New Delhi: Marking a significant step in India's push for defence self-reliance in the defence sector, Europe's largest missile manufacturer MBDA on Wednesday inked an agreement with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to establish a domestic maintena...
Gwadar Port (Photo: X)New Delhi: As Pakistan points to Gwadar's recent surge in container traffic, a more complicated picture is taking shape behind the scenes. Hangeng Trade Company, a Chinese meat-processing firm operating in Gwadar's North...
Representational image (Photo: X) New Delhi: The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has turned India’s most ambitious infrastructure project into an acute political battleground, accusing the government of handing tr...
Indian Army soldiers on tanks during a Army Day parade in New Delhi. (File photo)Every year on May 1, the Indian Army observes Armour Day – a commemoration of its Armoured Corps that is equal parts history, pride, and resolve. The date marks th...
Holy Relics of Tathagata Buddha (Photo: IBC) By Dr. Portia B. Conrad Every year, on the full moon of Vaishakha, Buddhists across the world stop. Lamps are lit. Monasteries fill with chanting. This year the day carries something extra - the ...
Representational image (Photo: X)New Delhi: To bolster protected mobility in challenging terrains, the Indian Army has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on April 30 for 159 bullet-proof troop carriers (BPTCs).These 4x4, right-hand-drive vehicles...
New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for 83 tracked platforms purpose-built to carry the Akashteer air-defence command-and-reporting system into mechanized combat zones, addressing a capability gap that became pa...
Indian Navy helicopter fires NASM-SR missile in the Bay of Bengal (Photo: DRDO)New Delhi: In a boost to the country’s maritime defence capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy have successfully ...
Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter (Photo: X)New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has begun the process to procure three of the world’s most powerful cargo helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) on the wet lease basis.The ministry has issued a...