India inks Rs 5,000 crore defence deal with US to buy 145 M777 howitzers

India inks Rs 5,000 crore defence deal with US to buy 145 M777 howitzers 

India has singed government-to-government deal with the United States (US) to buy 145 M-777 Ultra-Light Howitzers worth $750 million under the Foreign Military Sales programme. The deal was signed at the two-day meeting of the 15th India-US Military Cooperation Group (MCG) held in New Delhi.

A month on, search continues for missing AN-32

NEW DELHI: A month since it went off radar enroute Port Blair, the search for the missing AN-32 aircraft of Indian Air Force continues without any concrete evidence about the fate of the aircraft. Meanwhile, as Geological Survey of India ship Samudra Ratnakar found some leads at a depth of around 3,000 meters, officials said it was not clear if it was the debris of the aircraft. "The ship has tracked some echoes from the

DRDO successfully tests Two New 30km and 100km ‘glide bombs’ in Pokhran

India has moved closer to self-dependence in precision-guided ‘smart glide bombs’ as it conducted covert trials of these bombs successfully at Pokhran firing range in Jaisalmer on Friday.Christened as ‘Garuthmaa’ and ‘Garudaa’, the ‘glide bombs’ are being indigenously developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Of these two drop trials, the test of Garudaa,

INDIAN AIR FORCE BEGINS HUNT FOR SMART AIRFIELD SECURITY SYSTEM

The air force’s western air command has asked Indian companies to bid for the pilot project that would then be replicated at air bases across the nation. NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force has initiated its search for a new smart airfield protection system eight months after the Pathankot attack exposed several chinks in the perimeter security at a vital airbase, leading to the death of seven security personnel and a close call for

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First National Conference of Investigating Agencies concludes in New Delhi

The first National Conference of Investigating Agencies was held from August 12 to 13, 2016 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The two-day conference was inaugurated by the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The conference was attended by more than 100 delegates from States/UTs/Central Police Organisations. Key Facts The conference was organized by the Bureau of Police Research and

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Tweak in rules now permits export of small arms from India with due permission

NEW DELHI: Top small arms manufacturers from across the globe are looking to set up shop in India with a critical tweak in rules by the government that has enabled the private sector to set up manufacturing units and even cater to export orders after due permissions. The revised Arms Rules 2016, which have been notified by the government last month, have brought clarity to the sector, giving clear rules on how private

Rafale Negotiating Team Submits Report; Defence Council To Take It Up Soon

NEW DELHI:  The defence ministry's top acquisition council is likely to take up the final report submitted by a team negotiating the much-anticipated Rafale fighter jet deal with France this month. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, is likely to meet on August 18. The council had last month reviewed the multi-billion Euro Rafale deal and directed the Indian negotiating

India Rejects SAAB's Offer to Develop Tejas MK1A Aircraft

Swedish defense firm SAAB had offered to set up a production unit in India to collaborate with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the co-development of the Tejas MK1A fighter aircraft.New Delhi (Sputnik) — SAAB's desperate attempt to collaborate with Indian aeronautics firm in the co-development of India's indigenously manufactured fighter aircraft Tejas MK1A has failed to find support in the Indian

Karnataka govt. go give alternative site to family of martyred NSG commando

Karnataka Home Minister G Parmeshwara, has said that the state government will give alternative site to the family members of martyred NSG commando Niranjan Kumar whose house has come under the demolition list in Bengaluru. The civic body has decided to demolished portion of late NSG commander Niranjan

Defence exhibition by DRDO in Parliament premises concludes

A three-day exhibition showing India's indigenous defence capabilities like BrahMos supersonic missiles, main battle tank 'Arjun' among others was organized at Parliament Premises. The exhibition which was organised by the DRDO, concludes on Friday. It displayed a number of state-of-the-art defence

Lt Gen Bipin Rawat to be new Army vice-chief

NEW DELHI: The government has finally cleared the names of Lt General Bipin Rawat as the new Army vice chief from September 1, while Lt Gen P M Hariz will replace him as the Southern Command chief. The force on Monday also got a new signal officer-in-chief in Lt Gen A R Prasad. But the suspense over some other top-level crucial appointments continued despite the Chandimandir-based Western Army Command,

Now, IAF to fit all AN-32s with underwater locators

NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force is now scrambling to install underwater locator beacons in its older transport aircraft, which are tasked to fly over the sea, after failing to locate the AN-32 that went down with 29 people in the Bay of Bengal on July 22. The ill-fated AN-32, which crashed in an area where the average sea depth is well over 3,000-metre, had been fitted with emergency locator transmitters (ELT) or beacons

Indian, Chinese troops hold border meetings in Ladakh, vow to maintain peace

Indian and Chinese troops on Monday held a ceremonial Border Personal (BP) meeting along Sino-India border in Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir and agreed to uphold treaties and agreements signed between the two sides to maintain peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). “Both sides also sought to build on the mutual feeling to uphold the treaties and agreement signed between the

Air Marshal B Suresh assumes appointment of AOP

New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS) Air Marshal B Suresh AVSM VM assumes charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel (AOP) at Air Headquarters on Sunday. A graduate of the 'Rashtriya Indian Military College', Dehradun and 'National Defence Academy' Kharakvasla, the Air Marshal was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on 13 Dec 1980. He is a meritorious graduate of the 'Tactics and Air Combat

Exercise Maitree 2016: Joint Indo - Thailand Military Exercise Culminates

The Indo - Thailand Military Exercise MAITREE concluded today at Krabi, Thailand. The exercise had commenced on 15 July 2016 under the aegis of the Royal Thailand Army. 90 soldiers of Indian Army and Royal Thailand Army had participated in the two week long Exercise. The exercise included combined training, familiarization with weapons & equipment used by both the countries, analyzing groupings, drills and

Joint Indo-Thailand Military Exercise ‘Maitree’ culminates

The Indo-Thailand Military Exercise Maitree concluded on 29 July 2016 at Krabi, Thailand. The exercise had commenced on 15 July 2016 under the aegis of the Royal Thailand Army. The aim of the joint exercise was to train contingents of both the armies on conduct of counter terrorist operations in an urban nvironment.

• 90 soldiers of Indian Army and Royal Thailand Army had participated in the two week long Exercise.

Parachutes Designed by DRDO

Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra is a premier R&D Laboratory of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) engaged in design and development of various types of parachutes for Armed Forces.  Over the years, ADRDE has designed and developed the following categories of parachutes:-Paratrooper parachutes.

Government Approves Abolition Of Norms For Joint Venture Firms By Defence PSUs

New Delhi: Government on Wednesday approved the abolition of existing guidelines for establishing joint venture companies by Defence PSUs to meet the goal of indigenous manufacturing. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. "The Department of Defence Production came to the conclusion that with the increasing participation of the private industry in

India without aircraft carrier for 8 months

NEW DELHI: India thinks of itself as an emerging superpower but does not have a single operational aircraft carrier as of now. Its solitary aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, will be ready for action only after eight months due its ongoing maintenance refit. More alarmingly, the 44,570-tonne INS Vikramaditya will in all probability have to soldier on alone for the next six-seven years. In its report tabled in Parliament on

Govt to reduce the number of Maoist affected districts

The government is planning to reduce the number of districts affected by Maoists by about a fifth. 106 districts have been identified as maoist affected. Out of these, the government may remove almost 20 districts from the list. These 106 districts span over 10 states which are Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. These