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Military equipment co-developed by India, U.S. can be used to dissuade countries from going to ‘mutual adversaries’

U.S. Ambassador emphasizes co-development of military hardware with India to deter adversaries and protect peace at INDUS-X summit.

The Hindu

Defence Minister inaugurates 35 projects built by BRO in border areas

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates 35 border infrastructure projects, emphasizes the importance of border development and climate change.

The Hindu

Show of fairness: On the formula for selection of Republic Day tableaux

In the backdrop of controversies year after year, the new proposal of a rotational opportunity for each State/UT offers a fairer, more transparent mechanism

The Hindu

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Republic Day parade | Under new deal, each State can field tableau once in three years

The Defence Ministry has proposed a rollover plan for the States and Union Territories (UT) to showcase their tableaux, according to official sources

The Hindu

CM seeks transfer of Defence lands for taking up construction of elevated corridors

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy requests Central govt. to transfer Defence lands for highways & elevated corridors in Hyderabad. Union Minister responds positively.

The Hindu

Ministry of Defence signs two contracts worth ₹802 crore

The Defence Ministry on Thursday signed two contracts worth ₹802 crore towards equipment for the Army.

The Hindu

India receives price bids for 26 Rafale-M jets, 3 Scorpene submarines

The Rafale-M deal is being processed through an Inter-governmental agreement; the scorpene submarine deal is a follow-on to the earlier contract with Naval Group, under which Mazagon Dockyard Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai manufactured six submarines in India.

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Defence Ministry signs ₹1,614.89 crore deal for 6 next-gen OPVs for Coast Guard

The Defence Ministry signed a ₹1,614.89 crore contract with Mazagon Dockyard Shipbuilders Limited for procurement of six next-generation Offshore Patrol Vessels

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Defence Ministry clears procurement of 97 Tejas LCA for IAF, over 150 Prachand helicopters

In major decisions, the Defence Ministry on Thursday cleared the proposal for acquiring 97 Light Combat Aircraft Mark 1A fighter jets for the Indian Air Force at a cost of around Rs 65,000 crore. Read Further on Dynamite News:

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India communicates to France decision to procure 26 Rafale Marine jets

India formally communicates to France decision to procure 26 Rafale jets for Navy. Negotiations on pricing and other details to follow. India sent letter of request to French govt. under govt-to-govt framework. India-France ties on upswing; joint projects incl. jet/heli engines, Scorpene subs.

The Hindu

Study estimates count of UAVs required for the three Services

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan recently ordered two studies to be conducted on major military platforms used by all three services.

The Hindu

Har Shikhar Tiranga mission | ‘A journey of unity, patriotism, and adventure’

The campaign was supported by the Defence Ministry and Government of Arunachal Pradesh.

The Hindu

Army concludes 70 schemes under EP-4 worth ₹11,000 crore

Army completes 4th tranche of Emergency Procurements (EP) worth ₹11,000 crore, filling up "critical capability voids". EP-4 saw 64 contracts worth ₹8,137 crore, with 50% of contracts awarded to Indian vendors.

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Rajnath Singh cancels 2-day visit to Sri Lanka

Coinciding with the visit, INS Delhi, Indian Navy’s first indigenously designed and built guided missile destroyer, arrived at Colombo on September 1.

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Army signs deals for 130 tethered drones and 19 tank driving simulators

The long-endurance tether drone systems will be acquired from Bengaluru-based NewSpace Research & Technologies Pvt Ltd. at an approximate value of ₹250 crore and they can be used in high-altitude areas.

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Army executes contracts worth ₹7600 crore under emergency procurements

The armed forces are currently executing the fourth tranche of Emergency Procurements (EP) and the Army has so far signed 49 contracts worth ₹7600 crore and another 34 contracts of a similar amount are lined up and expected to be concluded by end-September

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Defence Ministry to switch to locally built OS Maya amid threats

India’s Defence Ministry has decided to replace Microsoft Operating System with Maya, a new OS based on open-source Ubuntu developed by government agencies

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Considering merging of civil areas of certain Cantonments with neighbouring State municipalities: Defence Ministry

The Defence Ministry has decided to consider to excise civil areas of certain Cantonments and merge them with neighbouring State municipalities, broad modalities for 58 Cantonments have been shared with State governments

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Video appears to show Wagner boss for first time since armed mutiny

‘’We fought with dignity! We have done a lot for Russia,’ he says in new footage

The Independent UK

Russian general says he has been fired for telling truth about dire situation on Ukraine frontlines

A voice message from Major General Ivan Popov – a commander in southern Ukraine – exposes the rising tension in the military in the aftermath of the Wagner mutiny

The Hindu

Chief Secretary urges Centre to clear pending projects immediately

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L&T, Nevantia join hands to bide for Indian Navy’s mega submarine acquisition programme

Larsen & Toubro and Spanish defence major Navantia on July 10 inked a ‘teaming agreement’ to jointly bid for the Indian Navy’s ₹43,000-crore contract for the procurement of six stealth submarines.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh discusses strengthening of bilateral ties with Malaysia's top leadership

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Malaysia’s top leadership, including Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and held talks on a wide range of issues to further deepen bilateral defence and strategic ties.

The Hindu

Amid crisis in Manipur, Defence Secretary visits Myanmar

Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane paid a two-day official visit to Myanmar, during which according to the Defence Ministry the two sides discussed issues related to “maintenance of tranquillity in the border areas

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Lansdowne Cantonment Board passes resolution to change name to Jaswantgarh

The resolution for name change was passed at the recently held Cantonment board meeting.

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