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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
Narendra Modi (L) with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Mariinsky Palace. (Photo: X/@narendramodi) New Delhi: The prime minister, Narendra Modi, made a landmark visit to Ukraine, marking the first time an Indian leader has visited the country since it gai...
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...
An Indian Army artillery gun being fired during a training exercise. (File photo for representation.)New Delhi: The Indian Army has issued a tender worth ₹7,000 crore for the procurement of next-generation light artillery guns. This initiative ...
Rajesh Kumar Singh.New Delhi: Rajesh Kumar Singh will be the new defence secretary of India. The government appointed him to the post in a major bureaucratic reshuffle, announced on Friday. Singh, a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS)...
Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh (L) and Indian PM Narendra Modi after their bilateral talks in New Delhi, on August 1, 2024. (Photo: X/@narendramodi) New Delhi: During the official three-day state visit of the Vietnamese prime minister, Pham Minh ...