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INS Tushil boost India-Morocco maritime ties with port call in Casablanca

The visit marked an important step in strengthening maritime and diplomatic ties between India and Morocco, the Ministry of Defence stated

Defence Ministry heightens friendships, cooperation with other nations

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, MoS for Defence Sanjay Seth, Chief of Defence Staff, three Service Chiefs and Defence Secretary undertook visits to various nations with the aim to boost defence ties

Top defence stocks for 2025: Nuvama bets big on BEL, Data Patterns

On the bourses, BEL and Data Patterns have given solid returns. On a year-to-date (Y-T-D) basis, BEL soared over 59%, while Data Patterns gained 35%

Defence ministry inks Rs 7,628 cr contract with L & T to procure Vajra guns

The defence ministry on Friday sealed a contract with Larsen & Toubro Ltd for procurement of K9 Vajra artillery guns for the Indian Army at a total cost of Rs 7,628 crore that is expected to significantly bolster the force's strike capability. The gun, equipped with cutting-edge technology, is capable of delivering long-range lethal fires with high accuracy. It is learnt that the ministry is procuring around 100 Vajra guns largely for deployment along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). "The defence ministry signed a contract with Larsen & Toubro Ltd for procurement of 155 mm/52 calibre K9 VAJRA-T Self-Propelled Tracked Artillery Guns for the Indian Army under Buy (Indian) category at a total cost of Rs 7,628.70 crore," an official readout said. The procurement of K9 Vajra-T will catalyse the artillery modernisation and enhance overall operational readiness of the Indian Army, it said. "This versatile artillery gun, with its cross-country mobility, will play a pivotal role in ...

Defence Ministry's Sukhoi deal boosts Hindustan Aeronautics shares by 2%

Hindustan Aeronautics share rose after it announced a contract for procurement of 12 Sukhoi Su-30 MKI aircraft along with associated equipment has been signed between the MoD and the Company

Rajnath Singh attends commissioning ceremony of INS Tushil in Russia

The ships construction was closely monitored by an Indian team of specialists from the Warship Overseeing Team stationed at Kaliningrad, under the aegis of the Indian Embassy in Moscow

Govt taps MSMEs, startups for defence tech, sanctions Rs 1,264 cr projects

India's transformation into a defence tech hub is being driven by initiatives to promote innovation, self-reliance, and collaboration among startups, MSMEs, and academia

MoD inks contract with Cochin Shipyard for maintaining aircraft carrier

INS Vikramaditya is a 45,000-tonne aircraft carrier, built in Russia as the Admiral Gorshkov and commissioned into the Indian Navy in November 2013

L&T-Navantia unveils tech to keep submarines submerged for 21 days

Navantia and L&T partnered under the Navy's Rs 43,500 crore Project 75 (India), which includes a 30-year lifecycle sustenance contract of equal value

Navy submarine collides with vessel off Goa, fishing crew rescue ongoing

The cause of the collision is currently under investigation. The Indian Navy has not released further details on the condition of the two remaining crew members or the status of the vessel involved

Defence Space Agency conducts maiden 'Exercise Antariksha Abhyas 2024'

Antariksha Abhyas 2024 successfully met its objectives of improving interoperability, fostering mutual understanding and enhancing cohesion between the tri-services and Defence Space Agency

Navy to conduct Sea Vigil-24 coastal defence drill at 'unprecedented scale'

This will be the fourth edition of the Pan-Indian coastal defence exercise, with officials from the National Security Council Secretariat participating for the first time

Revving up arms sales: 4 strategies to accelerate India's defence exports

The sharp uptick in India's defence exports is due partly to our migration up the valuation ladder

DRDO successfully conducts 1st phase firing trials of light tank 'Zorawar'

During the field trials conducted in the desert terrain, the Light Tank demonstrated exceptional performance

Security agencies detect phishing fraud that mimics MoD's official website

Indian cyber-security agencies have detected a phishing fraud that "mimics" the official website of the Ministry of Defence to "harvest" the log-in credentials of officials to "steal" sensitive government documents. An advisory issued this week by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) has identified two phishing links -- mod.gov.in.aboutcase.nl/publications.html and mod.gov.in.army.aboutcase.nl/publications.html. The communication has been accessed by PTI and it says both the URLs seek NIC-provided log-in credentials of government officials through a fake e-mail that comes attached with a "fake" document titled "Hackers Targeted Defence Personnel in Mass Cyber Attack". Once individual credentials like log-in IDs and passwords are punched, the links re-direct the users to a "login-error.html" page. "Both the phishing URLs have mirrored the original MoD website (www.mod.gov.in) to lure end users into believing they are legitimate MoD websites," the communication says. The two links

Giant Indian flag unfurled atop highest peak of African continent: MoD

Days ahead of the 78th Independence Day, an expedition team under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence has unfurled a 7,800 sq ft Indian national flag atop Uhuru Summit of Kilimanjaro, the highest peak of the African continent. The defence ministry in a statement on Saturday said it aims to "inspire future generations of 'divyangjan' and other underprivileged youth to pursue their dreams, no matter how daunting they may seem". In the run-up to the 78th Independence Day, "the 'divyangjan expedition team of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence, has unfurled 7,800 sq ft Indian national flag atop Uhuru Summit of Kilimanjaro, the highest peak of the African continent," it said. The team led by Group Captain Jai Kishan, including Uday Kumar and others undertook Mission Kanchanjanga National Park to Mt Kilimanjaro (Mission K2K) to script another historic achievement, "as for the first time an amputee climber successfully completed the endeavo

'Committee has suggested certain reforms to overhaul functioning of DRDO'

A committee has suggested "certain reforms" to "overhaul" the functioning of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the government informed Rajya Sabha on Monday. Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth said this in a written response to a query whether the government has plans to completely overhaul the functioning of the DRDO. He was also asked whether the government had formed a high-level committee of technocrats on this subject and whether it is planning to raise the budget allocation for different research projects at the DRDO. "Yes, Sir. A committee headed by Dr Vijaya Raghavan suggested certain reforms to overhaul the functioning of DRDO," Seth said in his response. The expenses for the different projects are met from the regular budget of the DRDO and the standard increase in the DRDO budget. Asked whether the government has any plans to enhance the research staff capacity at DRDO, he said, "Yes, Sir. DRDO has plans to enhance the research staff capac

MoD, NSE sign agreement to help MSMEs, emerging firms in defence sector

The Defence Ministry and the National Stock Exchange on Monday signed an agreement that seeks to help Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and emerging companies in the defence sector to scale up their business operations, explore new markets and fund their research and development activities. The Memorandum of Understanding has been signed to facilitate capital market access to the MSMEs. It intends to facilitate MSMEs in the defence sector to raise productive capital for their growth plan efficiently and transparently through the NSE platform 'NSE Emerge', the defence ministry said in a statement. The platform offers new and viable options for raising equity capital from a diversified set of investors, it said. The MoU was signed by the additional secretary the Department of Defence Production (DDP) and managing director, NSE in the presence of Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane. "The MoU will be in force for a period of five years, during which, DDP and NSE would conduct an ...

SC seeks Centre's response on Nagaland govt plea to prosecute 30 armymen

The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and the Ministry of Defence on a plea of the Nagaland government challenging denial of sanction to prosecute 30 Army personnel, who were accused of killing 13 civilians in a botched-up operation to ambush militants in the state in 2021. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, on Monday, took note of the submissions of the state government and issued notices to the Centre and the Union Ministry of Defence. The bench has now fixed the plea of Nagaland on September 3. In April last year, the Central government had denied sanction to prosecute the Army men who were allegedly involved in the botched up ambush at Oting in Mon district of the state. The state government has filed the writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution. A plea under this Article can be filed alleging violation of fundamental rights. The state, which had filed an FIR, claimed it has clinching evidence

Soldiers, their families suffering because of BJP's wrong policies: Rahul

The Congress on Tuesday attacked the Centre after four soldiers were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda, with Rahul Gandhi asserting that the government should take full responsibility for the repeated security lapses and take strict action against the culprits. Four Army personnel, including an officer, died after being injured in a gunfight with heavily armed terrorists in Doda district, officials said on Tuesday. The latest incident comes a week after a terrorist ambush on an Army patrol in the remote Machedi forest belt in Kathua district claimed the lives of five soldiers and injured as many. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also said such horrific incidents one after the other are extremely sad and worrying, and that Army soldiers and their families are bearing the brunt of "BJP's wrong policies". Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said he was deeply distressed by the martyrdom of the four brave soldiers, including an officer. "Our heart goes out to the famili