New Delhi: Global military expenditure reached an unprecedented high of $2.72 trillion in 2024, marking the 10th consecutive year of increase and the steepest year-on-year rise since 1988, according to a new report[pdf] by the Stockholm Internat...
A French Navy Rafale (Marine). (Photo: French Navy)New Delhi: India and France on Monday signed an inter-governmental agreement worth ₹63,000 crore (approximately $7.4 billion) to procure 26 Rafale (Marine) fighter jets, marking a significant u...
Narendra Modi (R) welcoming JD Vance and his family to his official residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg.New Delhi: The United States vice-president, James David Vance, arrived in New Delhi on Monday for a four-day official visit to India. The visit i...
New Delhi: Bengaluru-based state plane manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on Saturday issued a clarification on social media posts stating that it has “hired a consultancy firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers to benchmark its research &...
Rafale M (PC: X/@CcibChris)New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-chaired Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) gave approval for the procurement of 26 Rafale (Marine), the naval variant of France’s Rafale for the Indian Navy.Sources in the defe...
MoD and BEL officials with senior IAF officials after signing the deal. (Photo: MoD) New Delhi: In a major boost for self-reliance in the defence manufacturing sector, the Ministry of Defence has inked a Rs 2,385-crore contract with Bharat Elect...
India Sentinels illustration for representation.New Delhi: Ukraine has emerged as the world’s largest importer of arms, according to the latest report [pdf] from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri). The surge in arms im...
Bengaluru: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has recorded a revenue of ₹30,400 crore (provisional and unaudited) for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, compared with ₹30,381 crore during the previous year.“This achievement c...
A Prachand during a sortie. (File photo)New Delhi: The prime minister-headed Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), India’s highest decision-making body, has approved the procurement of 156 indigenously manufactured light combat helicopters (LCH)...
A Nag missle on display during a defence exhibition. (Photo: Bhass1214/Creative Commons)New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited for the procurement of the tracked version of NaMiS (Nag Missile Sys...