Russia says British jets escorted its nuclear-capable bombers"Two Tu-160 long-range strategic missile carriers performed a scheduled flight in the airspace above the neutral waters of the Barents, Nor...
13 Nov, 2021, 03.41 PM IST
Russia says it can now operate nuclear capable bombers from Syrian air baseRussia operates the Hmeymim base on Syria's Mediterranean coast, from which it has launched air strikes in the past in support of Syrian Pr...
25 May, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
How Charles Elwood Yeager pulled a fast one & broke the barrier of speed of soundWill the first man who was faster than sound pull off a quickie again?
09 Dec, 2020, 08.00 AM IST
US aircraft intercept Russian nuclear-capable bombers near Alaska: RIARussia said the 11-hour flight, carried out by its Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers, complied with international law and that U.S. F-22 Raptor tacti...
10 Jun, 2020, 04.58 PM IST
Indian Navy bids adieu to TU 142M patrol and anti-sub aircraftThe Russian-made aircraft was bid adieu by the navy including its Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba at a ceremony at INS Rajali here, about 90 km f...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.55 PM IST
President inaugurates naval maritime aircraft museumAs the city is prone to cyclones, special provisions, like erection of toughened glass shields to prevent damage to the aircraft and corros...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.14 PM IST
Unarmed Russian Air Force jet flies over Pentagon, Capitol, CIA, White HouseThe Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 on Wednesday afternoon passed at around 3,700 feet over downtown Washington.
10 Aug, 2017, 02.29 PM IST
NATO vs Russia: Military equipment and weapons comparisonWe show you how modern Russian military equipment stacks up against the best that the US and the Western Alliance has to offer.
20 Jun, 2015, 03.41 PM IST
Snooping aircraft celebrates 25 years service with Indian NavyThe Tu-142M maritime snooping aircraft, today celebrated 25 years of service with the Indian Navy.
18 Nov, 2013, 08.59 PM IST
Navy receives first of P-8I maritime surveillance aircraftDefence PSU BEL has also supplied critical equipment to the US aerospace major for the aircraft that will help it identify friendly and ene...
19 Dec, 2012, 07.33 PM IST
- Plane with 95 people crashes in Iran; 50 survive
An IranAir passenger jet crashed Sunday in the country's northwest, breaking the aircraft into several pieces.
10 Jan, 2011, 01.33 AM IST
- Iran says plane crash likely caused by technical glitch
Technical problems were the likely cause of the crash of an Iranian airliner that ploughed into a field in northwestern Iran killing all 16...
16 Jul, 2009, 02.59 PM IST
- Nearly 170 killed in Iran plane crash
A Russian-made Iranian passenger plane carrying nearly 170 people crashed shortly after takeoff, smashing into a field northwest of the Cap...
16 Jul, 2009, 01.27 AM IST
- Navy to get 8 aircraft from Boeing for $2.1 b
Manmohan Singh government has taken another step towards securing the country’s rather long coastline by signing the $2.1-billion deal with...
06 Jan, 2009, 10.59 AM IST
- Navy to get 8 aircraft from Boeing for $2.1 bn
Shaken by the audacity of the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai, the Manmohan Singh government has taken another step towards securing the coun...
06 Jan, 2009, 02.12 AM IST
- Russia tests 'father of all bombs'
Russia has tested the world’s most powerful non-nuclear vacuum bomb, the military said, dubbing it the ‘father of all bombs’.
13 Sep, 2007, 01.38 AM IST
- Cold War allies open new trade chapter
Russia on Thursday turned a page in trade with its former Cold War-era ally Cuba by extending credit for the purchase of vehicles and winni...
30 Sep, 2006, 01.51 AM IST