Washington: India’s deal with the US of almost USD 4 billion, paving the way for the acquisition of 31 state-of-the-art MQ-9B Sky Guardian drones, will not only propel India’s defence capabilities but also ensure a 16-fold increase in the number of aircraft, significantly enhancing New Delhi’s maritime security beyond the current lease agreement.In response to queries from ANI, US State

The SAMHO gun-launched anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) developed by ARDE for Arjun MBTsIndia takes giant leap towards self-reliance by developing indigenous SAMHO (or Semi-Active Mission Homing) missile to ‘annihilate’ enemy armourWith the development and successful operational testing of SAMHO, which is an anti-tank guided missile designed to target armoured vehicles developed by the Defence

As many as 21 ships are under construction at three shipyards including two Pollution Control Vessels which will be frontline ships for combating marine pollution in its Area of ResponsibilityMumbai: In a bid to enhance the security in the maritime zones, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is expanding its fleet and is set to acquire new ships and aircraft.The CCG deploys 50-60 ships and 10-12 aircraft

The Interim budget has set aside ₹1.72 lakh crore for capital expenditure on the military, up 6.2% from the ₹1.62 lakh crore allocation made last year.The government of India, on Thursday, hiked its defence budget by 4.5% to ₹6.21 lakh crore for FY25 from last year’s allocation of ₹5.94 lakh crore.Additionally, in line with the country’s ‘Make-in-India’ initiative and focus on improving domestic

by Girish LingannaAs Finance Minister presents her interim budget for 2024-25 on February 1 this year, she has to keep in mind that this year promises to be a watershed year for India’s space exploration! The year, 2024, has been marked as ‘The Year of Gaganyaan’ by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief S Somanath, who elaborated on the Gaganyaan timeline.At this critical juncture in

New Delhi: India and Maldives will hold the second core group meeting in the national capital over the presence of Indian military personnel in the island nation, sources said.The first meeting of the High-Level Core Group between the Maldives and India was held in Male on January 14.India and the Maldives "agreed to fast-track the withdrawal of Indian military personnel" from the island nation,