The year 2023 was a landmark year for the Ministry of Defence as it witnessed defence exports reaching an all-time high--almost Rs 3,000 crore more than the previous financial year--and defence productions crossing the figure of Rs one lakh crore for the first time.
The Indian Navy swiftly responded to the maritime incident involving a drone attack on MT Chem Pluto in the Arabian Sea and continues to monitor the situation very closely with all stakeholders, the Ministry of Defence informed in a press release.
As part of the operation, combat engineering devices uncovered and destroyed IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) that were deployed under and on the sides of the roads. In addition, a wanted person suspected of trafficking in weapons was arrested.
The Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Lt Gen JP Mathew flagged off the Delhi to Gwalior leg of the JSW-NDA Car Rally from the National War Memorial in New Delhi on Sunday, as part of the celebrations marking the 75 glorious years of the Nation
Amid the recent terrorist attacks in the Poonch-Rajouri sector, India Army chief General Manoj Pandey is likely to visit Jammu to review the situation there and discuss further strengthening the counter-terrorism grid there on Monday, defence sources said.
The Israeli military struck 200 terror infrastructure targets in Gaza over the past 24 hours and seized weapons belonging to Hamas, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday.
Weighing in on the suspected drone attack on an Indian cargo vessel on the high seas, defence expert Wg Cdr (retd) Praful Bakshi on Sunday said the incident marks a security concern for the country and the entire world as the ship came under fire in an 'innocent area' outside the conflict
In a blistering attack on neighbouring Pakistan after a former senior Jammu and Kashmir Police officer, Mohd. Shafi, was shot dead by terrorists while calling Muslims to the morning prayer (Aazan) at a mosque in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, defence expert Lt Gen (retd.) Sanjay
A high-ranking official within the Ukrainian Defence Ministry has been apprehended on charges of embezzling USD 40 million (1.5 billion Ukrainian hryvnia) related to a contract for artillery shells, CNN reported the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU).
Japan wants to dramatically expand its defence capacity because it has been alarmed by China's expanding military ambitions, while Russia's invasion of Ukraine has also stoked fears that China may move to take over Taiwan, a self-governed democracy claimed by Beijing.