China suffered higher losses in Galwan Valley Clash With India than reported: Australian newspaper
China’s losses in the Galwan Valley clash in 2020 were much higher than reported with many soldiers drowning while crossing a fast-flowing river in darkness, an investigative Australian newspaper claimed on Wednesday. The Klaxon cited findings by unnamed researchers and mainland Chinese bloggers in the report and said they have declined to be named on security grounds, but their findings appear […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Welcomes Huge Announcement For Defence Sector In Budget 2022
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday described as an “excellent move” the proposal in the Union Budget to set aside 25 per cent of the defence R&D budget for start-ups and private entities in the financial year 2022-23. Singh also welcomed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement that 68 per cent of the defence capital procurement budget would […]
Lt Gen Manoj Pande took over as Vice Chief of the Indian Army
On Tuesday, Lt Gen Manoj Pande took over as the Vice Chief of the Indian Army. His appointment as the Vice Chief of the Indian army comes after Lt Gen CP Mohanty superannuated last month. Commissioned in December 1982, to the Corps of Engineers (The Bombay Sappers), he is an alumnus of National Defence Academy. […]
ICG Celebrates 46th Raising Day
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is celebraing its 46th Raising Day on February 01, 2022. From just seven surface platforms in 1978, the ICG has grown into a formidable force with 158 ships and 70 aircraft in its inventory and is likely to achieve targeted force levels of 200 surface platforms and 80 aircraft by 2025. […]
How Garud Commando Squadron Leader Sandeep Jhanjaria Played Key Role In 2017 Pulwama Terrorist Encounter
The soldiers of the Garud Special Forces played an important role in an operation led by the Indian Army in Pulwama on Saturday, in which four terrorists were killed. During the Pulwama encounter, the Special Forces officer was shot twice, but despite this, he continued to open fire on the terrorists. News agency ANI gave […]
BrahMos missile deal worth USD 374 million inked with Philippines
A deal worth USD 374 million has been inked between the BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd and the Phillipines. The deal is for the shore based anti-ship variant supersonic cruise missiles. This is the first time India has a deal for exporting a missile which has been made in India under an Indo-Russian Joint Venture. The […]
5Terrorists killed in overnight encounters in Jammu and Kashmir
5 Terrorists killed : Five terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfits, including a self-styled commander, were killed in two separate overnight encounters with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. The gunfights, which broke out on Saturday night, took place in Pulwama and Budgam districts of the Kashmir valley. […]
Jammu: Four jawans injured as grenade explodes near border
Four jawans, including a constable, were injured when a grenade exploded near the border in Nowshera Sector Kek Kalsia of Rajouri. In view of the critical condition of one of the injured, he has been referred to the Command Hospital, Udhampur, while the other three were taken to 150 Army Generals for treatment. He has […]
India Bought Pegasus Under Israel Defence Deal Claims NYT Report
The Indian government bought Israeli spyware Pegasus in 2017 as part of a $2-billion package for weapons including a missile system, The New York Times reported Friday. The year-long investigation, the newspaper reported, revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, too, had bought and tested the spyware “for years with plans to use it for domestic surveillance until the […]
Pakistan Might Use Drone Against India : Intelligence Report
In the year 2021 there were as many as 68 drone sightings in India and this has raised concerns over a new security threat. The Border Security Force is looking for ways to detect the smaller drones that have been used to smuggle in narcotics and arms from Pakistan. The investigations that have been conducted […]