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Utilised 65.5% of capital budget on indigenous procurement: MoD

The ministry further said that it has been able to utilise 99.50 per cent of the defence services budget in 2021-22

Rajnath Singh seeks out US companies for co-development, co-production

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday (local time) said that he has appealed to the US companies and equipment manufacturers for co-development and co-production in India.

Rajnath Singh says India has critical role to play in Indo-Pacific

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday (local time) said that India has a critical role to play in the Indian Ocean Region and wider Indo-Pacific following Act East and Neighbourhood First policies

First Indian batch primed to fly 'Romeo' chopper

10-month training ended in US on April 1; Sikorsky to supply 24 fully built MH-60R naval helicopters, 99 more to be made in India

Rajnath Singh releases third list of defence items banned for import

These weapons and platforms will be incrementally banned for import, with some items embargoed from December 2022, and additional items added each December until 2027

Need to progress on 10 tonne Indian multirole chopper: Rajnath Singh

The Defence Minister said the indigenously designed and developed Advanced Light Helicopter DHRUV and its variants are examples of the country's strength

Thinking hard on AI

India's consideration of AI-based weapons systems, though right, would need to consider various legal and ethical conundrums

Defence ministry seals Rs 1,109 crore contract with Bharat Electronics

The ministry said the IEWR will be used to test and evaluate airborne electronic warfare (EW) equipment and validate their deployment in an operational scenario

Govt plans to procure Rs 5-trn arms from domestic source in next 5-7 years

Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt put out the projected figure of procurement from domestic sources while replying to a question in Rajya Sabha

Defence Ministry bans import of 107 strategically important sub-systems

DPSUs will offer these identified LRUs/Sub-systems for industry led design and development

Defence Ministry approves military acquisitions worth Rs 8,357 crore

The Defence Ministry on Tuesday approved the procurement of Rs 8,357 crore worth of military platforms and hardware, including air defence fire control radar and GSAT-7B satellite.

Delegation of United Arab Emirates Army in India on six-day visit

A delegation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Army is in India on a six-day visit to boost cooperation with the Indian Army, the defence ministry said on Tuesday

Constantly working to enhance strategic capabilities, says Defence Minister

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the defence needs of India have increased and the country is constantly working to enhance its strategic capabilities.

Rajnath inaugurates 7-storey R&D facility built by DRDO in record 45 days

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday inaugurated a multi-storey facility for flight control system at Aeronautical Development Establishment here built by DRDO

Defence Ministry projected Rs 2.15 trn for capital outlay for FY23

Mos Defence Ajay Bhatt further added that an amount of Rs 4,87,739 crore was projected by the defence ministry for the defence services against which allocation of Rs 3,85,370 crore has been received

Pakistan demands joint probe on 'accidental firing' of Indian missile

The Foreign Office said that the incident raises several fundamental questions regarding security

18 military platforms to be designed, developed by Indian defence industry

The move is part of the ministry's larger goal of boosting the domestic defence industry

India accidentally fired missile into Pakistan on March 9: Defence Ministry

The Defence Ministry said the Government of India has taken a serious view of the incident and ordered a high-level Court of Enquiry into it

Pak summons Indian envoy over alleged violation of its airspace by missile

The Indian diplomat who was summoned to the Foreign Office was told about the alleged violation of its airspace by an Indian-origin super-sonic flying object which entered into Pakistan from Suratgarh

Defence exposition in Gandhinagar cancelled, govt says will reschedule

MoD sources, speaking off the record, say postponement has nothing to do with "logistics problems"