Defence Management

India on its way to self-sufficiency in defence: Union minister Sanjay Seth

Union Minister Sanjay Seth on Saturday said India is on the way to achieve self-sufficiency in defence. He was here at Punjab Regimental Centre (PRC), Jharkhand's only garrison town, some 45 km from the state capital Ranchi. "India is taking rapid strides in the field of Defence and will become self-sufficient soon," Seth, Union Minister of State for Defence, said after participating in the annual ritual of worshipping arms and ammunition during Dussehra at Punjab Regimental Centre. Seth arrived at the centre this morning which is one of the oldest regiments of the Indian Army. He was welcomed by Brigadier Sanjay Chandra Kandpal, Commandant, Punjab Regimental Centre, in Ramgarh. The minister also interacted with Agniveers, distributed sweets among them and wished them on Dussehra, an official said.

India, France, UAE conduct joint mega air exercise over Arabian Sea

India, France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carried out a mega air exercise over the Arabian Sea against the backdrop of the rising global concerns over Houthi militants targeting several commercial vessels in the strategic waterways in the region. The exercise 'Desert Knight', conducted on Tuesday, featured several frontline aerial assets and combat jets of the air forces of the three countries, officials said. The Indian Air Force (IAF) component at the drills consisted of Su-30 MKI, MiG-29 and Jaguar fighter jets besides AWACS (airborne early warning and control aircraft, C-130-J transport plane and air-to-air refuelling aircraft. "The main focus of exercise 'Desert Knight' was on enhancing synergy and interoperability between the three air forces," the Indian Air Force said. The exercise took place in the Indian FIR (Flight Information Regions) and with IAF aircraft operated from several bases in India. All airspace worldwide is divided into FIRs and each of them is manag

India offers 7 helicopters to Philippine Coast Guard for rescue operations

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Candidates who took the exam can check and download their results at the official website of drdo.gov.in for the DRDO CEPTAM 10 Admin and Allied Result 2023

A 'bottom-up' approach to defence management is a bold experiment

While the ministry of defence has been pitching a joint operations command for better synergy among the country's armed services, it has not revealed why the recommendations of the GoMs were rejected