Indian Army

Indian Army rescues 1,700 stranded tourists in Sikkim

Around 1700 tourists, including women, children and elderly persons, were rescued and almost 570 were accommodated at Army Camp at 17th Mile.

Dec 28, 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

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

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

Meet India's new weapon for counter-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir: SiG 716 G2

In order to increase the lethality of its Army, India signed a contract of acquiring 72,400 new assault rifles at a cost of Rs 700 crore with the United States.

Dec 11, 2019

Will indigenously designed Arjun Mk-1A be a game-changer in armoured warfare?

The tank has been designed by the scientists of Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), a state-owned DRDO laboratory.

Dec 8, 2019

Here's why India celebrates Navy Day on 4th December

Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Karambir Singh & vice Chiefs of the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force paid homage at the National War Memorial in Delhi on the occasion of Navy Day.

Dec 4, 2019

What are the major defence deals India is currently engaged in?

The inability of 'Make in India' to pick-up pace, Indian defence establishments are now forced to buy expensive technology, products, arms and ammunition from foreign countries.

Nov 30, 2019

Honey and money traps: Army cracks down on WhatsApp, FB use by key personnel

Officers on sensitive missions have been asked to delete Facebook accounts to prevent critical information and movement history from falling in the hands of enemy cyber sleuths.

Nov 23, 2019

Russia says India delaying signing helicopters deal: Executive

India and Russia signed a deal in 2015 under Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' programme.

Nov 17, 2019

Why India is seeking higher indigenisation of components in Russian Ka-226 choppers?

The two countries had signed a deal in 2018 at India Russia summit to jointly manufacture 200 Kamov-226T choppers

Nov 16, 2019

Robots will now help Indian Army fight terror in Kashmir

From helping in cordon-and-search ops, negotiating obstacles to lobbing grenades at terrorists holed up in buildings, the Ministry of Defence has started procuring around 550 robotics surveillance units.

Nov 14, 2019

Indian soldiers leak border inputs to Pakistan, 1 arrested another freed

The arrested soldier has been identified as Vichitra Behra, who hails from Odisha. He was arrested under Section 3 (spying) of the Official Secrets Act on Wednesday.

Nov 7, 2019

How monetising defence land bank could help Indian defence forces?

Indian defence forces, which are heavily dependent on the imports, never get the amount requested from the establishment.

Nov 5, 2019

Battle of airwaves: Why is India cranking up mobile network in deserted hills?

India feels it is strategically important to strengthen the mobile singals along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in even sparsely populated hills of Arunachal Pradesh to counter the high-power Chinese network incursion.

Oct 26, 2019

Explained: Why Army is opposing Assam Rifles merger with ITBP

Assam Rifles has the responsibility of carrying out counter-insurgency operations in conjunction with the army in the northeast and guards the 1,643 km long India-Myanmar border.

Oct 24, 2019

Siachen Glacier tourism: India's geostrategic statement stuns Pakistan, China

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's announcement comes days ahead of October 31 when Ladakh will become a union territory following bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir; development unlikely to go unnoticed by neighbours including Pakistan and China.

Oct 23, 2019

Major plan to modernise Army's aviation corps, 350 helicopters to be inducted in 10 years

Army sources argued that the plan of induction 350 choppers are going to a game-changer in future conflicts, and they would be put into action in a time-bound manner

Oct 8, 2019

8 Times rejected by Indian army Suhas Tejaskanda for the post of officer, this young man turns scientist and invents a device which saves our soldier's lives

The compendium of problem Statements" by Indian army design bureau and identified the technical requirements by Indian army in Surveillance sector