Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has underscored the importance of embracing high-end technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Quantum Computing to strengthen India’s defence and innovation capabilities.
The Third Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) Meeting between India and Tanzania was held in Goa, today. Both nations explored avenues to deepen bilateral defence ties, including maritime collaboration, service-to-service cooperation, and defence industry partnerships
At least 12 paramedics from civil defence teams were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their centre in Duris, a village in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, media reported.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Singapore's Minister of Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen, co-chaired the sixth India-Singapore Defence Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi on Tuesday.
In a bid to alleviate the challenges faced by veterans in procuring medicines under the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), a proposal for the introduction of e-pharmacies is currently awaiting approval from the Ministry of Defence.
India and the United States signed a significant deal on Tuesday worth Rs 32,000 crore for the procurement of 31 MQ-9B Sky/Sea Guardian High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Remote Pilot Aircraft Systems (RPAS).
Russian air defence forces intercepted and destroyed 125 Ukrainian drones overnight in seven regions and over the Sea of Azov, the Russian Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.
The Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, while the Maldivian delegation was headed by Chief of Defence Force, Maldives National Defence Force General lbrahim Hilmy.
Mr Singh, who is on a four-day visit to the US, also interacted with senior leaders of the US defence industry at a round-table organised by the US India Strategic Partnership Forum. The round-table was attended by a large number of US defence and technology companies.
The allocation to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for FY 2024-25 is higher by approximately Rs one lakh crore (18.43 per cent) over the allocation for FY 2022-23 and 4.79 per cent more than allocation of FY 2023-24.
