Defence Purchases: India Recalibrates FMS Account In US

India and the US have fine-tuned the FMS procedure whereby rather than raising bills case-wise every quarter, all the funds against various cases have been pooled together in a corpus

Now Get A Smartphone @ Rs 251 Only!

Ringing Bells will launch India's most affordable smartphone for Rs 251 on Wednesday evening, a move that is set to disrupt the growing handset market in the country

Defence Ministry Signs 50 Manufacturing MoUs With Global Helicopter, Jet Makers

The production of helicopters and jets in India will create employment opportunities for at least 1 lakh skilled workers, says Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar

India, US Consider Joint Patrols In South China Sea

India and the United States have ramped up military ties in recent years, holding naval exercises in the Indian Ocean that last year involved the Japanese navy

Changed Defence Procurement Norms To Boost Local Participation

Under the new rules, indigenous defence equipment must have at least 40 per cent Indian components. However, in case the design is not Indian, at least 60 per cent of its components must be Indian

India Says Closing In On French Fighter Plane Deal

French President Francois Hollande is due in New Delhi this month as a guest of honour at a military parade and the two sides are expected to seal the pact for the Rafale fighters either just before he arrives or during the visit

India To Acquire S-400 Russian Air Defence System For Rs 40,000 Crore

It is expected that the deal would be a government-to-government one and could see progress during Modi's visit to Russia next week

Seventh Pay Panel: Service Chiefs To Convey Concerns To Parrikar

The armed forces' personnel are of the view that if the Pay Commission is implemented in its present form, it will position them much below their civilian counterparts in terms of salaries, facilities and status

US And India To Boost Defence Ties, Plan Joint Jet Engine Production

Describing the Indo-US defence partnership as an anchor of global security, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter says the Obama Administration is ready to further strengthen this relationship

Jharkhand's 'My Name Is Khan' Moment: Doctor Arrested, Tortured

Govt To Rename Missile Complex in Hyderabad After APJ Abdul Kalam

Government Plans To Utilise TA In Clean Ganga Mission: Parrikar

Modi Pushes 'Obsolete' Combat Aircraft On Reluctant Military

Aequs Aerospace To Spend Rs 334 Crore On Its Belagavi Unit

Govt Announces OROP, Pension Of Ex-Servicemen Will Be Revised Every 5 Years