India Successfully Tests BrahMos Naval Variant Missile
India on Tuesday successfully test-fired a naval variant of the advanced supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from a stealth guided-missile destroyer of the Indian Navy. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said the missile hit the designated target “precisely” Advanced sea to sea variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile was tested from INS Visakhapatnam today. Missile hit the designated target ship precisely,” the DRDO tweeted. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the successful launch of the missile reconfirmed the robustness of the Indian Navy’s “mission readiness”. “The robustness of @indiannavy mission readiness is reconfirmed today after successful launch of the advanced
Man-portable anti-tank guided missile flight test successfully completed by DRDO
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday successfully flight tested the Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). The defence ministry said the anti-tank missile was flight-tested in its final “deliverable configuration”. The indigenously developed MPATGM is a low weight, “fire and forget” missile. “The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully flight tested the final deliverable configuration of Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on January 11,” the ministry said. “The missile impacted the designated target and destroyed it. The final impact event was captured on camera and the test has validated the minimum range successfully,” it said. It said the test firing was carried out to
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev blames Afghanistan for unrest in country
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Monday said the main goal of terrorists, including “foreign militants from Afghanistan and the Mideast countries”, was to undermine constitutional order and seize power through a coup. He was virtually addressing a meeting of heads of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO). He said that foreign militants were involved in perpetuating violence and aggression against Kazakhstan. According to Tokayev, the situation was critical – Almaty and nine other regional centres were held by terrorists. Members of Pakistani Tablighi Jamaat (the banned group has been trying to spread its network in Central Asia and Russia), in
India shelves many defense import projects for focus on Aatma Nirbhar Bharat
In a major push towards Aatma Nirbhar Bharat in the military sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government is going to shelve a number of defence import projects being acquired through the Buy (Global) route. A high-level meeting of the Defence Ministry will take place virtually on Wednesday in which all the import projects under Buy (Global) category would be reviewed and are likely to be scrapped or put on hold by the government, government sources told ANI. Buy Global category means that defence forces can fully import the item from foreign vendors. Sources said that now first preference would
India-China Corps Commander talks 14th round to take place on 12 Jan 2022
India and China are likely to hold the 14th round of corps commander-level talks on January 12 with a focus on making some forward movement in the disengagement process in the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh, people familiar with the development said on Friday. The talks are expected to take place at the Chushul border point on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, they said. The Indian side is expected to press for disengagement as soon as possible in all the remaining friction points including resolution of issues in Depsang Bulge and
IAC Vikrant Began Second Phase Of Sea Trials
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant began another set of sea trials on Sunday to carry out complex maneuvers in high seas ahead of its planned induction in August. The 40,000-tonne aircraft carrier, the largest and most complex warship to be built in India, successfully completed a five-day maiden sea voyage in August and underwent 10-day sea trials in October. The IAC now sails to undertake complex manoeuvres to establish specific readings of how the ship performs in various conditions,” Navy spokesperson Commander Vivek Madhwal said, adding various sensor suites of the ship would also be tested. The warship has
Threes Jaish Terrorists Killed in Encounter in Budgam
Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday. The encounter broke out in Budgam’s Zolwa village late on Thursday, a police official said. Three terrorists were killed in the exchange of fire with the security forces, the official said. “All three slain terrorists were affiliated with JeM terror outfit. Three AK 56 rifles and other incriminating material were recovered from the site of the encounter,” said Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar. While one of the terrorists has been identified as Waseem from
India Dismisses China Claims Of Unfurling Flag on Galwan Valley
In a strong message to China, India has rubbished media reports of claims by that country of having unfurled their flag in the Galwan Valley, where the armed forces of both sides are locked in a standoff. Responding to media questions related to the Chinese claims as well as images of construction being carried out at the friction points, official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Arindam Bagchi termed the news of flag hoisting as factually incorrect. Adding that Beijing should focus on resolving the issues related to the border crisis which have been going on since 2019
NIA files chargesheet against 5 al-Qaeda terrorists who planned bomb blast in UP
The NIA has filed a chargesheet before a special court here against five alleged operatives of global terrorist organisation al-Qaeda for their involvement in a conspiracy to carry out blasts in Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Thursday. Museeruddin, Minhaj Ahmad, Shakeel, Mustaqeem and Mohammad Moid, all residents of Lucknow, have been charged under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Arms Act and the Explosive Substances Act, the official of the premier investigation agency said. The case was lodged in July last year at Lucknow’s Gomti Nagar police station and was re-registered by
India-China Commander-level talks : Final date for next round not decided yet
India and China are yet to finalise a date for the next round of the Corps Commander-level talks on the eastern Ladakh border row with the Chinese military yet to positively respond to the Indian proposals for the dialogue, people familiar with the development said on Thursday. The Indian side sent at least two proposals to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army for the 14th round of the military talks, but the latter is yet to respond to the communications, they said. The Indian proposals include a possible broad framework and agenda items for the talks, the people said. The 13th