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September 23, 2025 6:01 PM

Indian Navy to commission ‘Androth’ on Oct 6, second ship in ASW-SWC series

The Indian Navy is set to commission its second state-of-the-art Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), Androth, at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam on October 6. The ceremony will be presided over by Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar,...

September 23, 2025 2:49 PM

Rajnath Singh discusses defence sector ties with Morocco Minister

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday met Morocco’s Minister of Trade, Ryad Mezzour, in Rabat to discuss ways to deepen cooperation in key sectors including defence, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals, the Ministry of Defence said. In a post on X,...

September 23, 2025 1:54 PM

Private defence firms poised to clock 18 pc revenue growth in 2025-26: Report

Private defence companies are set to clock 16-18 percent revenue growth in the current financial year as domestic demand continues to remain strong, according to a Crisil report released on Tuesday. This follows a 20 percent compound annual growth r...

September 22, 2025 8:53 PM

CDS General Anil Chauhan inaugurates first-ever Tri Services Academia Technology Symposium

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan inaugurated the first edition of the Tri Services Academia Technology Symposium (T-SATS) at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi on Monday. The two-day event aims to synergise academia, startups, industr...

September 22, 2025 8:49 PM

India, Morocco sign MoU to boost defence cooperation

In a step towards deepening strategic ties, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Moroccan counterpart Abdeltif Loudiyi on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defence cooperation during a bilateral meeting in Rabat. The MoU establi...

September 19, 2025 3:04 PM

Rajnath Singh pays tribute to 1965 war heroes, recalls Abdul Hamid’s valour

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday interacted with veterans and families of soldiers who fought in the 1965 India-Pakistan war, as the Army commemorated the diamond jubilee of the conflict with a solemn ceremony at South Block in Delhi. Singh ...

September 17, 2025 10:45 AM

Combined Commanders’ Conference: Rajnath Singh urges Armed Forces to prepare for unconventional threats

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday called on the Armed Forces to look beyond traditional concepts of warfare and remain ready to counter emerging, unconventional threats such as information warfare, ideological attacks, ecological challenges, ...

September 16, 2025 2:23 PM

Yudh Abhyas 2025: India-US joint military exercise concludes in Alaska

The 21st edition of the India-US joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas 2025 concluded on Monday (local time) at Fort Wainwright and the Yukon Training Area in Alaska, marking the successful completion of two weeks of intensive joint training between th...

September 15, 2025 9:39 PM

PM Modi reviews defence preparedness at Combined Commanders’ Conference in Kolkata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness of the Armed Forces at the 16th Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC) held in Kolkata, West Bengal. The Prime Minister was briefed on operational r...

September 12, 2025 2:34 PM

‘No spillover effect from trade tension’: Defence Secretary on US tariffs

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Friday said there has been “no spillover effect” from the ongoing trade tensions between India and the United States, emphasising that defence collaboration between the two countries has continued unhindere...

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