American miliary contractors eye India's $100 bn defence pieSeptember 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Eyeing India's estimated $100 billion defence pie, major US arms suppliers are wooing Indian defence agents and officials as New Delhi embarks on a major military shopping spree to modernise its Soviet-era arsenal, a US media report said. At the US embassy in New Delhi, defence contractors such as Northrop Grumman are sponsoring little league baseball teams, the companies' names stitched onto the uniforms, the Washington Post said in a report from New Delhi.
India to hold joint military exercise with China in 2010September 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Thursday said it will hold the third joint military exercise with China next year and clarified that no such drill was planned for this year. "It was mutually decided during the last exercise that the next joint military exercise would be held in 2010, external affairs ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said.
Musharraf denies saying US aid was divertedSeptember 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Former Pakistani president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf has denied saying that US military aid to Pakistan to fight terror was used to bolster defences against India. Dawn News website Wednesday reported that in a statement issued in Philadelphia, Musharraf said the issue highlighted was not raised in an interview.
India closely monitoring Chinese activities along Arunachal: KrishnaSeptember 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Downplaying incursions into Indian territory, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday said India was closely monitoring the Chinese build-up along Arunachal Pradesh.
Russia to deliver MiG-29 engines to IndiaAugust 21st, 2009 ZHUKOVSKY - Russia will deliver 26 engines for upgrading the MiG-29 combat jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF), with another 120 to be assembled in India, following an agreement with the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) at the ongoing MAKS 2009 air show near Moscow, officials said Friday. The RD-33/series 3 engine, being delivered by state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport, is an upgraded version of the powerful RD-33 turbofan with thrust vectoring for the MiG family of fighters.
India prepared to counter any threat to security: MinisterAugust 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India should be prepared for the "eventuality" that nuclear, chemical and biological weapons may fall into the hands of terrorists, Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju said Thursday while stressing that adequate steps were being taken to counter any threats.
Chidambaram refuses to comment on Musharraf's Kargil remarksJuly 25th, 2009 HOSHIARPUR - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday refused to comment on former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf's remarks that the Kargil conflict in 1999 was a "big success" for Pakistan as it forced India to start talks on the Kashmir issue.
End-user pact must to access US arms market: ExpertsJuly 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Notwithstanding the political brouhaha raised by the agreement reached on the draft of a pact that allows verification of end-use of military hardware purchased from the US, Indian security experts say the pact is necessary for India to gain access to the high-end American arms market. "I think this is really not as extreme as it is made to sound.
End-use agreement is compulsory if India buys US military equipmentJuly 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had created a furore in parliament Tuesday accusing the government of "compromising" on India's sovereignty by allowing the US to monitor the use of military hardware purchased from it. However, the fact remains that India needs high-end equipment from the US and the inclusion of a clause on end-use of weapons systems is compulsory for all US foreign military sales.
Final accord on Gorshkov pricing by July-end: Russian envoyJuly 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Russia will reach a final agreement on the cost of overhauling the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier by the end of this month, the Russia envoy here said Wednesday. Both sides are coming to terms on the price and the date for commissioning for the Indian Navy.
Pakistan seeks US concessions on India to play broker with TalibanJuly 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pakistan's military has offered to play a broker between the US and the Taliban, but in return it wants concessions from Washington over Islamabad's concerns with India, according to CNN. Pakistan military spokesman Maj.
No question of military involvement in Afghanistan: IndiaJuly 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Wednesday ruled out any military involvement in Afghanistan and underlined the need for greater international cooperation in restoring stability to the violence-torn country. "Nobody has suggested that India should get militarily involved.
India, Ukraine sign deal for IAF transport aircraft upgradeJune 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has singed a $397 million deal with Ukraine to modernise its aging transport aircraft fleet, defence sources said here Wednesday. The move comes a week after the crash of an AN-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Arunachal Pradesh, killing 13 people.
Army biodefense lab in Frederick, Md., completes inventory of dangerous germs and toxinsJune 16th, 2009 Army biodefense lab completes germ inventoryFREDERICK, Md. — The Army says workers at a military biodefense laboratory in Frederick have finished an inventory of dangerous germs and toxins.
Army investigators believe 3 vials of encephalitis missing from Md. weapons lab were destroyedApril 23rd, 2009 Army: 3 missing disease samples likely destroyedFREDERICK, Md. — An investigation of three disease samples missing from a Fort Detrick lab found that the samples were likely destroyed, according to Army officials.
LADAKH - Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju has expressed concern at the aging inventory of the Indian armed forces and said its modernisation is on the priority list.
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