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Delay in decision-making adversely affects country's combat readiness: Raj
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday while underlining the need to expand the defence budget to over Rs 6 lakh crore said that it is necessary to spend the fund allocated in the present budget "timely" to achieve country's combat readiness.
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More than 100,000 Russian soldiers killed, wounded in Ukraine, claims Top
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Speaking at an event at The Economic Club of New York, Joint Chiefs Chair General Mark Milley, said that Ukraine probably suffered similar casualties.
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46 Chinese aircraft, 4 naval vessels detected near Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The Taiwanese army responded to the activities with aircraft in controlled air patrol, naval vessels and land-based missile systems.
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PM Modi to lay foundation for C-295 aircraft manufacturing facility in Guj
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The C-295 transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force will be manufactured at Vadodara in Gujarat.
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Moscow suspends participation in UN-backed grain deal with Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Russia on Saturday suspended its participation in an UN-brokered grain deal with Ukraine which was regarded as the key to addressing global food shortage, CNN reported citing the statement of the Russian Defence Ministry.
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India's Defence ministry is world's biggest employer: 'Statista' report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Statista is a Hamburg-based private organisation that provides data and statistics about various issues worldwide. After India's Defence Ministry, a close second is the US Department of Defense which employs 2.91 million people.
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US, Russian defence ministers hold talks, discuss situation in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): In a rare instance, the defence secretary of the United States had a telephonic call with the Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu on Friday and discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine, Al Jazeera reported citing the defence ministry from both countries.
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UK to block Chinese recruitment of British military pilots
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], October 19 (ANI): The UK government is taking immediate steps to deter and penalise Chinese recruitment of British military pilots.
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China headhunting former UK air force pilots to train its army pilots: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], October 18 (ANI): China has hired nearly 30 retired British military pilots to train pilots in the People's Liberation Army, The New York Times (NYT) reported citing Britain's Defence Ministry, which has issued a threat alert fearing that the practice could threaten its national
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India's indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant successfully fires Submar
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): India's indigenously built nuclear submarine INS Arihant on Friday carried out a successful launch of a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) in the Bay of Bengal and hit the target with high accuracy.
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India successfully test-fires submarine launched Ballistic Missile from IN
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): INS Arihant carried out a successful launch of a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) on Friday, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
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Defence Ministry approves renaming of Faizabad Cantt as Ayodhya Cantt
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the proposal to change the name of Faizabad Cantt to Ayodhya Cantt, said sources on Tuesday.
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