For the first time ever, an all-girl band from the northeast will participate in the National Cadet Corps Republic Day Camp, this year. The band will comprise 45 girls aged 13–15 belonging to various states across the northeast. Read More

The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, visited J&K to assess the security situation along the LoC. He was accompanied by the Army chief, General Manoj Pande. Singh also met the family members of three civilians allegedly killed by the Army. Read More

The Indian Navy has been grappling with shortage of personnel for a while now. However, the true extent of the shortage came to light when the government gave out the figures in response to a query in Parliament. Read More

The defence minister, Rajnath Singh-headed Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) gave the acceptance of necessity (AoN) for procurement of defence platforms, including LCA Tejas MK1A, light combat helicopters, towed guns among others, worth ₹2.23 lakh crore. Read More

The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Haridwar on Wednesday for procurement of 16 upgraded super-rapid gun mounts (SRGM) along with associated equipment/accessories for Indian Navy under Buy (Indian) category at a total cost of ₹2,956.89 crore. Read More

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal for extension of the rules for Maternity, Child Care and Child Adoption Leaves for women soldiers, sailors and air warriors in the Armed Forces at par with their officer counterparts. Read More

In a remarkable feat and first-of-its-kind expedition, the Dirang-based National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) team have successfully reached the highest peaks of each and every states across the country and hoisted the national flag under “Har Shikhar Tiranga – Ek Muhim Matrabhumi Ke Lie” mission. Read More

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be visiting Italy and France from October 09 to 12 in an effort to further deepening bilateral defence ties with both countries. Read More

Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan took over as the 28th Director General Border Roads (DGBR) on September 30. He assumed the charge following the superannuation of Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry. Read More

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh-headed Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has given preliminary nod for nine capital acquisition proposals of around Rs 45,000 crore, including 12 more Russian-origin Sukhoi-30MKI fighter aircraft. Read More