Defence News

Lifeline for HAL? Cash-strapped PSU to make weaponised Tejas fighters for IAF

The Bengaluru-headquartered public sector behemoth has been reeling under a double whammy of depleting order book and chronic delays in the deployment of budgetary allocations.

Jan 4, 2019

Rafale deal: Congress shedding crocodile tears for HAL, says Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharam

Nirmala Sitharaman said Congress is misleading the country by saying that the NDA government reduced 126 Rafale jets to 36.

Jan 4, 2019

China gives Pakistan 4 of its most powerful warships, ramps up aid

The new warships will strengthen the country's capability to respond to future challenges, maintain peace and stability and the balance of power in the Indian Ocean region.

Jan 3, 2019

Indian Air Force will be deadlier by March as Chinook & Apache helicopters set to arrive

Increasing its air capabilities, India has signed a contract with the United States government to buy 15 Chinook and 22 Apache attack helicopters at a cost of $3 billion.

Jan 2, 2019

Pakistan's defence modernisation drive worries India

Islamabad set to acquire advanced T-90 main battle tanks that form the core of Indian armoured regiments.

Dec 31, 2018

BAT attack foiled along LoC, two Pakistani soldiers killed

"Army foiled a major BAT attempt to strike a forward post along the Line of Control in Naugam Sector in the early hours of Sunday," an Army spokesman said.

Dec 31, 2018

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Cash crunch at HAL as defence PSU struggles to get new orders

The central government has allocated Rs.10,000 crore for the financial year 2018-19 but the finance ministry has disbursed only 40 percent till the end of October.

Dec 27, 2018

Howitzer, Indian Army, Artillery gun system

India's first indigenous artillery gun Dhanush to be inducted soon

An induction ceremony has been planned at the School of Artillery in Deolali near Nashik in February, which is likely to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dec 26, 2018

Chabahar deal: India formally takes over operations of strategic port

The move will heavily benefit landlocked Afghanistan for receiving aid from India after Pakistan denied access to the Indian supplies through its land.

Dec 25, 2018

Elon Musk's SpaceX to retry launch in first US national security space mission

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a roughly $500 million GPS satellite built by Lockheed Martin Corp was due to blast off from Florida's Cape Canaveral around 9 a.m. (1400 GMT).

Dec 22, 2018

4 Indian PSUs features in top 100 arms producers across world

The PSUs who have made cut includes Indian Ordnance Factories, Hindustan Aeronautics, Bharat electronics, and Bharat Dynamics.

Dec 15, 2018

SC gives clean chit to Modi govt in Rafale deal; dismisses petitions for court-monitored probe

The apex court said there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the multi-billion dollar Rafale deal.

Dec 14, 2018

Trump backs $750 billion defence budget request to Congress - Report

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis had discussed the budget with Trump in recent days and outlined the risks of flat defence spending.

Dec 10, 2018

India, China to resume military drills after a year's gap

The exercises will be held after a gap of one year as both the sides were locked in a 73-day standoff in Doklam in the Sikkim sector of the border in 2017.

Dec 9, 2018

Warship Frigate INS Teg (F45) of Indian Navy on Elbe river, near Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.

India to make 56 warships to checkmate China in IOR region

The government would have to increase the defence budget substantially to make sure that the Navy comes anyway close to its original target of becoming a 212-warships and 458-aircraft force by 2027

Dec 4, 2018

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