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India gives 'Letter of Request' to France to buy 26 Rafale jets for Navy
Rediff.com27 Oct 2023

The aircraft deal worth around Euro 5.5 billion was cleared by the defence acquisition...

IAF to buy 156 more 'Prachand' choppers for Pak, China borders
Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

Of the 156 choppers, 66 would be inducted by the Indian Air Force while the rest 90...

India, China hold Maj Gen-level talks at 2 locations ahead of Modi, Xi meet
Rediff.com19 Aug 2023

The talks are following up the outcome of the 19th round of Corps Commander-level talks...

India deploys Heron Mark 2 drones in northern sector against China, Pak threats
Rediff.com13 Aug 2023

The four new Heron Mark-2 drones, which can be equipped with long-range missiles and...

MiG-29 fighter jets deployed in J-K to tackle Pak, China threats
Rediff.com12 Aug 2023

The Tridents squadron which is now also known as the "Defender of the North" has...

India, China hold 18th round of military-level talks to end standoff
Rediff.com23 Apr 2023

The last meeting between the two sides at the Corps Commander level was held in...

Defence forces halt Dhruv fleet ops after emergency landing incident
Rediff.com11 Mar 2023

In the wake of the accident off the Mumbai coast two days ago, the defence forces have...

India to deploy Pralay missiles along China border
Rediff.com25 Dec 2022

At present, the Pralay ballistic missiles can take out targets from 150 to 500 km and...

Amid LAC tension, India to get new missile with 500-km range
Rediff.com20 Dec 2022

The proposal is also important as it comes at a time when the Indian forces are working...

Chinese fighter jets continue to provoke India on LAC in Eastern Ladakh
Rediff.com24 Jul 2022

The Chinese aircraft have been regularly flying close to the LAC in the last three to...

IAF scrambled jets after Chinese fighter plane flew close to LAC in June
Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

A Chinese Air Force aircraft flew very close to a friction point in the eastern Ladakh...

IAF plans to make 96 fighter jets in India
Rediff.com12 Jun 2022

Amid a big push for the Aatmanirbhar Bharat scheme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led...

Amid hunt for CDS, govt asks tri-services for names of top defence officers
Rediff.com26 May 2022

At a time when the process to appoint the new chief of defence staff is on, the...

IAF arming Russian choppers with anti-tank missiles
Rediff.com24 Apr 2022

In what could be a lesson learnt from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war where anti-tank...

Cybersecurity breach by military officials found, probe underway
Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

Responding to an ANI query on the cyber security breach issue, defence sources said:...

Missile firing incident: IAF blames multiple officials
Rediff.com10 Apr 2022

The inquiry into the March 9 incident was done by Assistant Chief of Air Staff...

Missile firing incident: Probe pins blame on Group Captain
Rediff.com23 Mar 2022

Government sources told ANI that the detailed probe by the Air Force officer...

India developing new BrahMos version with 800 km range: Sources
Rediff.com13 Mar 2022

The missile earlier had the capability of hitting targets at around 300 km after being...

India deploys first S-400s to counter aerial threat from China, Pak
Rediff.com21 Dec 2021

"The first squadron is being deployed in the Punjab sector. The batteries of the first...

IAF to enhance Tejas capabilities with HAMMER missiles
Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

"The HAMMER missiles are in the process of being integrated with the LCA Tejas and it...