Defence News

CDS General Bipin Rawat's new olive green uniform to represent 3 services

The colour of the uniform of the Chief of Defence Staff will remain olive green but it will have all the components of the three services' uniforms.

Dec 31, 2019

Outgoing Army chief General Bipin Rawat named India's first Chief of Defence Staff

Chief of Defence Staff will be the principal military advisor to the defence minister and head the new Department of Military Affairs to ensure jointness in training, logistics and procurement of the three services.

Dec 30, 2019

Know Pakistan's plan of using honeytrap to target Indian Army jawans

Pakistan intelligence agency ISI has prepared a big plan to trap the Indian security forces personnel through honey trapping on social media.

Dec 30, 2019

Indian Navy bans use of smartphones, social media at naval bases, warships; here's why

The recent development came after the recent arrest of seven navy personnel for allegedly leaking sensitive information to an espionage racket with links to Pakistan.

Dec 30, 2019

Defence Ministry amends Army service rules ahead of CDS announcement

In its notification dated December 28, the Ministry has stated that Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) or tri-services chief will be able to serve till the age of 65 years.

Dec 30, 2019

Adieus Bahadur: MiG-27 roared through the skies for last time, IAF squadrons' strength comes down to 28

MiG-27 of the Indian Airforce played a critical role in destroying the well-built bunkers of the Pakistani intruders in Kargil war, 1999.

Dec 27, 2019

'Bahadur' MiG-27 roars through the skies for the last time before decommission

The fighter aircraft took to the skies one last time at the Jodhpur airbase where the only IAF squadron that operates the MiG 27 is based.

Dec 27, 2019

India's first Chief of Defence Staff: General Bipin Rawat to hold the top military post?

The announcement for the creation of the top military post, which was made on December 24, has been a long-pending recommendation of various defence panels.

Dec 24, 2019

Historic decision: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Cabinet nod to CDS

Rajnath Singh's remarks came after the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its nod to the CDS, a four-star general who will head the new Department of Military Affairs.

Dec 24, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh and Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa at Red Fort in Delhi.

Cabinet committee on Security gives green signal to creation of Chief of Defence Staff

India was the only large democracy which did not have a CDS. All the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has a single-point military advisor.

Dec 24, 2019

Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM)

Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile successfully flight-tested off Odisha coast

The missile was flight-tested with the full configuration in deployment mode intercepting the target mid-air, meeting the mission objectives.

Dec 23, 2019

North Korea threat looms as China, Japan, South Korea leaders meet

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping separately on Monday.

Dec 22, 2019

Indian Army to get first squadron of attack helicopters with six Apache AH-64E

The Indian Army is working on a 10-year modernization plan for its Aviation Corps to induct around 350 helicopters.

Dec 22, 2019

Rajnath Singh flies IAF Light Combat Aircraft Tejas

Lengthy negotiations bear fruit: Cost of Tejas LCA comes down by Rs 10,000 crore

Negotiations were halted in the past due to exorbitant price quoted by the HAL, which the IAF had argued was more than the price of a Su-30MKI.

Dec 18, 2019

More than Rs 1000 crore to go down the drain; Why is Defence Ministry shutting OTA Gaya?

Established in 2011, OTA Gaya is training 250 cadets presently against its sanctioned strength of 750.

Dec 15, 2019

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