Bordeaux, France: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday received the first of the 36 Rafale fighter aircraft on behalf of the Indian Air Force (IAF).Terming the development as “historic”, Defence Minister said, “It will go a lon...
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called for an increased and active participation of the private sector in defence manufacturing to achieve the Government’s target of making the Indian defence industry worth $26 billion by 20...
New Delhi: In a boost to Defence sector, the Government on Friday allocated Rs 3.19 lakh crore in 2019-20 as compared to Rs 2.98 lakh cr in the previous year.
"The allocation of Rs 3,18,931.22 cr. represents a growth of 7.93% over Budget estimat...
New Delhi; As a major initiative towards ‘Make in India’ initiative, the government on Thursday issued the Expression of Interest(s) for shortlisting of potential Indian Strategic Partners (SPs) for “Construction of six Convention...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday reviewed the operational preparedness of the armed forces and also instructed for having separate meetings for all three services including Army, Air Force and Navy to discuss the same.
It was his second ...
New Delhi: In his first meeting, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday directed officials to seek indigenous solutions for meeting requirements of the armed forces to the extent possible.
It was his first formal meeting after assuming charg...
Aiming to further strengthening the India’s coastal security, the government has sanctioned three new Naval Air Squadrons which are scheduled to be set up in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
It is pertinent to mention that the contract for pr...
With an aim to give a boost to the defence corridor in Tamil Nadu, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will launch the project on January 20at Tiruchirappalli.
“Tamil Nadu defence corridor is scheduled to be launched on January 20. T...
Aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)-developed HTT 40 on Friday began spin testing by successfully entering in to two turn spin and subsequently recovering with the appropriate controls.
The spin testing is the most crucial...
Aiming to establish Indian Navy as a credible maritime security provider in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), Nirmala Sitharaman-headed Defence Ministry has provided a major boost to Navy by signing capital acquisition contracts worth Rs 17,000 cror...