New Delhi. In a move to provide better equipment to the Indian Army, exercise is on to get the infantry one of the world's best rifles, manufactured by firearm major Sig Sauer, by the...
New Delhi. In a move to boost the defence sector, the government is likely to hike Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to 74 per cent from the existing 49 per cent and boost local production...
New Delhi. In a move aimed at boosting defence exports and enhance ease of doing business, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved issuance of two Open General Export Licenses (OGELs) for export of certain parts...
New Delhi. In a major strike against terrorist launch pads in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), Indian Army destroyed three such pads and caused significant damage to a fourth one, said Army Chief General Bipin...
New Delhi. It has been indeed a journey that was described as one which “changed the world.” Colonel (Retd) D.P. K. Pillay, who won the Shaurya Chakra for gallantry beyond the call of duty,...
New Delhi. In a move to have more manpower, the Indian Army is working to ensure towards having available for operations and related tasks by picking out troops from one of its services.
The new...
New Delhi. Indo-Maldives joint exercise Ex EKUVERIN–2019 culminated on October 20 with an impressive closing ceremony held at Foreign Training Node, Aundh Military Station, Pune.
The 14-day military event that commenced on October 7 included...
New Delhi. Indigenous defence industry received a major boost October 21 in keeping with the Make in India of Modi 2.0 government, with the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh...
New Delhi. Accidents involving defence assets and the defence procurement policy would be examined by a parliamentary panel which has on its agenda several subjects to be probed including reviewing the selection procedure of...
New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asserted Government’s unwavering commitment to bolster border infrastructure to effectively deal with any threats that undermine the peace and tranquillity in the country.
Inaugurating strategically important ‘Col Chewang Rinchen...
New Delhi. With a view to enhancing the technical expertise of its personnel, the Army has asked the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to take more of its personnel on deputation and give...
New Delhi. Taking a pragmatic view, the Vice Chief of Army Lt General M.M. Naravane said forces are now open to inducting locally produced arms even if they don’t meet the `best’ parameters as...
New Delhi. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed 30 licensing agreements for Transfer of Technology (ToT) with 16 Indian companies, including three start-ups, at Vibrant Goa Global Expo and Summit 2019, which...