over national interests. In the din over the Rafale deal, it was almost forgotten that the Indian Air Force needed to bolster its squadron strength in […]

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China is playing a long, deep game: India needs a more robust strategy

SOURCE: ASIAN AGE China’s ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui has once again has done well for his country by suggesting during a “Holi Milan” function hosted by his embassy on March 17 that “China fully understood India’s concerns on the Masood Azhar issue”. Further, by expressing confidence that the issue, regarding the proposal for the […]

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Military loses out

SOURCE: The Statesman Conventional military wisdom laid down that the real force behind the bullet a soldier fired in defence of his country was the resolve of the nation for which he was doing battle. It had been that way in India too until not so long ago. For although there were political differences over […]

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Australia, India’s Naval Exercise To Focus On Anti-Submarine Warfare

SOURCE: PTI With an eye on China, Australia and India will hold a major naval exercise next month, focusing on anti-submarine warfare, as part of efforts to ramp up bilateral naval cooperation in the strategic Indian Ocean region.The third instalment of the “AUSINDEX” exercise will be held off the coast of Vishakhapatnam from April 2 […]

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‘Leading from rear cockpit’: IAF chief takes jibe at his Pakistani counterpart

SOURCE: SPUTNIK Amid increasing deployment of air assets by Pakistan near the Indian border, Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa took a jibe at Pakistani counterpart Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), mocking his earlier statement in which he vowed to lead the force ‘from the front’. The basis of Dhanoa’s ridicule […]

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Malaysian PM plays safe as he refuses to take sides in Indo-Pak tensions

SOURCE: ET Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has refused to take sides on Indo-Pak tensions during his official visit to Islamabad, in what can be viewed as a win for New Delhi as the Imran Khan government had invited the veteran leader to showcase support to it in the aftermath of the Balakot strikes. Mahathir, […]

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“Went To Pak 17 Times In 18 Years”: Delhi Man Admits To Spying For ISI

SOURCE: PTI The Rajasthan Police arrested a 42-year-old man from Delhi on Monday for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI, officials said.Mohammed Parvez was already arrested by the National Investigation Agency or NIA for anti-national activities and was in judicial custody since 2017. He was brought to Jaipur on Monday for […]

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Major Tweaks to LCA-Navy Mk2 now makes it a Clean Slate Program over AF-MWF and Tejas MK1A

SOURCE:  ABHOY ROY / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Aero India 2019 Came as big surprise to many and star attraction, of course, was Medium Weight Fighter (MWF) aka AF-Tejas Mk2 which now gets major upgrades to its design, features, and capabilities that LCA-Navy MK2 which was also showcased completely missed media attention even when […]

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Tejas set for three-way dogfight in Malaysia with Pak, Korean jets

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla / Business Standard Two Tejas light fighters from the Indian Air Force (IAF) are in Malaysia to display their aerobatic performance at the Langkawi International Maritime Aerospace Expo (LIMA-2019), which begins on Tuesday. The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will be watching carefully to evaluate if the Tejas meets expectations for its […]

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Once Rafales come, Pakistan won’t come near LoC or border: IAF chief Dhanoa

SOURCE: HT Indian Air Force (IAF) chief BS Dhanoa on Monday said that Rafale jets will the best combat aircraft in the Indian sub-continent and once these are inducted, Pakistan won’t dare to come near the Line of Control (LoC) or the international border. In an exclusive talk with ANI on Rafale’s air-to air capability […]

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HAL produces 16th LCA of IOC Contract

SOURCE: UNI Aviation major HAL will role out indigenously produced produced 16th LCA as per the target till March 31 and the customer flights are expected to be completed by the end of this month. HAL has order for 40 LCAs (16 fighters each in IOC and FOC and 8 trainers) from IAF. The aircraft […]

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12 IAF Pilots Underwent Special Training in US to Operate Chinook Choppers Inducted Today

SOURCE: PTI Twelve Indian Air Force pilots and as many flight engineers underwent a special training in the US to operate Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, which were inducted into the IAF on Monday. The first four of the 15 CH-47F (I) Chinook helicopters, which were ordered from Boeing in September 2015, were commissioned into the IAF’s […]

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‘We have footage of operation’: Pak army says JF-17 thunder, not F-16 shot down Indian aircraft

SOURCE: KASHMIR READER Pakistan army’s Military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor has rejected India’s claims that Pakistan used American-made F-16 jets to down Indian aircraft in late February, telling Russian news agency Sputnik that the PAC JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft developed jointly with China were used instead. “The aircraft which engaged those targets and fought […]

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IAF’s Chinooks to be deployed near Pak border

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE Amidst increased military tension between India and Pakistan, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday will induct the heavy-lift Chinook helicopters which can transport artillery guns in high altitudes and troops for action. Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa will induct the first unit of four Chinook heavy-lift helicopters in Chandigarh where […]

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Chinook Choppers Inducted. “A Game Changer,” Says The Air Chief

SOURCE: NDTV In a major boost to the modernization of the air force, the first four of the fifteen US-made Chinook helicopters were inducted for deployment at the Indian Air Force station in Chandigarh on Monday. “The Chinook helicopter can carry out military operations not only during the day but at night too. Induction of Chinook will […]

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‘Chandrayaan 2 will carry NASA’s laser instruments to Moon’

SOURCE: PTI India’s lunar mission Chandrayaan 2, scheduled to launch April, will carry NASA’s laser instruments that allow scientists to make precise measurements of the distance to the Moon, according to the US space agency officials.During the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held at Texas, US last week, NASA confirmed that Chandrayaan 2 and Israeli […]

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Roads on lockdown, flights suspended after reports of firing, explosion at Multan Airport in Pakistan: report

SOURCE: BUSINESS TODAY The roads leading to the Multan Airport were put on lockdown and flights were suspended after reports of firing and explosions, news agency ANI reported. The report further said that a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) was also issued on Monday morning for Multan International Airport. “This Multan bound flight is not going […]

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India Needs A Cyber Security Strategy, Concurs 1st Meeting of the Cyber Patriots Task Force

SOURCE: INDIA2WEB With cyber inroads in today’s networked world, the threats to cyber security have grown manifold. As we digitize, this will inadvertently lead further cyber-crime and terrorism. Are we equipped to handle such crisis and is there any level of preparedness that the state is working towards in the face of cyber threats? In […]

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FATF experts team to review Pak’s progress on global standards against financial crimes

SOURCE: PTI A group of experts from the Financial Action Task Force will review whether Pakistan has made enough progress on global standards against financial crimes to warrant its exclusion from the watchdog’s grey list.The Paris-based global body is working to curb terrorism financing and money laundering and has asked Pakistan to reassess the operation […]

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Pakistani spy in BSF custody a ‘mentally challenged man’: Pak media

SOURCE: ENS Pakistani media reports on Monday claimed that a ‘spy’ in Indian custody was actually a mentally challenged man who accidentally crossed over into Indian territory. Outlets Pakistan Today and Express Tribune, claimed that Iqbal (last name not mentioned), a resident of Sialkot, has been declared missing for over two years. Both publications quoted his brother as […]

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Russian 3M54_1 Kalibr and American Tomahawk Block IV offers might just Kill Nirbhay Program !

SOURCE: MANJUNATH REDDY/ FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Two Postponements of Crucial Nirbhay sub-sonic cruise missile has attracted vultures in the air who are keen to see the long-delayed program doesn’t make it to the production stage and latest country to offer Indian cruise missile technology seems to have come from Americans who have offered […]

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‘Khalistani extremism more dangerous for Canada than India’

SOURCE: HT Even years after he opted out of tumult of Canadian politics in which he created an unrivalled milestone with his election in 2000 as the first India-origin premier of British Columbia province, Ujjal Dosanjh, 72, is widely recognised as an influential and insightful voice in the Maple country and beyond. Steadfast and clear-eyed […]

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Chinooks helicopters fly to the border today

SOURCE:DECCAN CHRONICLE Amidst increased military tension between India and Pakistan, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday will induct the heavy-lift Chinook helicopters which can transport artillery guns in high altitudes and troops for action.Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa will induct the first unit of four Chinook heavy-lift helicopters in Chandigarh where these helicopters have […]

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Tejas Fighter Jet starts Practice Sorties for Malaysia’s Aerospace Exhibition

SOURCE: HT   India’s indigenous supersonic fighter jet Tejas will for the first time participate in aerial displays during the five-day Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) in Malaysia. India has been projecting the Tejas aircraft in a big way as it has been manufactured indigenously at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and designed […]

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Pakistan sends subtle messages to India, US with military parade

SOURCE: DEFENSENEWS.COM The annual Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad, held on a rainy March 23, showcased the country’s military arsenal in a big way to allies, while sending clear but distinct messages to India and the United States. The three most celebrated foreign guests were Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad; Azeri Defense Minister Col. […]

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Energetically nuclear

SOURCE: The Statesman A report in The Statesman on 15 March this year stated that the US had agreed to build six atomic power plants in India to strengthen bilateral security and civil nuclear cooperation. It expressed its strong support to India’s early membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group. India and the US have concluded […]

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