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Diffo Bridge to Provide All-weather Road to Troops Deployed on China Border

  NEW DELHI. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on January 18 inaugurated the 426.60 metre long Pre Stressed Concrete Box Girder type bridge over Diffo river on Roing-Koron-Paya road in Arunachal Pradesh. Dedicating the bridge to the...

Defence Minister Reviews Operational Preparedness of A&N Command

  Port Blair. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) on January 13 and 14. On arrival at INS Utkrosh, Port Blair on January 13, she was received by Commander in Chief,...

Defence Minister Visits Andaman Nicobar Command to Review Operational Preparedness

  Port Blair. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at Port Blair on January 13 evening and was received by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, AVSM, ADC, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command at INS Utkrosh. The Defence...

NCC DG Lt Gen PP Malhotra Highlights Role of Cadets in Nation Building

  New Delhi. National Cadet Corps (NCC) Director General Lt Gen PP Malhotra addressed the media at Republic Day (RD) Camp in New Delhi on January 5. He highlighted the major achievements of the NCC...

Defence Minister Launches Web Page on ‘Drone Olympics’ event at Aero India – 2019

  New Delhi. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched a newly designed web page in New Delhi on December 28 for ‘Drone Olympics’ (https://aeroindia.gov.in/Drone), scheduled to be held at Aero India – 2019 at Air Force...

First after Taking Over RTN Chief Admiral Luechai Ruddit Visits India

  NEW DELHI. In his first visit after taking over, Royal Thai Navy (RTN) Commander in Chief Admiral Luechai Ruddit visited India from December 18 to 21 along with a nine member RTN delegation. The visit...

Defence Minister Inaugurates Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region

  GURUGRAM. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) at Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) Gurugram on December 22. Apart from representation by officials from the Ministry of...

Dassault Aviation Welcomes Supreme Court Decision on India-France Rafale Deal

  Saint Cloud, France. Dassault Aviation has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of India rendered on December 14 dismissing all petitions filed on the Rafale Contract signed on September 23, 2016 in the...

India-Russia Discuss Defence Cooperation During 18th IRIGC-MTC Meeting

  NEW DELHI. India and Russia discussed defence cooperation during their 18th meeting of Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) held in New Delhi on December 13. The meeting was co-chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala...

India-US Agree to Deepen Bilateral Defence Cooperation

  WASHINGTON. India and the United States have agreed to further deepen bilateral defence cooperation building on the discussions and outcomes of the ‘2 + 2 Dialogue’ held in New Delhi in September 2018. The agreement...

Sitharaman Lauds DDP, DGQA for promoting a culture of innovation

  NEW DELHI. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has lauded the efforts of Department of Defence Production (DDP) and Directorate General Quality Assurance (DGQA) for focused efforts in spreading awareness about Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) thus...

Sitharaman Emphasises on Modernization of ICG with Definitive Action Program 2017 – 22

  NEW DELHI.Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has emphasised on the modernisation of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) with the Definitive Action Program 2017 – 22, which envisages acquisition of 43 ships, 20 aircraft and other infrastructure. The...

SIMBEX-2018 – 25 Glorious Years and Counting

  New Delhi. After an intense sea phase of SIMBEX, Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal, ships of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) arrived Visakhapatnam on November...
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