Defence News

Indian Army chief acknowledges infiltration through IB; guns, ammos & drugs being smuggled [details]

To propagate sensationalism, the terror groups are targeting non-locals, political officials, and minorities in the Valley, Army Chief claimed.

5 days ago

Lt Gen DP Pandey's remarkable stint as GoC Chinar Corps ends; restores peace in valley

Who is Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla; new GoC of Kashmir-based Chinar Corps [details]

Lt. General Devendra Pratap Pandey handed over the command of the strategic Kashmir-based 15 Corps to Lt. Gen. Amardeep Singh Aujla at the headquarters of 15 Corps on Monday.

7 days ago

Lt Gen DP Pandey's remarkable stint as GoC Chinar Corps ends; peace in Kashmir restored, efforts hailed

Lt. General Devendra Pratap Pandey handed over the command of the strategic Kashmir-based 15 Corps to Lt. Gen. Amardeep Singh Aujla at the headquarters of 15 Corps, after successfully commanding the Corps during the critical phase of 2021.

7 days ago

Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft of Indian Airforce

Su-30 MKIs' upgradation plan to be put on hold; India to re-negotiate to include more local components

The prolonged confrontation between Russia and Ukraine has caused delays in the supply of fighter aircraft replacement parts.

8 days ago

CDS, Secretary DMA posts, formerly held by Gen Rawat, to split; CISC could get new role [details]

While the appointment of new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is still in process, the government is considering splitting Secretary, Department of Military Affairs (DMA), which was also held by the Office of CDS.

11 days ago

Launch of Indian Navy's Scorpene class submarine INS Vela built by Mazagon Docks with French collaboration

French Defence Manufacturer, Naval group pulls out of India's Project 75 [what it means]

The RFP for Project 75 was sent to five major businesses around the world, including Naval Group-DCNS in France, Rosoboronexport in Russia, Thyssenkrupp in Germany, Navantia in Spain, and Daewoo in South Korea (I).

15 days ago

Who is Lt. Gen. BS Raju; three-star general appointed new Vice Chief of Army Staff [details]

It's an unusual occurrence for a three-star general to take over as Vice Chief first, before serving as an Army Commander. Vice Chiefs have traditionally been people who had previously served as Army commanders.

17 days ago

American family brings unexploded shell as keepsake; Results in chaos at Israeli airport

Many netizens questioned whether things would be the same if it were an Israeli family doing the same thing at a US airport

17 days ago

Push for greater indigenisation: MoD announces drastic changes in defence procurement

The Central government has been taking a series of measures to cut the dependencies on imports for defence equipment.

20 days ago

Who is Lt Gen. Manoj Pande; India's new Army chief succeeding COAS Gen Naravane [details]

With this appointment, Lt Gen. Pande will be the senior-most army officer. Notably, he is the first engineer to be appointed as Army Chief.

28 days ago

Indian Navy's fourth Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela at its launch in Mumbai's Mazagon Docks.

India to launch Vagsheer, sixth submarine under Scorpene project on April 20 [details]

The P75 Scorpene project's final submarine is Vagsheer. The INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Karanj, and INS Vela have all been commissioned, while the Vagir is currently undergoing sea trials.

Apr 16, 2022

Ek Tha Black Tiger: Remembering Ravindra Kaushik; one of India's best spies who went onto join the Pak Army

His exceptional talent in mimicry and theatre was spotted by RAW. He was all of 23 when he first went undercover as a student pursuing LLB from Karachi University

Apr 12, 2022

Valour Day celebrated at 28 Bn CRPF in Srinagar; felicitation, painting competition and more [details]

The 28 Bn CRPF in Srinagar celebrated Valour Day with fervour and fond remembrance 1965 event.

Apr 10, 2022

Vice chief Lt Gen Manoj Pande all set to become Army chief [details]

Lt Gen Pande became the senior-most after a few top officers retired in the last three months. The incumbent Lt Gen Raj Shukla who was commanding Army's training command (ARTRAC) retired on March 31.

Apr 3, 2022

HAL, Light Combat Helicopter, LCH, DefExpo 2018

Make in India: Cabinet Committee on Security clears purchase of 15 light combat helicopters

LCH is on the government's negative import list, which aims to ban the import of certain weapons, systems, and ammunition over the next five years in order to increase defence self-reliance

Mar 31, 2022

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