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Centre Okays Rs 54,000-Crore Proposals To Buy India-Made Military Hardware
India on Thursday approved the capital acquisition of a plethora of military hardware worth more than Rs 54,000 crore, including airborne early-warning and control-aircraft systems, torpedoes and engines for T-90 tanks.
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Russia Claims To Destroy 46 Ukrainian Drones Overnight
Russia's air defense units destroyed 46 Ukrainian drones overnight, its defence ministry said on Tuesday, the bulk of them over the Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine.
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Taiwan Detects 59 Chinese Aircraft Around island
Along with the 59 aircraft, nine Chinese warships and two balloons were also detected in the 24 hours to 6:00 am (2200 GMT), the defence ministry said.
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Amid Tensions With Trump, Canada Reviewing Purchase Of F-35 Jets: Report
Canada is reviewing a major purchase of US-made F-35 combat planes amid serious tensions with the Trump administration, a spokesperson for the Canadian defence ministry told AFP on Saturday.
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Alpha Tocol Delivers 1st Rear Fuselage For Aircraft Mk1A To Hindustan Aeronautics
Private firm Alpha Tocol Engineering Services on Sunday handed over the first rear fuselage for Light Combat Aircraft Mk1A to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the Defence Ministry said.
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PM Modi To Visit Mauritius Next Week, Participate In National Day Event
A contingent of Indian defence forces will also participate in celebrations, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
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Taiwan Detects Record 11 Chinese Balloons Near Island In 24 Hours
Taiwan detected 11 Chinese balloons near the island in a single-day record, the defence ministry said Friday.
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Former Tank Commander Appointed As Israel's New Military Chief
Former tank commander Eyal Zamir will on Wednesday become Israel's new armed forces chief, inheriting the task at a crucial time for the military after it acknowledged its "complete failure" to prevent Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack.
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Defence Ministry Signs Rs 1,220 Crore Deal With Bharat Electronics Limited
The Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited for the procurement of 149 Software Defined Radios for the Indian Coast Guard at a total cost of Rs 1220.12 crore under Buy (Indian-IDDM) category, the Ministry said.
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Video: Ukraine "Destroys" Russia's S-350 Air Defence System, Moscow Silent
As top diplomats from the US and Russia arrived in Saudi Arabia for a meeting on the years-long war in Ukraine, Moscow was dealt a severe blow in the battlefield.
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Defence Ministry Signs Over Rs 10,000 Crore Deal For Pinaka Rocket System
The government on Thursday inked contracts worth more than 10,000 crore with defence entities for procurement of Area Denial Munition Type-1 and high-explosive rockets with enhanced range for Pinaka multiple launch rocket system
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Republic Day: CRPF Awarded Highest Number Of Gallantry Medals
The CRPF has been awarded the highest number of police gallantry medals, 21, among all central and state police forces including two defence ministry issued Shaurya Chakras on the eve of the 76th Republic Day on Saturday.
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Analysis: India Opens Its Iconic Battlefields For Tourism
Be it the icy war fields of Galwan, Kargil and Siachen or the battles fought in the hot expanse of the Thar desert - tourists can now experience the war zones for themselves.
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Opinion | India-China Is Why 'Military Diplomacy' Works
One often hears the complaint that we work in silos, even within the Ministry of Defence. A whole-of-government approach and bridging the divide between defence forces, bureaucracy and diplomats is the need of the hour.
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Torpedo Deal With French Firm, DRDO's New Tech To Boost India's Submarines
India's Ministry of Defence signed two significant deals to greatly enhance its submarine fleet. While one of the deals was signed with France's Naval Group, the larger of the two contracts was signed with Mumbai's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders.
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Centre Okays Rs 54,000-Crore Proposals To Buy India-Made Military Hardware
India on Thursday approved the capital acquisition of a plethora of military hardware worth more than Rs 54,000 crore, including airborne early-warning and control-aircraft systems, torpedoes and engines for T-90 tanks.
-
Russia Claims To Destroy 46 Ukrainian Drones Overnight
Russia's air defense units destroyed 46 Ukrainian drones overnight, its defence ministry said on Tuesday, the bulk of them over the Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine.
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Taiwan Detects 59 Chinese Aircraft Around island
Along with the 59 aircraft, nine Chinese warships and two balloons were also detected in the 24 hours to 6:00 am (2200 GMT), the defence ministry said.
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Amid Tensions With Trump, Canada Reviewing Purchase Of F-35 Jets: Report
Canada is reviewing a major purchase of US-made F-35 combat planes amid serious tensions with the Trump administration, a spokesperson for the Canadian defence ministry told AFP on Saturday.
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Alpha Tocol Delivers 1st Rear Fuselage For Aircraft Mk1A To Hindustan Aeronautics
Private firm Alpha Tocol Engineering Services on Sunday handed over the first rear fuselage for Light Combat Aircraft Mk1A to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the Defence Ministry said.
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PM Modi To Visit Mauritius Next Week, Participate In National Day Event
A contingent of Indian defence forces will also participate in celebrations, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
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Taiwan Detects Record 11 Chinese Balloons Near Island In 24 Hours
Taiwan detected 11 Chinese balloons near the island in a single-day record, the defence ministry said Friday.
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Former Tank Commander Appointed As Israel's New Military Chief
Former tank commander Eyal Zamir will on Wednesday become Israel's new armed forces chief, inheriting the task at a crucial time for the military after it acknowledged its "complete failure" to prevent Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack.
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Defence Ministry Signs Rs 1,220 Crore Deal With Bharat Electronics Limited
The Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited for the procurement of 149 Software Defined Radios for the Indian Coast Guard at a total cost of Rs 1220.12 crore under Buy (Indian-IDDM) category, the Ministry said.
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Video: Ukraine "Destroys" Russia's S-350 Air Defence System, Moscow Silent
As top diplomats from the US and Russia arrived in Saudi Arabia for a meeting on the years-long war in Ukraine, Moscow was dealt a severe blow in the battlefield.
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Defence Ministry Signs Over Rs 10,000 Crore Deal For Pinaka Rocket System
The government on Thursday inked contracts worth more than 10,000 crore with defence entities for procurement of Area Denial Munition Type-1 and high-explosive rockets with enhanced range for Pinaka multiple launch rocket system
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Republic Day: CRPF Awarded Highest Number Of Gallantry Medals
The CRPF has been awarded the highest number of police gallantry medals, 21, among all central and state police forces including two defence ministry issued Shaurya Chakras on the eve of the 76th Republic Day on Saturday.
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Analysis: India Opens Its Iconic Battlefields For Tourism
Be it the icy war fields of Galwan, Kargil and Siachen or the battles fought in the hot expanse of the Thar desert - tourists can now experience the war zones for themselves.
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Opinion | India-China Is Why 'Military Diplomacy' Works
One often hears the complaint that we work in silos, even within the Ministry of Defence. A whole-of-government approach and bridging the divide between defence forces, bureaucracy and diplomats is the need of the hour.
-
Torpedo Deal With French Firm, DRDO's New Tech To Boost India's Submarines
India's Ministry of Defence signed two significant deals to greatly enhance its submarine fleet. While one of the deals was signed with France's Naval Group, the larger of the two contracts was signed with Mumbai's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders.
