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Missile test takes DRDO closer to achieving hypersonic flight capability

Hypersonic flight involves travelling at speeds above Mach 5, or 1,500 metres/ second. An airliner travelling at hypersonic speed would reach from New York to Tokyo in a couple of hours

AN-32 wreckage found by IAF in Arunachal Pradesh, no sign of survivors

Disastrous year for IAF, ten aircraft lost already, killing 23 persons

Foreign defence firms be allowed a majority stake in Indian JVs: Assocham

In 2016, the prevailing 26 per cent cap for foreign direct investment (FDI) in defence was raised to 49 per cent through the automatic route

After GSP snub, US increases scope of military engagements with India

We are 'increasing the scope of its military engagements with India', says US defence secretary

Modi 2.0 cabinet: Rajnath Singh gets defence, faces hurdles in policymaking

As defence minister, Singh will remain an ex-officio member of the powerful Cabinet Committee on Security, which he also attended as the home minister

Rs 21,738-crore naval helicopters to be new govt's first defence buy

The OEMs that have responded include Lockheed Martin, Airbus and Bell Helicopters

HAL logs life high turnover of Rs 19,705 crore in FY19; profit up 15%

The company's order book position as on March 31, 2019, was Rs 58,000 crore

An action plan to energise defence

Here are some points for the new govt to consider in redressing the systemic weaknesses in defence

Geelani, Salahuddin praise for Al Qaeda fighter raises questions in Kashmir

Kashmiri separatism for years has insisted it had no links with global Islamist fundamentalist movements like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State.

IAF certifies 'green fuel', could save 10 crore litres of fuel annually

The Air Force could save 10 crore litres of aviation turbine fuel each year 10 per cent if biofuel use is extended across its fleet.

New surface-to-air missile technology reduces radar signature of Navy fleet

So far, the Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile has been deployed on three destroyers -- INS Kolkata, Chennai and Kochi. Each of them carries 32 missiles deployed in "vertical launch unit" canisters

INS Vela: Late and over-budget, fourth Scorpene submarine enters water

The first Scorpene (French for Scorpion), INS Kalvari, was commissioned into operational service by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 14, 2017

Budgetary woes put India's supercarrier 'INS Vishal' on hold

INS Vishal stalled since 2017. UK media on Sunday reported Delhi approached London to build HMS Queen Elizabeth-like carrier

Garden Reach Shipbuilders wins Rs 6,311 crore Indian Navy contract

In parallel, Kerala state shipyard, Cochin Shipyard will build another eight ASWSWCs for the same price

Generals, step back

Blurring the lines between soldiers and political activity is good neither for society nor for the military

IAF probe findings on India downing own helicopter put on hold

IAF officers say they are keen to serve justice quickly and make an example of those found guilty of operational lapses

Congress report says rivalry with China certain, pitches ideas to manage it

Can give China access to ports, if it accommodates our core interests, says report

After IAF's strike on Balakot, Centre turns to Russia to boost ammo power

Army short of air defence missiles, rockets, anti-tank ammunition

HAL's Intermediate Jet Trainer flies again after extensive re-design

The IJT would seemlessly replace a fleet of obsolescent Kiran Mark I and II trainers that are already on borrowed time

A book on workings of LeT and its symbiotic relationship with Pak's army

Christine Fair's latest book on the workings of the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) combines her experience in South Asia, her skills in Urdu and a penchant for empirical research