Army seeks new corps of 18,000 men to secure campsThe committee had also called for a major revamp of the DSC, which consists of over 64,500 jawans re-employed after retirement from the arm...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.56 PM IST
Nagrota attack: 44 % of ET Defence Twitter poll voters believe India should improve security of military basesThe statistics result from a day-long Twitter poll, started on Thursday, on what should India do after a spate of terrorist attack on its m...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.17 PM IST
There was no intelligence on Nagrota terror attackBut the Army does agree that it will have to further refine its standard operating procedures and strengthen the perimeter security of its ...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.17 PM IST
Vice Chief of Army visits Jammu; interacts with Crossed Swords DivisionLt Gen Campose bestowed his best wishes to the units in the forward areas and exhorted all ranks to rededicate themselves to the service of...
13 Jul, 2018, 03.58 PM IST
Government yet to spend Re 1 to beef up security at military basesA total of 3,000 sensitive bases, including 600 highly sensitive installations of the Army, Navy and the Air Force were identified by the f...
11 Jul, 2018, 04.49 PM IST
After scathing report, Govt lists steps taken post PathankotMinister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre stated this in Lok Sabha, a day after the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence slammed ...
11 Jul, 2018, 04.32 PM IST
Army vice chief Lt Gen Philip Campose retiresArmy Vice Chief Lt Gen Philip Campose today superannuated after 40 years and seven months of service and will be replaced by Lt Gen MMS Rai.
11 Jul, 2018, 12.39 PM IST
Lt Gen M M S Rai takes over as the new vice chief of Army staffMMS Rai replaced Lt Gen Philip Campose, who superannuated last evening. He was the Eastern Army Commander prior to his appointment as VCOAS.
11 Jul, 2018, 12.39 PM IST
Indian Army to witness changes at top levelThough no official order has been issued on his replacement, the front runner is GOC-in-C, Eastern Command, Lt General M M N Rai.
11 Jul, 2018, 12.32 PM IST
Attack on Sunjuwan Army camp is a reminder about how vulnerable military is to terror strikesThe Army has ordered a court of inquiry into the suicide attack on its Sunjuwan camp to pinpoint the exact security lapses.
11 Feb, 2018, 10.41 AM IST
Government sanctions Rs 1,487 crore to Army to boost perimeter securityThe sanction to the project comes amid heightened hostilities between Indian and Pakistani armies along the Line of Control in Jammu and Ka...
10 Feb, 2018, 06.07 PM IST
Need for greater penetration by private industry: Vice Chief of the Army Lt Gen Philip CamposeVice Chief of the Army Lt Gen Philip Campose today said there was a need for greater penetration by the private industry to meet the growin...
04 Jun, 2015, 11.22 PM IST
Make in India: Synergy among all stakeholders needed to indigenise defence productionPhilip Campose today emphasised the need for a synergised approach by all stakeholders to ensure success of the 'Make In India' initiative ...
11 May, 2015, 04.39 PM IST
Defence Ministry assures full cooperation to firms in defence productionDefence Ministry promised full cooperation to private firms in providing requisite environment and impetus to facilitate defence production...
09 May, 2015, 11.11 PM IST
Lt Gen Philip Campose takes over as Army Vice Chief"He has participated in a UN Peacekeeping Mission in the former Yugoslavia and headed a UN security force in Northern Iraq," the release sa...
04 Aug, 2014, 06.45 PM IST
Lt. Gen Philip Campose to be new Army vice chiefCampose will take over from Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, the current incumbent who takes over as the Army chief Aug 1.
11 Jul, 2014, 07.10 PM IST
Major changes in Army top brass, five new commanders appointedLt Gen Sanjeev Chachra was shifted from Western Command to head the all-important Northern Command in Udhampur.
24 May, 2013, 10.34 PM IST