India's main battle tank now more lethal

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Mon, Oct 23, 2017 | 12:24 PM IST

Necessary changes made to main battle tank Arjun Mark II: DRDO Arjun will have a better gun barrel with an equivalent firing charge (strength of the barrel to sustain firing) of 500 rounds against the T 72's 25... Indian Navy to review operational effectiveness at high-level meet Tuesday The meeting comes in the backdrop of China's growing assertiveness in the Indian Ocean Region.... Rex Tillerson to stress on India's role in Afghanistan plan The US Secretary of State is expected to deliver a blunt message to his Pakistani hosts about cracking down on safe heavens of terror.... Army finalising plan to modernise 2,000 military stations Army officials said 58 military stations have already been identified as part of the pilot project to implement the ambitious initiative.... Social media trends to be analysed for airports, nuclear bases security by CISF Platforms like Twitter, FaceBook, YouTube and Flickr will be used by the paramilitary force to check any suspicious and sabotage-like activity agai... 'US considering Indian request of armed drones for air force' Earlier, the IAF had requested the US Government for General Atomics Predator C Avenger aircraft. The IAF would need 80-100 units making it a $8 bn... Eyeing more sale of Rafales, French defence minister Florence Parley heads to India next week Parley will hold a delegation-level meeting with her counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman on a wide range of issues, including defence projects.... Militant killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district An encounter broke out between militant and security forces this morning after the latter launched a search operation in Langet, 100 kms from Srina... Army has to remain prepared to counter Doklam-like situation: Bipin Rawat Rawat said that the mountain strike corps, designated as 17 Corps, was being raised as a "force of deterrence" and the process of its establishment... Car bomb kills 15 Afghan army personnel in Kabul: Defence ministry spokesman Army personnel were coming out of Marshal Fahim University when a suicide bomber in a car targeted them....

Militants wearing Army fatigues leave forces worried Here's a brief history behind the practice of reverence for dead soldiers' bodies India is quietly preparing a cyber warfare unit to fight a new kind of enemy Diwali gift for soldiers: Government withdraws monthly fee for DSPT services India can help US to keep an eye on Pakistan: Nikki Haley

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