US-China Rivalry Led To Arms Race, Says Navy Chief

Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said the US-China rivalry is "here to stay and it is not a short spin"New Delhi: Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Monday said the Indo-Pacific region is witnessing a "marathon" US-China rivalry which has led to a naval arms race in the region under which Beijing has added 148 warships in the last decade — almost equal to the strength of entire Indian maritime

March 14, 2023
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Hyderabad-Based Svaya Robotics Develops First Indigenous Quadruped Robot For Defence Sector

Dr Sateesh Reddy, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri and Former Chairman, DRDO reviewed the development of the robots that Svaya has undertaken to develop with DRDO inputsHyderabad: Hyderabad-based Svaya Robotics in collaboration with DRDO Labs – Research and Development Establishment, Pune (R&DE) and Defence Bio-engineering and Electro Medical Laboratory, Bengaluru (DEBEL), has developed

March 14, 2023
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J&K Witnessing Change, Atmosphere of Peace In Valley: Intelligence Bureau Director

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a change and there is an atmosphere of peace in the valley, Intelligence Bureau (IB) Director Tapan Kumar Deka said here on Sunday.He was talking to reporters on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the 71st BN Mullik Memorial All India Police Football Championship 2022-23 at the Bakshi Stadium here.“Kashmir is witnessing a change. There is an

March 14, 2023
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ISRO Inaugurates Bhutan Satellite Ground Station; Discusses Expanding India-Bhutan Space Cooperation

The delegates also inaugurated a Ground-Earth station for the India-Bhutan satellite, BhutanSatA delegation of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) led by the space agency’s chairman S Somanath on Monday discussed expanding India-Bhutan space cooperation and ways to deepen tech ties further.A delegation of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) led by the space agency’s chairman S

March 14, 2023
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‘Ex-Army Personnel Should Get Money’: Supreme Court To Centre On OROP

The SC bench asked the ministry to immediately withdraw its January 20 communication, which said OROP arrears will be paid in four instalmentsThe Supreme Court on Monday asked the Ministry of Defence to give a roadmap for the payment of arrears under the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme by next week, saying the government cannot take law in its own hands by issuing communication on payment of

March 14, 2023
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AK-203 Rifles In Manufacturing, Testing Stage: Govt On Korwa Plant

Indian soldiers to get new AK-203 assault riflesArmy soldiers will now finally get modern assault rifles in bulk. The long-pending project to manufacture over six lakh AK-203 Kalashnikov rifles at the Korwa ordnance factory in Amethi district of UP has kicked off.Kalashnikov AK-203 rifles for Indian armed forces are currently under manufacturing and testing stage at an Indo-Russian joint venture

March 13, 2023
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Government Sets Target of Achieving Defence Manufacturing Worth Rs 1.75 Lakh Crore By 2024-25

The Indian government has set a target of achieving defence manufacturing worth Rs 1,75,000 crore, including defence exports of Rs 35,000 crore by 2024-25. Minister of state for Defence Ajay Bhatt said the value of production undertaken by private companies and state-run defence manufacturers in 2021-22 was Rs 86,078 crore while the amount was Rs 88,631 crore in 2020-21 and Rs 63,722 crore in

March 13, 2023
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