The defence ministry in September 2021 had signed a ₹21,935-crore contract with Airbus for 56 planes and IAF inducted its first C-295 transport aircraft in September last yearThe Indian Air Force (IAF) has taken the delivery of its second C-295 aircraft from Airbus in Spain, and the ₹21,935-crore project to modernise the IAF’s transport fleet is moving at the desired pace, officials aware of the

Tehran: Iran has released all crew members of the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship MSC Aries, which had 17 Indians aboard among 25 crews.Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian held a telephone conversation with its Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna on Friday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.During a telephone conversation between Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the

Keel laying ceremony of the first NGOPV (ex-GSL) was held at Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL), Goa on 03 May 24. The ceremony was presided by Vice Admiral B Siva Kumar, Controller Warship Production & Acquisition in presence of Shri B K Upadhyay, Chairman & Managing Director, GSL and other senior officials from Indian Navy and GSL.The contracts for indigenous design and construction of 11 Next

Chennai: The British High Commission appreciated the completion of the landmark visit of the United Kingdom’s Littoral Response Group (LRG) to India, and stated that it adds a new dimension to the existing UK-India defence partnership.The Littoral Response Group (LRG) arrived in Chennai on March 26 as the first engagement of the UK’s deployment to the Indian Ocean region. Littoral Response Group

Thirty one MQ-9B Predators, 15 for the Indian Navy and eight each for the Indian Army and Indian Air Force will cost about $4 billion and the first deliveries are likely to happen by the end of 2026The MQ-9B drones India will be buying from the United States of America– the contract is likely to be signed in June– will be placed in two states: Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.Thirty one MQ-9B

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has rejected recent remarks by US President Joe Biden describing India as "xenophobic" and emphasised that the country has been open and welcoming to people from diverse societies.Speaking to the Economic Times, Jaishankar also refuted the allegation that the Indian economy was faltering. The Union Minister said that the Citizenship Amendment Act