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Army erects habitat for 22,000 troops in Eastern Ladakh
New Delhi: Amid growing tensions with China along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh, Indian Army has launched a massive drive to enhance capabilities and upgrade infrastructure for troops in the area.
In the last two years, habitat and technical…
Army Chief Pande to meet senior French military leaders
Paris: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande will hold discussions with senior military leadership of France to further enhance the existing defence relations between the two countries.
General Manoj Pande has come to France on a four-day visit, from…
Air Marshal Manavendra Singh visits CAW in Secunderabad
Hyderabad: Air Marshal Manavendra Singh, Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Training Command, Indian Air Force visited the College of Air Warfare (CAW) in Secunderabad on Sunday.
The AOC-in-C was received by Air Vice Marshal Manish Khanna,…
Indian Defence Industry: on Glorious Growth Path
Jaipur/New Delhi: India has one of the world's largest armed forces with a strength of over 14.4 lakhs active personnel since it has the largest unsettled borders with two nuclear powered neighbors. Also, it has high defense spending …
Agniveer Rectt.: 203 Jammu youth clear physical, medical test after C-DYTE training
Jammu: As many as 203 youth of border and other blocks trained in 13 Centres for District Youth Training and Empowerment (C-DYTE) being run in Jammu district under the aegis of Mission Youth scheme have cleared the physical and medical…
Air Force Chiefs of India, France, fly as part of Ex Garuda VII
Jodhpur: Showcasing close bilateral and defence ties, the Chiefs of the Indian and French Air Forces flew a sortie on Tuesday during the ongoing Ex Garuda VII here.
While the IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari flew a sortie in an IAF…
Army Commanders to brainstorm on future-ready force
New Delhi: The Indian Army will brainstorm on current and emerging security and administrative aspects to chart out the future course of action during the Army Commanders Conference (ACC) from Nov 7 to 11 here.
The ACC is an apex-level…
Def. Minister Rajnath Singh celebrates Shaurya Diwas in Srinagar
Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh celebrated Shaurya Diwas at Old Air Field, Srinagar on Thursday, a defence ministry spokesman said.
The day marked the 75th year of induction of the Indian Army to save the state of Jammu and…
Infantry Day celebrated at Dhruv War Memorial Udhampur by Northern Command
Jammu: The Northern Command on Thursday celebrated the 76th Infantry Day with a traditional wreath laying ceremony at the Dhruva War Memorial in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. A Defence Ministry spokesman said the Infantry Day is…
Modi says Diwali signifies festival of the end of terror
Srinagar: Stressing that India has always viewed war as the last resort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Diwali signifies the festival of the end of terror and that Kargil had made it possible.
Addressing the soldiers in…
Army helicopter (ALH) crashes in Arunachal
Itanagar: An Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) of the Indian Army, with five personnel on board, on Friday crashed at Migging, south of Tuting in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district, Defence sources said.
The rescue team has recovered…
PM to unveil India made trainer HTT-40 for IAF today
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to unveil the Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40, the indigenous Basic Trainer Aircraft designed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited here on Wednesday.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate India's…
Rajnath launches dedicated portal ‘Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot’ for kin of fallen heroes
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday launched a dedicated website 'Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot' (MBKS) to enable the countrymen to contribute towards Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund at a function at the National War…
Nigerian military delegation visits INS Shivaji
Pune: Commodore A V Kujoh, Defence adviser, High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, New Delhi, called on Commanding Officer of INS Shivaji at Lonavala and visited various training facilities there.
The visit was aimed at…
India-UK Defence Group meets, discuss production tie-ups
London: Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar co-chaired the India-UK Defence Consultative Group (DCG) meeting with his counterpart David Williams, UK Permanent Under Secretary of State for Defence in London.
They reviewed the progress of…
Light Combat Helicopter ‘Prachand’ inducted into IAF
Jodhpur (Rajasthan): In a major boost to India's indigenization efforts, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday inducted the first batch of 'Made in India' Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), named Prachand, at a ceremony here.
The induction…
All India Nau Sainik Camp of NCC in Vizag from Oct 2
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Visakhapatnam: The 11-day All India Nau Sainik Camp-2022 (AINSC-22) of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) will be conducted at the campus of the Naval Children School at 104 Area here from October 2.
The Camp…
Dornier aircraft makes ‘successful’ test landing at Ziro Adv. landing spot
Itanagar: The much-awaited trial landing of ‘Made in India’ commercial Dornier aircraft of Alliance Air at the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG), Ziro in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh was ‘successfully’ conducted on Thursday.…
Navy Chief Hari Kumar visits Australia
New Delhi: Navy Chief Adm R Hari Kumar visited Australia from September 26 to September 28 and held meetings with key Australian defence leaders and agreed to pursue collaborative activities in several areas of bilateral convergence.
This…
Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retd.) appointed as the next CDS
New Delhi: In a long-deliberated move, the Centre on Wednesday announced the appointment of Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retired) as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). The ministry of defence said the retired Lt General will also function…