Defence News

Chinese engineer at Hambantota port in Sri lanka

Despite Cease Request, Chinese Spy Ship Hits Sri Lankan Port; What Does This Mean for India?

After Sri Lanka first deferred the ship's arrival, Chinese spokesperson without naming India, blamed Sri Lankan decision on "gross interference" of other countries

Aug 16, 2022

Euphoric moment for retd major as son graduates from Army Training Academy; netizens inspired

Like mother, like son: Retd major's son graduates from army training academy just like mum [read now]

A viral post by Defence PRO Chennai has left netizens in awe as mother-son graduate from the same academy and in the same way 27 years apart.

Aug 1, 2022

IAF to phase out all MiG-21 squadrons by 2025; a look at crashes of India's longest-serving fighter plane

A number of MiG-21 crashes in recent years have brought attention to India's longest-serving fighter plane, its safety record, and the IAF's intentions to replace the outdated aircraft with newer ones in the years to come.

Jul 29, 2022

MiG-21 of Indian Airforce crashes in Barmer, Rajasthan; both pilots dead [details]

In the last five years alone, at least 44 military personnel have perished in a total of 46 aircraft and helicopter mishaps. Particularly, the older MiG-21s of Soviet provenance

Jul 28, 2022

Atmanirbhar Push: Defence Minister-led panel approves arms procurement proposals worth Rs 28,732 cr

At a meeting presided over by defence minister Rajnath Singh, the defence acquisition council (DAC), the top body in India for purchasing weapons, gave the capital acquisition proposals its acceptance of necessity (AoN).

Jul 27, 2022

India well-equipped to give befitting reply to all enemies: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that India is "well equipped" to give befitting reply to "anyone who casts an evil eye on us".

Jul 24, 2022

Why China's inroads near Doklam is alarming for India; reasons explained [details]

Beijing's largest land grab, which has been noted in the past year, is around 30 km south of China's village and road building activity in the Amo Chu river valley.

Jul 20, 2022

"Gabbar Singh strikes again": Rahul Gandhi lashes out at GST steep rate hikes on rice, wheat, milk, curd, other food items

This comes amidst the GST council, presided over by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, voted to bring packaged items like milk, curd, and paneer, as well as unpackaged ones like rice and wheat, under the 5% slab and bank fees for issuing cheques under the 12% category.

Jul 18, 2022

Private sector leads the way as India's Defence export reaches record ₹13,000 crore [details]

The aerospace industry accounts for the majority of the nation's defence exports, with Indian businesses producing a variety of components for international industries, including fuselages.

Jul 9, 2022

DRDO tests maiden flight of unmanned combat aircraft; marks huge milestone [details]

Rajnath Singh, the defence minister, commended DRDO for carrying out the first unmanned aircraft fly successfully.

Jul 1, 2022

Chhapra: Army aspirants set ablaze a train during their protest against Agnipath scheme, at a railway station in Chhapra on Thursday, June 16, 2022.

What Agnipath scheme really offers; ex-R&AW chief gives protestors reality check [read now]

Protests against the 'Agnipath' scheme of recruitment in the armed forces have taken the entire nation by storm, but what protestors fail to understand is what's truly at stake here. Former R&AW chief Vikram Sood shares eye-opening facts.

Jun 17, 2022

Protests over Agnipath: Age limit increased to 23, Bihar, Ballia in UP tensed

The Centre raised the upper-age limit for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme to 23 years from 21 years for the year 2022

Jun 17, 2022

What is Agnipath scheme; India's new defence recruitment model for future-ready armed forces

Calling it a historic move, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday announced the Agnipath scheme - a transformative recruitment model for armed forces.

Jun 14, 2022

Push for Make in India: MoD approves ₹76,390 crore proposal to buy India-made arms, ammunitions

The DAC also granted AoNs to the Navratna CPSE M/s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the manufacture of Dornier aircraft and Su-30 MKI aero-engines, with an emphasis on increasing indigenization, particularly in the area of aero-engine material.

Jun 7, 2022

Major escalation by Dragon: China makes second-largest incursion into Taiwan [details]

Taiwan detected 969 Chinese warplane incursions into the ADIZ last year.

May 31, 2022

Prev 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Next