Government clears Rs 85,000 cr for Zorawar light tanks, guided missiles
Keeping in mind the two-front war between China and Pakistan as well as the threat emanating from sea-route, the government cleared, on 22 December,...
Agni-V can now strike targets beyond 7,000 km
India will now be able to strike targets beyond 7,000 km with the weight of the Agni-V missile reduced significantly. The Defence Research and...
Pacifist Japan unveils unprecedented $320 bn military build-up
Japan said, on 16 December, it would begin a once-unthinkable $320 billion military build-up that would arm it with missiles capable of striking China and ready it for...
Pakistan’s Afghan plan goes awry – Taliban Experiment Becomes Costly
On the day US Central Command Commander Gen Michael Kurilla came visiting Rawalpindi to meet new Pak Army Chief Gen Asim Munir, serious cross-border...
Government wants to bifurcate DRDO chief’s workload
After opening the doors of India’s premier defence research agency DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) to private players, wherein they will operate government...
Army facilitating civilian adventure activities near LAC
Reflecting its evolving philosophy of border control, the Narendra Modi government is slowly opening up areas along the critical Line of Actual Control (LAC)...
Phase-II Of IAF Airfields’ Modernisation Is Underway
Ajay Bhatt, Minister of State for Defence, informed the parliament that the second phase of airfield modernisation is underway. This was in response to...
China poses burgeoning threat in space
While the mention of growing Chinese nuclear arsenal in the annual US Department of Defence report to the US Congress made global headlines, greater...
Indian Army Issues RFI to Acquire 91 High Mobility Reconnaissance Vehicles
In move to boost mobility for its personnel, Indian Army plans to acquire 91 High Mobility Reconnaissance Vehicles (HMRV) for mechanized forces by Fast...
There are 135,891 vacancies in all 3 services: Defence ministry to Parliament
The defence ministry, on 9 December, informed the Parliament that there are 135,891 posts lying vacant in all three services of the armed force...
















