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&...
Indian Army soldiers firing a Spike man-portable ATGM during a drill. (File photo)New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has issued a request for information for the procurement of over 20,000 next-generation anti-tank guided missiles along with 1,500 la...
A VSHORADS is being test-fires. (Photo: DRDO) New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organization has successfully conducted three test-flights of its 4th-generation, technologically sophisticated miniaturized very short-range air-...
Zorawar light tank. (Photo via special arrangement.) Jodhpur/New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organization has successfully completed the first phase of field-firing trials for the Zorawar light tank. These trials, conducted ...
The VLSRSAM that was tested on September 13, 2024. (Photo: DRDO) New Delhi: India has successfully conducted back-to-back tests of its vertical-launch short-range surface-to-air missile (VLSRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur...
File photo for representation.New Delhi: The Bharat Electronics Limited has secured a ₹850 crore contract from the Cochin Shipyard Limited for the supply of indigenous multifunction radar (MFR) systems for the Indian Navy’s warships that ...
India delivered the first batch of shore-based BrahMos missiles to the Philippines in April this year. (File photo for representation.)New Delhi: India and the Philippines are deepening their defence and strategic cooperation as part of an ongoing re...
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 ...
INS Arihant. (File photo)Visakhapatnam: The Indian Navy got its second nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine, on Thursday. The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, commissioned the nuclear submarine capable of carrying nuclear-tipped ballistic...
SSS Defence CEO Vivek Krishnan.New Delhi: India’s recent decision to acquire an additional 73,000 SIG 716 assault rifles from US manufacturer Sig Sauer Inc has sparked intense debate over the country’s defence procurement practices after ...