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October 27, 2022
Defence Minister graces 'Shaurya Diwas' celebrations in Srinagar to commemorate 75th year of air landed operations of Indian Army which ensured victory in 1947 warDefence Minister Rajnath Singh graced the 'Shaurya Diwas' celebrations in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) on October 27, 2022 to commemorate the 75th year...
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October 27, 2022
Indian Army Celebrates 76th Infantry DayInfantry Day is commemorated on October 27 every year to acknowledge the contributions of Infantry, the largest fighting arm of the Indian Army.
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October 20, 2022
Giridhar Aramane named new Defence SecretaryRoad Transport and Highways Secretary Giridhar Aramane has been named the new Defence Secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Wednesday, October 19, 2022.
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October 6, 2022
AUSA 2022 – RAFAEL's IRON BEAM High Energy Laser Weapon System will be Featured for the 1st TimeRafael Advanced Defense Systems is participating in AUSA 2022, the Association of the US Army's annual conference, in Washington, D.C. from October 10-12, 2022.
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October 4, 2022
Sanjeev Kishore takes over as new Director General Ordnance (C&S)Sanjeev Kishore, a 1985 batch officer of the Indian Ordnance Factory Service (IOFS), has taken over as the Director General Ordnance (C&S) with effect from October 1, 2022 upon the superannuation of M.K. Grag.
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September 30, 2022
General Anil Chauhan takes over as Chief of Defence Staff; Vows to fulfil the hopes of the Nation & deal with challenges togetherGeneral Anil Chauhan, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM assumed office as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on September 30, 2022.
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September 28, 2022
Government appoints Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retd) as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)The Government has decided to appoint Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retd) PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) who shall also function as Secretary to Government of India, Department of Military Affairs with effect from the date of his assumption of charge and until further orders.
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September 27, 2022
Manoj Jain takes charge as Director (R&D) of BELManoj Jain took charge as the Director (R&D) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on September 26, 2022. He was General Manager of the Electronic Warfare & Avionics SBU at BEL's Bangalore Complex prior to his elevation.
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September 27, 2022
Defence Minister exhorts Indian defence industry to identify & manufacture state-of-the-art cost-effective products to realise the vision of 'New India'Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called upon the Indian defence industry to identify and manufacture state-of-the-art cost-effective products/technologies...
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September 6, 2022
Defence Minister holds bilateral talks with his Mongolian counterpart in Ulaanbaatar; Discusses ways to further expand defence engagementsOn the first day of engagements of his Mongolia visit, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with his Mongolian counterpart Lt Gen Saikhanbayar Gursed in Ulaanbaatar on September 6, 2022.
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September 1, 2022
Dinesh Kumar Batra takes charge as Chairman & Managing Director of BELDinesh Kumar Batra, Director (Finance) & CFO, has taken additional charge as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) with effect from September 1, 2022.
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August 26, 2022
DRDO gets a new ChiefDr. Samir V. Kamat, who is Director General, Naval Systems & Materials, at the DRDO will succeed Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy who has been named as Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister

