'Make in India' boost: Japan offers to set up plant in India for US-2 amphibious aircraftThe project has been in the works since 2011 but got a renewed push following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan in 2014.
14 Jul, 2018, 04.32 PM IST
India, Japan to finalise aircraft pact during Shinzo Abe's India visitIndia and Japan are set to firm up an agreement to jointly produce amphibious military aircraft during the upcoming visit of Japanese PM Sh...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.16 PM IST
China asks India, Japan to respect neighbours' 'concerns'In September, Chinese Foreign Ministry reacted angrily to reports that Japan plans to sell weapons to India at a cheaper prices saying that...
13 Jul, 2018, 12.18 PM IST
Defence takes centre stage in India-Japan tiesAbe on Monday called for boosting the country’s defenses in the face of North Korean threats, warning that Tokyo needs to be able to protec...
13 Jul, 2018, 10.55 AM IST
As PM Modi meets Obama, India, US & Japan get set to hold Malabar naval exercise with eye on ChinaThe drill, dubbed Malabar, is an annual event between the US and India, and Japan is joining it this year for the first time since 2007, Ja...
12 Jul, 2018, 07.08 PM IST
Indo-Japan defence ties 'dangerous' for Asia: Chinese expertAn official Chinese analyst today warned that the Indo-Japan defence cooperation is "dangerous for Asia" and the two countries should be "c...
12 Jul, 2018, 04.22 PM IST
Narendra Modi-Shinzo Abe likely to discuss ways to step up defence tiesThere may be specific discussions on long-pending Indian proposal to buy the US-2 amphibious aircraft from Japan and joint development of m...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.36 AM IST
India, Japan to step up defence cooperationThe two sides also agreed to commence technical discussions for research collaboration in the areas of Unmanned Ground Vehicles and Robotic...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.34 AM IST
Malabar-16: India, US, Japan to play war games from FridayLed by Eastern Fleet commander Rear Admiral S V Bokhare, Sea King-42B and Chetak helicopters have also been deployed by the India for the m...
11 Jul, 2018, 02.09 PM IST
China begins to assemble world's largest sea plane; meant to be deployed in South China SeaThe Chinese plane will have a maximum takeoff weight of 53.5 tonnes and an operational range of about 4,500 kilometers.
18 Jul, 2015, 04.45 PM IST
Japan’s defence export hits Manohar Parrikar bumpJapan’s plans to export its first military equipment to India may have hit a gentle bump, with the defence ministry asking the Navy to revi...
06 Apr, 2015, 02.30 AM IST
Defence Ministry clears 38 Swiss trainers for IAF, long-term naval project for 12 mine-hunting warshipsWhile pilot training has been a critical issue for IAF, the Navy is grappling with "a big operational gap" in mine countermeasure vessels (...
30 Mar, 2015, 06.13 PM IST
PM Modi to take call on inviting Japan for India-US Malabar naval exerciseSources said Japan as of now did not figure in the initial groundwork for the 19th edition of Malabar to be held in September-October.
27 Mar, 2015, 09.02 AM IST
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar says no decision has been taken on purchase of US 2i amphibian aircraft from JapanThe US 2i was developed by ShinMaywa Industries and has a range of 4,700 km and can land in seas with waves of up to three metres.
20 Mar, 2015, 02.18 PM IST
Wary of China, India and Japan set to forge aircraft dealModi govt asked Japan, which lifted its five-decade-old arms export embargo, if it would field Soryu-class submarines for over Rs 50,000 cr...
26 Feb, 2015, 08.24 AM IST
India, Japan officials' meet on amphibious aircraft on December 23India's ambitious mission to have an amphibious aircraft in its navy is likely to move a step forward when an Indo-Japan JWG) meets later t...
01 Dec, 2013, 12.56 PM IST
Japan, India to set up JWG on US-2 amphibian aircraft saleManmohan Singh and Shinzo Abe issued a joint statement today in which they laid down the course of co-operation over the US-2 amphibian air...
29 May, 2013, 10.30 PM IST