Jodhpur: The second phase of Exercise Tarang Shakti – 2024, India’s largest multinational air exercise, commenced at the Jodhpur Air Force Station, Rajasthan, on August 30. This phase, which will run until September 14, will see the ...
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 ...
HAL and Safhal officials shaking hands after signing the contract. (Photo via special arrangement.)Bengaluru/New Delhi: State-run aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has chosen Safhal Helicopter Engines Private Limited to supply engines for ...
A Dhaksha DH-Logigator logistics drone. (Photo: Dhaksha Drones)New Delhi: The Indian Army has paused its plans to buy 200 logistics drones from Dhaksha Unmanned Systems, a company based in Chennai. This decision, which the Army took recently, comes a...
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 ...
Indian Navy photo taken from INS Tabar as the guided-missile stealth frigate arrived in Malaga, Spain. New Delhi: Continuing with its European port calls and bilateral naval drills with countries in the content since July, INS Tabar, one of the ...
An artist’s impression of a high-altitude ASW sonobuoy being dropped from a helicopter. (Photo: X/@NethajiSoldiers)New Delhi: The United States secretary of state, Antony Blinken, approved the sale of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sonobuoys and ...
Fragments of the Indian Army drone after crash-landing in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. (Photo: X/@War_Analysts) New Delhi: An Indian Army small drone (unmanned aerial vehicle/UAV) crossed the line of control (LoC) from Jammu & Kashmir’s ...
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 ...