Indian Navys amphibious ship INS Shardul has reached Mauritius on Tuesday to assist the island country to marine patrol its waters. The ship is currently on a month-long deployment in the southern Indian Ocean, Business Standard reported Tuesday
Indias Hindusthan Shipyard (HSL) will be supplying about six vessels to Indian Navy by the end of current calendar year. The HSL flagged off the third of the 25-tonne bollard pull tugs, this week
Chinas cyber security law is set to take effect in June 2017 to counter hacking and terrorism threats. The legislation is an "objective need" of China as a major internet power, a parliament official said
The UK Ministry of Defense has grounded six Boeing E-3D Sentry Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft after it discovered electrical problems during a routine technical inspection. The aircraft were found to have an unspecified issue with some electrical wiring and cabin conditioning systems during a recent routine technical inspection
The Islamic State (IS) militant group has released pictures of destroying Russian Mi-35 attack helicopter in Syrian central district east of Homs. “The aircraft was shot down in the Hwesis District east of Homs,”
Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport will be exhibiting its Kalibr-PLE (Club-S) and Kalibr-NKE (Club-N) submarine and surface vessel-launched cruise missiles at the Indo-Defence 2016 show in Jakarta later this week. The missiles were successfully used in the Syrian conflict travelling over 1500 kms to strike anti-regime forces and Islamic State targets near the city of Alleppo
North Korea is preparing to launch another intermediate-range ballistic missile in next three days, Yonhap reports. This would be the ninth test launch this year which US experts believe is timed to coincide with the US presidential elections
Indonesia will be the fifth fastest-growing defence budget in the world between 2016 and 2025, growing at a compound annual rate of 4.7 percent and spending more than $20 billion on procurement, according to an analysis from IHS Markit
US has started a movement that encourages Middle East and North African moderates to raise online propoganda to counter Islamic extremism and motivate positive alternatives. The prgram is being conducting in partnership with Facebook and the Hedayah International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism
Boeing has installed a new P-8A Poseidon training center at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, as the base begins preparations for the arrival of P-8 aircraft beginning in 2017. “About 70 percent of the training we do for our P-8 crews happens in this building,” said U