India’s Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra in this exclusive interview that in the coming years, the force will buy locally made small arms and ammunition and will shun dependence on foreign sourcing for personal weapons of soldiers. Ques. India […]
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Lieutenant General (Dr) V. K. Saxena From the perspective of self-reliance and ‘Atmnirbhar Bharat‘, India has a reason to cheer in the festive […]
New Delhi: The United States is negotiating a joint development project for an air-launched drone with India involving both nations’ armed forces and defence research agencies, an American official from the Pentagon has said. At the ‘India Ideas Summit‘ organised by the US-India Business Council yesterday, the official […]
(Editor’s Note: Opinions expressed are that of the writer’s) By Lieutenant Colonel Manoj K. Channan Since evolution, man has always been fighting a bitter battle for survival. Be it nature, wildlife, fellow human beings and now the minuscule and deadly Coronavirus. From stones to bones and the advent […]
New Delhi: For the first time since buying the American firm Raytheon-made Excalibur precision guided munitions, India’s army today carried out its test-firing with the US-origin M777 Ultra Light Howitzers at the Pokhran field firing range in the Rajasthan desert. Promptly, the US Embassy in the Indian capital […]
Washington: The United States today approved a $1-billion sale of big naval guns for India’s navy. The Trump administration’s State Department “made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale” to Indian Navy of up to 13 MK 45 5-inch/62-calibre (MOD 4) naval guns and related equipment worth […]
