Ministry of Defence (MoD)

NEW DELHI: In a first, Indian Air Force tested the extended range variant of BRAHMOS missile on May 12.  The Indian Air Force (IAF) in a statement said that the capability, coupled with the...

  With the notification of the third ‘positive indigenisation list’ of 101 items on April 07, 2022, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) has so far banned import of 310 defence items in the last...

New Delhi: The Defence Ministry’s decision to not go ahead with more Sig Sauer rifles adds to the list of weapons and equipment that will now be made in India and not imported. The...

Bengaluru: In a move to boost modernization and  network-centric warfare and communications programme, the Indian Navy is looking to acquire a dedicated earth imaging satellite — Geo Imaging Satellite-2 (GISAT-2) — this fiscal. Once...

New Delhi: Boeing’s Super Hornet fighter aircraft which completed ski-jump tests successfully in 2020  and there have been extensive simulated studies will be tested by the Indian Navy when the aircraft reaches India to...

New Delhi: Keel laying for the second ship of Diving Support Craft (DSC) project was held on May 5 at Titagarh Wagons Ltd., Kolkata. The contract for procurement of Five Diving Support Craft (Yards...

  New Delhi. The first edition of Naval Commanders' Conference of 2022 is scheduled from April 25-28, 2022. The Conference serves as a platform for Naval Commanders to discuss important maritime matters at the military-strategic...

New Delhi: The one-day event DefConnect 2.0, being organised by Innovations for Defence Excellence-Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO) will be inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on April 22. The event will bring together start-ups,...

New Delhi: With India having one of the largest armed forces in the world, the defence industry is an area of strategic importance. Though the dependency of arms imports has considerably decreased over the...

  India’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) declared on March 30 that the prime minister-led Cabinet Committee on Security had cleared the first-ever contract for the production of 15 indigenously designed and manufactured Light Combat Helicopters...

Tel Aviv: Israel is making big effort to deploy a high power laser air defence system. The Ministry of Defence’s Directorate of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D) and Rafael successfully completed a series of...

Washington DC: Meeting senior executives of American aerospace and defence majors Boeing and Raytheon,  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asked them to take advantage of policy initiatives in India to steadily march from ‘Make in...

New Delhi: The successful flight test of an anti-tank guided missile - Helina - from an advanced light helicopter (ALH) at high altitude on April 11, ensured that the Indian defence arsenal will have...