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The threat of drones, in conventional as well as non-conventional domains, has compelled nations to reconfigure their offensive and defensive plans. MQ-9B is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a predator drone, manufactured by defence technology company General AtomicsNEW DELHI: The history of war is full of instances where effective use of technology has been the dividing line
Jerusalem: Israel will move forward with purchasing a new squadron of US-made F-35 stealth fighter jets in a USD 3 billion deal, Israel’s Defence Ministry announced on Sunday.The purchase of 25 additional F-35s from the Maryland-based Lockheed Martin would bring Israel’s fleet of stealth jets to 75.Defence Minister Yoav Gallant approved the purchase on the recommendation of Israeli Defence Forces
India is scared of China’s riseWashington has made an enormous bet in the Indo-Pacific. It always has trusted India as a key geostrategic partner in its geopolitical rivalry with China, from George W. Bush to the current president of the USA. The USA has always treated India as a key partner against the rising power in South Asia.Joe Biden’s Administration has taken this relationship one step
Technology has emerged as the key driver in charting the future course of the bilateral partnershipby Maj Gen (Dr) G.G. Dwivedi (Retd)New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States from 21-23 June 2023 was path-breaking from multiple perspectives. He became only the third Indian leader after former President Radhakrishnan and PM Manmohan Singh to be accorded the honour of a
Diplomacy experts in US academia, think tanks, and notable individuals in the Indian American diaspora urge us to look beyond the media narrativeWashington: The state and press are aligned in addressing the larger agendas of strategic diplomacy and national security interests. The mainstream US press has followed this adage in relation to the Middle East, Africa, Venezuela, Nicaragua, North Korea
New Delhi: India is emerging as a "major power" in the Middle East, and it is time to take New Delhi’s projection of power in the region seriously, read an article in Foreign Policy, a US-based magazine on global affairs.The author, Steven A Cook, cited one of his previous visits to India after which he said he was sceptical about a future Indian role in the Middle East."India and Middle Eastern
New Delhi: The Indian Navy is planning to extend the lease of the two Predator drones which have flown more than 12,000 hours for surveillance across the country including the boundary with China.The two drones were inducted by the Indian Navy under the emergency powers on lease in November 2020 during the initial phase of the military standoff with China and have been used extensively by the
Kolkata: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that the recent state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United States (US) was on a completely different level, adding that this was the only time where an Indian Prime Minister had addressed a joint session of the Congress twice.Adding that no other Prime Minister of India has ever done this, the External Affairs Minister
Two major defence deals were signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US visit, building on previous agreements since the nuclear framework agreement signed between PM Manmohan Singh and President George Bush in 2005. These deals are rooted in India’s geographic location and its growing economic and diplomatic clout in the context of the ongoing global geopolitical struggle. They also align
India and the US signed a $3bn deal for 31 hi-tech unmanned aerial vehicles during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the US. The move is significant and will see the drones assembled, maintained and repaired in India, creating a full MRO hub for the technology. The General Atomics MQ-9B High-Altitude Long Endurance UAVs will also enhance the intelligence, surveillance and