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CDS Suggests Increasing Retirement Age to Tackle Rise in Budget Pension

Admin - February 4, 2020

New Delhi: In a move to check rising expenditure on pensions in the budget which has impeded allocation for more priority items, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat suggested increasing the age...

Problem Dogs Lockheed Martin’s $428 Billion F-35 Programme

Admin - February 4, 2020

New Delhi: The 25mm gun on Air Force models of the Joint Strike Fighter has “unacceptable” accuracy in hitting ground targets, and is mounted in housing that’s cracking, the Pentagon’s test office said in...

MKU Engaged in Developing Night Fighting Capability of Armed Forces

Admin - February 4, 2020

New Delhi. The present operational environment of irregular warfare in and around India necessitates changes in the way armed forces need to prepare for, and conduct operations. In this kind of conflict, ‘survivability’ across...

Terror Poses Serious Challenges but India has displayed its Capabilities to Disrupt and Deter It

Admin - February 3, 2020

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on February 3 said terror and its related violence have posed serious challenge to the international security environment and the inter-play between state and non-state actors as proxies...

L&T Sets up Joint Venture with European Missile Maker MBDA

Admin - February 3, 2020

New Delhi: A missile integration facility has been set up in Tamil Nadu by leading Indian company Larsen & Toubro in a joint venture with European missile maker MBDA, namely L&T MBDA Missile Systems...

HAL Set to Make UAVs with Israeli Company

Admin - February 3, 2020

NEW DELHI: In a first, state owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is set to enter into a formal partnership with an Israeli firm Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the manufacture of advanced Unmanned Combat...

MEA Set to be Overhauled for First Time since Independence

Admin - February 3, 2020

New Delhi: In what is seen as External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar putting his stamp in the crucial Ministry, there are plans for bringing far reaching changes which includes creating verticals in...

Government Outlines Functions of Chief of Defence Staff; Informs Rajya Sabha

Admin - February 3, 2020

New Delhi: The newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) has a plethora of duties and functions, Rajya Sabha was told on February 3 in a written answer by Minister of State for Defence...

Marginal Increase in Defence Budget to Affect Big Ticket Purchases

Admin - February 1, 2020

New Delhi: After much hype over the modernisation drive of the armed forces and talk of war on two fronts, the allocation for the Defence Budget 2020-21 was only a marginal increase of about...

India-Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave to be held During DefExpo: Defence Secretary

Admin - February 1, 2020

New Delhi: Indo-African Defence Ministers conclave would be held at the upcoming DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow next week beginning February 5, said Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar while briefing the media in New Delhi...

IAF Achieves Milestone as AN-32 Aircraft Powered by Bio-jet Fuel Takes off from Leh

Admin - February 1, 2020

New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) achieved a milestone on January 31 when an AN-32 aircraft powered with a 10 per cent blend of Indian bio-jet fuel took-off from Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, Leh....

Naval Ship Airavat in Madagascar for Relief Operations

Admin - February 1, 2020

New Delhi: INS Airavat arrived at the port of Antsiranana (Madagascar) on January 30 to undertake relief operations after floods from heavy rains led to a crisis in the region. Upon arrival, the Commanding...

Indo-US Partnership is Shared Commitment to Uphold Rule of Law, Says US Official

Admin - February 1, 2020

New Delhi: There is no difference in approach by India and US on the important role of India in America's Indo-Pacific strategy, a US official has said adding that the partnership between the two...