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Defence Ministry clears policy guidelines for selection of shipyards for m
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday cleared fresh policy guidelines for selection of shipyards for major warship and submarine building projects of the Indian Navy and Coast Guard, according to government sources.
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Abhinandan does not have official social media account on Twitter, Instagr
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 6 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday stated that IAF’s Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman does not have any official social media account on Twitter and Instagram.
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Permanent Commission to women in all 10 branches of Indian Army: MoD
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Women officers will be granted Permanent Commission in the Indian Army in all 10 branches where women are inducted for Short Service Commission.
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India rubbishes Pak 'propaganda' over detection of submarine
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Hours after Pakistan claimed to have detected an Indian submarine before it could enter its waters, India on Tuesday said the Navy "does not take cognizance of such propaganda," adding that "deployments remain undeterred".
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Afghanistan: Taliban attack on Helmand base ends, 23 personnel killed
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Helmand [Afghanistan], Mar 1 (ANI): The militant attack on the 215 Maiwand Corps here, the responsibility for which has been claimed by Taliban, ended after 16 hours on Friday.
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HAL hopes to get order for squadron of Sukhoi-30 fighter jets
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Thursday said that it hopes to get an order for a squadron of Sukhoi-30 fighter jets which are assembled in the state-owned facility.
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Defence Ministry gives nod for production of 114 'Dhanush' guns
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has received the bulk production clearance (BPC) from the Ministry of Defence and the Indian Army for production of 114 Dhanush indigenous artillery guns.
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Navy begins helicopter procurement process, Tata, Reliance likely particip
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 12 (ANI): In a first of its kind, Ministry of Defence has issued an Expression of Interest for shortlisting potential Indian and foreign manufacturers for the ‘Procurement of 111 Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH)' for the Indian Navy.
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India has signed 21 offset defence contracts worth US $ 5.67 billion in la
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 12 (ANI): As many as 21 defence offset contracts with a cumulative value of approximately US $ 5.67 billion have been signed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in the last three years, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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Defence Ministry had not objected to pricing part in Rafale deal, says for
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): The Defence Ministry had given a dissent note to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) over sovereign guarantee aspect of the negotiations in the Rafale fighter deal but it had nothing to do with pricing issue, the then Defence Secretary G. Mohan Kumar sa
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Now witness highlights of Republic Day parade with ‘RDP India 2019’ app
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): In sync with the Digital India campaign of the central government, the Ministry of Defence has launched a mobile app 'RDP India 2019', with the intent of making available the highlights of the Republic Day event, not only to the spectators at Rajpath, but
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India-specific enhancements in Rafale plane to help achieve superiority ov
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Dismissing media reports suggesting that advancements sought by the Narendra Modi-government has shot the price of a Rafale planes by 41 per cent as "factually inaccurate", the Defence Ministry on Friday said the India specific enhancements would help the
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