First batch of 5 women Army officers commissioned into Regiment of Artillery; 3 posted to units along LACOut of the five women officers, three are posted to units deployed along the borders with China and the other two in "challenging locations...
29 Apr, 2023, 04.33 PM IST
First Medium Range Surface to Air Missile Regiment being raised in Eastern TheatreLt Gen RP Kalita GOC-in-C, Eastern Command during the first visit to MRSAM Regiment highlighted that with such a giant leap towards indigen...
23 Feb, 2023, 09.47 PM IST
Russian experts to assist India in stationing S-400 system"All the material of the first regiment set will be delivered to India at the end of 2021. Immediately after the New Year, our specialists ...
17 Nov, 2021, 08.16 PM IST
Galwan hero Colonel Santosh Babu awarded with Maha Vir ChakraFour other soldiers --Naib Subedar Nuduram Soren, Havildar (Gunner) K Palani, Naik Deepak Singh and Sepoy Gurtej Singh-- who also laid down...
25 Jan, 2021, 11.06 PM IST
Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill (Retd.) who served in Army, Navy and IAF turns 100The 71 Medium Regiment sent an officer from Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir to Gill's residence here with a cake, a trophy, track-suit and a T...
12 Dec, 2020, 03.13 PM IST
Havildar Palani: The man trusted by Colonel Santosh Babu for field acumenHavildar Palani hailed from Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram. He was serving with the army’s 81 Field Artillery regiment and was attached with 1...
25 Jun, 2020, 10.28 PM IST
President approves 132 Gallantry awardsPresident Ram Nath Kovind, who is also the Supreme Commander of the armed forces, has approved 132 awards to armed forces personnel and mem...
14 Aug, 2019, 05.03 PM IST
Indian Army gets first batch of Dhanush artillery gunsThe Dhanush, which has a calibre of 155x45mm, is the first ever indigenous artillery gun of this calibre. In army parlance, it is classifie...
08 Apr, 2019, 04.54 PM IST
Army to get first batch of Dhanush artillery gunsFive guns from the total order for 114 are likely to be handed over next week.
23 Mar, 2019, 08.43 AM IST
Israel to partner DRDO for developing missile defence system for IndiaThe army plans to have a total of five regiments of this air defence system, which will be deployed opposite to China and Pakistan.
14 Jul, 2018, 02.26 PM IST
How artillery changed the tide of the Kargil warThe infantry battalion Commanding Officers, company commanders and men did not mince words in expressing their gratitude to the gunners.
13 Jul, 2018, 04.09 PM IST
R-Day parade will showcase India's military strengthAbu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be the Chief Guest of the Republic Day parade.
11 Jul, 2018, 04.22 PM IST
Big boost: Indian Army to get ammunition worth Rs 15,000 croreThe deal will include 1,200 crore acquisition of 65,000 new-generation 84mm rockets, the Swedish-origin Carl Gustaf man-portable rocket lau...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.54 PM IST
Ministry of defence clears military projects worth over Rs 12,000 croreThe IAF has 14 IL-76 transport aircraft, three Israeli Phalcon AWACS (airborne warning and control systems) mounted on IL-76s and six IL-78...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.19 PM IST
20 Indian soldiers missing from border areas: RTIAs per the reply given by the Ministry of External Affairs, 18 soldiers went missing from Jammu and Kashmir while two disappeared from Guja...
12 Aug, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
Army rejects calls to raise new units based on caste or religionThe Army has once again strongly rejected calls for raising new "single-class" units like the Gujarat, Kalinga, Dalit, Ahir, Paswan or Trib...
30 Jan, 2013, 10.16 AM IST
- Army pushes for fast-track purchases to counter China, Pakistan
The Army is now pushing hard for fast-track policies and acquisitions to ‘enhance its combat ratio versus China’ as well as ‘upgrade its co...
09 Apr, 2012, 06.40 AM IST