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IAF plans to stop flying AN-32 over mountains and seas after Arunachal crash

IAF plans to replace AN-32 with Airbus C295 medium transport aircraft and price negotiations for buying 56 of them have been wrapped up.

Wiser after Balakot, India orders missiles worth $700 million from Russia

Order includes close to 300 short-range air-to-air missiles, the R-73, and 400 medium-range air-to-air guided missiles, the RVV-AE.

DRDO test-fires futuristic missile tech, but its success is in doubt

The DRDO carried out its maiden test of the indigenously developed Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle off the Odisha coast.

Missing AN-32 wreckage found in Arunachal valley where aircraft was not supposed to be

IAF's AN-32 aircraft went missing on 3 June while on a routine flight from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh with 13 personnel on board.

Dassault Aviation likely to start making Rafale parts in India this year for global clients

Dassault Aviation, the manufacturer of Rafale, is said to have already carried out a test production of certain parts that could be manufactured in India.

Military personnel can no longer buy Fortuners, Safaris, 4-wheel drives from CSD canteens

Modi govt's new rules set an upper limit of Rs 12 lakh for cars, taking high-end SUVs and sedans off the military canteens' vehicle list.

Computer failure or HAL’s botched upgrade — what Mirage 2000 crash probe is looking at

Court of Inquiry is still in process of pin-pointing exact cause of crash that killed 2 pilots. Difference of opinion among team members and stakeholders.

India to stick to its guns, firm on Russian S-400 deal despite US pressure to back out

Washington is instead pushing New Delhi to buy its interceptors and missiles to counter the deal, while also offering up armed drones and possibly F-35 fighter jets.

In first defence deal of new Modi govt, India to procure 100 SPICE bombs from Israel

The bombs to be procured are an advanced version of the Spice-2000 bomb.

Pakistan military plans budget cuts, but India thinks they’ll just juggle numbers

Experts say Pakistan's move may in effect entail no hike in the budget for the next fiscal but will not see any actual cut.

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India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?