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HAL in Talks with Dassault to Manufacture Rafale Fighter Jets

Admin - February 18, 2020

New Delhi: Leading Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is reportedly in talks with French aircraft manufacturer Dassault in a move to revive old relations for the manufacture of Rafale fighter...

1/3rd Fauji Retirement at 58

Lt Gen P R Shankar - February 14, 2020

India Today says that as per General Bipin Rawat, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the rise in budget outlay for pensions of armed forces personnel is "unsustainable" and three Services are conducting a...

Government Working out Roadmap for Structuring Department of Military Affairs

Admin - February 14, 2020

New Delhi: As part of 100-day agenda set by the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, senior government officers are working out for the establishment of theatre and joint commands...

CDS Bipin Rawat Wants to Monetise Defence Land

Admin - February 11, 2020

New Delhi: With funds shortage affecting the infrastructure build-up of forces like accommodation, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat wants to monetise defence land scattered around the country. "My aim is to get...

CDS Bipin Rawat Pushes for Indian Defence University

Admin - February 8, 2020

New Delhi. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat made a renewed push for the establishment of the delayed Indian Defence University (IDU). Meanwhile efforts are also being made by officials to get the...

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...

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...

“Tri-service Formation” Unique Feature of This Year’s Republic Day Parade

Admin - January 27, 2020

New Delhi: One of the highlights of the grand finale and the most keenly awaited segment of the parade, the Fly Past saw for the first time the participation by a “Tri-service Formation” comprising...

Army Chief Says Abrogation of Article 370 a Historic Step

Admin - January 15, 2020

New Delhi: Army Chief General MM Naravane on January 15 said abrogation of Article 370 is a historic step which will connect Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country. Addressing his first Army...

CDS Appointment Not Done Earlier for Fear of Coup, Says Former Army Chief

Admin - January 9, 2020

Kolkata: Welcoming the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), former Army chief General Shankar Roy Chowdhury (Retd) on January 9 said it had not been done earlier because the then political bosses’ feared...

The Wider National Problem Beyond Pinaka

Lt Gen P R Shankar - January 6, 2020

The Comment “Long range artillery aided with precision can be a suitable complement for air-power and lack of fighter sqns of the IAF. The precision and low cost should be enough for us to procure...

Army Chief says CDS Necessary to Ensure Synergy and Nuclear Weapons only a “Good Deterrence”

Admin - January 4, 2020

New Delhi. Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said that the appointment of General Bipin Rawat as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was a necessity in ensuring synergy between the defence forces...