Defence

Itanagar: An Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) of the Indian Army, with five personnel on board, on Friday crashed at Migging, south of Tuting in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district, Defence sources said. The rescue team has recovered…

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to unveil the Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40, the indigenous Basic Trainer Aircraft designed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited here on Wednesday. The Prime Minister will inaugurate India's…

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday launched a dedicated website 'Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot' (MBKS) to enable the countrymen to contribute towards Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund at a function at the National War…

London: Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar co-chaired the India-UK Defence Consultative Group (DCG) meeting with his counterpart David Williams, UK Permanent Under Secretary of State for Defence in London. They reviewed the progress of…

Jodhpur (Rajasthan): In a major boost to India's indigenization efforts, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday inducted the first batch of 'Made in India' Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), named Prachand, at a ceremony here. The induction…

Itanagar: The much-awaited trial landing of ‘Made in India’ commercial Dornier aircraft of Alliance Air at the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG), Ziro in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh was ‘successfully’ conducted on Thursday.…

New Delhi: Navy Chief Adm R Hari Kumar visited Australia from September 26 to September 28 and held meetings with key Australian defence leaders and agreed to pursue collaborative activities in several areas of bilateral convergence. This…

New Delhi: In a long-deliberated move, the Centre on Wednesday announced the appointment of Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retired) as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). The ministry of defence said the retired Lt General will also function…

New Delhi: DRDO conducted two successful test flights of Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile on Tuesday from a ground based portable launcher at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. The Very…

Fatehpur BOP: Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the Fatehpur BOP on the Indo-Nepal border in Bihar and conducted review of various activities of the border area with Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). HM Shah inaugurated the BOP buildings of…

New Delhi: Indian and Chinese troops have begun to disengage in the Gogra-Hotsprings (PP-15) area of Eastern Ladakh, as per the joint statement released by both the countries on Thursday. "On 8th September 2022, according to the consensus…

Srinagar: Indian Army’s Fire and Fury Corps on Monday inaugurated first of its kind Community Radio Station (CRS) RGAZOM 90.8 MHz in Kargil, a defence spokesman said. The CRS was inaugurated by Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta, General…

Kathmandu: Continuing a tradition of friendship between the armies of India and Nepal, Indian Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande was on Monday conferred with the Honorary Rank of General of Nepali Army by President of Nepal Bidhya Devi Bhandari at…

Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned the first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on Friday. During the event, the Prime Minister also unveiled the new Naval Ensign (Nishaan), doing away with the colonial past and…

Kochi: In what will mark a significant step towards self-reliance in the defence sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission the first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier as INS Vikrant in Kochi on Friday. "At 9:30…

New Delhi: Amid a border standoff between India and China in Eastern Ladakh, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday said that the state of the border will determine the state of the relationship between the two countries.…

Bengaluru: Garuda Aerospace Pvt Ltd, one of India’s leading drone companies, has been invited to send a technical team to do modifications and help the Army maintain timelines and operational tempo while at work. Demining is an inherently…