defence

Modi prioritised defence sector: Nadda

Dehradun: BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for prioritising the defence sector by increasing budgetary allocations for it manifold, giving a fresh impetus to building of border…

India facing multiple security challenges, says Venkaiah Naidu

Bengaluru: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said India was facing multiple security challenges in a highly complex geopolitical environment.He said this while addressing scientists and engineers of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited…

Turkey eyes defence agreement with Pakistan

Islamabad: Turkey and Pakistan are on the verge of signing a defence agreement, opening doors for Islamabad to become the co-manufacturer of missiles and fighter jets. The claim was made in a…

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in India

**EDS: RPT (CORRECTS LOCATION)** New Delhi: British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at a joint press conference with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (unseen), at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec.…

Rajnath Singh releases New Defence Acquisition Procedure

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday released the New Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) at the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting at South Block here. “Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh released the New Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) at the Defence Acquisition…

Defence Authorities urge GHMC officials to finalise alternate route to Gough Road

Secunderabad: The Defence authorities on Wednesday asked the Telangana government to finalize a plan for the construction of a alternate route from the AOC to Gough Road in order to mitigate the…

India has made adequate deployments along LAC: Rajnath

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that the Chinese side has mobilised a large number of troops and armaments along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and asserted that Indian armed forces have made adequate counter…

Lieutenant General Manoj Pande takes over as Commander-In-Chief

New Delhi: An alumnus of National Defence Academy, the General Officer was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers (The Bombay Sappers) in December 1982. He is a graduate of Staff College, Camberley…

Rajnath hands over Rs 3 crore to two defence start-ups

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over Rs 3 crore to two start-ups in the defence sector, to help them build upon their innovative ideas, during the inaugural session of DefConnect…

APJ Abdul Kalam statue unveiled by Rajnath Singh

Hyderabad: Former President and India’s Missile Man  APJ Abdul Kalam’s statue was today unveiled by the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Bharath Dynamics Limited as part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations…

Katikala Venkat rao assumes charge as CDA Secunderabad

Hyderabad: Katikala Venkat Rao, IDAS has taken over charge as Controller of Defence Accounts, Secunderabad today. An officer of the 1994 batch of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) he has served…

Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems bags $100 million order for 1,000 Barak missile kits

Cong hits out at BJP, claims over 45,634 Army vacancies due to ‘budget constraints’

New Delhi [India]: Congress on Tuesday hit out at the ruling-BJP claiming that the government has accepted its failure of not filling over 45,000 vacancies in Army due to “lack of funds”.…

US urges India against purchasing Russian S-400s

Washington [USA]: Ahead of Secretary of State Michael Pompeo’s visit to India, the United States on Friday urged the country against buying Russian S-400 systems which may trigger CAATSA sanctions. “With respect…

‘Defence strategy, revamp, more funds Rajnath’s priorities’

New Delhi: National security strategy, military and equipment modernisation, defence reform besides garnering more funds for the ministry are the areas of challenge for the new Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, according to…

Here is the list of ministers and portfolios in Modi 2.0

New Delhi: Amit Shah, BJP national president, is the new Home Minister while Rajnath Singh has been moved to the South Bloc to head the Ministry of Defence. Nirmala Sitharaman has been…

US-UAE defense agreement comes into force

Abu Dhabi: The United States and the United Arab Emirates announced Wednesday that mutual defense cooperation agreement had come into force, amid increasing tensions between Washington and Tehran. “The DCA (Defense Cooperation…

North Korean media criticises US military over THAAD training

Seoul: The North Korean media on Friday lashed out at the United States Forces Korea (USFK), a sub-unified command of US Indo-Pacific Command, over its recent military training involving an advanced missile…

Congress should clarify its stand on Ram Temple issue: Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday slammed Congress for calling BJP’s manifesto a ‘jumla’ and asked the party to clarify its stand on Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case. She…

India will crush Pakistan: Defence experts on IAF strikes

Nagpur: India will crush Pakistan, claimed defense experts on Tuesday after IAF carried out multiple air strikes across Line of Control in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Defense expert Shivali Deshpande told ANI…

India, South Korea sign MoU on counter-terror cooperation

Seoul: India and South Korea on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation between the two countries, a week after the Pulwama terror attack that left 40…

Defence Minister counters Rahul Gandhi’s charges on Rafael deal in LS, Oppn raises uproar

New Delhi: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday rejected Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s allegation based on a media report that claimed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) ran parallel negotiations with France on…

Rafale will enhance IAF’s capability, says President Kovind

New Delhi: India is set to boost its defense capabilities with induction of the Rafale fighter aircraft in the coming months and compromising with security needs is not in the interest of…