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 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...
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 ...
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...
(Illustration for representation.)New Delhi: The Delhi Police said they have dismantled an al-Qaida terror module and detained 14 suspected terrorists from Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. On Thursday, a Delhi Police statement said the operat...
This Indian Navy photo taken from INS Tabar shows the warship entering the Esbjerg harbour in Denmark, on August 19, 2024.New Delhi: The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tabar, a frontline guided-missile stealth frigate, has arrived in Esbjerg, Denmark, for a...
Rakesh Pal. (File Photo)New Delhi: Rakesh Pal, who was leading the Indian Coast Guard as its 25th director general, died of a heart attack in Chennai on Sunday. He was 58. Pal was earlier admitted to Chennai’s Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital...
The Gaurav long-distance glide bomb during its test-flight. (Photo: MoD) New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully conducted the maiden test-flight of its long-range winged glide bomb, “Gaurav&rdq...
INS Arihant. (File photo)New Delhi: The Indian Navy is set to get its second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). After the indigenously built INS Arihant, which was commissioned in 2018, the second indigenously built SSBN, Arighat, is...