France will transfer Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine and train their Ukrainian pilots as part of a new military cooperation with Kyiv as it fights the Russian invasion, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday. “Tomorrow we will launch a new cooperation and announce the transfer of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine made by…
Indonesia’s parliament has approved a proposal to accept a South Korean donation of a corvette for its navy, despite concern from its defence committee that the ageing vessel needs about $85 million worth of maintenance. Defence Minister and incoming president Prabowo Subianto has been pushing to upgrade Indonesia’s ageing military hardware and spend billions on…
Japanese, US and South Korean coast guards conducted their first three-way drill on Thursday off Japan’s coast as the countries strengthen their maritime ties in response to increased assertiveness by China in pressing its territorial claims. Skirmishes between Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels have escalated in the South China Sea, triggering fears that the…
China is strongly opposed to US arms sales to Taiwan and urges Washington to withdraw them immediately, the defence ministry said recently. The ministry said it had lodged a complaint to the United States over the matter. “(China’s military) will continue to strengthen its military training and exercises, and resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial…
Army Chief General Manoj Pande visited the site of construction of the upcoming Thal Sena Bhawan — the new building of the Army headquarters — at Delhi cantonment last week to oversee the progress of the complex scheduled to be completed by June 2025. Earlier, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of the…
The Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) of the 213 Officers’ Course at the Air Force Academy (AFA), Dundigal, Hyderabad will be held on 15 June 2024, with traditional military splendour, to mark the successful completion of pre-commissioning training of flight cadets of the Flying and Ground Duty branches of the Indian Air Force (IAF). Notably, Air…
Sindhu Shikhar car rally from Delhi to Leh and back was flagged off by VAdm Sanjay Bhalla, the Chief of Personnel on 10 Jun 24 from New Delhi. The main objective of the expedition is to spread awareness about the rich maritime heritage of India and maritime consciousness in the northern states. The expedition consisting of 40 naval personnel…
The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed the allocation of portfolios among the following members of the Union Council of Ministers :- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; All important policy…
The swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers took place in Rashtrapati Bhavan on 09 June 2024. Leaders from India’s neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region participated in the ceremony as honoured guests. Notably, the leaders who attended the ceremony included President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe;…
The President of India has appointed Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi as the Prime Minister of India. Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, the President has appointed the following as members of the Council of Ministers:- Cabinet Ministers Shri Raj Nath Singh Shri Amit Shah Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Shri Shivraj…
