Defense

The fresh mandate will allow Modi to further relax investment rules, which means India’s private sector giants such as Reliance, Tata and Mahindra would be prepared to invest billions of dollars in the defence sector.

A Bangladeshi national, who recruited members for IS in the neighbouring country, has been traced in Iraq jail: Sources

Speaking at the annual investiture ceremony of the Border Security Force (BSF), the former chief of the Intelligence Bureau said the agencies working for the country’s protection should “reinvent and upgrade” their technology prowess. “You should work to enhance your professionalism, capability and strength as security challenges in the days to come could be more grave,” Doval said.

The Rafale team reportedly sits in Saint Cloud suburb of Paris and police officers are reportedly investigating the matter further. According to reports, the aim of the break-ins could have been to steal data as money or valuables are not kept in the administrative offices.

These telescopic sights will be fitted onto the new generation Sig Sauer assault rifles that India wants. A contract for 72,000 rifles have already been signed and the delivery is likely within a year. These 7.62 x 51mm sights will cost about Rs 170 crore.

The shipyard’s plans are in line with renewed efforts of the government to increase exports by effective utilisation of the defence lines of credit extended to friendly foreign countries. In April, the ministry finalised the standing operation procedure to enhance the pace of utilisation of the lines of credit to boost exports.India has announced lines of credit to nations like Vietnam and Myanmar in the recent past.

The Ambala-based Indian Army’s prestigious Kharga Corps is embarking on a largescale training exercise with troops in the backdrop of informationised domain and sub-conventional realities with focus on future security threats.

The exercise is scheduled to be held somewhere in May-June in the hinterland of Punjab and Haryana. During the exercise, efficiency of recent new additions in military equipment and weapons will be put to test.

The exercise will be conducted in the obstacle-ridden terrain. Latest military concepts designed to deliver a swift punitive blow to the adversary will also be validated. The exercise entails the jointmanship between arms and services and honing of inter-Army and inter-services good practices

Confirming the development, An Indian Army spokesperson said the components of Indian Air Force (IAF) will also participate to validate joint maneuvers and derive inputs for further consolidation of existing war fighting concepts and evolution of joint operational doctrine for the future.

Various units and formations are in the advanced stages of practice and preparations necessary for the said exercise, which is one of the biggest military exercises of recent times, said the spokesperson.

Ambala based 2-Corpa, popularly called as Kharga Corps, possesses 50% of the Indian Army’s offensive capabilities and has the mandate to launch offensive attack, in case any conflict or war breaks out with neighbouring Pakistan.

Integrated with multiple military formations, Kharga has proved an effective weapon in various wars. The Kharga Corps has been stationed at Ambala since 1985.

Armed with deadly Harpoon missiles, torpedoes, sensors and radars, the Boeing-manufactured Poseidon P8I is an Indian variant US Navy’s P8A and has completed six years of operations since its induction on May 15, 2013 in Naval Air Squadron nicknamed ‘Albatross’.

The vessel’s movements were under watch from Sunday, when the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) received intelligence of a suspicious vessel likely to be engaged in drug trafficking in an area off the India-Pakistan International Maritime Border Line (IMBL) off the coast of Gujarat, the statement said. Similar intelligence warnings were also received from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Monday.

Tech Mahindra today announced its biggest defence order worth over Rs 300 crore with the Indian Navy. As part of the ‘Armed Forces Secure Access Card’ (AFSAC) Project.