INS VikrantThe fascinating story of INS Vikrant’s role in bringing the 1971 war to a conclusion in India’s favour.Heating the iron1971 was an eventful year for the Indian subcontinent. In this year, Amitabh Bachchan got his first Filmfare...
New Delhi: Indian and Japanese Navies have begun their 4th edition of bilateral exercise JIMEX in North Arabian Sea on Saturday.It would conclude on September 28.The exercise is conducted biennially between the Indian Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-...
Rafale jet New Delhi: Pointing finger at Dassault Aviation, makers of Rafale fighter jets 36 of which India has contracted to purchase, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has come down heavily on foreign vendors who fail to fulfill offset comm...
Rafale fighter aircraftNew Delhi: A woman fighter pilot will soon join the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Ambala-based 17 Squadron, the ‘Golden Arrows’, operating Rafale fighter aircraft, sources in the defence establishments said here on...
Slt K Tyagi and Slt Riti Singh New Delhi: In a first, two women officers have been selected to join as ‘Observers’ (Airborne Tacticians) in the Indian Navy’s helicopter stream.It would pave the way for women being posted in frontlin...
Viraat moving out of Mumbai New Delhi: Indian Navy's decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat moved out of Mumbai for Alang in Gujarat, wherein it would be dismantled and sold as scrap.The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1987 and had serv...
New Delhi: Giving a fillip to bilateral defence cooperation between two countries, India and the United States have signed a statement of intent to strengthen the dialogue on defence technology cooperation.The 10th Defense Technology and Trade Initia...
FDI inflows of over Rs 3454 crore have been reported so farNew Delhi: In May, 2001, the Defence Industry sector, which was hitherto reserved for the public sector, was opened up to 100 per cent for Indian private sector participation, with Foreign Di...
Rafale fighter jetNew Delhi: An amount of Rs. 90,048 crore has been allocated for Capital Acquisition (Modernization) in Budget Estimates 2020-21 under Defence Service Estimates which is an increase of Rs 9,088.92 crore over BE 2019-20 allocati...
Rajnath Singh during his speech at Ambala airbase.Ambala: Targeting China amid the heightened border tension in eastern Ladakh, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said induction of Rafale combat aircraft assumes more significance in the ...