Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar on Wednesday expressed the confidence that Pakistan was progressing positively on the action plan of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)... Read more
Big Boost to Defence Export: Defence Minister Eases Rules for Exporting Components
In a bid to achieve India’s target of reaching Rs. 35,000 in defence export by 2025, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has eased certain export restrictions for companies wanting to sell compon... Read more
Army Commissions Study to Rationalise Service Corps Troops to Augment Fighting Arms
In its bid to augment the fighting arms Indian Army has commissioned a new study to rationalize troops of the Army Service Corps (ASC). “Army has ordered a study to optimize the manpower of... Read more
Pipistrel Completes Deliveries of Garud Trainers to India
Slovenian light aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel announced on 17 October that it has completed delivery of the 194 Virus SW 80 ‘Garud’ light training aircraft the Indian Ministry of Defence (... Read more
A notice to airmen (NOTAM) has been issued by India on its east coast for the period from 23 to 25th of this month for an “Experimental flight trial” of a long-range submarine-launched balli... Read more
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is likely to sign a deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for acquiring 83 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) as negotiations over the price of the fighter jets... Read more
PM Modi to Give NAM Summit a Miss for the Second Time in A Row, Heads of Nepal, Bangladesh Among Others to Attend
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will, for the second time in a row, skip the 18th Non- Aligned Movement (NAM) summit on 25-26 October in Azerbaijan’s Baku, the government said late Tuesda... Read more
India Cuts Defence Exports to Turkey Over Pakistan Nexus
India is cutting down exports of military equipment and dual-use items like explosives and detonators to Turkey, given its growing defence ties with Pakistan and the possibility of such equi... Read more
Artificial Intelligence will Detect Hidden Targets in 2020 Wargame
The Army has developed AI to spot hidden targets in reconnaissance photos and will field-test it in next year’s massive Defender 20 wargames in Europe, the head of the service’s Artificial I... Read more
Key Bridge to Allow Tanks in N-E Ladakh
In what may change the military dynamics in north-eastern Ladakh, specifically Depsang Plains, a major bridge allowing movement of tanks was opened today. A ‘class 70’ bridge, which can with... Read more