New Delhi: India has demonstrated that its indigenous Light Combat Aircraft‘s naval variant can land on board an aircraft carrier and take-off from a ski-jump runway on the flight deck of the warship, in efforts made yesterday and today. On Jan. 11, the naval variant of the Light […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India is seeking to purchase 85,000 rounds of 125mm ammunition for its Russian-origin T-72 and T-90 tanks with capability to penetrate adversary’s tank armour protection, in a bid to boost its battle readiness against arch rival Pakistan. The Indian Army‘s Directorate General […]
New Delhi: A record number of over 880 exhibitors, both domestic and foreign companies, have registered to participate in the DefExpo 2020 to be held in Lucknow in the first week of February, making it the largest ever so far. This information was given by India’s defence ministry […]
New Delhi: India today successfully tested an indigenous quick reaction missile system to validate its full capability of destroying targets in mid-air, completing its development trials and ready for induction by 2021. Developed by the Indian military research and development agency, the Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) was […]
New Delhi: India and the US will hold their second 2+2 ministerial dialogue among their defence and foreign ministers on Dec. 18 in Washinton, D. C., when the two sides are expected to discuss and finalise the full extent of their bilateral relations. From the Indian side, Minister […]
Snapshot India, Japan to hold first joint fighter aircraft exercise in Japan between their air forces Japan to post an officer at India’s Information Fusion Centre for Indian Ocean Region India, Japan to work jointly on Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) and Robotics New Delhi: India’s Minister of Defence […]
New Delhi: Driven by budgetary constraints and the need for faster modernisation of the armed forces, India today cut down its purchase of Boeing Co. P8I aircraft by 40 per cent to just six, instead of the navy’s projected need for 10, people with knowledge of the matter […]
New Delhi: India’s highest defence procurement decision-making panel will take up for approval a navy proposal to buy 10 Boeing P8I surveillance aircraft for a whopping $3 billion, people with knowledge of the meeting agenda said today. The Defence Acquisition Council, headed by Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, […]
Singapore: India today agreed to allow Singapore to use its missile testing facility at Chandipur off Odisha coast, in what is seen as the first time ever a foreign country gets access to the highly secure installation. The two nations also signed a Letter of Intent to conclude […]
New Delhi: India plans to roll out its first indigenous fifth-generation combat aircraft in five years of project approval, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman Dr G. Satheesh Reddy has said. The DRDO will aim to deliver the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), as the Indian fifth […]
Bangkok: India is committed to achieving $26-billion defence industry by 2025, Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today said at an industry event here, exhorting global arms manufacturers to join the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Narendra Modi government. Speaking at the ‘India Rising’ event, organised by the […]
Bangkok: India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh is here to attend the 6th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) and he used that occasion today to talk improved defence ties with Thailand, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, apart from his earlier meeting with the US defense secretary Dr Mark […]
Bangkok: India‘s vision for the Indo-Pacific region is increasingly converging with that of the United States to ensure a rules-based order and respect for territorial integrity of nations, Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh said today. In his bilateral meeting with USA Secretary of Defence Dr Mark T. Esper […]
New Delhi: India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today arrived in Bangkok to join his counterparts from the South East Asian nations for a crucial meeting ahead of a military exhibition. Rajnath Singh will be in Thailand’s capital on Nov. 17 and 18, when he will attend the […]
New Delhi: India today opened a new bridge over River Sisseri at Lower Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian state bordering China, which claims the territory as its own and has fought a war in 1962 over the dispute. This bridge will boost mainland connectivity – both […]
