Defence News Club DefenceNewsClub.in is a dedicated online Indian Defence News portal.

China positioning itself to supplant America as next superpower: FBI officialWASHINGTON: China is positioning itself to supplant America as the world's next superpower through "economic aggression" and "relentless theft of US assets", the Trump administration has told a powerful Congressional committee. Assistant Director of counter-intelligence Division, FBI E W "Bill" …

US Senate advances vote on ending military support for Saudis in YemenWASHINGTON: The US Senate sent a fresh warning to President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia Wednesday by greenlighting a vote that could end US military support for Riyadh's war in Yemen. Anger at the human cost of the war, …

Pentagon cautions Turkey over new operation against Syria KurdsANKARA: Any unilateral military action in northern Syria would be "unacceptable", the Pentagon said Wednesday after Turkey announced it would launch an operation against a US-backed Kurdish militia. The warning came after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would soon begin a …

India's negative attitude unhelpful in improving ties: Pakistan Foreign SecretaryISLAMABAD: Accusing India of perpetuating "dynamic rivalry", Pakistan Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua has said New Delhi's negative attitude was not only unhelpful for improving bilateral ties, but was also stopping South Asia from making progress and attaining peace. Speaking at a …

Russian Navy ships arrive in Vizag for INDRA NAVY 2018 drillsVISAKHAPATNAM: Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) ships Varyag, Admiral Panteleyev and Boris Butoma arrived in Visakhapatnam Sunday to participate in INDRA NAVY-18, the bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Russian Federation Navy. The tenth edition of exercise INDRA …

India prepares military drills with dozen African nations to counter ChinaNEW DELHI: India is now stepping-up efforts for a concrete military outreach to Africa after a diplomatic one to counter the deep strategic inroads made by China in the world’s second largest continent, even as the two Asian rivals continue …

Sino-Indian militaries begin 'Hand-in-Hand' drills in ChinaBeijing: India and China on Tuesday began the 7th round of their 'Hand-in-Hand' military drills in the Chinese city of Chengdu as part of the focussed efforts by the two militaries to improve ties after last year's standoff at Doklam. Both sides have fielded …

Israeli military delegation in Russia for anti-tunnel operation talksJERUSALEM: An Israeli Army delegation was set to meet their Russian counterparts in Moscow on Tuesday in order to discuss an operation aimed at destroying tunnels allegedly dug by members of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah from Lebanon into northern Israel. In a …

Four policemen killed by terrorists led by former Special Police OfficerSRINAGAR: Four policemen were killed Tuesday when Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists attacked a guard post outside a minority pocket in south Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said. The attack took place this afternoon when four policemen were sitting in a pre-fabricated room …

To boost defence business, Adani to arm itself with Alpha DesignNEW DELHI: The Adani Group plans to bolster its defence business with the purchase of a Bengaluru-based company that has a strong order book and partnerships with key manufacturers in Russia and Israel that are India’s top suppliers of weapons. …