Defence Minister

  NEW DELHI. Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has paid a total dividend of 200 per cent to the Government of India for FY 2017-18. MV Gowtama, Chairman & Managing Director, BEL, presented the...

BENGALURU. The HTT 40 (Basic Trainer Aircraft) began the most awaited phase of the `spin test’ by successfully entering in to two turn spin and subsequently recovering with the appropriate controls. Two test pilots...

  MUMBAI/NEW DELHI. Marking a major milestone towards capacity building and capability enhancement of the Indian Army, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on November 9 dedicated the globally combat proven M777 A2 Ultra Light Howitzers, K-9...

  NEW DELHI. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has appreciated the Indian Navy’s efforts in the area of indigenisation, self-reliance and support to the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government. Sitharaman was speaking at the second...

  SINGAPORE. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reiterating India's commitment said that it is ready to work with Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states bilaterally and institutionally to resolve an issue. The Defence Minister...

  Paris. Defence Minister Sitharaman addressed ‘India-France Defence Engagement in a Multipolar World’ at the Institute of Strategic Research (IRSEM) in Paris on October 12. In her speech, she said that her visit is a...

  PARIS. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited France from October 11-12 for the first India-France Ministerial level annual defence dialogue with her French counterpart, the Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly. During her visit Sitharaman...

NEW DELHI. India has successfully conducted the development trials of Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVR-AAM) Astra. Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted a series of flight trials of Astra BVR-AAM at Integrated Test Range...

New Delhi. Astra, the indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), was successfully test fired by Indian Air Force from Su-30 aircraft from Air Force Station, Kalaikunda on September 26. The missile successfully...

  NEW DELHI. Omani Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs Sayyid Badr Saud Harib Al Busaidi met Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on September 27. The Omanese Defence Affairs is on an official visit to...

  NEW DELHI. In first ever visit by a Moroccan Defence Minister, Head of Government in charge of the National Defence Administration, Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, Abdeltif Loudyi met Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

  New Delhi. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on September 18 accorded approval for the procurement of equipment for the Defence Forces valued at over Rs 9,100 crores. Pursuing the...

  New Delhi. India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the successful test of the Ballistic Missile Interceptor Advanced Area Defence (AAD) from Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha August 2. The endo-atmospheric missile, capable of intercepting...