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Prithvi II successfully test fired from Odisha

Sharpening its missile prowess, India on Thursday successfully test-fired its nuclear- capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a test range near here as part of a user

Sri Lanka to continue to train its military personnel in India

Notwithstanding stiff opposition from political parties in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka on Wednesday asserted that it was 'very firm' on continuing the training programme of its defence personnel in India an

Artillery is Army’s tour de force

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Demonstrating a 105mm gun, currently being phased out, to visiting journalists at Mendhar camp, in Jammu, last week, the artillerymen were in high spirits. With Indian Army commemorating the first art

China opens naval base to US defence chief

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US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had a rare first-hand look inside a Chinese naval base on Thursday, as Washington pushes security dialogue with a country that could rival its power in the Pacific.

Tunnels from Pak filled up fast as India probes

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Investigations by security forces into tunnels along the international border and the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir have revealed that Pakistan is working overtime to fill the tunnels that orig

Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable Babur missile

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Pakistan on Monday successfully test fired the nuclear-capable Babur cruise missile with a range of 700 km that could hit targets deep inside India, with the military saying the launch had consolidated and strengthened the country's deterrence capability.

Development trial of Agni-IV on September 18

The Defence Research and Development Organisation will conduct development trial, or flight test, for Agni-IV missile and practice trial of Agni-III from Wheeler Island, off the coast of Odisha, next week, it has been learnt.

US Navy sends two destroyers to Libya

The US Navy ordered two destroyers Wednesday to Libya's coast after the American ambassador and three other nationals were killed in an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi.

"Two destroyers are goi

Chinese Defence Minister gifts Rs one lakh to IAF pilots

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It was an unusual gift from Chinese Defence Minister Gen Liang Guang Lie to two Indian Air Force pilots -- Rs one lakh in cash.

The pilots were given cash in two envelopes after they flew the visiti

Chinese Defence minister tips IAF pilots Rs 1 lakh: Report

China's defence minister caused a diplomatic headache during his trip to India by offering nearly $2,000 as a tip to two air force pilots who flew him from Mumbai to New Delhi, reports said on Thursda

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