Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has accorded the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for Capital Acquisition Proposals of the Armed Forces amounting to Rs 76,390 crore. This will give boost to the Indian Defence Industry and reduce foreign spending significantly. The DAC meeting ...

India and Bangladesh has begun a joint military training exercise, 'Ex SAMPRITI-X' on June 5 at Jessore military station in Bangladesh. This will continue till June 16 as part of bilateral defence cooperation. Aim: At strengthening the aspects of interoperability and ...

A heritage centre to showcase the role of the Indian Air Force in various wars and its overall functioning will come up at Chandigarh. The ‘IAF Heritage Centre’ will be set up jointly by the force and the Chandigarh administration. An MoU between the Union Territory of ...

The Indian Navy has decommissioned its two ships, INS Akshay and INS Nishank, after 32 years of service. These two ships also participated in Operation Talwar and Operation Parakram. While INS Nishank, a high-speed missile craft, was commissioned on ...

To mark the diplomatic ties of 30 years, India and Israel has adopted a "vision statement" which will strengthen the defence cooperation in future. During the bilateral meeting between the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Israeli counterpart Benny ...

The Defence Ministry has signed a contract of 2,971 crore with Bharat Dynamics Ltd under the ‘buy Indian’ category. The contract was signed for supply of the indigenously developed Astra Mk-I Beyond Visual Range air to air missiles and associated equipment for the ...

The Indian Navy Ship (INS) Gomati was decommissioned on May 28 from the naval dockyard in Mumbai, informed the Ministry of Defence in an official release. The ship was paid off under the command of Captain Sudip Malik in a poignant ceremony. INS Gomati derives her name from the ...

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday accepted the proposal for the creation of a brand new Defence Estates Circle completely for Uttarakhand on Might 26, 2022. In view of the difficulties confronted in managing massive tracts of defence land within the state and the demand of ...

HANSA-NG (flying trainer Aircraft) has successfully completed an in-flight engine relight test at DRDO’s Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) facility, Challakere, Karnataka. The aircraft was designed & Developed by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL). The ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the two frontline warships of the Indian Navy at Mazgaon Docks Limited, Mumbai which will mark a significant milestone in their construction. The first ship is Surat, which is the fourth and last of the stealth destroyers under ...