Order for Igla-S was placed last year to fulfil Army’s current requirements. With improved interception range of up to 6 km, Igla-S provides advantage over older Igla-1M systemsNew Delhi: The Indian Army has received the first batch of 24 Russia-made Igla-S Man Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS), along with 100 missiles, as part of a larger deal which will see the rest being made in India.The

New Delhi: Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has released a video in which he is purportedly heard saying that his group will challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and the former Research and Analysis Wing chief Samant Goel, "right in their own backyard."Pannun accuses the Modi regime of "transnational terrorism"

Private sector companies accounted for a larger share of defence production in 2023-24 than has been seen in at least eight yearsEven as defence exports have reached record levels, an analysis of the Department of Defence Production data shows that private sector companies accounted for ₹16,411 crore, or 22 per cent share in the total defence production of ₹74,739 crore in 2023-24 (FY24). This is

New Delhi: Parivartan Chintan, a pioneering Tri-Service Conference aimed at generating new and fresh ideas, initiatives and reforms to propel jointness and integration efforts, is being held in New Delhi on April 8. A day long discussions will be chaired by Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan.With the Indian Armed Forces having embarked on a major transformative change in their quest to

Sukma: The security forces have busted a Naxal camp in a forest area in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, which led to the recovery of a huge amount of explosives.According to the police, a search operation was held based on intelligence operations in the hilly forest areas of Tondamarka and Dabbamarka.A huge amount of gelatin sticks, detonators, explosives, IED, BGL bombs and weapons were recovered

Islamabad: At least two people were killed, and five, including a woman, were injured in a blast near Umer Umar Farooq Chowk in Khuzdar city of Baluchistan on Sunday, ARY News reported citing a government official.According to Khuzdar Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Arif Khan, the bomb was planted in a motorcycle parked in the middle of a commercial centre.The bodies and the injured were moved to