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    Defence Ministry News

    Defence ministry initiates to ease Indian industry access to foreign markets

    India has eased defence export rules by simplifying SOPs and expanding the OGEL framework as it targets <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>50,000 crore in defence exports by 2029-30.
    India News
    Updated 17 days ago

    India, Japan sign pact to enhance maritime security, defence cooperation

    Indian defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, and Japanese defence minsiter, Shinjiro Koizumi
    India News
    Updated 26 days ago

    Indian Army to get kamikaze drones worth ₹1,577 cr amid push to be ‘global hub’

    The defence ministry on Friday signed two contracts worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1,577 crore with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd and Nibe Pvt Ltd for loitering munitions (or kamikaze drones) and associated equipment to boost the Indian Army’s precision strike capabilities.
    India News
    Published 31 days ago

    Army to get loitering munitions worth ₹1,577 cr

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    India News
    Published 32 days ago

    Defence ministry issues ₹1 lakh-crore tender for 60 medium transport aircraft

    India is likely to conclude several big contracts in the financial year 2026-27 to sharpen the air force’s combat edge
    India News
    Updated 33 days ago

    Defence ministry issues Independence Day invites with Vande Mataram lyrics

    Vande Mataram will be played before the national anthem at the 80th Independence Day celebrations. (HT PHOTO)
    India News
    Updated 39 days ago

    CBI books ex-defence ministry official, wife in ₹3.05 crore DA case

    CBI books ex-defence ministry official, wife in <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3.05 crore DA case
    Cities
    Published 46 days ago

    Kandivali mega rail terminus plan derailed as Defence Ministry rejects land transfer

    Kandivali mega rail terminus plan derailed as Defence Ministry rejects land transfer
    Cities
    Published 51 days ago

    CDS Subramani to seek approval of theatre commands from defence minister

    The new CDS is expected to make a detailed presentation of the same proposal before all stakeholders and the minister.
    India News
    Updated 64 days ago

    Govt says fallen Op Sindoor soldiers were honoured in 2025, issues clarification

    A visitor reads the names of six military personnel inscribed on the memorial wall at the National War Memorial in tribute to those who died in the line of duty during Operation Sindoor in 2025
    India News
    Updated 80 days ago

    India advances deal for 114 Rafale fighters from France

    The Rafale fighter jet during the Indian Air Force Day celebration in Guwahati.
    India News
    Updated 106 days ago

    Navy rolls back much-hyped plan to indigenise ranks

    The proposal to replace colonial titles with Indian ranks was unveiled almost three years ago and backed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
    India News
    Updated 108 days ago

    India tests Agni-5 MIRV missile with 5,000 km Range, multi-warhead capability

    India has successfully test-fired an advanced Agni missile equipped with MIRV (Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicle) capability. (X/@DefenceMinIndia)
    India News
    Updated 128 days ago

    The urgency to reform the defence forces

    The wars in Ukraine and West Asia, as well as the limited India-Pakistan conflict last year, have demonstrated how much warfare has changed (@prodefencejammu)
    Editorials
    Published 184 days ago

    MoD signs contracts worth ₹5,083 cr for ALH, Shtil missiles

    The defence ministry said it signed contracts worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5,083 crore to bolster India’s maritime and air defence capabilities. (PIB)
    India News
    Published 196 days ago

    Govt notifies amendment rules formally recognising MNS personnel under re-employment rules

    Govt notifies amendment rules formally recognising MNS personnel under re-employment rules
    India News
    Published 217 days ago

    Hindustan Aeronautics Limited knocked out of stealth jet race

    Representative image.
    India News
    Updated 223 days ago

    Defence earns big allocation in Budget after Op Sindoor; Rajnath Singh reacts

    Union defence minister Rajnath Singh arrives to attend the Union Budget session at Parliament, in New Delhi.
    India News
    Published 226 days ago

    Centre considering ₹3.25 L-cr deal for 114 Rafale jets

    Representative photo.
    India News
    Published 244 days ago

    India's largest defence deal for 114 Rafale jets to come up at meet, says report

    A pilot climbs into a Rafale fighter jet at a French military base during the Garuda 2025 French-Indian military cooperation exercise in Mont-de-Marsan, southwestern France, in November 2025. If a new deal is approved, it would be India's largest-ever defence deal and would take the number of Rafale jets in the Indian military to 176.
    India News
    Updated 244 days ago

    Govt inks ₹4,666-cr deals for advanced carbines, torpedoes

    In the financial year 2025-26, the ministry has signed capital contracts worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1,82,492 crore for the modernisation of the armed forces.
    India News
    Published 259 days ago

    MoD signs deals worth ₹4,666 crore for carbines, heavy-weight torpedoes

    The navy operates six Kalvari-class (Scorpene) submarines built under a <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>23,562-crore programme called Project 75 (X/indiannavy)
    India News
    Published 259 days ago

    Defence ministry clears procurement of military hardware worth ₹79,000 cr

    Defence minister Rajnath Singh addresses Lok Sabha during the recently concluded Winter Session of Parliament. (Sansad TV)
    India News
    Published 260 days ago

    Defence ministry clears mega procurement push: ₹79,000 crore for all 3 forces

    Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives for the ‘Commanders’ Conference 2025’ at Nausena Bhawan, in New Delhi, on Thursday.
    India News
    Published 327 days ago

    Defence Ministry opens missile, shell production to private sector

    The missile sector has been opened to private players as Operation Sindoor has shown that the future belongs to stand-off weapons and long range conventional missiles, the people close to the matter told HT
    India News
    Updated 346 days ago

    MoD inks ₹62,000 crore deal with Hindustan Aeronautics for 97 more LCA Mk-1As

    The delivery of these aircraft will begin in 2027-28 and be completed within six years, the defence ministry said
    India News
    Updated 355 days ago

    CDS Gen Anil Chauhan gets extension to implement key military reforms

    CDS Gen Anil Chauhan gets extension to implement key military reforms
    India News
    Published 356 days ago

    28 firms line up to partner with HAL for stealth fighter project

    HAL chairman DK Sunil (HT PHOTO)
    India News
    Updated 360 days ago

    Health cover approved for cadets boarded out during training on medical grounds

    Around 10 to 20 cadets are boarded out every year due to medical causes attributable to or aggravated by military training. (ANI FILE)
    India News
    Published 382 days ago

    India successfully test-fires Agni-5 intermediate range ballistic missile

    India successfully tested the ballistic missile on Wednesday from Chandipur, Odisha.
    India News
    Updated 391 days ago
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