Rs. 500cr Push to Fund 250 Startups: Defence Ministry
The Defence Ministry will finance Rs. 500 crore to startups for their innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative in the next five years as part of the overall policy to boost ‘Make... Read more
Is the Open Skies Treaty Doomed?
Editor’s Note Nations resort to various measures to build confidence and avoid conflict. The Open Skies Treaty is one of those measures and caters for nations, with or without satellite reso... Read more
IS Will Try to Go Glocal, Says India at Oz Anti-Terror Summit
After the death of its chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi late last month, the Islamic State (IS) plans to work on a global-local model where the terror group will provide the ideology and source it... Read more
The first serial-produced fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet is ready for its delivery to Russia’s Aerospace Force, Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko told journalists on Friday.... Read more
India Needs Foreign Talent to Indigenize Defence Equipment
At a recent discussion in one of our defence institutions, defence analyst Bharat Karnad made a striking point: that indigenization of defence equipment will remain an elusive goal if India’... Read more
India’s Nuclear Arsenal Keeps Growing, and that’s Bad News for Pakistan and China
“India is estimated to have produced enough military plutonium for 150 to 200 nuclear warheads, but has likely produced only 130 to 140,” according to Hans Kristensen and Matt Korda of the N... Read more
With the Induction of Dassault Rafale, IAF’s Firepower has Increased Exponentially: Here’s How
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh received the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets and flew a sortie in the MMRCA fighter jet from a French airbase in Paris to gain first-hand experience of the air... Read more
India and Russia Mark their Long-Standing Friendship with IRIGC-M&MTC Meeting
Defence Minister Mr. Rajnath Singh, with Russian Defence Minister General Sergey Shoigu, co-chaired the 19th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Coo... Read more
Chief of Army General Bipin Rawat Visits Nagaland, Meets Governor RN Ravi
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Bipin Rawat visited Spear Corps at Dimapur, Kohima and Headquarter Eastern Command, Kolkata, on November 7 and 8. The General had detailed discussion with... Read more
Indian Newspaper Casts Doubt on S-400’s Capabilities Owing to Its ‘Untested’ Status
Russia and India penned a $5.43 billion deal for the delivery of five regiments of the S-400 air defence system in October 2018, with Delhi recently reportedly asking Moscow for deliveries t... Read more