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Pakistan is in direct talks with the Russia for the procurement of sophisticated military hardware, including air defence systems, fighter jets and battle tanks, a media report said on Saturday.Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan confirmed that Islamabad was interested in buying weapons from Moscow in an interview to the Russian news agency Sputnik, The Express Tribune reported.Air defence system is a different kind of weapon we are interested. We are very much interested in a very wide ...

A nearly Rs 40,000 crore deal to procure S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems from Russia is yet to be concluded mainly due to differences over price which India would look to sort out during Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's upcoming visit to Moscow, official sources said.India wants to procure the long-range missile systems to tighten its air defence mechanism, particularly when China has been ramping up its military manoeuvring along the nearly 4,000 km Sino-India border.In 2016, ...

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said an advanced light helicopter (ALH) will be pressed into service for rescuing those trapped in the forest fire in Tamil Nadu, due to the hostile terrain.Nine people, who were part of a trekking expedition, have ...

On Wednesday, Tata Power India's largest integrated power company in Mumbai announced that its board has approved the sale of its Defense business to Tata Advance Systems Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons at an enterprise value of Rs. 2,230 ...

‘Tata A&D, when formed, will be better equipped to execute larger and more complex projects and be more globally competitive as part of the global supply chain.’  Tata Sons has formally announced a consolidation in its sprawling aerospace and defence businesses, which have developed under various group companies, under a single entity, Tata Aerospace and Defence.  Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Wednesday said: “The formation of Tata A&D, a single ...

Indias mega defence exhibition -- the DefExpo -- began here today with participation of major global and domestic military firms, which are eyeing billions of dollars of contract as part of the countrys military modernisation programme. The NDA government is ...

The Indian Air Force has 31 fighter squadrons as against authorised strength of 42. India on Friday began a process to acquire a fleet of around 110 fighter jets in one of the biggest such procurement in recent years globally which could be worth over $15 billion. A Request for Information or initial tender for the mega deal was issued by the Indian Air Force and the procurement will be in sync with the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative in the defence sector, officials ...

[India] April 6 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to conduct its biggest ever combat exercise along Pakistan and China borders. The exercise- Gagan Shakti, 2018- will be taking place between April 10 to 23. Depending upon the order of the Air Force ...

The Pentagon is "very concerned" over the possible implications of Russian sanctions on defence ties between India and the US, a top defence department official has said.India could face sanctions for purchasing high value military defence items, in ...