Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations protested Indian attacks on the Line of Control in Kashmir in a meeting with his Indian counterpart. According to a statement released by the Indian side, Pakistan complained that Indian Army had killed four Pakistani soldiers and one civilian by cross-border firing. India and Pakistan are engaged in a […]
Reliance Defence, the defence-focused subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, said it entered into yet another agreement with an overseas company. This time, the company said it tied up with Daher Aerospace, France, a supplier of integrated systems for aeroplanes. “Daher Aerospace is tier one manufacturer in Aerostructures segment comprising Fuselage Sections and Fairings made of composites […]
Reliance Defence, the defence manufacturing arm of the Anil Ambani group, said it will form a joint venture in India with global defence manufacturer Thales to carry out some contracts related to the Rafale jet deal. The Indian company will hold 51% of the equity while the foreign entity will hold the remaining. Reliance Defence […]
Engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro entered into a contract with the Ministry of Defence, Government of India to supply of 100 units of 155mm, 52 calibre Tracked Self-Propelled Gun systems to the Indian Army. The contract valued at about ₹ 4500 crore, is the largest order placed by MoD on an Indian private company. This […]
The number of militants who have successfully crossed over into Kashmir via the Indo-Pak border is estimated to have risen almost four fold in 2016, according to data released by the home ministry today. Against 33 estimated successful infiltration in 2015,119 militants are estimated to have crossed over in 2016, the numbers show. The rise of successful […]
India has filled a little over one-third of its phase 1 ‘strategic oil reserve’ at a cost of Rs 4,258 cr, about $640 mln. The country is in the process of building five underground reserve facilities for crude oil totaling 110 million barrels (15.3 million tons) of storage capacity. Out of these, two tanks — […]
Premier Explosives, a Hyderabad based commercial explosives manufacturer, said it has won a Rs 27.7 crore order from Bharat Dynamics Limited for the supply of booster grains. The order will be delivered by end of June next year, said the company. Booster grains are used as solid fuel for missiles. Premier had delivered the 1,000th […]
Reliance Anil Ambani group said itś unit Reliance Aerospace entered into a joint venture with Dassault Aviation, a French aircraft manufacture. The partnership between Reliance and Dassault will also focus on promoting Research and development projects under the IDDM program (Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured), a new initiative of India’s Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. The […]
The Indian Army said it conducted ‘surgical strikes’ along infiltration ‘launch points’ along the Indo-Pak border. The action has since ceased, but the Indian army is “fully prepared for any contingency that may arise,” Director General Military Operations (DGMO), Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said. He said several militants have been killed as part of the […]
The Union Public Service Commission announced that Combined Defence Service examinations will be held on Oct 23. The exams will be conducted at 41 centres across the country. The UPSC said the e-Admit Cards for the candidates have been uploaded on the Commission’s Web-site http://www.upsc.gov.in which may be downloaded. “If any applicant is not able […]
The eighth edition of India-Russia Joint Military Exercise ‘INDRA-2016’ has begun in the Ussiriysk district of Vladivostok in Russia, even as Russian forces arrived in Pakistan on its first ever-joint military drill. Main focus of the Indo-Russian joint exercise is on ‘Counter-Terrorism Operations in semi mountainous and jungle terrain under United Nations Mandate’, said the […]
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will set up a advanced night vision products factory spanning over 50 acres at Nimmaluru Village near Machilipatnam in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh by investing Rs 300 cr over a period of 4 years. The advanced night vision products factory at Nimmaluru will enable BEL to expand its electro-optics business […]
Tata Power and Javelin Joint Venture have signed an agreement to explore the production of a anti-armour missile system to meet Indian requirements, the Indian company said. The system will include using the missile on ground combat vehicles or via infantry or helicopters, said the company. The agreement was signed via Tata Power’s Strategic Engineering […]
India and the United States signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum Of Agreement (LEMOA) in Washington DC, USA yesterday, said the Ministry of Defense. LEMOA is a facilitating agreement that establishes basic terms, conditions, and procedures for reciprocal provision of logistic support, supplies, and services between the armed forces of India and the United States, the […]
The Union Public Service Commission will be conducting the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II) 2016 at different venues located at 41 Centres throughout the country on September 18, 2016 (Sunday), said the government. The e-Admit Cards for the candidates have been uploaded on the Commission’s website http://www.upsc.gov.in which may be downloaded. National […]
Bharat Electronics Ltd will set up a factory at Nimmaluru in Andhra Pradesh to make advanced night-vision products for the defence forces, the company said. Factory will enable BEL to expand its electro-optics business and carry out manufacturing and integration for the ongoing and upcoming projects, it added. Factory will be built in stages and the […]
Government set up a high level committee comprising officials from the Ministry of Defence and the Indian Navy to take necessary steps to mitigate probable security compromise in Scorpene Submarine scandal. The Indian Navy has taken up the matter with Director General of Armament of the French Government requesting to investigate this incident with urgency and […]
Delhi will soon have a new Aerospace Museum close to the international airport focused mainly on Nation’s rich aviation history, said the Ministry of Defence. New Aerospace Museum is not only meant to preserve the glorious tradition of the IAF but also to create awareness in general public about India’s rich Aerospace heritage added the […]
Border Roads Organisation, which constructs roads for the Ministry of Defence, have launched a tree plantation drive in the Northern & Eastern states of India yesterday said the defence ministry. Lt Gen Suresh Sharma, Director General Border Roads said that two lakh saplings will be planted across the country under this programme. Sharma added that it was […]
Bajaj Auto’s has launched “Mission Vikrant 1971” to search for the 1300 officers and sailors that served on India’s first iconic aircraft carrier during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. “Mission Vikrant 1971, is a digital initiative to identify and share details of these war heroes that served on the INS Vikrant and preserve their stories for […]
