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New Delhi: Defence ministry on Friday gave the preliminary approval for crucial capital acquisitions projects worth Rs 84,560 crore, which range from long-range cruise missiles, anti-tank loiter munitions, sonars, radars and torpedoes to 30 specialised aircraft for spying, early-warning, maritime patrol and mid-air refuelling.The biggest case in terms of ...

India’s defence exports for 2022-23 clocked an all time high of around Rs 16,000 crore. This is an over 10 times increase since 2016-17 when the defence exports were Rs 1,521 crore. India has set itself an ambitious defence exports target of Rs 35,000 crore by 2024-25.According to the ...

CHANDIGARH: Almost three decades after an Army officer from Punjab was found dead in a bunker at the India-Pakistan border during ‘Operation Rakshak,’ the Armed Forces Tribunal has ordered the ministry of defence to pay special family pension to the deceased soldier’s wife, reports Ajay Sura.The widow was given ...

https://sputniknews.com/20221018/second-india-africa-defense-dialogue-takes-place-on-defexpo-22-sidelines-1102000193.htmlSecond India-Africa Defense Dialogue Takes Place on DefExpo-22 SidelinesSecond India-Africa Defense Dialogue Takes Place on DefExpo-22 SidelinesThe first India-Africa Defense Dialogue (IADD) was held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in 2020. In continuation with the Lucknow Declaration, adopted at the end of... 18.10.2022, Sputnik International2022-10-18T16:03+00002022-10-18T16:03+00002022-10-18T16:03+0000africaafricaministry of defencecollaborationsecuritydialogue/html/head/meta/@content/html/head/meta/@contenthttps://cdnn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e6/0a/12/1102014453_0:402:2927:2048_1920x0_80_0_0_916792f8f40bf0b42da44230ded9a3a0.jpgThe second Indo-African Defense ...

Gen Anil Chauhan on Friday became India's new Chief of Defence Staff with a mandate to implement the ambitious theaterisation plan that seeks to ensure tri-services synergy and prepare the military for future security challenges. Gen Chauhan, a former Eastern Army Commander, took charge as the country's ...

As part of the ongoing military reforms, the government is introducing ‘Tour of Duty’ (ToD) scheme called Agnipath, which is a short-term recruitment plan. Under the new policy, males aged 18-21 years with 10+2 qualification, will be enrolled on contractual basis for a period of four years, including six ...

Several Opposition leaders have moved privilege motion against Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw over issue. Amid several Opposition leaders moving a privilege motion against Minister for Information Technology and Telecom Ashwini Vaishnaw over the Pegasus issue, the government has continued to maintain that no ‘unauthorised snooping’ was done and that the ...

Response from schools in 13 states and union territories to the Centre’s Sainik School affiliation scheme has been lukewarm and a proactive drive is needed in this matter, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Saturday. These 13 states and union territories are Goa, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, West ...

Each chapter begins with the gallantry award citation for that battle/operation which serves as an introduction to the events that follow.By Neha KohliThe month of December 2021 marks 50 years since the India-Pakistan War of 1971, which led to the creation of the nation of Bangladesh. The war was ...

KABUL: The Taliban were in control of six Afghan provincial capitals on Tuesday after a blitz across the north forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes for the relative safety of Kabul and other centres. The insurgents now have their eyes on Mazar-i-Sharif, the north's biggest ...