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Saturday, September 20, 2025
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Topic: Ministry of Defence

How indigenous transportable radar Ashwini can boost India’s air defence capabilities

New Delhi: An indigenous Low-level Transportable Radar (LLTR) is set to enhance India’s air defence capabilities by providing advanced surveillance and tracking of low-altitude...

Not just spending, share of defence in budget declined over past decade, shows PRS analysis

Defence spending saw an annual increase of 9 percent between 2013-14 & 2025-26, a PRS analysis, published on 4 Feb, showed. In FY 2025-26, Centre allocated Rs 6,81,210 cr to the MoD.

12 yrs since FIR, 3 yrs since 3rd chargesheet—crawling pace of CBI probe in AgustaWestland scam

The Supreme Court Tuesday granted accused British national Christian Michel James bail, a little more than six years after the CBI took him in custody on extradition from the UAE in 2018.

MoD inks contracts totalling Rs 10,147 cr for two types of ammo for Pinaka rocket launchers

The two types of ammunition are being procured for nearly 10 Pinaka regiments. The procurement is expected boost the firepower of the Army along its northern borders.

Army to showcase indigenous ‘SANJAY’ battlefield surveillance system at R-Day parade

Sanjay has been developed by BEL for Army under ‘Buy (Indian-IDDM)’ at an estimated cost of Rs 2,402 cr. It is equipped with ‘state-of-the-art sensors and cutting-edge analytics’.

Defence ministry’s ‘battle tourism’ plan takes shape with launch of Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan website

Areas now accessible to tourists under ‘battle tourism’ plan include Kibithoo and Bum La Pass in Arunachal Pradesh, Rezang La and Pangong Tso in Ladakh, besides Doklam.

Ministry of Defence has lofty reform plans for 2025. First, establish Theatre Commands

India’s political leadership must recognise that defence preparedness requires more than the current 2 per cent of GDP, especially with rapid technological changes.

Defence Acquisition Procedure to undergo complete revamp in 2025—defence ministry’s year-end review

Efforts are underway to make DAP 2020 ‘amenable to service requirements’. Ministry lays out the plan for next 15 yrs, which includes 500+ schemes to boost fighting capability acquisition.

Defence ministry orders 100 more K9 Vajra howitzers to boost Army’s artillery firepower

In 2017, L&T won the Rs 4,500-crore contract to supply 100 K9 Vajras under ‘Make in India’ initiative for which it signed a transfer of technology contract with Hanwha Corporation.

Examining trajectory that missile took: Navy chief Admiral Tripathi on K4 test

While India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) operates INS Arihant with a K-15 SLBM, its range is only 750 km. K-4 has a range of nearly 3,500 km.

On Camera

World’s greatest cricket rivalry is now an off-field battle between BCCI, PCB, and ICC

An explosive email from ICC CEO to the PCB, accusing it of compromising ICC rules by making a video of match officials before the match with UAE, shows the fire isn’t doused yet.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

2 Assam Rifles personnel killed as convoy ambushed in Manipur, on ‘same route Modi took’ fortnight ago

This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border. 

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.