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Antony to visit Saudi Arabia

India and Saudi Arabia are all set to give a boost to their defence ties and understanding with dis...

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Israel successfully tests missile defence system

Israel says it has successfully tested an upgraded radar for the Arrow missile defence system.

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Govt forms panel for selecting next Army Chief

The ministry panel includes the senior-most Lieutenant Generals for selecting the next Army Chief, s...

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Defence Ministry welcomes SC order on age row

Defence Ministry on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court order upholding its decision on Army Chief Gen...

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Government nod for joint ventures by defence PSUs

Government approved Defence Ministry guidelines for its public sector units (PSUs) to establish joi...

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Russia to get 10 new Su-34 planes in 2012

The Russian Defence Ministry will get 10 new Su-34 planes in 2012, United Aircraft Corporation Pres...

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Pressure must stay on Iran: Leon Panetta

If Iran does not change course, the US is "prepared to respond if we have to", Panetta said.

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India, Sri Lanka hold defence dialogue

Aiming to enhance bilateral defence cooperation and to discuss the regional security situation, In...

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IAF plane crashes near Chennai; Pilots safe

An IAF trainer aircraft crashed into a lake on the city outskirts during a routine training sortie b...

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Govt wants Army Chief’s DoB corrected

The letter was issued to the AG`s branch last week to correct its record and show May 10, 1950 as th...

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Pentagon cuts size of US Army, Marines

The changes US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta described at a news conference are numerous but hardly...

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India conducts flight trials of Air Vehicles

Flight trials of Micro and Mini Air Vehicles designed and developed to meet many requirements were ...

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Russia urges quick missile defence deal with US

The US says its planned missile shield is aimed at deflecting potential missile threats from Iran, ...

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Army Chief moving to court a bad precedent: Govt

The Ministry of Defence finally broke its silence on Wednesday on the controversy over Army Chief’s ...

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‘US-Indo defence ties not based on arms sales’

America`s defence ties with India are dependent on common interests and objectives, a top Pentagon o...

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‘US-Indo defence ties not based on arms sales’

America`s strong and deepening defence ties with India are not dependent on any arms sales, a top P...

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Pakistan: Sacked ex-Defence Secy challenges Gilani

Lodhi earned Gilani`s ire by submitting an affidavit in the apex court that said the Army and ISI we...

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2G case: Defence counsel asked to behave properly

Questions posed by the defence counsel to a CBI witness in the 2G spectrum case irked a Delhi Court...

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New sex scandals hit Australian defence force

The Australian Defence Force said it has no tolerance for misconduct or security breaches.

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`Pak Army won’t cooperate with new defence secy’

Lt Gen (retd) Naeem Khalid Lodhi has been replaced by cabinet secretary Nargis Sethi, who is conside...

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Pak Army chief meets core commanders amid rising tensions

The powerful military has often been at odds with civilian leaders and has ruled Pak for more than h...

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Def Secy flouted rules; no threat to democracy: Gilani

Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said the top defence official had violated rules of business and had...

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Military coup fears in Pak, Def Secy fired

Amid deepening political crisis brewing in Pakistan over the memogate scandal, Gilani sacked Defence...

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No difference with Defence Ministry: Army Chief

Denying any differences with the Defence Ministry on his age issue, Army Chief General V K Singh o...

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Jodhpur defence land scam: Antony orders probe

An alleged scam involving the defence land in Jodhpur, has come to light, prompting the Defence Mini...

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Lt Gen Chaudhary taked over as DGMO

Veteran infantry officer Lt Gen Ashok Kumar Chaudhary on Monday took over as Director General Mili...

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China slams new Asian slant in US defence strategy

China said the us` accusations of a lack of openness in Beijing`s military policy were `groundless...

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Israel increases defence budget by $700 million

Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu last year said that he would cut military spending to finance soc...

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‘Budgetary cuts will not hit US-Indo defence ties’

The US Sunday said its "strong" military ties with India are growing and a series of joint exercises...

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Israel, US gear up for missile defence drill

Israeli and US officials said the exercise would be the largest-ever joint drill by the two countrie...

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US to unveil new defence strategy

The new defence strategy is expected to end the decade-old policy of maintaining a force capable of ...

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Def Min forms panel to select next Army Chief

Defence Ministry seems to have moved on from the controversy as it formed a panel of officers for ...

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Defence Min rejects Army chief`s plea on age issue

The Defence Ministry has rejected General VK Singh`s statutory complaint to consider May 10, 1951 as...

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Check leakage of def liquor in civil market: PAC

A Parliamentary panel on Wednesday said it was "concerned" over defence liquor finding its way to th...

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‘Report on defence land encroachments by March’

Union Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam Raju said he was expecting a survey report on encroac...

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Army chief`s age controversy in ministry`s review

The controversy over General VK Singh`s age figured prominently in the year end review issued by th...

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Pak govt’s shocker: ‘Lost control over Army, ISI’

The Defence Ministry has conceded that it has no operational control over the Army and the spy agenc...

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CBI probe ordered into Kandivili land case

Defence Ministry has ordered a CBI inquiry into the Kandivili land case where a defence land in Mumb...

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Honey-trapped case: Govt ensures suitable action

Defence Ministry said it will take suitable action if any wrongdoing is found against a Lieutenant C...

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Audit of defence lands to resume: Antony

Government on Wednesday said it has decided to resume the audit of defence lands which will also p...

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Delay in howitzers prodn: CAG pulls up MoD, Army

CAG pulled up Defence Ministry and Army saying delay in procurement of the howitzers has adversely i...

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Def Corps to teach students to tackle disasters

In an attempt to prepare school students to tackle any disaster situation that arises in the count...

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India spent over Rs 4,42,000 on defence equipment

India spent over Rs 4,42,000 crore in the last ten years on procuring defence equipment for the arme...

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Sharif urged to join rally by right-wing groups

Leaders of several extremist and hardline groups invited opposition PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif to jo...

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National war memorial may finally see light

The longstanding demand for a national war memorial for armed forces is likely to be met soon.

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Defence min to set up committee to tackle crashes

IAF has its own Flight Safety Directorate headed by an Air Marshal-rank officer.

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US House freezes $700 mn aid to Pakistan

The US House of Representatives approved a billion dollar defence bill, which, among other things,...

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Defence Ministry surprised over crash of Su-30

Defence Ministry on Wednesday said it was surprised over the crash of one of its frontline Su-30MKI...

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India wants good relation with neighbours: Antony

Defence Minister AK Antony said India wanted to have good relations with Pakistan despite the neighb...

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India, China agree to enhance defence exchanges

India and China on Friday agreed to enhance defence exchanges and communications for better understa...

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