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There was a gap between budget allocations and actual spending on the Army's modernisation and infra in four of five years from FY20 to FY24, noted the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met defence major Lockheed Martin's CEO Jim Taiclet and lauded its commitment to "Make in India, Make for World". The meeting took place on Thursday. "CEO of @LockheedMartin, Jim Taiclet met Prime Minister @narendramodi. Lockheed Martin is a key partner in India-US Aerospace and Defence Industrial cooperation. We welcome its commitment towards realising the vision of 'Make in India, Make for the World'," the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a post on X. Sharing pictures of the meeting on X, Lockheed Martin in a post said, "CEO Jim Taiclet joined Hon'ble @narendramodi. As a trusted partner of over three decades, we recognize the promising talent and capabilities of the local industry and remain committed to strengthening the defense and industrial ties between our two nations.

The five-day-long event sa­w the participation of an Australian submarine, and 11 surface ships including a US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with its integral air elements

As CDS, General Rawat was also the Principal Military Advisor to the Defence Minister on all tri-services matters

Modi government had a rare chance to reform and modernise India's military. But it blew up the chance and settled instead for tinkering