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Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted he will continue working as defence minister despite growing calls for him to step down from the role.

Bangkok Post

Prayut in work-from-anywhere mode

Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, temporarily suspended from prime ministerial duties, is adjusting to working from home and anywhere outside government offices, according to sources.

Bangkok Post

PM to meet top brass over reshuffle

Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will meet with military top brass at the end of this month to discuss the upcoming annual reshuffle, which will see new chiefs of the navy and air force appointed, according to a Defence Ministry source.

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Russia's Defence Ministry says it may shut down Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant if shelling continues

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine may be shut down if Ukrainian forces continue shelling the facility, something Kyiv has denied doing.

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One more grain ship leaves Ukraine, Turkey's defence ministry says

One more ship carrying grain has left Ukraine's Chornomorsk port, Turkey's Defence Ministry said on Thursday, bringing the total number of vessels to leave Ukraine's Black Sea ports under a U.N.-brokered grain export deal to 25.

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India, China troops to take part in Russia war games

Participation of India, China in Vostok (East) 2022 exercises comes amid ongoing border tensions in Eastern Ladakh

The Hindu

Russia says Britain requested permission for spyplane to fly over Russia

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that Britain has requested permission for its RC-135 spy plane to fly over Russia, a move it termed "a deliberate provocation".

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hands over several indigenous defence equipment to Indian Army

The equipment/systems have been jointly developed by Indian Army in collaboration with Defence Public Sector Undertakings, Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Industry, a Defence Ministry statement said.

The Hindu

DefExpo-2022 to be held in Gujarat from October 18-23

Booking of space for the event to commence from August 15

The Hindu

Palestinian mortars damage Israel-Gaza border crossing, Israel says

A Palestinian mortar bomb attack damaged the shuttered Israel-Gaza Erez border crossing on Sunday, the Israeli Defence Ministry said, on a third day of fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group.

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Foreign firms achieve only 82% target in defence deal offsets

In 15 years, India received only $5.61 billion from deals estimated at $6.83 billion

The Hindu

Defence Ministry allows changes in Navy's $7 billion submarine tender, no change in capability requirements

Clearing roadblocks for taking forward the $7 billion deal for building six new submarines for the Indian Navy, the Defence Ministry has given its approval for amendments in the ongoing tender that would allow the project to move forward. Read more on Dynamite News:

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International: 21 Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan Air Defence Zone amid Pelosi's visit

Taking to Twitter the Defence Ministry said, "21 PLA aircraft (J-11*8, J-16*10, KJ-500 AEW&C, Y-9 EW and Y-8 ELINT) entered Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on August 2, 2022.” Read further on Dynamite News:

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India and Oman to carry out 13-day military exercise in Rajasthan

Defence Ministry said the joint military exercise aims to enhance the level of bilateral defence cooperation

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Kotchasri statue theft suspect re-enacts crime

The man who arrested for stealing a metal statue of the mythical Kotchasri, a symbol of the Defence Ministry, was taken to re-enact the crime in front of the Defence Technology Institute in Pak Kret district of Nonthaburi province on Sunday.

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Stolen Defence Ministry effigy recovered

Police have arrested a man suspected of stealing a metal statue of the mythical Kotchasri, a symbol of the Defence Ministry, and have recovered the effigy after it was left in front of a noodle shop.

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Defence Ministry effigy stolen

A thief has taken a metal statue of the symbol of the Defence Ministry, the mythical Kotchasri, from its plinth in front of the Defence Technology Institute in Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi.

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Czech government backs plan to help protect Slovakia's air space

The Czech government has backed plans that will allow its fighter jets to protect neighbouring Slovakia's air space from September, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

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Russia says its strike on July 24 destroyed 100 HIMARS missiles

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that its forces on July 24 had destroyed more than 100 U.S.-made HIMARS rockets in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region.

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Defence Ministry approves arms procurement proposals worth ₹28,732 crore

The approval of the new procurement proposals came amid India's border row with China in eastern Ladakh

Reuters

Russia says it destroyed HIMARS ammo depot in Ukraine

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Monday that its forces had destroyed an ammunition depot for U.S.-made HIMARS rocket systems in Bogdanovtsy, in Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi region.

Bangkok Post

Ministry grilled over luxury cars

The Defence Ministry has defended its decision to rent Mercedes-Benz S500s and S400s for senior officers, saying regular budgets which could be accounted for were used.

The Hindu

Defence exports touch ₹13,000 crore: official

75 Artificial Intelligence products having applications in the sector will be launched, Defence Ministry

The Hindu

Rajnath Singh to brief Parliamentary panel on Agnipath scheme

Air Force has received 7,49,899 applications for recruitment under the scheme

The Hindu

Explained | Strains on India-Russia defence cooperation

Which are some of the major deals with Russia that are either pending or under review? How has the Russian government responded?

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