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Ministry of Defence Signs Rs 880 Crore Contract with IWI for Modern LMGs

Admin - March 19, 2020

New Delhi: The Armed Forces' long-standing requirement of a modern state-of-the-art Light Machine Gun (LMG) has finally fructified with the Acquisition Wing of Ministry of Defence inking a capital acquisition contract with Israel Weapons...

Indian Army to Order 118 Indigenous Arjun Mark 1A Tanks

Admin - March 19, 2020

New Delhi: Indian Army, after numerous delays and extensive trials, to finally place an order for 118 indigenously manufactured Arjun Mark 1A ‘Hunter Killers’, having all-weather capability and better fire power and stability than...

Indian Coast Guard Gets Shot in the Arm, Inducts Third OPV Varad

Admin - March 19, 2020

New Delhi: The north-eastern sea border got a big boost with the Indian Coast Guard ship Varad joining the fleet at Paradip in Odisha on March 18. It has joined as the third Offshore Patrol...

Reforms have Boosted Defence Exports, Lok Sabha told

Admin - March 19, 2020

New Delhi: The reforms and various steps taken by the government has boosted defence exports with the authorisation for defence exports in the country growing seven folds in the last two years, Lok Sabha...

Defence Secretary Lays Foundation of Pay Accounts Office (Other Ranks)

Admin - March 19, 2020

New Delhi: Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar on March 19 laid the foundation stone for construction of the building of Pay Accounts Office (Other Ranks), Rajputana Rifles Regimental Centre (RRRC) at Delhi Cantonment in...

OFB Exported Two 52 Calibre Barrels to Swedish Company Bofors

Admin - March 19, 2020

New Delhi: Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) said it has exported two 52 calibre barrels to Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors AB from which it had imported 155 mm howitzer guns in the mid-1980s. In the last...

OFB Observes 219th Foundation Day

Admin - March 19, 2020

New Delhi: Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) observed its 219th foundation day on March 18 with the first one known as the ‘Gun and Shell Factory’ at Cossipore in Kolkata being established on this date...

Make in India Gets Big Boost; DAC Clears Procurement of 83 Tejas

Admin - March 19, 2020

New Delhi: First meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, since separation of duties between Department of Defence (DoD) and Department of Military Affairs (DMA), cleared the proposal...

Indian Navy Sets up Quarantine Camp in Vishakhapatnam for Covid-19

Admin - March 19, 2020

New Delhi: As part of its effort to augment nation’s fight against the spread of Covid-19, Indian Navy has set up a Quarantine Camp at INS Vishwakarma in Eastern Naval Command (ENC) Vishakhapatnam for...

Objecting Permanent Commission to Women in Navy Gender Stereotyping: SC

Admin - March 19, 2020

New Delhi: In yet another boost to women empowerment, Supreme Court on March 17 ruled that objecting to a permanent commission for women in the Indian Navy is gender stereotyping and that there...

HAL Conducts First Flight for FOC of LCA Tejas

Admin - March 17, 2020

New Delhi: In a major development for the indigenously-developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on March 17 conducted first flight for final operational clearance (FOC) standard (SP-21) variant of the...

Indian Army Overtakes China as the World’s Largest Ground Force

Admin - March 17, 2020

New Delhi: The Indian Army with a strength of about 1.4 million personnel has overtaken China, which has cut down its strength by half, making India having the world’s largest ground force. China has now...

Lockheed Martin Gets New President and CEO

Admin - March 16, 2020

Washington: One of world’s leading defence company Lockheed Martin will have a new top executive from June as it announced on March 16 that James Taiclet, 59, has been selected as President and CEO...