India’s ICBM gets ready for launch
Come Wednesday and India may join a select club of countries that possess or are about to possess an ICBM (Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile). Hectic preparations are on for the launch of Agni-V missile that day from the Wheeler Island off the Orissa Coast. Designed and developed by India’s Defence Research…
A primer on MoD-MHA differences over AFSPA
Note: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is once again likely to discuss (debate?) the contentious Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act–AFSPA in popular parlance–later today. The standoff between the Defence and Home Ministries on this issue has been on for almost two years now. Defence Minister AK Antony has resolutely…
Mr. “St.” Antony & India’s defence procurement
Defence Minister AK Antony with Air Force Commanders Photo:Courtesy: DPR, Defence Defence Minister AK Antony, has been under fire for mishandling several raging controversies in his ministry, but on Tuesday, he took refuge behind several big ticket deals that the Indian Air Force is on the verge of…
After induction of INS Chakra, another good news
From the Mail Today newspaper, an important update. May date for Admiral Gorshkov’s Russian sea trial RUSSIA will launch sea trials of heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov on May 25. The 44,000- ton carrier, which is being completely retrofitted for the Indian Navy, will first be taken to the White…