DEFENCE DEALS IN USA

Federal Judge Aileen Cannon, presiding over the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump, is considering a gag order to prevent him from making public comments that prosecutors argue could endanger FBI agents. Special counsel Jack Smith argu...

The US has prioritised dominance in technologies that will shape the future. India is a partner in that endeavour. But it will also have to identify its key areas and go about it in a calibrated manner. Economic predictability is essential to nation...

Pakistan has reportedly reached out to a Gulf state to identify vessels flying US flags to ship a consignment of 150 containers of 25 mm cartridges to Ukraine via the Polish port of Gdansk. It is the first time Pakistan has approached a Gulf state t...

The visit witnessed many deals and many big-ticket items in the sectors of defence, renewable energy, technology collaboration, healthcare and climate change. Technology transfer, the promise for joint production of dual-use technologies and the US’...

The Congress party is demanding transparency in the India-US drone deal, accusing the Modi government of procuring 31 drones for a higher price. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera raised concerns about national security and compared the deal to the c...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the USA from June 21 to 23. The lengthy bureaucratic process of obtaining defence equipment is expected to be removed, and deals on US-made armed drones will be executed. Modi will address a joint ...

Modi's diaspora connect started with his 2014 US visit when nearly 20,000 NRIs gathered at New York's Madison Square Garden to listen to Modi. The event was as electrifying as a rock concert. Nine years later, Modi's diaspora diplomacy hasn't slacke...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the USA from June 21 to 23. The lengthy bureaucratic process of obtaining defence equipment is expected to be removed, and deals on US-made armed drones will be executed. Modi will address a joint ...

Pakistan's arms supply to Ukraine, including the proposed Anza Mark-II Man Portable Air Defence Systems, could have an impact on Russia's plan to export discounted oil to Islamabad. Pakistan is preparing to export the defence systems to Ukraine via ...

“The US and India enjoy a good partnership. We look forward to continuing to develop and foster our relationship with the Indian military,” Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig Gen Pat Ryder said.

India's dependence on Russian defence equipment and the strong defence ties with Moscow is not because New Delhi did not approach the US to get those from the United States, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Sunday. Very bullish on the fut...

The island was planning to buy up to 12 Seahawk choppers but the deal has been scrapped as Taipei prioritises lower cost, more mobile weaponry to counter any threat from China.

Since 2014-15, Ukraine has tripled its defence budget and attempted to modernise its forces - not only to defend themselves against Russia, but to comply with the standards demanded by Nato as an entry requirement.

China Electronic & Technological Corporation International is at the forefront of coordinating with companies in SE Asia for marketing and establishing production facilities including in defence and intelligence-related technology and social media m...

Australia formally embarked Monday on a hotly-contested programme to equip its navy with nuclear-powered submarines in a new defence alliance with Britain and the United States. It is the first agreement on the technology to be publicly signed since...

he idea is to avoid collisions, accidental or otherwise. Effects of the two worst space events in history - China's 2007 anti-satellite test and the 2009 head-on between two communication satellites, a derelict Soviet Kosmos 2251 and a US Iridium 33...

In yet another sign of strengthening India-US defence relationship, the US Navy has handed over the first two MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) to the Indian Navy to bolster its capabilities to ward off regional threats and to strengthen homeland ...

The next-generation interceptor program could be worth as much as $10 billion to $12 billion over its lifetime as the contractor works to make the technology capable of defeating current ballistic missile threats and future technological advances fr...

Former diplomat Arun Singh, who served as Indian envoy to the US during 2015-16, said the challenges being faced by India from China and the threat Washington sees from the economic, technological and military rise of the communist nation will certa...