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
Read More >>

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
Read More >>

Indian Government Should Consider 65,000-Ton Aircraft Carrier: Navy Veteran

Prime Minister Modi on the deck of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS VIKRANTThe Indian Navy currently operates two aircraft carriers – the Russian-built 40,000-ton INS Vikramaditya and the 44,000-ton indigenously produced INS VikrantThe government of India should "seriously" consider the navy’s request for a much larger third aircraft carrier, a veteran who served in the country’s

March 13, 2023
Read More >>

Russia Is Still India’s Largest Arms Supplier But Its Position Under ‘Pressure’: SIPRI Report

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, France has displaced US as India’s second largest arms supplier while half of China’s arms exports went to PakistanNew Delhi: Russia continues to be the largest arms supplier of India, but its share in New Delhi’s total arms imports has come down to 45 percent during the period 2018-2022 from 64 percent earlier,

March 13, 2023
Read More >>

India Got Tougher On Terrorism Under PM Modi, Experts Confirm

In February 2021, India and Pakistan announced a ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC), the de-facto border between the two nations in Kashmir. The valley has been a source of hostilities up till today.India’s response to Pakistani terror provocations has undergone a sea-change under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with New Delhi likely to use military force more frequently than

March 13, 2023
Read More >>

Putin May Attend G20 Summit In India, Though No Decision Yet: Kremlin

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin may attend the G20 summit in India later this year, but no decision has yet been made, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday."It cannot be ruled out," the Kremlin spokesman said when asked if Putin’s participation in the summit in India was being considered. "But no decision has been made yet," Peskov clarified, Russian news agency TASS

March 13, 2023
Read More >>