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Indian Army inks ₹197.35 Crore deal with Ashok Leyland for 500 Short Chassis Buses

By Khushboo Kumari March 18, 2025 105 kW engine buses 440 kg gross vehicle weight 4x2 configuration buses 500 short chassis buses 80 km/h top speed 9 Aatmnirbhar Bharat advanced technology buses AI in defense Army operational reach Ashok Leyland Defence Systems Ltd Buy (Indian-IDDM) category defense manufacturing defense preparedness drone integration Indian Army Indian Army logistics enhancement Indigenous Design Development and Manufacturing indigenous manufacturing modernization strategy mountainous terrain vehicles pre-fabricated buses reinforced structures robotics in Army rugged terrain transport safety features in Army buses Self-reliant India vision 2047 ₹197.35 crore deal

NEW DELHI: The Indian Army has entered into a ₹197.35 crore contract with Ashok Leyland Defence Systems Ltd for the procurement of 500 pre-fabricated short…

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Indian Army signs contract with L&T for advanced chemical detection devices

By Khushboo Kumari February 26, 2025 ACADA system Atmanirbhar Bharat Automatic Chemical Agent Detection and Alarm CBRN defense chemical detection devices chemical threats chemical warfare agents (CWA)Defence Research and Development Establishment defense contract defense technology disaster relief DRDE DRDO Early detection Indian Army indigenous defense manufacturing industrial accidents Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS)L&T military operations National Security toxic industrial chemicals (TICs)₹80.43 crore

NEW DELHI: To bolster its Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) defense capabilities, the Indian Army has entered into a contract with Larsen & Toubro…

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Indian army leads urgent rescue at Srisailam tunnel collapse

By Khushboo Kumari February 22, 2025 Amrabad Mandal armored hoses Army Medical Corps BD80 Dozer Chief Secretary of Telangana disaster relief Domalapenta emergency response teams Engineer Regiment Engineer Task Force ETF Evacuation Excavator Dozer Field Ambulance HADR high-capacity pumping sets humanitarian assistance Hyderabad Indian Army Infantry Division Infantry Division HQ JCB Nagarkurnool ndrf rescue operations SDRF Secunderabad SLBC Srisailam Dam Srisailam Left Bank Canal SSL TASA Task Force Tatra trucks Telangana & Andhra Sub Area trapped workers tunnel collapse

NEW DELHI: The Indian Army has mobilized a Task Force to aid ongoing rescue operations after the tunnel collapse near the Srisailam Dam. Demonstrating its…

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Army father donates son’s organs, saving six lives after tragedy

By Aman Kumar Himanshu February 18, 2025 10th Battalion MAHAR Regiment Army father Army Hospital Research and Referral Arshdeep Singh chronic kidney disease Command Hospital Chandimandir corneas donates organs empathy generosity green corridor Havildar Naresh Kumar kidneys life-saving Liver organ donation organ donation inspiration organ retrieval pancreas personal tragedy PGI (Post Graduate Institute)resilience ROAD ACCIDENT sacrifice saving lives son’s organs timely transplantation tragedy Type 1 Diabetes

NEW DELHI: Havildar Naresh Kumar, a serving Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) of the 10th Battalion of the MAHAR Regiment (an infantry regiment of the Indian Army),…

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COAS Gen Dwivedi pushes for defence self-reliance at Aero India 2025

By Aman Kumar Himanshu February 12, 2025 Aero India 2025 Aviation COAS counter-UAV systems defence industry defence self-reliance General Upendra Dwivedi Indian Army indigenisation missile systems strategic collaboration UAVs

COAS Gen Upendra Dwivedi, at Aero India 2025, emphasized defence self-reliance, highlighting 85% indigenous acquisitions and a focus on UAVs, counter-UAVs, ATGMs, MANPADS, and aviation advancements. He praised the ALH program, reaffirming India’s commitment to indigenisation.

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Indian Army boosts defense ties, showcases indigenous power

By Aman Kumar Himanshu February 15, 2025 Advanced Light Helicopter Aero India 2025 ALH Army Air Defence ATGMs Atmanirbhar Bharat counter-UAV systems defense cooperation defense modernization General Upendra Dwivedi global defense partnerships global military diplomacy Indian Army indigenous defense innovations inter-service synergy international security joint exercises LCA Light Combat Aircraft Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani MANPADS military diplomacy regional security self-reliance strategic partnerships technology collaboration Tejas training UAVs Vehicle Mounted Counter Storm Drone System

NEW DELHI: The Indian Army reinforced its commitment to military diplomacy at Aero India 2025, with General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), engaging…

The Indian Army is actively seeking to modernise its mobile air defence systems (MADS) to counter evolving aerial threats, particularly drones and loitering munitions. (Representational Image).

Aero India 2025: Urgent need to modernise mobile air defence systems

By Aman Kumar Himanshu February 10, 2025 ADGM-SP advanced radars aerial strikes air defence all-terrain mobility Arjun MBTs Atmanirbhar Bharat attack helicopters battlefield realities battlefield threats Bayraktar TB2 BDL Bharat Dynamics Limited China defence manufacturing DRDO Drones electronic warfare Fighter Jets global procurement gun-missile combination high-speed response hypersonic glide weapons IFVs Indian Army indigenous development Infantry Fighting Vehicles logistics hubs loitering munitions MADS Major General Anil Senger mechanised forces mechanised formations mobile air defence mobile air defence systems northern borders Pakistan Pantsir system real-time protection RFI Rosoboronexport Russia-Ukraine war Self-Propelled Air Defence Gun Missile System stealth drones Strike Corps swarm drones T-90 tanks two-front war UCAVs western borders Wing Loong UAVs

NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is actively seeking to modernise its mobile air defence systems (MADS) to counter evolving aerial threats, particularly drones and loitering…

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Multiple locations raided in anti-terror crackdown in Rajouri

By Emaad Makhdoomi January 29, 2025 Anti-terror Initiatives Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)Counter Terrorism Forested Zones Hideouts High-altitude Terrain JAMMU AND KASHMIR Line of Control (LoC)Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)rajouri security forces terror attacks Terrorist Networks Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)winter season

SRINAGAR: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir launched a series of coordinated raids across 25 locations in Rajouri on Wednesday, targeting the residences of terrorists…

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Massive counter-terror crackdown across Jammu Division

By Emaad Makhdoomi January 29, 2025 Counter Terrorism Doda Jammu JAMMU AND KASHMIR Kathua Kishtwar Line of Control (LoC)poonch rajouri Reasi security forces Terrorist Networks udhampur Village Defence Guards (VDGs) Infiltration Attempts

SRINAGAR: Security forces have launched a sweeping crackdown against terrorism in the Jammu region. The special focus is on rugged terrain and dense forests along…

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Defence ministry signs ₹1,561 crore deal for bridge laying tanks

By Aman Kumar Himanshu January 22, 2025 560.52 crore contract Aatmanirbhar Bharat Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited (AVNL)battlefield mobility bridging solutions combat readiness defence manufacturing Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh Defence Technology defensive operations domestic defence production economic boost global defence exporter Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF)homegrown solutions Indian Army indigenously designed job opportunities Make in India mechanised forces Ministry of Defence (MoD)modernizing Indian Army New Delhi offensive operations operational capabilities self-reliance strategic mobility T-72-based Bridge Laying Tanks (BLTs)technological advancements ₹1

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a ₹1,560.52 crore contract with Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), a unit of Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited…

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Army hospital performs India’s first mechanical heart surgery

By Aman Kumar Himanshu January 22, 2025 561 crore deal Aatmanirbhar Bharat Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited (AVNL)battlefield mobility Bridge Laying Tanks (BLT)defence manufacturing defence ministry defence production economic boost Employment generation Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF)Indian Army indigenously designed and manufactured Make in India mechanised forces New Delhi offensive and defensive operations operational capabilities Rajesh Kumar Singh self-reliance T-72 tanks ₹1

The surgery was successfully performed on a 49-year-old woman, the wife of an Armed Forces veteran, who had been on the heart transplant waiting list for over two years due to end-stage heart failure.

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Army fires at drone in Poonch, soldier hurt in landmine blast

By Emaad Makhdoomi January 22, 2025 anti-infiltration system Army Army fires at drone in Poonch soldier hurt in landmine blast border security counter infiltration cross-border threat defense operations.drone Jammu Krishna Ghati landmine explosion LINE OF CONTROL loc Mendhar sector narcotics smuggling Pakistan poonch soldier injury

JAMMU: Army personnel opened fire on a Pakistani drone that entered Indian territory across the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir,…

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Indian Army inks ₹197.35 Crore deal with Ashok Leyland for 500 Short Chassis Buses

Indian Army signs contract with L&T for advanced chemical detection devices

Indian army leads urgent rescue at Srisailam tunnel collapse

Army father donates son’s organs, saving six lives after tragedy

COAS Gen Dwivedi pushes for defence self-reliance at Aero India 2025

Indian Army boosts defense ties, showcases indigenous power

Aero India 2025: Urgent need to modernise mobile air defence systems

Multiple locations raided in anti-terror crackdown in Rajouri

Massive counter-terror crackdown across Jammu Division

Defence ministry signs ₹1,561 crore deal for bridge laying tanks

Army hospital performs India’s first mechanical heart surgery

Army fires at drone in Poonch, soldier hurt in landmine blast

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