The Defense Department today announced new standards for cluster bombs to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure from the unintended consequences of unexploded munitions. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates signed the policy that aims to reduce collateral effects of cluster munitions

Commander of IRGC Airforce Brigadier General Hossein Salami said on Wednesday that the IRGC missiles have been loaded on launching pads and are ready to target enemies at any time. As per the IRNA report, IRGC's Public Relations Office, the

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has ordered 35 additional DRAC (Drone de Renseignement Au Contact) mini-UAV close-range reconnaissance systems for the French Armed Forces from EADS Defence & Security (DS).The new orders were notified on 30 June, after delivering

The General Delegation for Armaments (DGA) has on 1 July 2008, qualified Rafale standard "F3 . The first aircraft produced in standard F3 will be delivered to forces from early 2009. The aircrafts already in service will be upgraded to

The Vanguard class submarine HMS Victorious has left Plymouth today, Thursday 10 July 2008, after completing her three and a half year multi-million pound overhaul at Devonport Royal Dockyard. Victorious is heading to Scotland for sea trials that mark the

Two weeks before the suicide bombing at the Indian Embassy in Kabul that killed 41 people, Indian intelligence agencies had alerted Afghan authorities of the possibility of such an attack by the Taliban.

A recently updated U.S. Air Force study on the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) airframe indicates that the fleet could stay in service beyond 2070. The E-8C is a Northrop Grumman Corporation modified commercial aircraft that

U.S. Defense Department's decided to reopen the KC-X aerial refueling tanker competition following Boeings's protest of the original $35 billion contract award to Northrop-Grumman/EADS/Airbus consortium. The announcement comes after the Government Accountability Office last month found improper practices related to

It was not immediately known whether Havildar Yashpal Singh had committed suicide or any mischief was involved in his death, defence sources said. He was found hanging in JCO's room at around 0830 hrs, they said. A court of inquiry

Brigadier J Sahni of 2nd Mountain Division at Dinjan near here told reporters today that the army had recently seized one lakh American dollars from arrested militants which was routed from Bangladesh. The outfit had planned to buy a consignment

The new satellite will give Indian security experts a wider eye to keep a tab on areas surrounding the borders, as well as the seas, and this aspect is high on the agenda when Defence Minister A K Antony chairs

Police said the empty rocket shells and grenade were unearthed following a thorough search of the well taken up after the recovery of the ammunition from the campus of State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd (SIPCOT) in Gummidipoondi,

In a decision, the apex transparency panel upheld the refusal of information relating to the ACR of all the 1972 batch engineering services officers by the Defence Ministry. "The refusal of information by the public information officer with regard to

Brushing aside criticism that the government and defence ministry had been slow in reacting to the death of the Marshal, a recipient of Padma Vibhushan, Defence Minister A K Antony said that according a State funeral to the late military

An encounter took place between security forces and militants in the general area of Roshni post near Sadhna in Karnah sector, a police spokesman said. He said the area was immediately cordoned off and a massive search operation was launched

Though the identity of the body was not ascertained so far, it belonged to a member of the Greyhound Force of Andhra Pradesh," South-western range DIG Sanjeev Panda told.

The AP government meanwhile said it was still prepared to revive talks with naxalites if they give up violence. "If Maoists come forward for talks, the government is prepared to talk to them," Home Minister K Jana Reddy told reporters

India should sign the 'United Nations global Arms Trade Treaty' and become its active member to create a legally binding agreement to regularise arms trade," said Anuradha Chenoy, an expert on International Relations from JawaharLal Nehru University while addressing the

Parvaiz Imroz claimed that a group of CRPF personnel reached his house at Kralpora in Budgam district last night and asked him to come out. "I did not respond to the call and my wife and children raised an alarm

Whether during war or in peace, the army has always played a glorious role, Vohra said while interacting with corps commander of Srinagar-based 15th corps Lt Gen Mukesh Sabharwal at Raj bhavan here. Sabharwal briefed the governor in detail on