Our large military requirements make for an enormous buyer's leverage, which the defence ministry fritters away in piecemeal purchases

The bravado of NDA ministers may have undone the gains made in cross-border security cooperation over the past several years.

Dassault Aviation chief Eric Trappier has made it clear it would take at least three years to deliver 36 Rafales to the Indian Air Force.

Last week, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said buying 90 less Rafale fighter jets than the 126 planned earlier would save him money to buy more Tejas Light Combat Aircraft for the India Air Force.

Public interest centres on whether the two leaders might make headway in resolving the Sino-Indian boundary dispute.

'In Chinese perception, India is strategically getting closer to United States and some Chinese analysts fear perhaps one day it may become a part of American arrangements against China.'

The National Democratic Alliance government has adopted half measures instead of moving decisively on defence.

Among the programmes suffering from this lack of leadership is the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft project.

A soldier cannot justifiably demand faster, easier promotions based on frequent field tenures

Ordnance Factory Board officials say upgrading the 39-calibre FH-77 into the 45-calibre Dhanush has increased the gun's range from 27 to 38 kilometres, using enhanced range ammunition.

The most remarkable feature of these warships is that, tonne-for-tonne, they are not only one of the world's most heavily armed but also one of the cheapest.

Production in India would be open for companies other than HAL

How will the navy's six Scorpenes fight, when their primary weapon -- the Black Shark torpedo -- is blocked by a ministry of defence ban on the company chosen to supply these? This gloomy scenario provides a heaven-sent opportunity to revisit the navy's torpedo purchase plan, handled without strategic vision and economic foresight.

Seconds into the test, the anti-ballistic missile deviated from its planned path and it quickly became clear that it would not hit the target.

DRDO's latest test towards developing an anti-ballistic missile shield, to protect Indian targets against nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles fired from Pakistan or China will provide a technology that is akin to striking a bullet with a bullet, say Ajai Shukla

IAF is focused on Rafale; argues the fifth generation fighter aircraft would not meet Indian expectations

Internal simmering in the army has come to a boil after the government tries to retain a discriminatory promotions policy.

The IAF is down to 34 squadrons. This will dip to 30 squadrons by the end of this decade, as nine squadrons of MiG-21 and MiG-27s retire.

Even as three Rafale fighters line up in Bengaluru for eye-popping aerobatics displays at the Aero India 2015 exhibition this week, senior ministry of defence sources say the proposal to buy the French fighter is "effectively dead".

There's still little indication of forward movement in Indo-US defence relations.