In a significant move to enhance the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) aerial dominance, India and Russia are in the final stages of sealing a defence agreement for the procurement of approximately 300 R-37M very-long-range air-to-air missiles.
Defence sources indicate that this acquisition is aimed at...
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The latest US defence authorisation bill assigns India a key role in Washington’s Indo-Pacific and nuclear strategies, directing sustained consultations on India’s nuclear liability rules and placing New Delhi among a select group of partners shaping a new defence industrial architecture in the...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the armed forces “could have done much more” during Operation Sindoor in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, but deliberately opted for a “restrained” and “calibrated” response.
The operation in May underscored both the capability and...
The Indian Army, in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad, has operationalised on-site 3D concrete printing technology for quick construction of bunkers, sentry posts and protective structures in forward areas of Sikkim, a Defence statement said.
The capability — already proven in other operational...
India and the US have sought additional punitive measures like asset freeze and arms embargo by the UN against Pakistan-based terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, their proxy groups and backers.
The two sides also called for additional designations of ISIS and al-Qa’ida...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday dedicated to the nation 125 strategically significant infrastructure projects of Border Roads Organisation (BRO), reiterating Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s commitment to keep strengthening the border infrastructure.
Describing the...
In a renewed effort to strengthen bilateral naval cooperation, Russia has formally presented a proposal to equip the Indian Navy’s submarine fleet with the 3M-14E Kalibr-PL (export designation Club-S) land-attack cruise missile system.
This latest offer is pitched as the most rapid and flexible...
A leading Israeli defence firm has said it intends to supply the first batch of 40,000 light machine guns (LMGs) to India starting early next year, while it is in the final stages of signing a contract to supply nearly 1,70,000 new-age carbines.
Shuki Schwartz, CEO of Israel Weapon Industries...
Russia agreed to encourage joint manufacturing in India of military hardware and spare parts for maintenance of Russian-origin arms and defence equipment. Ways to bolster overall bilateral defence cooperation figured prominently during summit talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...
The Quad grouping has called for bringing the perpetrators, organisers and financiers of last month’s terror incident near Red Fort in Delhi to justice and urged all UN member states to cooperate on it. The Quad, which comprises India, the US, Australia and Japan, also unequivocally condemned...
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday said that a significant share of India’s challenges, including terrorism, stems from the Pakistani Army, asserting that while the threat exists, New Delhi will “deal with it”.
Speaking to NDTV’s CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Rahul Kanwal, at the HT...
India is confident that the United Kingdom will go all out to tackle the Khalistan movement, which is rampant in the country. The sanctioning of British businessman Gurpreet Singh Rehal and the Babbar Akali Lehar (BAL) are signs of things to come in the UK, officials say.
The crackdown also...
The Philippines has initiated discussions with India regarding the acquisition of an indigenous medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system.
This potential procurement is aimed at replacing the Philippine Air Force’s aging inventory of MIM-23 Improved HAWK batteries, which were originally...
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