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Reforms Drive India's Defence Production To Record Rs 1.54 Lakh Crore
India recorded its highest-ever defence production of Rs 1.54 lakh crore in 2024-25, with manufacturing in the country rising leaps and bounds over the past years, thanks to the right policies and Atmanirbharta reforms in place.
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Russian Fighter Jet Su-30 Crashes On Training Flight, 2 Dead
A Russian Su-30 fighter aircraft crashed on a training flight in the northwestern region of Karelia, killing the two-member crew, news agencies quoted the Russian Defence Ministry as saying.
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Turkish Military Plane With 20 On Board Crashes In Georgia
There were 20 people on board the Turkish military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia on Tuesday while flying back home from Azerbaijan, the defence ministry said.
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Indian Navy To Commission 'Ikshak,' '80% Indigenous' Survey Vessel
The Indian Navy is poised to enhance its hydrographic survey capabilities with the commissioning of Ikshak, the third ship of the Survey Vessel (Large) [SVL] class and the first to be based at the Southern Naval Command, the Ministry of Defence said.
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Turkish Rescuers Stranded As Israel Delays Approval To Enter Gaza
A Turkish disaster response team is still waiting by the Gaza border for Israeli approval to enter the Palestinian territory to help with search and rescue operations, a defence ministry source said Thursday.
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China Expels Top General, Eight Military Officials Over Corruption
China's second-highest ranking general and eight other senior officials have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on suspicion of serious misconduct linked to corruption, the Defence Ministry said Friday.
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Defence Ministry Signs Rs 659 Crore Deal For Night Sights For SIG 716 Rifles
The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday signed a contract worth Rs 659.47 crore for the procurement of Night Sights (image intensifiers) for the 7.62x51 mm SIG 716 assault rifle, along with associated accessories for the Indian Army
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Made-in-India Combat Parachute Clears 32,000-Foot Test In Major Milestone
In a major development, the Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS), indigenously developed by DRDO, has successfully undergone a combat free-fall jump from an altitude of 32,000 feet, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Wednesday.
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Centre Seals Rs 62,000-Crore Deal To Buy 97 Tejas Mark 1A Fighter Jets
The defence ministry on Thursday sealed a Rs 62,370 crore deal with the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to procure 97 Tejas MK-1A light combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
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Russia Refutes Estonia's "Unprecedentedly Brazen" Airspace Violation Claim
Russian fighter jets did not violate Estonian airspace and flew over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea in proceeding from northwest Russia to the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, the Russian Defence Ministry said early on Saturday.
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UK Defence Academy To Bar Israelis Over Gaza War
A prestigious UK government-run defence studies institute will not accept Israeli post-graduates from September 2026 over the Gaza war, the defence ministry said.
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Centre Receives Air Force Proposal To Buy 114 'Made In India' Rafale Jets
The Defence Ministry has received and started discussions on the proposal from the Indian Air Force for acquiring 114 'Made in India' Rafale fighter jets, which would be built by the French firm Dassault Aviation involving Indian aerospace firms.
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Ukrainian Drone Attack Forces Hundreds To Evacuate Homes In Russian City
More than 300 people were evacuated from their apartments overnight following a Ukrainian drone attack on the capital of the Rostov region, the acting governor said on Tuesday.
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HIV Cases Surge Among Russian Soldiers Amid Ukraine War
According to Russia's Defence Ministry, the number of HIV cases among Russian soldiers increased 40 times in the first year of the war.
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Russia Launches Long-Range Strikes On Ukrainian Military Targets
Russia launched long-range strikes on Ukrainian military targets using a variety of weapons, including hypersonic air-launched Kinzhal missiles, the Defence Ministry in Moscow reported Thursday, RT said.
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Reforms Drive India's Defence Production To Record Rs 1.54 Lakh Crore
India recorded its highest-ever defence production of Rs 1.54 lakh crore in 2024-25, with manufacturing in the country rising leaps and bounds over the past years, thanks to the right policies and Atmanirbharta reforms in place.
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Russian Fighter Jet Su-30 Crashes On Training Flight, 2 Dead
A Russian Su-30 fighter aircraft crashed on a training flight in the northwestern region of Karelia, killing the two-member crew, news agencies quoted the Russian Defence Ministry as saying.
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Turkish Military Plane With 20 On Board Crashes In Georgia
There were 20 people on board the Turkish military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia on Tuesday while flying back home from Azerbaijan, the defence ministry said.
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Indian Navy To Commission 'Ikshak,' '80% Indigenous' Survey Vessel
The Indian Navy is poised to enhance its hydrographic survey capabilities with the commissioning of Ikshak, the third ship of the Survey Vessel (Large) [SVL] class and the first to be based at the Southern Naval Command, the Ministry of Defence said.
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Turkish Rescuers Stranded As Israel Delays Approval To Enter Gaza
A Turkish disaster response team is still waiting by the Gaza border for Israeli approval to enter the Palestinian territory to help with search and rescue operations, a defence ministry source said Thursday.
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China Expels Top General, Eight Military Officials Over Corruption
China's second-highest ranking general and eight other senior officials have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on suspicion of serious misconduct linked to corruption, the Defence Ministry said Friday.
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Defence Ministry Signs Rs 659 Crore Deal For Night Sights For SIG 716 Rifles
The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday signed a contract worth Rs 659.47 crore for the procurement of Night Sights (image intensifiers) for the 7.62x51 mm SIG 716 assault rifle, along with associated accessories for the Indian Army
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Made-in-India Combat Parachute Clears 32,000-Foot Test In Major Milestone
In a major development, the Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS), indigenously developed by DRDO, has successfully undergone a combat free-fall jump from an altitude of 32,000 feet, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Wednesday.
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Centre Seals Rs 62,000-Crore Deal To Buy 97 Tejas Mark 1A Fighter Jets
The defence ministry on Thursday sealed a Rs 62,370 crore deal with the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to procure 97 Tejas MK-1A light combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
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Russia Refutes Estonia's "Unprecedentedly Brazen" Airspace Violation Claim
Russian fighter jets did not violate Estonian airspace and flew over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea in proceeding from northwest Russia to the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, the Russian Defence Ministry said early on Saturday.
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UK Defence Academy To Bar Israelis Over Gaza War
A prestigious UK government-run defence studies institute will not accept Israeli post-graduates from September 2026 over the Gaza war, the defence ministry said.
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Centre Receives Air Force Proposal To Buy 114 'Made In India' Rafale Jets
The Defence Ministry has received and started discussions on the proposal from the Indian Air Force for acquiring 114 'Made in India' Rafale fighter jets, which would be built by the French firm Dassault Aviation involving Indian aerospace firms.
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Ukrainian Drone Attack Forces Hundreds To Evacuate Homes In Russian City
More than 300 people were evacuated from their apartments overnight following a Ukrainian drone attack on the capital of the Rostov region, the acting governor said on Tuesday.
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HIV Cases Surge Among Russian Soldiers Amid Ukraine War
According to Russia's Defence Ministry, the number of HIV cases among Russian soldiers increased 40 times in the first year of the war.
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Russia Launches Long-Range Strikes On Ukrainian Military Targets
Russia launched long-range strikes on Ukrainian military targets using a variety of weapons, including hypersonic air-launched Kinzhal missiles, the Defence Ministry in Moscow reported Thursday, RT said.
