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Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund breaks records by collecting Rs 1,676 crores during its NFO period. India's defence sector experiences growth through indigenisation efforts and increased investments. The country aims to enhance its defe...

President Droupadi Murmu highlighted the government's efforts to boost domestic defence production. She claimed that nearly 70 per cent of defence procurement was sourced from Indian manufacturers in the last year, and reforms resulting in India man...

US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell emphasized the importance of frank dialogue with India regarding New Delhi's ties with Russia, particularly in the technology sector, including defense. Despite US concerns about potential technology leakag...

Indonesia's parliament has approved a proposal to accept a South Korean donation of a corvette for its navy, despite concerns about the vessel's age and the need for significant maintenance costs. The 36-year-old corvette, Bucheon 773, is seen as a ...

Ukrainian forces have halted a Russian advance in Vovchansk, a key northeastern town near the Russian border, according to Kyiv. However, Moscow insists it has sufficient resources to continue its offensive. Ukraine's President Zelenskyy acknowledge...

The government aims to increase India's annual defense production to nearly three times its current level, reaching Rs 3 lakh crore by 2028-29. Additionally, the target for defense exports is set to more than double, reaching Rs 50,000 crore compare...

Outgunned, Ukraine's troops have struggled to fend off Russian advances on the battlefield. They were recently compelled to make a tactical retreat from three villages in the east, where the Kremlin's forces have been making incremental gains, Ukrai...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed concern over delays in NATO countries delivering promised military aid to Ukraine, allowing Russia to gain ground in the ongoing conflict. Stoltenberg cited shortcomings in supplying weapons, ammunit...

The government’s push for indigenisation in defence has encouraged smaller players to get into the game and reduce India’s dependence on imports.

Germany's Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackerman, has expressed full support for the negotiations between the German firm Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and the Indian Navy for Project 75 India, which aims to build six new conventional submarines. The p...

Ukrainian officials claimed to have used drones to destroy six military aircraft and damage eight others at a Russian airfield in the Rostov region. However, Russian defense officials stated they intercepted 44 Ukrainian drones, with only a power su...

India's 'Make in India' defence production success story is evident in record-breaking defence exports, reaching Rs 21,083 crore in 2023-24, a growth of 32.5% from the previous fiscal. With a focus on indigenisation, India aims to triple annual defe...

India's Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, has stressed the need for India to reduce its dependency on imported military hardware in order to maintain strategic autonomy. Singh highlighted the Modi government's focus on boosting domestic manufacturing...

“we are working on joint development and manufacturing of the most sophisticated systems, ensuring a significant contribution to the “Make in India” and “Self-reliant India” initiatives,” Denis Alipov said at a session earlier this week in New Delhi...

Russia and India have made progress in talks on joint production of military equipment, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Lavrov said the cooperation was strategic and would ensure security on the Eurasian continent. Moscow respec...

In a statement on Tuesday, the defence ministry said the focus of the talks between Singh and Crosetto on Monday was on defence-industrial cooperation and that the pact will help promote co-development, co-production and setting up of joint ventures.

In the first leg of his two-nation tour, Singh will travel to Rome where he will hold wide-ranging talks with his Italian counterpart Guido Crisetto, according to the defence ministry. The relationship between India and Italy was elevated to the lev...

The new "positive indigenisation list" is in continuation of the first four such lists, which contained a total of 411 military items. Separately, the Department of Defence Production notified four positive indigenisation lists consisting of 4,666 i...

A secret arms sales agreement between Pakistan and the United States helped facilitate a bailout from the IMF earlier this year, according to The Intercept. The arms sales were intended to supply the Ukrainian military, indicating Pakistani involvem...