New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved a purchase of weapons worth Rs 13.7 billion to prioritise the Indian defence forces’ preparedness and domestic investment in the defence sector. The defence ministry said that the decision was taken in a meeting presided over by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. A timeline of two years to […]
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 […]
Bengaluru: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh warned that the head of every Indian, who is informed of the bravery and restraint of the Indian Soldiers during the conflict on the Line of Actual Control at Ladakh (LAC), will be held high with pride. However, if a strong power hurts the Indian pride, it will face a […]
New Delhi: – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced that the union cabinet has approved the purchase of 83 Tejas fighter jets by expressing confidence that the Tejas will prove to be a game-changer for indigenous manufacture of defence equipment. This defence deal is worth nearly Rs 480 billion, and the Defence Minister said that this […]
New Delhi: – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that the talks with China, regarding the dispute over the border at the LAC in Ladakh, have failed. Thus, the Defence Minister indicated that the military deployment would continue from both sides and there are no signs of the tension diffusing. At the same time, the […]
Seoul: – Indian Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane is on a three-day visit to South Korea. Before this, General Naravane had visited Myanmar, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The South Korean visit of the Army Chief, after these, becomes significant. Confidence is being expressed that the defence cooperation between […]
Hyderabad: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Hypersonic Wind Tunnel developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Hyderabad. This Hypersonic Wind Tunnel technology will be crucial for testing the hypersonic aircraft, missiles and engines. India becomes the third country in the world, after the United States and Russia, to indigenously develop this […]
Hyderabad: The Defence Minister warned ‘India wants to resolve all the issues through discussions. India expects peace. But India will not tolerate any attack on its sovereignty and will not hesitate in retaliating strongly against it. China has shown its real face during the Coronavirus pandemic. The Defence Minister issued a stern warning to China […]
Chandigarh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pointed to the challenges posed in front of the country saying, ‘The range of the mobile has become greater than a missile. Therefore, the enemy can reach us even without crossing the border. In these times, all of us will have to play the role of a soldier without uniform.’ […]
New Delhi: – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reprimanded China saying ‘Indian soldiers demonstrated immense bravery to force the intruding Chinese military to retreat from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. The generations to come will remember the bravery demonstrated by the Indian soldiers, during this year, with pride. There can be a discussion […]