Pakistan has successfully conducted a test flight of the Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile, which has a maximum range of 2,750 km.

India is preparing for the first test of an electric propulsion technology that will help shrink the size of its rockets and increase the life and payload capacity of its satellites.

India is likely to sign an agreement with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter aircraft off the shelf during a visit here by French President Francois Hollande in January.