The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military airlift aircraft is a high-wing, four-engine, T-tailed military transport vehicle capable of carrying payloads up to 169,000lb (76,657kg). It has an international range and the ability to land on small airfields. A fully integrated electronic cockpit and advanced cargo system allowa a crew of three (the pilot, co-pilot and

The Indian Air Force had recently announced a  combat chopper tender for acquisition of Heavy Duty,Multirole attack Helicopters.Out of the wide variety of Contenders which had applied,Boeing’s Apache Longbow Combat Helicopter is very likely to be selected. RIA Novosti news agency reported from Moscow yesterday that the other competitor, Russia’s Mi-28N Night Hunter, had lost

Playing a very Significant role in Strengthening India’s Indigenous Defence & Research Capabilities,the D.R.D.O i.e,the Defence Research & Development Organisation is known for many Studies & Innovations which have taken India to the Premium League of Nations having Indigenous Defense Production Capabilities. Let it be the MBT Arjun,The Dhruv Advanced Light Attach Helicopter,The LCA Tejas,The

The Indian Air Force is all geared up to be one of the Most few & Elite Nations in the World having advanced Stealth & Fighter Production capacity. India’s first stealth fighter is ready. The Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft(FGFA) is being jointly developed by Russia & India,taking Indo-Russian Strategic Alliance to ever new Heights! Russia

Russia will lease to India in 2010 its new Nerpa nuclear-powered submarine.Russia’s Akula class nuclear-powered attack submarine “Nerpa” will be inducted by the Russian Navy after pre-delivery trials are completed this summer, prior to its formal lease to India later this year. The Nerpa, armed with conventional weapons, was laid down in 1993 but was

INS Vikrant, the first aircraft carrier of Indian Navy, was decommissioned on January 31, 1997. The ship which played a key role during 1971 Indo-Pak war has now been converted into a maritime museum and anchored off the Gateway of India in Mumbai. The word Vikrant means valiant or powerful, and the crest of the

With a proven track record and established technology for manufacture of helicopters and its components, the Helicopter Division commenced series production of Dhruv (Advanced Light Helicopter) in 2000 – 2001. The ALH is a multi-role, multi-mission helicopter in 5.5 ton class, fully designed and developed by HAL. Built to FAR 29 specifications, Dhruv is designed

Army is planning to acquire 300 light tanks for deployment in the mountainous regions of the border with China and Pakistan, a move seen as part of efforts to beef up capabilities on the frontiers. The tanks are intended to be deployed in the mountainous region of Jammu and Kashmir in the north and Arunachal

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also called “the (North) Atlantic Alliance”, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on April 4, 1949. The NATO headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium, and the organization constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in

For fifty years the world lived under the shadow of the Cold War, fearing a fatal confrontation between the American and Soviet Union. Millions of individuals lived and suffered under the seventy-year reign of the USSR, crushed under the dead weight of a stagnant empire. But the ascension of Mikhail Gorbachev to the supreme leadership