Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday increased defence budget to over Rs three lakh crore for the financial year 2019-20 in the budget presented in Lok Sabha.
“Our defence budget will be crossing Rs 3,00,000 crore for the first time in ...
Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed when a Mirage 2000 aircraft crashed during the customer acceptance flight at HAL Airport in Bengaluru around 1030 am on Friday.
The victims were identified as Sqn Ldr Sameer Abrol and Sqn Ldr Siddart...
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)-headed by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday accorded approval for indigenous construction of six submarines for the navy under Project 75 (I)at a cost of over Rs 40,000 crore.
“This...
Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar (seated). (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: Indian Navy on Wednesday said Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar has assumed charge as vice-chief of the naval staff.An alumnus of Sainik School, Amaravathi Nagar and National Defence Academ...
Former Defence Minister and veteran socialist leader George Fernandes passed away here on Tuesday.
He was 88.
He had been suffering from swine flu for the last few days.
A veteran Parliamentarian who was first elected to the Lok Sabh...
Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Wing Commander Bhuvanendran Nair Prasanth will be awarded with Vayu Sena Medal (VSM) for his daring act while undertaking rescue mission during Kerala flood devastation last year.
On August 16, 2018, Wing Command...
A total of 62 air warriors will be awarded gallantry and distinguished awards on the occasion of 70th Republic Day on Friday.
On the occasion, six Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM), 12 Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM), two Vayu Sena Medal (gall...
A total of 42 water warriors will be conferred with the gallantry and distinguished awards on the occasion of 70th Republic Day.
On the occasion, four Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM), six Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM), 16 Nausena Medal (NM), i...
India and Maldives on Thursday held a substantive discussions on further strengthening bilateral defence cooperation.
Both side agreed that the two countries would continue their traditionally close cooperation on issues of maritime securi...
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba on Thursday commissioned INS Kohassa at Diglipur in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Earlier, it was Naval Air Station (NAS) Shibpur.
INS Kohassa has been named after a White-Bellied Sea Eagle, which is...