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Halt All Acquisitions, Armed Forces told as Pandemic Threatens Budget

New Delhi: Indian Army, Navy and Air Force have been told by the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) to put on hold their capital acquisitions in the wake of novel Coronavirus pandemic. Anticipating budget cuts,...

COVID-19 Impacts More Than 26 US Navy Warships, Crew Recovering

  Washington: In a major development impacting the US Navy, reports said that there are currently Coronavirus cases on 26 warships of the country, and another 14 have been hit by the virus but the...

Defence Minister Reviews Operational, COVID-19 Preparedness of Armed Forces

  New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on April 24 reviewed the operational preparedness as well as measures to fight COVID-19 with all the Commanders in Chief through a video conference. Along with the Minister, Chief...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Reviews Work of Armed Forces Medical Services

  New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on April 17 reviewed at a meeting in New Delhi the functioning of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) and their assistance to civilian authorities to contain spread of...

Indian Railways to Run Trains for Army Personnel

New Delhi: Even as the railway passenger services is suspended till May 3 but it is gearing up to run trains for a group of very special passengers on multiple routes. Close to 1200...

AIIMS-Rishikesh Partners with BEL, Develops Remote Health Monitoring System to Combat COVID-19

  Bengaluru. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Rishikesh in collaboration with Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has developed a state-of-the-art health monitoring system to remotely assess the health of COVID-19 suspects/patients quarantined...

Ex-Servicemen Fight against COVID-19

New Delhi: As the nation battles Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ex-Servicemen (ESM) belonging to Army, Navy and Air Force are assisting the civil administration and providing their services voluntarily and selflessly. It is being coordinated by...

US Armed Forces Members Instructed to Wear Face Masks

Washington: US armed forces personnel have been instructed to start wearing face coverings in public in the latest effort to limit the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in a...

US Military Nearing 1,000 Confirmed COVID Cases

Washington: Within a month since the first American service member, a South Korea-based soldier, tested positive for Coronavirus, the country's military is nearing 1,000 confirmed cases. More than 400 active duty, National Guard and Reserve...

Defence PSUs, OFB Pitch in to Fight against COVID-19

New Delhi: Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) of Ministry of Defence (MoD) have pitched in to shore up the national fight against COVID-19. The OFB has planned for 280 isolation...

COVID-19: NCC Cadets Who Returned from Overseas Deployment Quarantined for 14 Days

  Kochi: The NCC cadets and the crew on board the Indian Naval Ship Tir who embarked here on April 4 have been kept in quarantine for 14 days in the fallout of COVID-19. Earlier they...

DRDO Lab Gearing up for Food Shortage Eventuality in Fallout of COVID-19

  New Delhi: In the eventuality of food shortage in the aftermath of COVID-19, Mysuru-based DRDO’s Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) has prepared a Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) comprising rice, chapatis, curry, sweet and...

Defence Production at Standstill Due to COVID-19

New Delhi: Defence production has virtually come to a standstill due to the lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19. There are fears that the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) may not be able to meet...
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