India's Tech Roadmap Points to Small Sats, Space Weapons
India's vision of future military space capabilities includes networks of small, less expensive satellites as well as systems to protect those spacecraft from attack and, if necessary, destroy enemy space systems. India's vision of future military space capabilities includes networks of small, less expensive satellites as well as systems to protect those spacecraft from attack and, if necessary, destroy enemy space systems. The country’s military space systems are part of a wide-ranging, 15-year military technology outl…
The most embarrassing incident in the history of Pakistan
The Pakistani air force learned about the U.S. raid to kill Osama bin Laden from a television news report about a helicopter crash in Abbottabad. Belatedly, they scrambled fighter jets. But by then, the Americans were long gone. The Pakistani air force learned about the U.S. raid to kill Osama bin Laden from a television news report about a helicopter crash in Abbottabad. Belatedly, they scrambled fighter jets. But by then, the Americans were long gone. In other words: Pakistan had virtually no chance of detecting U.S. choppers as th…
300 Pakistani terrorists in 'groups of 10' waiting to enter India
The Lt General, meanwhile, informed that incidents of infiltration have increased as compared to last year, but added that Army's sole aim was to dominate the LoC and not allow intruders to sneak in. The Lt General, meanwhile, informed that incidents of infiltration have increased as compared to last year, but added that Army's sole aim was to dominate the LoC and not allow intruders to sneak in. The Army today said terrorists in groups of ten are trying to sneak inside Indian territory and attack troops at border posts. “25…
Army to have Apache attack choppers in Mountain Strike Corps
The mountain strike corps sanctioned for the Army for deployment along the China border will have an aviation brigade that may include the Apache attack choppers. The mountain strike corps sanctioned for the Army for deployment along the China border will have an aviation brigade that may include the Apache attack choppers. The corps was sanctioned by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) yesterday at a cost of Rs 65,000 crore and would involve raising of around 50,000 troops for it. The new corps may have the Apache attack cho…
Strike Force would allow India a two front war
The Indian government this week reportedly paved the way for the creation of a new military corps of 50,000 troops near its border with China. If correct, analysts say this is a sign that New Delhi, which has been largely focused on its frontier with Pakistan, is now shifting its attention to the long, disputed Sino-Indian boundary. The Indian government this week reportedly paved the way for the creation of a new military corps of 50,000 troops near its border with China. If correct, analysts say this is a sign that New Delhi, which…
Pakistan's Nuclear capable Hatf-V or Ghauri missile is a DUD
According to Japan Times, Pakistan's Hatf-V or Ghauri missile is a complete failure owing to faulty guidance system. According to Japan Times, Pakistan's Hatf-V or Ghauri missile is a complete failure owing to faulty guidance system. According to the newspaper, a retired Pakistani nuclear scientist has claimed that former Pakistani leader Gen. Pervez Musharraf's 1999 military adventurism in the Kargil region of divided Kashmir failed in part because the North Korea-aided, nuclear-capable Ghauri missiles he wanted to deplo…
DRDO to conduct Nag missile test trials soon
The missile complex of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been working on making Nag, a third-generation 'Fire-and-Forget' anti-tank missile for the past few years. The missile complex of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) here has been working on making Nag, a third-generation 'Fire-and-Forget' anti-tank missile for the past few years. It was almost a year ago when the Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) failed in its user trials by the Indian Army in Rajasthan. DRDO blamed it upon…
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