Defence exports grew by 12.04% year-on-year. MoD says 1,762 export authorisation were issued in FY2024-25 compared to 1,507 in the preceding financial year.
NAMIS (Tracked) is equipped with enemy armour with fire-and-forget anti-tank missiles. New Light Vehicles will enhance mobility across tough terrains for rapid troop & supply transport.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
India’s political leadership must recognise that defence preparedness requires more than the current 2 per cent of GDP, especially with rapid technological changes.
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.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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