Indian and US troops at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan. (Photo: MoD)New Delhi: The 20th edition of the India-USA joint military drills, Exercise Yudh Abhyas – 2024, began on Monday at the Foreign Training Node in Mahajan Field Firi...
New Delhi: The government has decided to hold the main event for the Indian Air Force Day in Chennai this year. This marks only the third time that the celebrations are being held outside New Delhi, with previous events in Chandigarh and Prayagraj in...
An Agni-4 missile during a test-launch. (File photo)New Delhi: India has successfully test-fired its Agni-4 intermediate-range ballistic missile in operational configuration, on Friday. In a short news release, the defence ministry said the miss...
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 ...
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 IAF Sukhoi-30MKI. (File photo)New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Security, the government’s highest decision making body, has granted approval for the procurement of 240 AL-31FP engines for the Indian Air Force’s Sukhoi-30MKI fighter ...
The Indian Army has already started posting women in its Regiment of Artillery and in forward posts, such as Siachen Glacier. (File photo for representation.)New Delhi: In a first move of its kind, the Indian Army’s Remount Veterinary Corps has...
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 ...