Defence Deal

Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday Israel was prepared to "deepen" its Gaza operation if truce talks fail to secure the release of hostages Hamas holds in the Palestinian territory.

The India-US deal to jointly produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force is revolutionary, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Hamas said Monday it is studying a proposal for a truce and hostage-prisoner swap after talks in Cairo, as Israel's defence minister said it is the right time for a deal, six months into a war with the Islamist militants in Gaza.

India on Friday sealed five major defence acquisition contracts worth Rs 39,125 crore including procurement of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, radars, weapon systems and aero-engines for MiG-29 jets as part of efforts to boost the combat

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on Friday said India is looking at dealing with long-term challenges that may emanate from China besides focusing on the current situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Sunday said the all-important deal for buying 31 Predator drones from the US has been cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council and is expected to be signed in the next few months.

Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Monday that Hamas's Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar was "moving from hideout to hideout" and "unable to communicate" with his entourage.

Israeli soldiers in Gaza discovered a tunnel shaft located inside a school, the Israel Defence Forces said on Wednesday.

The defence ministry on Wednesday signed a Rs 1,614-crore contract with Mazagon Dockyard Shipbuilders Ltd for procurement of six next-generation offshore patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday and voiced displeasure with "anti-Israel positions" taken by Moscow's envoys at the United Nations, an Israeli statement said.

The UK's military will conduct surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate hostages held by Hamas since its October 7 attack on Israel, Britain's defence ministry confirmed at the weekend.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Defence Acquisition Council's approval for capital acquisition proposals worth Rs 2.23 lakh crore to enhance the operational capabilities of the armed forces marks a crucial stride in the pursuit of self-reliance

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) gave its nod to the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition procurement worth Rs 2.23 lakh crore.

The Defence Acquisition Council has cleared the acquisition of 97 additional Tejas aircraft and 156 Prachand attack helicopters, both of which have been indigenously developed by India. The value of these deals is around Rs. 1.1 lakh crore.

Israel's defence ministry on Sunday announced a 317 million euro ($340 million) deal for the sale of its David's Sling air defence system to new NATO member Finland.

Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday Israel was prepared to "deepen" its Gaza operation if truce talks fail to secure the release of hostages Hamas holds in the Palestinian territory.

The India-US deal to jointly produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force is revolutionary, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Hamas said Monday it is studying a proposal for a truce and hostage-prisoner swap after talks in Cairo, as Israel's defence minister said it is the right time for a deal, six months into a war with the Islamist militants in Gaza.

India on Friday sealed five major defence acquisition contracts worth Rs 39,125 crore including procurement of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, radars, weapon systems and aero-engines for MiG-29 jets as part of efforts to boost the combat

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on Friday said India is looking at dealing with long-term challenges that may emanate from China besides focusing on the current situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Sunday said the all-important deal for buying 31 Predator drones from the US has been cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council and is expected to be signed in the next few months.

Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Monday that Hamas's Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar was "moving from hideout to hideout" and "unable to communicate" with his entourage.

Israeli soldiers in Gaza discovered a tunnel shaft located inside a school, the Israel Defence Forces said on Wednesday.

The defence ministry on Wednesday signed a Rs 1,614-crore contract with Mazagon Dockyard Shipbuilders Ltd for procurement of six next-generation offshore patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday and voiced displeasure with "anti-Israel positions" taken by Moscow's envoys at the United Nations, an Israeli statement said.

The UK's military will conduct surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate hostages held by Hamas since its October 7 attack on Israel, Britain's defence ministry confirmed at the weekend.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Defence Acquisition Council's approval for capital acquisition proposals worth Rs 2.23 lakh crore to enhance the operational capabilities of the armed forces marks a crucial stride in the pursuit of self-reliance

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) gave its nod to the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition procurement worth Rs 2.23 lakh crore.

The Defence Acquisition Council has cleared the acquisition of 97 additional Tejas aircraft and 156 Prachand attack helicopters, both of which have been indigenously developed by India. The value of these deals is around Rs. 1.1 lakh crore.

Israel's defence ministry on Sunday announced a 317 million euro ($340 million) deal for the sale of its David's Sling air defence system to new NATO member Finland.