A unit of the Sikh Regiment of the Territorial Army marches during Territorial Army Day. (File photo)New Delhi: India celebrated the 76th foundation day of the Territorial Army. Raised on October 9, 1949, by the first Indian governor general, C Rajag...
Bofors 155mm artillery guns firing at enemy positions during the 1999 Kargil conflict. (File photo) “Sarvatra Izzat-o-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory)” ~ Regiment of Artillery MottoGunners’ Day, celebrated annually...
The Indian Army plans to replace its ageing T-72 tanks with FRCVs. (File photo)New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by the defence minister, Rajnath Singh, approved 10 capital acquisition proposals amounting to ₹1.45 lakh crore f...
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 ...
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...
Rajnath Singh addressing members of the Indian community in the Indian embassy in Washington. (Photo: X/@rajnathsingh)New Delhi: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, has embarked on a four-day visit to the United States, aimed at bolstering the India...
General Sundararajan Padmanabhan (December 13, 1940 – August 19, 2024)Chennai: General Sundararajan Padmanabhan, the 20th chief of the Indian Army, passed away on Monday. He was 83. Gen Padmanabhan, affectionately known as “Paddy” w...
A video screenshot of the DRDO MP-ATGM being test-fired.New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully conducted the test-firing of its indigenously developed man-portable anti-tank guided missile (MP-ATGM). The ...
An Indian and a Lankan soldier during a Mitra Shakti – 2021 drill, which was held in at the Combat Training School in Sri Lanka’s Ampara. (File photo) New Delhi: The 10th edition of the joint military exercise “Mitra Shakti&rdq...
Indian Army personnel and other teams during a rescue operation in Wayanad, Kerala. (Indian Army photo via special arrangement.)Wayanad/Thiruvananthapuram: The death toll in the devastating landslides that struck Wayanad district in Kerala early last...