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Rajnath Singh to commission Coast Guard's offshore patrol vessel Vigraha

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will commission offshore patrol vessel Vigraha of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in Chennai on Saturday, the defence ministry said. "The ship will be based in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and operate on the eastern seaboard under the operational and administrative control of the Commander, Coast Guard Region (East)," the ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The 98-meter vessel, with a complement of 11 officers and 110 sailors, has been designed and built indigenously by Larsen & Toubro Ship Building Limited, it mentioned. The vessel is fitted with advanced technology radars, navigation and communication equipment, sensors and machinery capable of operating in tropical sea conditions, the statement said. "The ship is also designed to carry one twin-engine helicopter and four high-speed boats for boarding operation, search and rescue, law enforcement and maritime patrol," it stated. The ICG, with this ship joining the fleet, will have 157 ships .

Army Chief Naravane on two-day visit to southern command: Defence min

General M M Naravane started his two-day visit of the Indian Army's southern command on Friday as he visited the production facilities of Larsen and Toubro (L&T) and Tata Motors in Pune, Maharashtra, the Defence Ministry stated. The Army Chief will be visiting the Indian Navy's airbase INS Hansa in Goa on Saturday, the second day of the visit, the ministry's statement noted. "During his Pune visit, the COAS (Chief of Army Staff) visited Tata Motors at Pimpri where he observed the operations of the assembly lines of passenger and commercial vehicles and engineering research centre," it stated. "A range of Tata vehicles including Xenon, AWD (4x4) Troop Carrier, light bullet proof vehicle and combat support vehicles, namely Mine Protected Vehicles and Wheeled Armoured Amphibious Platform AWD (8x8) configuration were on display," it mentioned. Naravane also visited the Strategic Systems Complex (SSC) of L&T at Talegaon near Pune city to witness their production facilities and ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attends SCO meet in Dushanbe

Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe is also attending the SCO meeting.

Lighter, deadlier Gen Next Akash Missile flight-tested off Odisha coast

The missile will be offered for export; possibility of sales to east Asian and African countries

DRDO develops high strength titanium alloy for aerospace forgings

DMRL develops special steels and other super-alloys (such as those mixed with nickel) and then facilitates their commercial production by industrial units

Defence Ministry issues formal tender for mega submarine programme

The Defence Ministry on Tuesday issued the request for proposal (RFP) or the formal tender to domestically build six conventional submarines for the Navy at a cost of over Rs 40,000 crore, over a month after the mega acquisition project was cleared. It will be the first project to be implemented under the strategic partnership (SP) model that allows domestic firms to collaborate with foreign players to produce high-end military platforms in India. The RFP was issued to the Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T), the two Indian companies shortlisted following a long-drawn process, according to the defence ministry. Both L&T and MDL will have to collaborate with one of the five already short-listed foreign shipyards -- Daewoo Shipbuilding (South Korea), ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (Germany), Navantia (Spain) and Naval Group (France) and JSC ROE(Russia). "These five foreign firms are the world leaders in the field of conventional submarine design,

DRDO develops high-strength beta Titanium alloy for aerospace applications

The Defence Research and Development Organisation has indigenously developed a high-strength beta titanium alloy for manufacturing intricate components for aerospace applications

Drone policy set to be relaxed as IAF goes for counter-rogue tech

The new rules are likely to be unveiled on the Independence Day

India shifts 50,000 additional troops to China border in historic move

China is adding fresh runway buildings, bomb-proof bunkers to house fighter jets and new airfields along the disputed border in Tibet

Classified UK defence ministry documents found at bus stop: Report

Classified documents from UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) containing secret information about a warship and British military was discovered at bus stop in south-eastern England, according to media report

DRDO successfully test-fires Pinaka, 122 mm Caliber rockets: Govt statement

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO and the industry on the successful launch of rockets

India 'priest' of world peace, but can reply to aggression too: Rajnath

Singh described India as a priest of world peace but added any serious disturbance to peace and tranquility in border areas would have adverse implications.

Rajnath Singh approves declassification of war histories after 25 yrs

Orders war histories to be compiled within five years

Export, border infrastructure among key defence reforms in 2020

Atmanirbhar Bharat, Covid fight also on Rajnath's list of 20 key upgrades

Govt approves construction of 6 advanced submarines at cost of Rs 43,000 cr

First such acquisition under Strategic Partnership model to give a big boost to Make in India, says Ministry of Defence

Defence Ministry clears Navy proposal to issue mega tender for submarines

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

Defence Ministry clears mega naval project to build 6 submarines

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

Defence Minister approves hiring of additional temp staff by ECHS clinics

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved hiring of additional contractual staff in 51 medical facilities being run under the ECHS across the country

DRDO develops lightweight bullet-proof jacket for requirements of Army

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO and its lab DMSRDE for developing the new jacket

India's military set to get its own version of the iconic US Army Humvee

Mahindras will supply 1,300 of light-specialist vehicles for Rs 1,056 crore