Ministry of Defence (MoD) Archives - Page 14 of 16

Swiss Aircraft Firm Pilatus Banned for One Year by MOD

Admin - July 16, 2019

New Delhi: In a major development, the Defence Ministry has banned for a year the Swiss firm Pilatus, which has supplied the bulk of trainer aircraft currently in operation with the Indian Air Force...

First Boeing P-8A Poseidon for United Kingdom Takes Flight

Admin - July 16, 2019

SEATTLE, Washington. The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF) took off from Renton, Washington at 10:00 a.m. Pacific on July 12, marking the first flight of this inaugural...

India, Pakistan Discuss Modalities of Operation on Kartarpur Sahib Corridor

Admin - July 14, 2019

New Delhi. India and Pakistan discussed the modalities for operationalisation of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor in the second round of talks which was held at Wagah, Pakistan on July 14. The Indian delegation was...

MoD Pushes for Culture of Innovation and IPR in Defence

Admin - July 12, 2019

New Delhi. In a major boost to Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell (IPFC), Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence and National...

Open Source Letter to The Honorable Prime Minister on Transformation of Armed Forces

Admin - June 18, 2019

Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India Honourable Prime Minister, At the outset, a very good day to you. I am a retired Army officer, presently in the Aerospace Engineering Department of IIT Madras and have been...

Defence Minister Reviews Operational and Procurement Matters of Armed Forces

Admin - June 8, 2019

New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on June 7 took a meeting of senior officers of Ministry of Defence (MoD) to review operational matters and procurement issues of the Armed Forces. The Defence Minister...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Reviews Defence Cooperation Mechanism

Admin - June 7, 2019

New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed activities of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in New Delhi on June 6. The Defence Minister was briefed regarding Defence Cooperation activities with Friendly Foreign Countries (FFCs)....

Political Resurrection of the Last Bastion

Palepu Ravi Shankar - May 17, 2019

The Contrast In 1971 India was a poor country with strong and modern Armed Forces. Pakistan’s peremptory airstrike was shot out of the air. In the next two weeks, we bisected the nation surgically, created...

BEML Marks 55th Foundation Day

Admin - May 13, 2019

Bangalore. BEML Limited, a Mini Ratna Category-I Company under the Ministry of Defence celebrated its 55th Foundation Day on May 11 across all its offices and complexes. BEML Ltd came into existence in 1964 as...

Naval Group a Proud Partner in Technology Transfer for Vela

Admin - May 8, 2019

New Delhi. INS Vela, the fourth of P75 SCORPENE-class submarine, completely built by Indian shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) through years of technology transfer and partnership with Naval Group was launched on May...

Border Roads Organisation Marks 59th Raising Day

Admin - May 8, 2019

New Delhi. Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrated its 59th Raising Day in New Delhi on May 7. BRO is a leading road construction agency under the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with a primary role of...

GRSE Signs Contract for 8 Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts for Indian Navy

Admin - April 29, 2019

Kolkata. In yet another boost to Make in India and indigenisation, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) has secured a competitive bid for design, construction and supply of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water...

Rajendra Kumar Nayak Takes Over as CGDA

Admin - April 23, 2019

New Delhi. Rajendra Kumar Nayak took over as the 52nd Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) on April 22. He is from the Indian Defence Accounts Service of 1983 batch. During the career span of...