Lalit Shastri A Correspondent of The Hindu, who did a piece with the heading “U.S. count of Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jets found none missing, claims American magazine” on April 5 relied upon a report published by “Foreign Policy” to give… Read More ›
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IAF MIG-27 on routine sortie crashes near Jodhpur
Newsroom24x7 Network New Delhi: An Indian Air Force MiG-27 aircraft got airborne from Air Force Station Uttarlai, Rajasthan at 1127 hrs today for a routine sortie. The aircraft crashed at 1145 hrs, approximately 120 km south of Jodhpur. The pilot… Read More ›
Wing Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman
Newsroom24x7 Network Attari-Wagah: Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman crossed the zero line and returned to India on Friday night. It is being asked by citizens across India, who had remained glued to their television sets the… Read More ›
Boeing-made AH-64E Apache for India
Boeing India (@Boeing_In) Tweeted: India’s incoming AH-64E Apache shows off its attack moves on its first flight! #Boeing-made AH-64 Apache, world’s most advanced combat chopper, is on schedule for delivery to @IAF_MCC in 2019. Know More: https://t.co/t6hiABH3NK pic.twitter.com/ovZaWblyc9 —… Read More ›
Defence contracts worth Rs.1190 billion signed with Indian vendors in last 4 years
Newsroom24x7 Network New Delhi: Confronted with a raging controversy over the Rafale deal and more particularly questions raised by Congress President Rahul Gandhi in this regard as well as his latest jibe vis-a-vis Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd, the Key offset partner… Read More ›
MADE IN INDIA – A true story
Lt Gen SS Dahiya Since we are on the subject of how rotten our made in India OFB ammunition is, let me narrate a real incident that embarrassed us in an International Defence Exhibition. The year was 1999, we ,… Read More ›
Landmark CIC order: Defence Secretary will re-examine issues relating to Liberalized Family Pension for the next of kin of deceased Defence Personnel
Newsroom24x7 Network It has been observed that there is a perceptible lack of clarity in the various circulars/orders issued by the Defence Ministry from time to time in respect of pensionery benefits on death/disability in aggravated cases and determining such entitlements in different categories…. Read More ›
Defence Ministry blasts Opposition for hurling accusation against Rafale deal
Newsroom24x7 Network New Delhi: After the Congress accusations that the Modi government had negotiated an overpriced deal to buy Rafale fighter jets has already been rebutted by the Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa… Read More ›
India Singapore sign agreement for naval cooperation
Newsroom24x7 Staff New Delhi:The 2nd Defence Ministers’ Dialogue between India and Singapore concluded today with the signing up of an agreement for naval cooperation. Both countries had signed the revised Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) in 2015 to further strengthen the… Read More ›
Marshal of IAF and Hero of 1965 War Arjan Singh is no more
Newsroom24x7 Staff New Delhi: Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC who served as Chief of the Air Staff, who headed the Air Force for five years from 1964 to 1969 is no more. The legendary Marshal of… Read More ›
Nag missile successfully test fired in Rajasthan
Newsroom24x7 Staff New Delhi: India’s indigenously developed 3rd generation Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM), Nag has been successfully flight tested twice by DRDO on 8-9-2017 against two different targets in the ranges of Rajasthan. The ATGM Nag missile has successfully… Read More ›
Navika Sagar Parikrama – Women Naval officers to circumnavigate the globe on Indian-built sail boat INSV Tarini
Newsroom24x7 Staff Mumbai: Six women officers of the Indian Navy are due to circumnavigate the globe on the sailing vessel, INSV Tarini. This is the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew. They will begin their voyage later… Read More ›
Self-reliance in Defence Hardware Sector is India’s top priority
Newsroom24x7 Staff New Delhi: Under the new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP), 2016 promulgated by the Government and brought into effect from 1 April, 2016, a new category of procurement ‘Buy Indian Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured’ has been accorded the… Read More ›
Steps for smooth entry of private players in Defence manufacturing
Newsroom24x7 Network New Delhi: The NDA Government at the Centre led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken major policy initiatives to ease the entry of private sector in defence manufacturing. To allow smooth entry of private players in the… Read More ›
