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Army wants rail link to Ladakh

Tuesday 21 April '09

Taking a leaf out of China’s aggressive infrastructure buildup along the Indian border, the Army plans to build an all weather road.
Navy responds to SOS from Seychelles

Monday 20 April '09

After cracking down on pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the Navy will carry out anti-piracy patrols near the island nation of Seychelles following a request from the country.....
Army recovers weapons stolen by deserter, kill 2 Lashkar men

Sunday 19 April '09

More than a month after a soldier assigned on counter insurgency duty deserted the Army and fled away with two AK 47 rifles.....
French Rafale out of race for IAF fighters

Friday 17 April '09

The French Rafale twin-engine multi-role fighter has been knocked off a $10-billion contract for 126 combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
French Rafale out of race for IAF fighters

Thursday 16 April '09

The French Rafael fighter has been knocked off a $ 10 billion contract to provide 126 combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
J-K militants: Nepal link found

Friday 10 April '09

In a major intelligence success, the Army has arrested eight Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
One Pak infiltrator caught alive, Army operation on hold but radar vigil on

Thursday 9 April '09

The long encounter in the Lolab forests of Kupwara was called off today after troops lost contact with the bunch of infiltrators.
Plan to modernise IAF airfields runs into rough weather

Thursday 9 April '09

A project worth Rs 1,200 crore for a much needed modernisation of airbases across the country has entered troubled waters...
Infiltration rising, Army moves more troops to LoC

Tuesday 7 April '09

With infiltration on the rise and elections approaching, the Army is gearing up its counter-infiltration grid in Jammu and Kashmir to deal with a likely increase in violence levels.
Leaked Tibet info could have led to deaths: expert

Wednesday 1 April '09

A Cyber security expert based in Bangalore cracked the Chinese ‘GhostNet’ cyber espionage network within seven days of starting investigations.....
China cyber attack: NIC most affected, 9 embassies hit

Tuesday 31 March '09

Computers of nine key Indian embassies, including offices in the US, UK and Germany, were infected by the mysterious GhostNet, a China-based cyber espionage network that has been uncovered by a Canada-based research organisation.
As Army doctors land in Lanka, a family remembers a son killed while saving lives

Tuesday 17 March '09

When he heard last week that an Indian armed forces medical team was headed for the war zone in Sri Lanka....
No more Hawks, IAF to have new trainers

Tuesday 17 March '09

In an unusual move, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has cancelled plans for a follow-on order of the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) and has instead floated a global tender for a new aircraft to train pilots.....
Russia grounds MiG 29s, tail-fin accident recalls ’94 Indian crash

Monday 16 March '09

Russia’s grounding of the bulk of its MiG 29 fighters due to structural defects has brought back memories of similar problems with the aircraft in the Indian inventory....
Indian Army team in Lanka not to wear uniforms

Sunday 15 March '09

In a rare departure, members of the armed forces medical team that has been sent to Sri Lanka on a humanitarian mission will not be donning.....
NSG expansion hits roadblock

Saturday 14 March '09

The expansion of the National Security Guard with the creation of four regional hubs has hit a major roadblock....
Congo abuse: Army clean chit to soldiers

Friday 13 March '09

The Army has given a clean chit to its soldiers who were indicted by an internal United Nations investigation for child abuse and sexual exploitation at a peacekeeping mission in Congo.
Valley violence at all-time low, Army starts to thin out troops

Friday 13 March '09

With violence levels in the Valley at an all-time low, the Army is relocating and thinning out troops engaged in counter-terrorism operations in Kashmir.
2nd Brahmos test, results not clear

Thursday 5 March '09

An advanced block II version of the Brahmos surface-to-surface missile was once again test-fired at the Pokharan ranges...
What went wrong with LCA, Arjun Tank, Akash missile

Tuesday 3 March '09

Poor planning, over-optimistic timelines and a lack of coordination with the Armed Forces led to cost and time overruns of major defence projects taken up by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.....
Sorting out differences over DRDO reforms: Antony

Tuesday 3 March '09

The Government is sorting out differences between various stakeholders before starting reforms of the Defence Research and Development Organisation.....
First external review lists process to revamp DRDO

Monday 2 March '09

‘Brand DRDO’ is wilting due to an institutional gap between the research body and the three armed forces...
Govt orders coastal security restructuring

Sunday 1 March '09

Admitting that the Mumbai terror attack exposed the lack of coordination between the Navy and the Coast Guard...
Govt sits on DRDO revamp plan

Friday 27 February '09

The decision to grant service extensions to two top DRDO scientists flies in the face of the recommendations of the first-ever external review report....
Despite panel review, two DRDO scientists get term extension

Thursday 26 February '09

Despite the recommendations of a key panel for a younger second line of leadership, two top scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation ....
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