FRENCH MILITARY TRAINERS

Western army instructors who train Ukrainian soldiers in the country would have no "immunity" from Russian strikes, the Kremlin said Tuesday, amid reports that France could despatch military trainers to Ukraine. France does not officially have milit...

Amid rising calls for Ukraine to strike inside Russia using Western-supplied long-range weapons, allies remain cautious due to fears of escalation and nuclear threats from Moscow. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg urged lifting restrictions to aid Ukraine...

The arrival of Russian trainers in the West African country about three weeks ago came in the wake of Niger's decision to order out all US troops. The order dealt a blow to US military operations in the Sahel, a vast region south of the Sahara deser...

This week, the French government has submitted its response to India's Rs 50,000 crore tender to purchase 26 Rafale Marine fighter jets for the Indian Navy. India has initiated the $6 billion deal with France for the acquisition of 26 Rafale Marine ...

France has responded to India's bid for 26 Rafale Marine jets for its aircraft carriers, submitting the Letter of Acceptance in New Delhi. A French team flew in to finalize the offer, which India will scrutinize, including pricing and contract speci...

​France is on course to have trained 7,000 Ukrainians this year - some in Poland, others at French bases - as part of a European Union military assistance mission for Ukraine that launched a year ago this week.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to phase out its Soviet-era aircraft fleet, including the MiG-21 and Mig-29 fighter planes, as part of its modernisation drive. The IAF has three MiG-21 squadrons with a total of around 50 aircraft, which have been i...

Exclusion of private enterprise from defence-production, may have served to protect the DPSUs from competition, but it has also served to curb ingenuity, innovation and initiative in our DIB.

Ten Rafale jets have been delivered to India so far and five of them stayed back in France for imparting training to IAF pilots. The delivery of all 36 aircraft is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2021. A second batch of four to five Rafale j...

The first batch of five Rafale combat jets, manufactured by French aerospace major Dassault Aviation, arrived at the Ambala air base on July 29. The jets are yet to be formally inducted into the IAF. Sources said the Defence Minister, Chief of Defen...

​The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived at Ambala air force station on Wednesday afternoon, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 of the aircraft at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore. ​

The IAF has been on a high alert for the last two weeks in view of escalation in tension with China following clashes between troops of the two countries in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh in which 20 Indian Army personnel were killed. The two armie...

China has far surpassed the US as Pak's top weapons supplier and arms deals are only expected to go up.

The IAF had asked for Rs 77,695 cr under the capital outlay in the 2018-2019 budget, but got only Rs 35,770 cr.

Aero India 2017: Adani group has collaborated with Israel for drone project while Reliance Defence has entered into a pact with UAE firm.

The Navy decided to focus on its ‘Make in India’ efforts with its tableau marking several indigenous platforms.

Sources said there were discussions in the govt on whether to press the French firm to sign up an Indian partner and form a JV company.

India is no longer immune. At least 18 Indians have joined ISIS but intelligence agencies suspect the number may be as high as 80.

A Pakistani-origin man is believed to be the security and training chief of Al Qaeda linked Shahab group that carried out the Kenyan attack.