Defence News

Who is Asim Saleem Bajwa, newly appointed Special Assistant to PM Imran Khan?

The Indian establishment is of the opinion that this is just another intervention from the Pakistani Army which is the de facto center of power in the country.

Apr 28, 2020

'Indian Armed Forces capable of undertaking any operational task': CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on battle against Covid-19

In view of coronavirus pandemic, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said the Indian Armed Forces are capable of undertaking any operational task assigned to them and understand their responsibility in the fight against COVID-19.

Apr 26, 2020

Medicines, arms, weeks of ration recovered: How Indian Army eliminated 5 deadly terrorists in J&K

The terrorists were also carrying lots of other essential items including morphine, edible items such as figs and cashew nuts and also flavoured drink mix Tang.

Apr 8, 2020

Fight against Covid-19: DRDO develops portable sanitisation enclosure for mass decontamination

Government PSUs are taking a series of measures to fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 5, 2020

IAF ramps up fight against Coronavirus, deploys transport aircraft to ferry medical equipment

Notably, ever since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country, the tri-services have been playing a critical role containing the spread of this deadly virus.

Mar 29, 2020

Coronavirus: Indian Army prepared to call in veterans with medical expertise

Initially, the role of Army was limited to establish quarantine centers for those evacuated from abroad but as the number of cases are on a rise and expected to jump in the future, the government is assigning more roles to its 1.3 million-strong force.

Mar 28, 2020

Indian Army fights coronavirus: More personnel to work from home as precautionary measure

The Army has already canceled all mass public gatherings, celebrations, mass activities, visits to crowded places, guest lectures and movies for the cadets and Jawans under training including its staff till further notice.

Mar 24, 2020

Draft Defence Procurement Policy: Armed forces may be allowed to take equipment on lease

Taking lessons from the past, the defence ministry has mooted a new `trial wings' as a separate service of the armed forces, which will be specialised in conducting field evaluations.

Mar 22, 2020

Here's why Rafale aircraft's delivery to India may get delayed

As per schedule, France will be delivering 11 Rafale aircraft this year which may get delayed.

Mar 21, 2020

India signs Rs 880 crore deal with Israel to procure light machine gun

The Indian Army had requested a Light Machine Gun in 2009 but regular delays resulted in the process getting behind schedule for more than a decade.

Mar 20, 2020

Indian Army jawans vacate living quarters to give way to quarantine facility

Two Army battalions vacated their living accommodations in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer to ramp up their efforts of containing Coronavirus outbreak.

Mar 19, 2020

Covid-19: Indian Army postpones all courses as coronavirus outbreak worsens

Army has already cancelled recruitment rallies by a month and has directed its personnel to travel only for essential duties.

Mar 18, 2020

After years of delay, Indian army set to place order for 118 Arjun Mark 1-As

The Arjun MBT project has witnessed major delays with the entire plan started way back in the mid-1970s but the tanks were inducted by the Army only in 2004.

Mar 16, 2020

Make in India: Defence PSUs to struggle over lack of orders & under-utilisation of production facilities

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited which has experience in manufacturing aircraft including Russian-origin Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, Tejas jets, and Dhruv advanced light helicopters has no new orders beyond 2021-22.

Mar 16, 2020

Here's why Indo-Tibetan Border Police is setting up new posts across China border

ITBP was created to guard the 3,488 km-long LAC with China that runs along with the new union territory of Ladakh and states of Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh.

Mar 15, 2020

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