• India should not have a fragmented approach. Our entire military power will have to work in unison. All the three (Services) should move simultaneously at the same pace.• Changing nature of war and security environment; Government c...
New Delhi: Aiming to keep Indian Army combat ready in all situations, India will sign a pact with the US for acquisition of six Apache combat helicopters next month.“We will sign the deal in January 2020 for procurement of Apache choppers. It w...
Moscow: Urging to take benefit of economic measures undertaken by the Modi government, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday called upon the Russian Defence Industry to jointly manufacture defence platforms and equipment with India that will give...
New Delhi: Giving a push to government’s ambitious ‘Make in India’ initiative, the government on Monday accorded approval for capital procurement for the defence forces amounting over Rs 3300 crore of indigenously designed and devel...
Bordeaux, France: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday received the first of the 36 Rafale fighter aircraft on behalf of the Indian Air Force (IAF).Terming the development as “historic”, Defence Minister said, “It will go a lon...
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called for an increased and active participation of the private sector in defence manufacturing to achieve the Government’s target of making the Indian defence industry worth $26 billion by 20...
New Delhi: In a boost to Defence sector, the Government on Friday allocated Rs 3.19 lakh crore in 2019-20 as compared to Rs 2.98 lakh cr in the previous year.
"The allocation of Rs 3,18,931.22 cr. represents a growth of 7.93% over Budget estimat...
New Delhi; As a major initiative towards ‘Make in India’ initiative, the government on Thursday issued the Expression of Interest(s) for shortlisting of potential Indian Strategic Partners (SPs) for “Construction of six Convention...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday reviewed the operational preparedness of the armed forces and also instructed for having separate meetings for all three services including Army, Air Force and Navy to discuss the same.
It was his second ...
New Delhi: In his first meeting, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday directed officials to seek indigenous solutions for meeting requirements of the armed forces to the extent possible.
It was his first formal meeting after assuming charg...