Parliamentary panel recommends increasing the ex-gratia fund by R₹10 lakh in each category of soldier deaths. The minimum compensation amount will be ₹35 lakh, and the maximum will be ₹55 lakh. This is to ensure adequate support to the families of soldiers who die in the line of duty.Families of Agniveers dying in the line of duty should get the same benefits that are extended to next of kin of

The BrahMos missile system, for instance, would make the China coast guard ‘think twice’ before assaulting Filipino vessels or blatantly taking over features in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).By next month, our military should finally find itself in the advanced missile age.That’s when deliveries of the India made BrahMos supersonic missile system consisting of three batteries and the missiles

The Army had earlier informed the government about the need for a jetpack suit to cross landmine-infested areasThe Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) is close to handing over the prototype of an electric jetpack for military trials even as its developers are working overtime to explore options for extending the wearable human flight platform’s current flight range of 20 minutes to

Satellite view of Thoise Airbase available in the Public DomainThis will become the second civilian airport in Ladakh and will be a statement by India that it is bringing air connectivity for civilians even to the remotest corners of the country near the borders, especially LACThe Narendra Modi government has started work on building a new civilian terminal building at the Thoise airbase in the

In June, 2022 DRDO’s Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) was successfully flight-tested and the Indian Navy from an Indian Naval Ship at Integrated Test Range (ITR). In March 2023, DRDO again test fired VL-SRSAM from Integrated Test Range.DRDO is planning two tests in the coming weeks.The VL-SRSAM, is a ship borne weapon system, is meant for neutralising various

PTC Industries Ltd. and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for indigenisation of various aviation-grade raw materials and components used for aircraft and helicopters.The cooperation for indigenisation also includes spares, sub–assemblies and line-replaceable units of aircraft and helicopters being built by the accessories division of HAL, Lucknow, PTC said in an