Defence News

Security forces gun down militant in Jammu & Kashmir's Sopore

The militants opened fire on the search party during a cordon and search operation, triggering the encounter.

Jun 12, 2019

Make in India: Centre identifies 85 countries to sell Indian manufactured defence equipment

The Centre has categorised the countries as per the possibility of the exports; the countries having the highest possibility of exports have been placed under category A for which the defence attaches will be getting $50,000 annually.

Jun 12, 2019

Two militants gunned down in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

Security forces launched a search and cordon operation in Anweera area of Shopian district after receiving a tip-off about militants being present in the area.

Jun 11, 2019

IAF eyes regional air superiority with faster BrahMos integration in Su-30MKI

The government has launched several measures to strengthen the IAF's combat prowess. HAL has been advised to put additional manpower to speed up all such projects.

Jun 10, 2019

India inks Rs 6,000-cr deal with US, to buy NASAMS-II missile system to secure Delhi

India inks Rs 6,000-crore deal with the US to buy the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System-II (NASAMS-II) to secure Delhi.

Jun 10, 2019

Watch: Frozen juice box, eggs hard like rock; this is how Indian army battle Siachen's minus 50 degree cold

Indian army officers stationed at Siachen can be seen unpacking a frozen juice bottle and trying to defrost eggs that have become hard like a rock along with other vegetables due to the harsh climatic conditions.

Jun 9, 2019

Missing AN-32 aircraft: IAF announces Rs 5 lakh reward for information

The announcement was made by the IAF as the aircraft could not be located even after six days of a massive search operation.

Jun 9, 2019

Goa airport resumes flight services after fire caused by MiG-29K's detachable fuel tank

The Airports Authority of India said that fire led to some minor damage to the main runway. The airport operations resumed after clean-up at around 3 pm.

Jun 8, 2019

India buys 100 advanced SPICE bombs in Rs 300 crore deal with Israel

The deal is India's first defence deal after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over a second term after the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Jun 7, 2019

Fake currency racket: Nexus between Pakistan embassy and D-Company revealed

Yunus Ansari was reportedly in regular contact with the official from Pakistan embassy in Kathmandu.

Jun 7, 2019

Make in India boost for defence production as Modi 2.0 sets rolling chopper deal

Anil Ambani and Adani companies are among Indian players in the fray for Rs 21,000-crore deal to manufacture 111 light multirole naval utility helicopters in India with foreign partnership.

Jun 5, 2019

Is poor serviceability reason behind frequent AN-32 crashes?

The AN-32 of the IAF is yet to be upgraded with airframe strengthening, advanced avionics, and radars.

Jun 5, 2019

Expansion of army cloud to boost force's operational efficiency in war and peace

Extensive use of cloud network under the Rs 24,664-crore network for spectrum project will contribute to the force's peace- and war-time effectiveness.

Jun 4, 2019

Beijing says war with US would be a disaster amid rising tensions over Taiwan, South China Sea

China has been incensed by recent moves by the US to increase support for self-ruled and democratic Taiwan.

Jun 2, 2019

1 jawan killed, 4 injured in encounter with Naxals in Jharkhand

A search operation was being conducted, when the Naxals reportedly opened fire on the security forces, triggering the encounter.

Jun 2, 2019