New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday successfully conducted the maiden flight-trial of the tactical advanced range augmentation (TARA) weapon system off the coast of Odish...
Indian Army chief flies in LCH Prachand (Photo: HAL)New Delhi: The Indian Army chief, General Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday visited state-owned plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facility in Bengaluru to review indigenous aerospace capabi...
By Manish AnandNew Delhi: Atmanirbhar Bharat has been hailed as a mainstay of India’s defence sector indigenisation. The slogan sits at the centre stage of Indian dream to break into the league of defence goods exporting nations. But the slogan...
Indian armed forces and other officials at Combined Commanders Conference in Kolkata (Photo: HQ IDS)New Delhi: The Indian military leadership has taken a significant stride towards enhanced jointness by approving the establishment of three joint...
HAL receives first centre fuselage assembly for LCA Mk1A (Photo: HAL)Bengaluru: In a significant boost to India’s indigenous defence manufacturing capabilities, state-owned plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) received the first cent...
Nirmala Sitharaman before presenting the Union Budget 2025-26 before Parliament.New Delhi: The finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced a defence budget of ₹6.81 lakh crore for the fiscal year 2025-26, on Saturday, marking an increase of...
Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh.New Delhi: The Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, expressed significant concerns regarding the protracted delays in the delivery of Tejas fighter jets by the state-run aircraft maker Hindust...
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, (4R), Lt Gen Manjinder Singh (3L), Ankit Mehta (3R) among others during the seminar. (Photo: Indian Army)Jaipur: The Gyan Shakti Think Tank (GSTT), established under the Indian Army’s Sapta Shakti Command (South-West...
Col Prasad Bansod testing the Asmi machine pistol. New Delhi: In a move towards bolstering the country’s domestic defence sector and augmenting its close-range combat capabilities, the Indian Army has inducted 550 units of the “Asmi&...
Air Chief Marshal AP Singh.New Delhi: The Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, voiced his concerns about India’s waning technological edge in aerospace capabilities compared to China. ACM Singh emphasized the vital import...