In what is seen as a major shift in policy, the armed forces are mulling to permanently retain 50% of the Agniveer soldiers recruited under the Agnipath scheme. Earlier, the scheme capped the absorption of the Agniveers to 25% after they completed their four-year initial contract. Read More

An Indian triservices contingent left for Paris to take part in the Bastille Day parade in the French capital. Along with the contingent that will take part in the military march, three IAF Rafales will also participate in the flypast over the Champs-Élysées. Read More

Indian Navy officer Vice Admiral Atul Anand assumed charge as of the additional secretary in the department of military affairs, on Monday. Read More

India has gifted INS Kirpan, an indigenously built missile corvette, which was in service with the Indian Navy until now, to Vietnam. The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, announced this after his meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart, Gen Phan Van Gang. Read More

The Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps and Border Roads Organization have rescued over 3,500 tourists who were stranded in North Sikkim after the road near Chungthang in the district got washed away due to flash floods and part of the road got blocked due to landslides, on June 16. Read More

In one of the most conspicuous moves towards theaterization of the country’s armed forces, the government has given the go-ahead for implementing a common evaluation process for promotion and posting of senior officers in the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and the Indian Air Force. Read More

The defence ministry gave its green signal to the armed forces to purchase 31 MQ-9B SeaGuardian, also known as Predator B, drones from the US. The deal is estimated to be worth $3 billion. This comes a week ahead of PM Modi’s first state visit to the country. Read More

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight-tested New Generation Ballistic Missile ‘Agni Prime’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on June 07. Read More

The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, held a bilateral meeting with Germany’s defence minister, Boris Pistorius, in New Delhi. The two ministers reviewed the ongoing bilateral defence cooperation and explored ways to enhance the collaboration. Read More

After the bilateral defence dialogue between India’s defence minister, Rajnath Singh, and the United States’ defence secretary Llyod Austin in New Delhi, it has emerged that the talks were dominated by a possible deal in which US’s General Electric will manufacture engines for fighter planes in India. Read More