Ministry of Defence (MoD) Archives - Page 8 of 16

Third Positive Indigenisation List Released by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Boost Self-Reliance in Defence Manufacturing

Admin - April 7, 2022

New Delhi: In line with ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative, the government on April 7 has notified a list of items that will be produced indigenously and further increase the procurement of indigenous military platforms for the...

Indian Navy’s Condors are Airborne

Col Alok Mathur SM - April 4, 2022

In the morning hours of March 29, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar announced the commissioning of the second Naval squadron (INAS 316) equipped with P8I, long-range maritime reconnaissance multi-role aircraft, in...

Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar Takes Charge as Commandant – National Defence Academy

Admin - April 2, 2022

New Delhi: Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar, assumed the appointment of Commandant, National Defence Academy on April 1, 2022 from Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor. As an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar...

Rafael Shows Strong Performance in FY 2021 with $133 Million as Profit

Admin - March 31, 2022

Tel Aviv: The year 2021 was a good one in terms of business including all industry related aspects for the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. The company registered over 4.7 billion dollars in...

Defence Ministry Signs Rs 473 Crore Contract with Goa Shipyard Limited, Indian Coast Guard to Get Eight Fast Patrol Vessels

Admin - March 29, 2022

NEW DELHI: Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for construction of eight Fast Patrol Vessels for Indian Coast Guard at a total project cost of Rs 473 crore. These...

Big Bang Boom Solutions: A Defence Unicorn in the Making

Admin - March 26, 2022

Although one of the youngest startups in Defence, Big Bang Boom Solutions (BBBS) is a deep tech defence solutions integrator, and as its CTO Dr R. Shivaraman said, “primarily our agenda was for developing...

Increase in Allocation and Expenditure in Capital and Revenue Budget of Army, Parliamentary Panel told

Sri Krishna - March 15, 2020

New Delhi: There has been an increase in the allocation and expenditure in respect of Indian Army in both revenue as well as capital budget over and above the previous year, a Parliamentary panel...

Indian Navy Planning Partial Leasing of Private Shipyard

Admin - March 14, 2020

New Delhi: Facing shortage of funds to create a strategic naval base on the Eastern Coast, the Indian Navy is reportedly planning to partially lease a private shipyard to berth its new aircraft carrier. The...

An Approach to the Af-Pak Region

Admin - March 10, 2020

The Af-Pak region has come into focus with the US-Taliban Deal. It is the start to the impending reduction and eventual exit of US forces from the region. This deal has taken place in...

Karnataka CM Seeks Defence Minister’s Approval for Organising Aero India – 2021 in Bengaluru

Admin - March 7, 2020

New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has appealed to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh seeking approval to host ‘Aero India - 2021’ in Bengaluru. On March 6, he met Singh with his deputy Govind...

MoD Recommends Income Tax Relief to Disabled Defence Personnel

Admin - March 6, 2020

NEW DELHI: In a major relief to disabled defence personnel, Ministry of Defence (MoD) has directed the defence accounts department to withdraw a circular directing banks to deduct income tax from those pensioners affected...

Aircraft Major Boeing Expresses Satisfaction over India’s Acquisition of AH-64 Choppers

Admin - February 25, 2020

New Delhi: Coinciding with the two-day visit of US President Donald Trump to India, American aircraft company's India wing, Boeing India on February 25 expressed satisfaction at the contract executed between India and the...

GRSE Delivers 4th Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette ‘Yard 3020’

Admin - February 18, 2020

Kolkata. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), a leading warship builder and Miniratna Category 1 company under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) delivered Yard 3020 (Kavaratti), to the Indian...