Falling short of funds ever since the demonetisation was announced on November 8, terrorists active in the Kashmir Valley have resorted to a new tactic – robbing banks and ATMs.
The next time Indian Army undertake an operation like surgical strikes, they could be equipped with the leathal Tavor-21 and Galil assault weapons, but made in India.
In the affidavit submitted to election commission for the ongoing state assembly elections, a few of them declared ownership of more than one arm.
Experts believe that the paltry hike in the defence budget has dashed hopes of any major step towards military modernisation this year despite heightened tensions with Pakistan and the increasing military capabilities of China.
Beijing has listed US arms sales to India and Indo-China border disputes among the top six “sensitivities” for the new American government.
After facing criticism for being “soft” on China, Philippines has finally filed a low-key diplomatic protest with Beijing following reports that the latter has installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man-made islands in th
China is believed to have installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man-made islands in the strategically vital South China Sea, according to an analysis of satellite images by a US think-tank. The Center for
The Indian Army’s Special Forces (SF), which carried out surgical strikes in PoK targeting at least seven terror launch pads, used weapons that should have been replaced with modern ones as per Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s directives last year
In Pakistan’s tribal town of Darra Adamkhel, guns – used or refurbished Kalashnikovs at that – are available at a price cheaper than what a smartphone would cost you
Russian weapons firm Kalashnikov Concern, manufacturer of the famous AK-47 assault rifle, is now planning to expand its domestic sales by concentrating on civilian market
New Delhi: A recent visit by an advanced Chinese Yuan-class submarine to Karachi after traversing the Arabian Sea worried Indian authorities concerned about China's growing undersea-warfare capabilities — more than four times as large as
New Delhi: India on Tuesday cleared defence purchases worth over Rs.290 billion ($4.5 billion) at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC).Among the proposals cleared by the DAC at a meeting chaired by Defence
Ottawa: Canada will provide non-lethal military equipment to Iraq to fight the Islamic State (IS) militants, Defence Minister Rob Nicholson said.The equipment package would include 6,000 items, comprising coats, fleece shirts and jackets, as well
Washington: The US today confirmed that the Islamic State has seized at least one bundle of arms supply airdropped by it for the Kurdish fighters near the Syrian town of Kobani."Yesterday we announced that one
New Delhi: Weapons are the need of every nation to safeguard itself from its enemies.With the improvement in technology, more drastic weapons have also been introduced. They have been upgraded to make its use more
New Delhi: A handgun is a firearm designed to be handheld, in either one or both hands. The earliest use of the term was in 1388 when it was referred to as handgunnes. Major handgun
New Delhi: AK-47 was designed and manufactured by Russia towards the end of World War 2 in 1943. Russians made this gun in order to encounter the heavy forces of Germans. The weapon proved its
New Delhi: Following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in Iraq by US forces in 2003, Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi announced that his nation had an active weapons of mass destruction program, but was willing to
India has two hostile neighbours, Pakistan and China, who are also nuclear powers. Under these circumstances, India is forced to maintain a strong army and modern weaponry.To keep the armoury synced with the modern times,
New Delhi: Amidst the hype over the “gold hunt” in UP's Unnao district, Culture Minister Chandresh Kumari Katoch today said the ASI is not digging for gold but trying to locate weapons used by Indians
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