Reduction in imports and increase in exports will be achieved in the defence sector: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Reduction in imports and increase in exports will be achieved in the defence sector: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Bengaluru: The government has set a goal to reduce imports of defence equipment by $2 billion by 2022. For this indigenous manufacture of defence, equipment is being encouraged. 137 projects for defence equipment manufacture, with a cost outlay of $37 billion have been approved between 2016 and 2019. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that if […]

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HAL working on combat drone on the basis of pseudo-satellite and Skyborg, informs senior official from HAL

HAL working on combat drone on the basis of pseudo-satellite and Skyborg, informs senior official from HAL

New Delhi: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is working on the development of a Pseudo-satellite. The satellite, operating at a very high altitude in the earth’s atmosphere, is known as the atmospheric satellite or high-altitude aircraft. This satellite can be airborne at the height of 70,000 feet for two to three months and can send information. […]

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Provision of USD 130 billion for modernisation of defence forces – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh  

Provision of USD 130 billion for modernisation of defence forces – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh  

Bengaluru: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced, ‘India is very cautious regarding its population and activities against its integrity. USD 130 billion will be spent on modernisation of defence forces in the next seven to eight years. The maximum stress will be on indigenous manufacture of defence equipment.’ The Defence Minister made this announcement while inaugurating […]

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US takes on Chinese ‘Rare Earths’ hegemony – Australian company to open plant in Texas

US takes on Chinese ‘Rare Earths’ hegemony – Australian company to open plant in Texas

Washington/Canberra: – The US moves to break the Chinese monopoly in the Rare Earth Minerals, necessary for the defence sector, have gained momentum. The US defence department has selected an Australian company to start a Rare Earth Minerals Facility. Only last month, the Chinese government brought a resolution to make the controls stricter for the […]

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Chinese aircraft ignore US warnings; intrude Taiwanese airspace

Chinese aircraft ignore US warnings; intrude Taiwanese airspace

Taipei: – A few days ago, the United States issued a warning that China, threatening of war, with intrusion into the Taiwanese airspace, should be willing to pay the price. But without paying any heed to the US warning, 7 Chinese aircraft intruded into the Taiwanese airspace. The Taiwanese defence department has exposed the information […]

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Deployment of US-Russian warships increased tension in Black Sea region

Deployment of US-Russian warships increased tension in Black Sea region

Moscow/Washington: – Russian navy has started war exercises in the Black Sea region with the advanced warship, Admiral Makarov. Following the deployment of a third US warship in the Black Sea sector, the Russian warship’s deployment and war exercises are adding to the tension in the region. Meanwhile, Russia has already activated the air defence […]

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Chinese bombers practised hitting US aircraft carrier

Chinese bombers practised hitting US aircraft carrier

Washington: – Chinese bombers, as well as fighter jets, practised attacking a US aircraft carrier while it was sailing through Taiwanese waters. The US aircraft carrier was patrolling in the Taiwanese waters at the time of this practice. This increases the seriousness of the Chinese practice manifold. This was exposed through the radio frequency of […]

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