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Indian Army to soon get best rifle of the world – Sig Sauer

  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...

FDI in Defence Sector Likely to be Hiked to 74%

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...

Defence Minister Approves two OGEL

  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...

Indian Army Destroyed three Terror Launch Pads in PoK

  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...

Army Officer who “Changed the World”

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,...

Army Working to Ensure More Manpower Availability

  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...

With Counter Insurgency, Counter Terrorism Operations Training Indo-Maldives joint exercise Ex EKUVERIN–2019 Culminates

  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...

Indigenous Defence Industry Gets Boost as DAC Approves over Rs 3,300 crore for it

  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...

Parliamentary Panel to Examine Accidents Involving Defence Assets

  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...

Government Committed to Bolstering Border Infrastructure: Defence Minister

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...

Army Wants More Personnel Deputed to DRDO

  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...

Army Vice Chief says Forces Open to Locally Produced Arms

  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...

DRDO Signs 30 Agreements on Technology Transfer

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...
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