India’s first indigenously made artillery gun Dhanush to be inducted on April 8

Indian Army’s artillery modernisation programme, which had a bumpy ride for nearly three decades, finally appears to be inching towards its goal. After the induction of M-777 ultra-light howitzers in November last... Read more »

India-Russia AK-203 JV Will Be Fully Indigenised In 3 Years

The India-Russia project to produce the latest AK-203 assault rifles, expected to meet operational requirements in conventional and counter-terrorism environments, will be fully indigenised in three years and deliver a much needed... Read more »

Adani Defence Bags UAV Contract Worth $2 bn

“Adani Defence & Aerospace is well positioned to transition to system integration of larger platforms including UAVs, Rotary-wing and Fixed-wing aircrafts,” said Ashish Rajvanshi, Head of Adani Defence & Aerospace.   Shares... Read more »

SIG Sauer to produce 72,400 assault rifles for India

The small arms manufacturer SIG Sauer has announced on 13 February that India’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) will acquire 72,400 SIG716 7.62 mm assault rifles for the Indian Army (IA). According to a... Read more »

Defence budget increased to over Rs 3 lakh crore in 2019-20 – Piyush Goyal

New Delhi: The defence budget was increased by 6.87 per cent to Rs 3.18 lakh crore against last year’s allocation of Rs 2.98 lakh crore, notwithstanding expectations of a major hike when... Read more »

Khardung La avalanche: One civilian dead, 9 trapped in Ladakh, rescue operations underway

Ladakh avalanche: At least one civilian was killed and nine others are still trapped under snow after an avalanche occurred in Khardung La of Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir, news agency ANI... Read more »