US awards $21 billion missile contract to RTX’s Raytheon as it looks to replenish stocks amid ongoing conflict with IranThe US has moved to significantly increase production of AMRAAM missiles after awarding Raytheon a multiyear agreement valued at $20.7 bill...
29 Sep, 2026, 11.40 PM IST
Did Trump lie about ‘totally destroying’ Iran’s military? Fresh intelligence assessments claim Tehran rebuilt its depleted missile stockpiles during ceasefireFresh intelligence assessments suggest that Iran used a recent ceasefire to rebuild its missile stocks and acquire new Russian arms. This a...
16 Jun, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
America fired 1,000 Patriot missiles but replaced only 172: Is the US missile stockpile crisis leaving Ukraine, Taiwan, and America vulnerable until 2029?The US missile stockpile crisis is now exposing a deeper global defense weakness as America fired more than 1,000 Patriot interceptors but ...
29 May, 2026, 06.49 PM IST
How hard would it be to stop Iran's missile threat?Iran's missile and drone attacks continue in the Middle East. Neutralising these capabilities is a key goal for the US and Israel. Iran pos...
20 Mar, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
As it attacks Iran's nuclear programme, Israel maintains ambiguity about its ownIsrael maintains a policy of nuclear ambiguity while accusing Iran of seeking atomic weapons, a claim Iran denies. Israel's nuclear program...
23 Jun, 2025, 05.01 PM IST
Meme after meme: China targets Donald Trump and his advisers with AI war to counter tariffs; here are some causing a sensationTrump tariffs spark China meme war as Beijing fires back with hilarious, AI-style videos mocking Trump, Elon Musk, and JD Vance over rising...
10 Apr, 2025, 10.59 PM IST
US will allow Ukraine to use American antipersonnel land mines against Russian forcesThe Biden administration has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied antipersonnel landmines to counter Russia's battlefield advances. This...
20 Nov, 2024, 09.41 PM IST
Pakistan has 170 nuclear warheads, may increase it to 200 by 2025: Nuclear NotebookThe US Defense Intelligence Agency projected in 1999 that Pakistan would have 60 to 80 warheads by 2020, but several new weapon systems hav...
14 Sep, 2023, 09.05 PM IST
Russia is turning to old ally North Korea to resupply its arsenal for the war in UkraineRussia is seeking to replenish its ammunition supplies for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and it is turning to North Korea for assistance...
10 Sep, 2023, 10.28 AM IST
North Korea confirms missile tests as Kim visits munitions siteIt appeared North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not attend the tests on Tuesday and Thursday, which were detected by the militaries of neig...
28 Jan, 2022, 10.07 AM IST
DRDO Chairman inspects construction work of Missile Testing Range in Krishna districtThe project, coming up on a 154.4 hectare site, will comprise a technical facility, a few launch pads, control centre and state-of-the-art ...
26 Jul, 2021, 04.38 PM IST
Top Russian diplomat skeptical about nuclear pact extension with USSpeaking in an interview with several Russian news outlets, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia can't accept the conditions put...
15 Oct, 2020, 10.59 AM IST
Trade, technology and security of the world at risk in the ongoing US-China feudBoth countries already have suffered heavy losses in a tariff war that erupted in 2018 over Beijing's technology ambitions and trade surplu...
28 Jul, 2020, 08.53 AM IST
How China is rapidly expanding its missile arsenalChina fired more than 100 ballistic missiles during testing and exercises in 2019, according to sources close to the US military. Such a fi...
09 Mar, 2020, 01.21 PM IST
Shades of Detroit? Germany's auto heartlands in peril as 'golden age' fadesA malaise in Germany's automobile industry has started to leave a wider mark on Europe's largest economy.
19 Feb, 2020, 06.10 AM IST
The fuzzy logic behind Donald Trump's new washing machine tariffThe last time the US used this drastic anti-trade device was 16 years ago. Bush imposed levies on imported steel products for three years.
23 Jan, 2018, 05.28 PM IST
Core growth shrinks since 2005, Purchasing Managers' Index shows manufacturing slowingHowever, addressing the media in Tokyo, Finance Minister P Chidambaram remained sanguine, predicting the economy would expand 6.1-6.7% this...
02 Apr, 2013, 04.00 AM IST