Giridhar Aramane (L) and Gen Ibrahim Hilmy in New Delhi, on September 6, 2024. (Photo: MoD)New Delhi: In a sign of thawing ties between New Delhi and Male, India and the Maldives held the fifth round of their Defence Cooperation Dialogue in the ...
Vagsheer, the 6th submarine of the Kalvari-class submarines built under Project-75, undergoing sea trials. (File photo)New Delhi: India is on the verge of a significant boost to its naval strength, with plans to add 12 new warships to its fleet over ...
An Indian Coast Guard ALH. (File photo for representation.) New Delhi: An Indian Coast Guard advanced light helicopter (ALH) crashed into the Arabian Sea late during an emergency evacuation mission, on Tuesday night. The helicopter, which was at...
The Indian Army plans to replace its ageing T-72 tanks with FRCVs. (File photo)New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by the defence minister, Rajnath Singh, approved 10 capital acquisition proposals amounting to ₹1.45 lakh crore f...
Jodhpur: The second phase of Exercise Tarang Shakti – 2024, India’s largest multinational air exercise, commenced at the Jodhpur Air Force Station, Rajasthan, on August 30. This phase, which will run until September 14, will see the ...
An Indian Air Force MiG-29. (File photo)New Delhi: An Indian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet crashed during a night-training sortie, on Monday. In a statement, the IAF said the warplane was on a routine training sortie in Rajasthan’s Barmer sector...
The firing range was crucial for the training of soldiers, especially those from the Dogra Regimental Centre based in Ayodhya.New Delhi: The Indian Army has reportedly decided to change its plans for a field firing range in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, du...
An Indian Army soldier practising with a SIG 716i assault rifle. (File photo)Recently, the Ministry of Defence concluded a deal with the United States-based SIG Sauer Inc to import 73,000 SIG 716i “patrol” rifles for ₹840 crores to ...
DK Sunil (L) taking charge from CB Ananthakrishnan at the HAL headquarters in Bengaluru. (Photo via special arrangement.)Bengaluru: Dr DK Sunil has officially taken charge as the chairman and managing director (CMD) of the state-run Hindustan Aeronau...
An artist’s impression of INS Arighat. (Illustration via Wikipedia/Creative Commons) New Delhi: On the day of the commissioning of India’s second nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN), INS Arighat, Beijing’s mouthp...