Gaza/Jerusalem: Thirty-two people have been killed in the conflict between Islamic Jihad from Gaza and Israel in the last two days. An announcement had been made that ceasefire will be imposed from Thursday night to stop this bloodshed. But even after this, there were five rockets launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel. Therefore, concerns […]
Paris: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh officially received the first Rafale fighter jet supplied by France to India. The Defence Minister even took a sortie in the fighter jet. The meaning of Rafale is a gust of wind. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said he was confident that the fighter jet would live up to its name. […]
Athens: The United States has signed a long-term defence agreement with Greece, known as the doorway to Europe, which envisages building of ‘Drone Bases’, along with a new military base. The tension with Turkey and the developments in the Gulf are believed to be the background for this agreement. US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo […]
Mumbai: INS Khanderi, the second stealth submarine from the Scorpene class was commissioned in the Indian Navy. While speaking on this occasion, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh issued yet another warning to Pakistan. Defence Minister Singh said, “Pakistan should note that India has acquired the capability to strike with “greater force if needed.” At the same […]
Washington/Jerusalem: With talks for a new defence agreement between the United States and Israel underway, US President Donald Trump indicated that the process would be expedited after the elections in Israel. This statement by President Trump is considered to be very important in the context of the Israeli elections. Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
Taipei: A few weeks ago, China warned Taiwan that, its risks a military annexation, if it rejects the offer for unification with mainland China. In light of this development, to increase its military deployment, Taiwan has announced a massive increase of 8.3% in its defence spending. Taiwan has announced a 13-billion-dollardefencespending for the year 2020. […]
New Delhi: India is preparing to sign a third major strategic agreement with the United States. Earlier, India and the United States have strengthened their defence ties through the LEMOA (Logistic Exchange Memorandum of Agreement) and COMCASA (Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement) now the BECA (Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement) will be signed between the […]
Moscow/New Delhi: While the United States, Israel and European countries are trying to create a share in the Indian defence market, its longstanding traditional friend Russia has forwarded new proposals, under the ‘Make in India’ initiative. Senior Russian officials indicated that if India agreed, Russia was prepared to manufacture Lada-class attack submarine and Su-57 advanced […]
New Delhi: Chief of Military Staff, General Bipin Rawat, announced that necessary amendments are being made to face the challenges of the changing war techniques of the modern times and the defence ministry had accepted the proposal. The Chief of Staff gave important information that as per this, the military headquarters will undergo restructuring. The […]
Beijing: The Chinese mouthpiece ‘Global Times’ remarked that India should not use China, as an excuse, for increasing its defence preparedness. The Indian media have claimed that India is expanding its level of defence preparedness as the threat following the Chinese naval deployment in the Indian Ocean has increased. However, the Chinese mouthpiece clarified that […]