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Govt to give special family pension to soldiers who get re-employed

The government has been receiving grievances from various quarters for grant of dual family pension including special or liberalised family pension for armed forces personnel on lines of government

Defence ministry shortlists firms for Rs 50,000 crore submarine project

In a significant move, the defence ministry on Tuesday shortlisted two Indian shipyards and five foreign defence majors for the Rs 50,000 crore project to build six conventional submarines in India for the Navy besides approving military procurement worth Rs 5,100 crore. The shortlisted Indian entities to construct the submarines, being billed as one of biggest 'Make in India' projects, are L&T group and state-owned Mazagaon Docks Ltd (MDL), official sources said. Adani Defence, which was a strong contender for the project, named as P-75 I, failed to make the cut following a detailed evaluation of eligibility criteria by a high-powered committee, they said. The mega project is being implemented under the ambitious strategic partnership model under which select private firms are being roped in to build military platforms like submarines and fighter jets in India in partnership with original equipment maker. The decisions on the submarine project and procurement of military ...

Def Ministry approves procurement of military hardware worth Rs 5,100 crore

It was the first meeting of the DAC after appointment of the Chief of the Defence Staff

SC reserves order in mining case, but union minister 'welcomes' verdict

Shripad Naik, minister of state for defence, issued a statement welcoming the Supreme Court 'judgement' on iron ore mines in the state

Let's get real

Navy's plan to build 24 subs is too ambitious

Performance standards are being set for govt officers, says Rajnath Singh

"And in financial management, mechanisms are being adopted for more prudence and accountability," Singh said

Def Min approves additional 1 lakh Sr Div NCC seats: Official

Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar tweeted that the NCC strength is set to increase to over 1.5 million

Defence Ministry and services have to work in tandem, says policy expert

The notion that the military is a marginal player in weapons procurement is only partly true, says Anit Mukherjee

Govt inked 180 defence deals worth Rs 1.96 trn with Indian firms in 5 yrs

In September this year, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the warship Nilgiri which is the first ship of Project 17A

MoD approves procurement of military platforms worth Rs 22,800 crore

The decisions were taken at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Defence Ministry allocates Rs 400 cr to set up testing facilities for MSME

75 per cent of equipment at each unit to be financed by govt, rest to come from private investors; 6-8 facilities planned in south and north defence corridors

Rajnath on a two-day Singapore visit to attend Defence Ministers' meet

On Tuesday morning, Singh visited Sembawang Air Base and later took the helicopter sortie

Self-reliance in defence is a long way away

Two categories of Make in India are underway in the defence sector

India pitches its defence, aerospace products to foreign countries

New Delhi considers exports essential for meeting the DPrP-2018 target of making India one of the world's top five defence producers by 2025

5G spectrum offer may shrink as defence ministry refuses to give away share

Defence ministry has refused to part with its share of 100MHz spectrum

In picking strategic partners, defence ministry isn't spoilt for choice

The defence ministry has lost sight of what it intends to achieve via the strategic partnership route in manufacturing

IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman honoured with Vir Chakra

The Army also got eight Shaurya Chakra awards and 98 Sena medals. The Navy got one Shaurya Chakra award

India exporting defence equipment to friendly countries: Defence Ministry

India had produced defence-related equipment worth Rs 80,000 crore in 2018-19, of which Rs 11,000-crore worth armaments were exported

Rajnaths extends child care benefits to single male service personnel

the minimum period of CCL that can be availed at a time has been reduced to 5-day instead of 15

Govt priority is to modernise armed forces, meet their needs: Rajnath Singh

Singh said that equipment would be imported only if the situation demanded that it was important and was not being manufactured in the country