India and Singapore agree to boost defence cooperation
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.
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.
As the Centre is set to present the Union Budget 2024-2025 on July 23, stock market experts bet big on four key sectors -- capital goods, defence, electronics system design and manufacturing (ESDM) and Tourism.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded India’s highest-ever growth registered in 2023-24 in defence production which rose to Rs 1,26,887 crore, a 16.8% increase compared to the value of production of the previous financial year.
A contingent from the French Army is also set to participate in this year's Republic Day.
