Defence

News: US media highlighted the contribution of ‘missile man’ A P J Abdul Kalam to the country’s atomic and space programme. “He was one of the most exuberant boosters of the country’s nuclear program,” The New York Times wrote in a rare obituary for Kalam. “He used the spotlight to ...

News: Army has acknowledged that there was a shortage of ammunition, but said the government was seized of the matter and attempts were being made to address the issue. The day-to-day operations of the army would not be affected by the shortage, there needs to be a huge build up ...

News: Iran and the P5+1, the permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany, finally sealed the historic deal on Iran’s nuclear program, signaling that the years of sanctions and diplomatic sanctions against Tehran were coming to an end. According to Duowei News, the Middle East and the Persian ...

News: The Ministry of Defence(MoD) had taken the call to relax certain norms for the recruitment of women to the Armed Forces and a final decision in this regard was expected  within the next two months. There are as many as 3,298 lady officers working in the armed forces and the ...

News: Four heavily armed terrorists wearing army uniform, went on a rampage attacking a bus and a police station complex, leaving five persons, including a policeman, dead and several injured in Gurdaspur district bordering Pakistan. The terrorists struck a moving bus at Dinanagar area at 5 AM, spraying bullets at ...

News: State-owned defence manufacturing firm Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) will invest an additional Rs300-400 crore in modernization and ramping up its missile production facility in Hyderabad. The missile-system manufacturer has already invested about Rs. 500 crore for various missile systems as well as ramping up the anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) ...

News: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told parliament that the ‘One Rank One Pension’ was discussed with stakeholders, and it will be implemented once its “modalities” are approved. He also added the principle of ‘One Rank One Pension’ for the armed forces has been accepted by the government. Source: ET

News: Visiting Chief of Navy Staff Admiral R K Dhowan, visit at the invitation of Admiral Kraison Chansuwanit, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy, held high level talks with senior Thai government and armed forces officials, agreed to explore bilateral cooperation in shipbuilding projects. The two sides identified exchange of white ...

News: The Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO’s) proposal to set up a Rs 10,000 crore product development and assembling unit near Orvakal in Kurnool district allocating 2200 acres of land. The unit would offer employment to about 4,000 people. Source: TheHindu

News: Clearing the way for Indian private firms to enter the global defence supply chain on a large scale, the government has eased several bureaucratic hurdles in export regulations. The defence ministry has come up with a new set of rules for exports for both the private and public sector ...