An IAF Sukhoi-30MKI. (File photo)New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Security, the government’s highest decision making body, has granted approval for the procurement of 240 AL-31FP engines for the Indian Air Force’s Sukhoi-30MKI fighter ...
The Indian Army has already started posting women in its Regiment of Artillery and in forward posts, such as Siachen Glacier. (File photo for representation.)New Delhi: In a first move of its kind, the Indian Army’s Remount Veterinary Corps has...
The firing range was crucial for the training of soldiers, especially those from the Dogra Regimental Centre based in Ayodhya.New Delhi: The Indian Army has reportedly decided to change its plans for a field firing range in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, du...
An Indian Army soldier practising with a SIG 716i assault rifle. (File photo)Recently, the Ministry of Defence concluded a deal with the United States-based SIG Sauer Inc to import 73,000 SIG 716i “patrol” rifles for ₹840 crores to ...
DK Sunil (L) taking charge from CB Ananthakrishnan at the HAL headquarters in Bengaluru. (Photo via special arrangement.)Bengaluru: Dr DK Sunil has officially taken charge as the chairman and managing director (CMD) of the state-run Hindustan Aeronau...
An artist’s impression of INS Arighat. (Illustration via Wikipedia/Creative Commons) New Delhi: On the day of the commissioning of India’s second nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN), INS Arighat, Beijing’s mouthp...
A Dhaksha DH-Logigator logistics drone. (Photo: Dhaksha Drones)New Delhi: The Indian Army has paused its plans to buy 200 logistics drones from Dhaksha Unmanned Systems, a company based in Chennai. This decision, which the Army took recently, comes a...
INS Arihant. (File photo)Visakhapatnam: The Indian Navy got its second nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine, on Thursday. The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, commissioned the nuclear submarine capable of carrying nuclear-tipped ballistic...
SSS Defence CEO Vivek Krishnan.New Delhi: India’s recent decision to acquire an additional 73,000 SIG 716 assault rifles from US manufacturer Sig Sauer Inc has sparked intense debate over the country’s defence procurement practices after ...
An Indian Army soldier standing guard at the India Gate in New Delhi with a SIG 716 assault rifle. (India Sentinels file photo.)New Delhi: India has finalized a deal with the United States to procure an additional 73,000 SIG Sauer’s SIG 71...