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...
HAL and Safhal officials shaking hands after signing the contract. (Photo via special arrangement.)Bengaluru/New Delhi: State-run aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has chosen Safhal Helicopter Engines Private Limited to supply engines for ...
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...
Indian Navy photo taken from INS Tabar as the guided-missile stealth frigate arrived in Malaga, Spain. New Delhi: Continuing with its European port calls and bilateral naval drills with countries in the content since July, INS Tabar, one of the ...
India has already signed several military-linked agreements with the US, like GSOMIA, LEMOA, COMCASA, and BECA before signing SOSA.New Delhi: India and the United States recently signed the Security of Supply Arrangement, or SOSA, on Thursday, as Ind...