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DRDO successfully test fires laser-guided anti-tank guided missile

An indigenously developed laser-guided anti-tank guided missile has been successfully test fired by the DRDO at a firing range in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar, officials said on Wednesday. The weapon, having a range of up to four km, was test fired from an MBT Arjun Tank at KK Ranges in Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S) in Ahmednagar on Tuesday, they said. The laser-guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) is likely to significantly enhance the fire-power capability of the Indian Army particularly along the frontiers with Pakistan and China, the officials said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on successful test firing of the ATGM. "Congratulations to @DRDO_India for successfully conducting test firing of Laser Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile from MBT Arjun at KK Ranges (ACC&S) in Ahmednagar. India is proud of Team DRDO which is assiduously working towards reducing import dependency in the near future," he ..

India, China agree on disengagement of troops, to hold more talks: Report

The two sides also mentioned the harsh winter in the Ladakh region beginning October when temperatures fall upto minus 25 degree Celsius and oxygen becomes scarce, the sources said

Army recovers drone dropped arms, ammo in J&K; probe suggests JeM hand

The arms and ammunition were airdropped by a Pakistani drone in a village in Akhnoor region, Army officials said

DRDO working on cultivating vegetables under intense winters for Army

The research for the same is being done by DRDO's Defence Institute of High Altitude Research

India-China military talks on Ladakh lasts 14 hrs; more negotiations ahead

The government sources said the talks began at around 9 am in Moldo on the Chinese side of LAC across India's Chushul sector in eastern Ladakh and ended at 11 PM

Terrorist gunned down by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam

An unidentified militant was killed on Tuesday in an overnight encounter with security forces in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir

India, China Commander talks go on for 13 hours; leadership to be briefed

The Indian representatives at the meeting are now expected to brief senior officials about the discussions with the Chinese

India, China to hold sixth Corps Commander-level talks today: Report

India and China are scheduled to hold their sixth Corps Commander-level talks at the Chinese side of the Chushul/Moldo meeting point in the Eastern Ladakh sector to address the ongoing standoff

Ladakh row: India-China to hold Corps Commander-level talks on Monday

Even as both sides are holding another round of talks, India further bolstered its dominance in over 20 mountain heights around the friction points near the Pangong lake

Terrorists build underground bunkers in Shopian to escape Army's pursuit

The shocker was a hideout in the middle of Rambi Ara, known for fluctuating water levels and often affected by flash floods, that led Col Singh and his team members back to the drawing board

Covid-19 claimed lives of 41 armed forces personnel; 22,353 infected so far

The coronavirus pandemic has killed 41 and infected 22,353 armed forces personnel, according to details provide by the government in Rajya Sabha on Saturday

'We're rising, you're rising': Let's stop pretending parity with China

India's subsequent under-performance since 2010, even as China has accumulated strength and influence, has increased the power imbalance between the two 'Asian giants', writes T N Ninan

Shopian encounter: Army finds evidence against its men, begins proceedings

The Army has found "prima facie" evidence its troops "exceeded" powers under AFSPA during an encounter in Kashmir's Shopian district in which three men were killed in July this year

Pulwama-type attack averted in J&K with recovery of explosives: Officials

A Pulwama-style terror attack was averted on Thursday by the Indian Army with the recovery of 52 kg of explosives in Karewa area of Gadikal in Kashmir, Army officials said

Army chief reviews operational preparedness, winter deployment on LoC

Indian Army chief, Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane, who is currently on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, reviewed the operational preparedness of troops and deployments at the Line of Control (LoC)

35 armed forces personnel died of Covid-19, over 19,800 infected: Govt

The coronavirus pandemic has killed 35 armed forces personnel and infected 19,839 of them, according to details provided by the government in the Lok Sabha. Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said 32 Army personnel and three from the Indian Air Force died of COVID-19. "The number of COVID-19 cases in Army, Navy and Air Force are 16,758, 1,365 and 1,716 respectively," he said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. All the three services have taken a series of measures to insulate their personnel from coronavirus infection, the minister said. The total number of coronavirus cases in India has crossed 50 lakh while the death toll has surpassed 82,000, according to official figures.

Indian Army fully geared for full-fledged war in eastern Ladakh: Northern Command

Asserting that it was fully prepared to fight even in winters, the Indian Army said if China created conditions for war, they would face better trained and psychologically hardened Indian troops

Amid Ladakh stand-off, Indian Army prepares for long winter in Ladakh

The Ladakh region witnesses sub-zero temperatures and is mostly cut off from the rest of the country for months during the winters

Rajnath on India-China border row: We want peaceful solution but ready for all eventualities

China doesn't recognise the traditional and customary alignment of the boundary, says Defence Minister in Parliament

War with digital tools: Hybrid warfare and the damage it can inflict

Much of hybrid warfare is deniable. If a hacker takes down a public asset, it is hard to prove he was acting on behalf of a foreign government