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India-Russia Vow to Enhance Defence Cooperation
NEW DELHI: Despite US pressure on Moscow to reduce defence procurement, India and Russia agreed to extend defence cooperation not only in procurement but also in the exploration of the possibility of “additional” Russian military equipment production in India. Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, was in New Delhi for a working visit, where he held bilateral talks with his counterpart, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. “Under the ‘Make in India’ concept, we addressed future and additional manufacturing of Russian military equipment in India. So far, I haven’t seen any differences in our Indian partners and friends “After talks with Jaishankar,
Adding More Fire Power: IAF to Get 12 Rafale Fighters
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to increase its prowess by inducting three more Rafale Omni-role fighters and another nine are scheduled to get inducted by April end. The Hasimara forward base in north Bengal will kick off operations with five fighters next month. According to sources, an IAF team has already reached France to zero in on the date for ferrying three Rafales to Ambala. India ordered 36 planes from France (the equivalent of two squadrons with 18 jets each) in September 2016 for ₹59,000 crores under a government-to-government deal. The IAF’s Ambala-based Golden Arrows
Making Gujarat India’s Defence Factory
GANDHINAGAR: Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani has taken a resolve to turn the state into India’s Defence Factory within the next 2-3 years. Explaining his vision to media persons, he said, “Gujarat not only allows the industries to localize supply chains and de-risk their operations but also reinforce the local ecosystem, which enables them to create lucrative and prolong solutions. We are striving hard to become the biggest contributor to Prime Minister’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat. Our aim is to relentlessly improve the industrial infrastructure and environment of the state for making it future-ready. We are initiating dialogue with
Indian Armed Forces Give their Nod for Procuring Armed Drones from US
MUMBAI: Buoyed with the operational capability of two leased Sea Guardian drones, the Indian Armed forces have zeroed in on and given their nod for procurement of 30 armed versions of the American unmanned aerial system. The big deal is pegged at a whopping $3 billion deal. Earlier, some objections were raised over the deal but finally, all the three wings of armed forces have unanimously agreed to give their consent for the purchase of 30 armed versions of the US unmanned aerial system. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh-led Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) is expected to take a final call over
PM to Address Combined Commanders’ Conference Today
AHMEDABAD: Three days long Combined Commanders’ Conference is going on in Gujarat’s Kevadia, which will see the participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday with the aim of providing directions to the defence forces for sprucing up their preparedness and meet upcoming challenges. Â During the event, the PM is expected to be intimated about the progress made in the creation of the theatre command. In a step towards restructuring the defence forces, the defence ministry would be creating the Air Defence Command. The Defence Ministry has plans of creating the Air Defence, Maritime and Logistics command along with the
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