Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will also travel to Paris next month to receive the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets.
September 19, 2019After the inaugural speech of Defence Minister and other officials, the air show started followed by the air display showcasing the first VIC formation of three Mi-17 helicopters carrying the national flag, IAF and Aero India ensigns along.
March 1, 2019"It was necessary to purchase these 36 aircraft as the capabilities of the Indian Air force were depleting. If we keep pulling each other's legs, we will cause a major loss to the defence of the nation," he said.
February 14, 2019Launching an attack on the Gandhi family Javadekar said, "Those who are involved in corruption are charging others of corruption. The mother and the son (Sonia and Rahul Gandhi) are on bail in a corruption case. All this tells the story and points finger at one family.
December 29, 2018HAL recruitment 2018: The candidates should visit the official website for hal-india.co.in for applying for the above posts.
December 2, 2018HAL recruitment 2018: The notification is for the posts of Trade Apprentice on the official website, hal-india.co.in.The recruitment drive is to fill 121 vacancies.
October 12, 2018The 12th edition of the 5-day biennial air show will be held at IAF's Yelahanka base on the city's northern outskirts as before.
October 1, 2018The road transport and highways minister alleged that the Opposition was trying to create confusion about the deal.
September 27, 2018The memorandum termed the Defence Procurement Procedure as an instance of 'stark crony capitalism that needed to be investigated'.
September 24, 2018While addressing mediapersons on Friday, former Congress minister Kaul Singh Thakur demanded investigation by JPC into the Rafale deal.
September 15, 2018The historical injustice meted out to the displaced people, particularly tribals some of whom were displaced twice for dams and industrial projects, came to the fore at a public hearing on problems of displaced communities in undivided Koraput district on Tuesday. Eminent social activists like Prafulla Samantray, Prof Manoranjan Mahanty and others said they were …
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February 28, 2018Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said central paramilitary forces did not get the priority they deserve in the procurement of weapons and equipment since it was done through the Defence Ministry. “Procurement for CAPFs is done through the Defence Ministry, but the CAPFs don’t get the priority they deserve. This delays procurement of …
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September 7, 2017State-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has finalised a major plan to manufacture nearly 1,000 military helicopters and over a hundred planes, in tune with government's focus on speeding up defence indigenisation. HAL Chairman and Managing Director T Suvarna Raju said the company has also ramped up its infrastructure to deliver 123 Tejas Light …
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March 26, 2017State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) would soon sign orders for selling 73 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) and 106 HTT-40 trainers to the armed forces, said a top official on Wednesday. "We expect to sign the order for 73 ALH worth Rs.14,000 crore to the Services soon and order for 106 HTT-40 to the Indian Air …
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February 15, 2017