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2019 Lok Sabha elections: PM Modi, Nitish Kumar come together after a decade in NDA's Bihar rally

PM Narendra Modi will reportedly present his government's five years report card during the NDA rally in Patna.

Mar 3, 2019

India-Pakistan tension: From Sukhoi Su-30 to F-16, a look at the nuclear-armed rivals' air power

With 4,207,250 defence personnel as compared to Pakistan's 919,000, India is substantially larger but there are concerns about its fighter jet fleet.

Feb 27, 2019

'Non-lethal' plastic bullets to replace pellet guns in Kashmir: Are they harmless?

1,570 persons including teenagers and young girls sustained injuries of varying degrees due to pellet fire in Kashmir last year.

Jan 15, 2019

China tests 'mother of all bombs,' strength only second to a nuclear weapon

State arms manufacturer Norinco posted a video of the test on its website and said that it had the capacity for massive destruction and could wipeout swathes of land. The strength of the bomb is reportedly only second to that of a nuclear weapon.

Jan 5, 2019

Howitzer, Indian Army, Artillery gun system

India's first indigenous artillery gun Dhanush to be inducted soon

An induction ceremony has been planned at the School of Artillery in Deolali near Nashik in February, which is likely to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dec 26, 2018

4 Indian PSUs features in top 100 arms producers across world

The PSUs who have made cut includes Indian Ordnance Factories, Hindustan Aeronautics, Bharat electronics, and Bharat Dynamics.

Dec 15, 2018

Maharashtra: 4 killed, 11 injured in explosion at Pulgaon Army depot in Wardha district

Around 11 people have been injured and they have been rushed to the nearby hospital.

Nov 20, 2018

Indian Army all set to get new rifles and carbines

US-based SIG Sauer small arms manufacturer's SIG 716 battle rifle and United Arab Emirates-based Caracal's CAR 816 CQB carbine have emerged as lowest bidders in their respective categories.

Sep 30, 2018

Russian S-400 air defence mobile missile launching systems

India, Russia attempt to break financial hurdles amid US sanctions

Three defence contracts are likely to come under the clouds of uncertainty when Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in October.

Aug 25, 2018

UP defence industrial corridor: Private players mute, defence PSUs take lead

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman reaffirmed the role of private as well as public sector players in exporting the defence manufactured products.

Aug 13, 2018

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hands over 'Made in India' multi-fuel engines, tanks to Indian Army

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman handed over two kinds of indigenously built multi-fuel engines to the Vice Chief of Indian Army.

Jul 29, 2018

Special forces to get new weapons, equipment to enhance their lethality

Special forces of the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force are getting new weapons and equipment to make them more effective in war and anti-terror operations.

Jul 19, 2018

A Russian soldier launches a drone during a joint Serbian-Russian military training exercise

How to stop drone swarms from overwhelming border outposts? Fry them with microwaves

Microwave beams work on an atomic level, says the report. It simply passes right through a drone's exterior shell and destroying the circuitry and semiconductors that keep IC board working.

Jul 6, 2018

India's first indigenous artillery gun Dhanush clears the final test

The gun has been developed by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), Kolkata, after going through the design documents running into over 12,000 pages.

Jun 10, 2018

US military working on laser and microwave weapons to burn out drones

The laser and microwave weapons are not designed to make drones explode in mid-air, rather, burn it out so they drop to the ground.

Mar 27, 2018

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