New Delhi: The government on Monday announced outgoing Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat as first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).He is set to retire as Army Chief on December 31.The CDS will function as a single-point adivsor to the government on matters rela...
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...
New Delhi: The Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy is preparing to exercise its assets of the Western Fleet in the Arabian Sea over the next fortnight.“With the withdrawal of the monsoon and improved sea conditions, this is the right time ...
Bakloh: In the series of joint bilateral exercises between India & Mongolia, both nations have once again come together to enhance bilateral friendship to the next level.The fourteenth edition of joint military training exercise between Indian Ar...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Bipin Rawat today visited Para Brigade and reviewed their operational readiness.
The Brigade is a fully airborne brigade and is a decisive force multiplier. During 1971 operations, airborne opera...
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)-headed by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday accorded approval for indigenous construction of six submarines for the navy under Project 75 (I)at a cost of over Rs 40,000 crore.
“This is th...
An Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter aircraft Jaguar crashed in Kushinagar of Uttar Pradesh on Monday.
However, pilots have been ejected safely.
The aircraft was in routine mission and had taken off from Gorakhpur air base.
“Today mor...
Aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)-developed HTT 40 on Friday began spin testing by successfully entering in to two turn spin and subsequently recovering with the appropriate controls.
The spin testing is the most crucial and ...
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman-headed Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Friday accorded approval for the Mid Life Upgrade of 17 Dornier aircraft of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at an approximate cost of Rs 950 crore.
The upgrades will ...
Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman-headed Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Monday accorded approval for the procurement of six indigenously designed and manufactured next-generation offshore patrol vessels (NGOPVs) for the Indian Navy at an ...