The weapons of the future
4 July 2012 8:26 AM ISTBy Konstantin BogdanovThe world is getting ready for a new arms race – this time in cyber weapons. What was previously considered to be the domain of...
UK sets 2013 date to test pilot-less fighters
4 July 2012 7:52 AM ISTPilot-less fighter planes have come a step closer to reality as British Aerospace revealed that it would test such a new fighter jet next year.It is...
Delhi, Mumbai to get air defence shield
25 Jun 2012 7:05 AM ISTDelhi and Mumbai, the two most vital metros of India, have been chosen for the Ballistic Missile Defence [BMD] system of the Defence Research and...
NDA recruitment scam; six held
25 Jun 2012 6:45 AM ISTAn Indian Army officer and five civilians have been arrested in a recruitment scam unearthed by the CBI in the National Defence Academy [NDA] here, an...
Our acquisition philosophy is flawed
21 Jun 2012 8:50 AM ISTMajor General (retd) I S Chaturvedi served as Technical Manager (Land Systems), Acquisition Wing, Ministry of Defence from 2007-2009, where he was...
Navy wants competition in ship building
21 Jun 2012 6:32 AM ISTA rift has opened up between the Indian Navy and the defence production department of the Ministry of Defence about how the future warships will be...
Defence PSU won’t tie up with private players
20 Jun 2012 7:41 AM ISTDefence public sector undertakings (PSUs) are changing the rules of the game of joint ventures with private partners. A top source at the Department...
Russia needs to get its mojo back
15 Jun 2012 6:59 AM ISTAnatoly Isaikin, head of Rosoboronexport, Russia's state arms exporter, was once again forced to address the string of setbacks plaguing Russian arms...
PM reviews nuclear command structure
14 Jun 2012 7:34 AM ISTPrime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday held discussion with defence minister A K Antony to review the security situation and preparedness of the...
Kayani refuses to meet US official
12 Jun 2012 7:25 AM ISTPakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's office turned down a request for a meeting by visiting US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Peter...
Taking stock of national security
7 Jun 2012 6:49 AM ISTNow that the dust has started to settle and General Vikram Singh has taken over as the chief of army staff, it’s time to take stock of the national...
Panetta talks of power shift
7 Jun 2012 6:36 AM ISTOn the two-day visit to New Delhi, the US defence secretary Leon Panetta told the Indian leadership that the US had finally decided to ‘put money...
