NEWS / REPORTS / UPDATES
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January 29, 2019
Vajpayee's Defence Minister George Fernandes passes away
By Vishal ThaparDuring the veteran socialist's tenure, India declared itself a nuclear weapons power and fought the Kargil War
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January 23, 2019
India Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)- 2019The final planning conference to work out the modalities for Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)-2019 is being conducted at Pune on 23-24 January 2019. Delegates from Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Namibia, Mozambique, Uganda, Niger & Zambia attended the conference.
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January 22, 2018
A brand new digital platform for the FN® e-novation product rangeThe www.fnenovation.com website created by FN Herstal has just been set up. Developed to complement the corporate website (www.fnherstal.com), it provides users simple, fast access to the high-tech solutions developed within the FN® e-novation product range.
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January 20, 2019
Shot Show 2019: Secubit Unveils WeaponLogic™ Ecosystem – A Preventive Weaponry Maintenance & Smart Inventory ManagementAn Advanced, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Solution Ensuring Accurate, Real-Time Operational Enhancement
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January 19, 2019
PM Modi inaugurates India's first private sector armoured complex in Gujarat
By Vishal ThaparCurrently manufacturing K9 Vajra-T howitzers, L&T seeks to make tanks & combat vehicles at this facility
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January 18, 2019
2019 set to be a landmark year for military inductions
By Vishal ThaparFrom a game-changing missile-firing drone to an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), key new weapons this year will give India more military muscle, and generate fresh options for the politico-military leadership to address threats. SP's Land Forces takes a sneak peek.
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January 18, 2019
Nexter present at SHIELDAFRICA to respond to the African Forces needsNexter, a KNDS Group company, European leader in land defense, will be present at SHIELDAFRICA in Abidjan from January 21 to 24, 2019.
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January 17, 2019
India's Light Combat Chopper declared ready for induction after Mistral 2 missile firing
By Vishal Thapar3,000 crore contract for 15 first tranche LCHs likely at Aero India 2019
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January 15, 2019
Govt plans building up Tamil Nadu corridor as alternative to Bengaluru
By Vishal ThaparManufacture of fighter aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, missiles on agenda at 5 hubs to corner 30 percent of Defence market
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January 15, 2019
Adani gathers momentum, buys 25 per cent stake in Alpha Design
By Vishal ThaparGujarat-based group takes acquisition route to seek entry into the big league of Indian private sector players in Defence & Aerospace
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January 15, 2019
Northrop Grumman showcases Vehicle Active Protection System for the US ArmyIn an Army-sponsored exercise, Northrop Grumman demonstrated a complete Vehicle Active Protection System (APS) that defeated a variety of real world live fired Anti-Tank Guided Munitions (ATGMs).
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January 12, 2019
Indian Army getting sniper guns used in Afghanistan, Iraq
By SP's CorrespondentItalian Beretta Lapua Magnum and American Barrett M95 guns to replace the ageing Soviet-origin Dragonov rifles
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January 10, 2019
Indian Army to get new assault & sniper rifles, carbines this year: Army Chief
By Vishal ThaparAmerican Sig Sauer rifle and UAE's Caracal carbine to kick off long-delayed small arms modernisation
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January 10, 2019
No compromise on the social conservatism of the Army
By SP's CorrespondentArmy not to implement SC orders decriminalising homosexuality, adultery. Terming it "unacceptable", General Rawat wants Army to be treated as an exception
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January 10, 2019
26th Army AD Day on January 10, 2019Army Air Defence Corps celebrated the Silver Jubilee of its raising on 10 Jan 2019. To mark the occasion, a Wreath Laying Ceremony was held at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate, New Delhi.
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January 9, 2019
Additional TROPHY Active Protection Systems provided for US Army & Marine CorpsLeonardo DRS, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded an undefinitized contract action initially worth $79.6 million to provide the US Army and Marine Corps with additional This brings the total funded value of the program...
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January 7, 2019
US Army to Proceed with Iron Fist Light APS Supported by RADA's Software-Defined RadarsRADA Electronic Industries Ltd. A leader in the development, production and sale of tactical land radar for force and border protection -announced that following...
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January 4, 2019
Army Chief visits ChainpurThe Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, along with Mrs Madhulika Rawat (President Army Wives Welfare Association) and other top military brass visited Chainpur in Gumla District in Jharkhand on January 4, 2019.
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January 3, 2019
Boeing to modernize entire Spanish Chinook helicopter fleetBoeing will upgrade all 17 of Spain's CH-47D Chinook helicopters to the F-model configuration, adding features such as the digital automatic flight control system, common avionics architecture system and advanced cargo handling to align that country's fleet with those of other nations.
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January 2, 2019
India, Pakistan exchange lists of Nuclear installations, prisoners
By Vishal ThaparIndia and Pakistan on January 1 exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the bilateral Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack...
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January 2, 2019
Army Chief credits success in Kashmir to police, intelligence agencies
By SP's CorrespondentGiving due credit to police and intelligence agencies, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat acknowledged that "seamless cooperation and synergy" among all security...
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January 2, 2019
Indian, Chinese border troops meet in Ladakh in New Year CBM
By SP's CorrespondentIndian and Chinese troops met at two points in Eastern Ladakh on New Year's Day as part of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) aimed at reducing tensions between the two militaries on the unsettled boundary.
