SECURITY SCAN-26 Rafale fighters selected for Indian Navy after successful trial campaign

 

India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has granted the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the purchase of 26 Rafale fighters from France for the Indian Navy. Alongside this, DAC also approved the AoN for the procurement of three additional Scorpene submarines under Buy (Indian) category.

Ashok Leyland bags orders worth Rs 800 crore from Indian Army

Ashok Leyland has secured INR 800 crore worth of orders from the Indian Army, which include the procurement of specialist vehicles FAT 4x4 and GTV 6x6 for towing light and medium guns. The vehicles are scheduled to be delivered over the next 12 months. According to Amandeep Singh, President for Defence Business at Ashok Leyland, the mobility platforms, ranging from 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, 10x10 & 12x12 are indigenously developed and manufactured by Ashok Leyland and that contributed significantly towards import substitution.

Defence Ministry promoting integration culture in armed forces

Even as the government is moving towards creating theatre commands, the Department of Military Affairs is working towards creating a culture of integration among the forces for which many steps have been taken and many are in the pipeline.

Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande visits forward areas along LoC

Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande visited the forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir to review the operational preparedness, officials said on Saturday. The Army also tweeted pictures from his visit and interaction with some of the troops deployed in the forward areas.

China's top diplomat urges stable ties with India as military tensions simmer

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the sidelines of ASEAN meetings and urged mutual support rather than suspicion between the two nations. Tensions have been high between China and India, particularly due to a border clash in 2020, which led to both sides deploying troops and equipment.

Two IEDs found in forest in Kashmir's Kupwara district

Security forces on Monday found two improvised explosive devices in the Handwara forests in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The positive identification of IEDs was carried out by the Indian Army's highly trained explosive detection team equipped with explosive detectors army Dog.

India, France seek to build balanced and stable order in Indo-Pacific

The two nations have released India-France Indo-Pacific Roadmap. The roadmap said that India and France are strategically located resident powers and key partners with vital stakes in the Indo-Pacific.

Ukraine says troops retake nearly 18 sq km of territory in east, south

The advances brought the total territory recaptured so far during the counteroffensive to more than 210 sq km, Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar