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Letter to BS: Permanent commission for women in Army is a great decision

Time and again, women in all spheres of our society have proven beyond doubt that they are not inferior to their male counterparts

SC grants women right to permanent commission and command in Indian Army

The Court dismissed the defence ministry's contention that "owing to prolonged absence during pregnancy, motherhood and domestic obligations," women were not equipped to deal with hazards of service"

Permanent commission for Women officer: Quest, a chequered history, says SC

In December of the same year, women could be employed in five more departments -- Signals, Intelligence, Engineering, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and Artillery Regiment

India looking to set up separate theatre command for J&K: CDS Gen Rawat

Gen Rawat also said that submarines are a priority over aircraft carrier for the Navy

Grant women officers permanent commission in Army in 3 months: SC to Centre

The bench said women officers in the past have brought laurels to the country and change of mindset is required on the part of the government to put an end to gender bias in armed forces.

Thales sees opportunities in India after military plans theatre commands

The first batch of RBE2 air defence radar systems will roll out from the joint venture between Thales and Reliance Defence Limited next month, Sourisse told.

One year of Pulwama terror attack: What happened and how India responded

Tensions flared up between India and Pakistan after the convoy of 78 buses, in which around 2500 CRPF personnel were travelling from Jammu to Srinagar, came under attack

India readying $2.6 billion US naval helicopter deal ahead of Trump trip

India's defence purchases from the United States have reached $17 billion since 2007 as it has pivoted away from traditional supplier Russia

Strategic shift: India asks private companies to firm up defence production

With defence budget stagnating and government agencies lagging in building weapon systems, India needs the private sector to fill up the production vacuum

Little outdated: Army Chief on CAG criticising poor clothing of troops

The Army is very well prepared today, the Chief asserted.

India to create air defence, logistics and peninsula theatre commands: CDS

The government also decided to create a new Department of Military Affairs (DMA) under the Defence Ministry, which is headed by the CDS as its secretary.

Budget 2020: In a first, defence gets more for pension, less for salaries

Army planners are increasingly worried about this drain on funds that could otherwise go towards equipment modernisation

L&T MBDA Missile System sets up integration facility in Tamil Nadu

Part of the Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor, the investment in the facility is yet to be disclosed

Republic Day: Six Army personnel awarded Shaurya Chakra, one posthumously

Lt Col Jyoti Lama, Maj Konjengbham Bijendra Singh, Naib Subedhar Narender Singh and Naik Naresh Kumar were among the recipients of the award

Thales to display land, naval, air products in DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow

The French multinational will display the Targeting and Reconnaissance pod Talios, which combines targeting and tactical reconnaissance capabilities in a single pod

A history of a relatively neglected arm of the Indian armed forces

Nair shouldn't have used the WWII sub-title to define and limit his narrative

Govt to give special family pension to soldiers who get re-employed

The government has been receiving grievances from various quarters for grant of dual family pension including special or liberalised family pension for armed forces personnel on lines of government

Unconvincing arguments: When bureaucracy tried to prevent creation of CDS

The CDS was cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security on December 24

The chimera of tri-service commands

An integrated military needs tri-service operational planning structures, rather than a joint command

Army pride of India, salute soldiers: PM Narendra Modi tweets on Army Day

The Army Day is celebrated on January 15 every year to mark the taking over as commander-in-chief of the Indian Army by then Lt Gen K M Carriappa in 1949