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Air force day parade, flypast to be held in Prayagraj: Defence Ministry

The ceremonial parade will be conducted at Air Force Station, Bamrauli

Ashok Leyland bags major orders worth Rs 800 crore from Indian Army

Ashok Leyland vehicles, especially the 7.5 tonne Stallion, have formed the backbone of the army's logistics supply chain since the Kargil conflict in 1999

DAC clears Rafale-M, sub deals ahead of PM Modi's arrival in Paris

MDL is already completing the construction of six Scorpene submarines with conventional propulsion

L&T, Navantia sign teaming deal for Project 75(I) submarines at Rs 43K cr

AIP-driven submarines can remain underwater for up to two weeks before surfacing for battery charging

India's strategic choices

Despite the bonhomie between the US and India, New Delhi's geopolitical constraints remain visible

Harnessing the power of martyrdom

What drives Pakistani men to join its military, despite the toll it takes on them? Maria Rashid's book explores the narratives that sustain the Army's appeal among the country's population

PM Modi's visit to Paris crucial for India's indigenous aero engines

As predicted, Modi and French President Francois Hollande announced the controversial sale of 36 Rafales for Euro 7.8 billion

After drone spotted over PM's residence, attention on counter-drone systems

Grene Robotics has built an entire counter-drone system called Indrajaal. The company claims that Indrajaal can detect, identify, track, target, and destroy a hostile drone system

Tejas fighter completes 7 years of service in the Indian Air Force

The IAF's confidence in the Tejas is underlined by the latest order for 83 Mark-1A fighters

Indian Air Force concludes 15-week course to brush up strategic thinking

Dominating the tactical and strategic battlefield today is a high level of transparency, digital communications and precision-guided weapons during both day and night

US-India defence cooperation: Fighter jet engines to ship repairs

HAL-GE's India plant could eventually produce close to a 1,000 F414 engines

Thyssenkruppe partners MDL for potential Indian Navy submarine order

6 submarines, powered by air-independent propulsion, are planned to be built under Rs 45,000 cr programme

Germany may ink Rs 45,000-crore deal to build submarines for India

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems to sign pact with Mazagon Dock today

Coordinating in the battlefield

India's military can no longer afford to create a patchwork of small and relatively inconsequential systems purchased from here and there

In a first, defence production crosses Rs 1 trillion-mark this year

"The current value of defence production in FY 2022-23 is a rise of more than 12 per cent over FY 2021-22, when the figure was Rs 95,000 crore," the MoD stated

Indian navy flies to rescue of Chinese fishermen in Southern Indian Ocean

However, naval sources say that the location and rescue of any fishermen has so far been prevented by severe weather conditions

164 'positive indigenisation list' items indigenised: Defence ministry

These 164 items, which the MoD estimates carry an import substitution value of Rs 814 crore, were scheduled to be indigenised by December 2022

Govt imposes import ban on 928 defence items in self-reliance push

The MoD has also notified three PILs as regards DPSUs, comprising 3,738 major LRUs, sub-systems, assemblies, spares, and components, each with an embargo on their import from defined timelines

Grene Robotics acquires deep-tech defence IP from Apogee C4I LLP

Currently, many anti-drone systems are treated as if drones are the only low radar cross section (RCS) threat in the tactical battle area

IAF's first C-295 tactical transport aircraft takes to the skies

This was the first time the defence ministry entrusted a private firm - TASL - to carry out the entire final assembly of a military aircraft