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Putin chides NATO in speech at scaled-back Victory Day paradeRussian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that his soldiers in Ukraine were fighting an "aggressive force" backed by all of NATO and d...- Army may trim 27,000 from non-core unitsIn a move which could help save Rs 1,600 crore, the Army might reduce its manpower by around 27,000 soldiers deployed in ‘non-core activiti...
- China reduces army by half; increases size of navy, air force in big wayIn the last few years, the PLA has downsized its military by retrenching three lakh troops under the military reforms initiated by Presiden...
- Army to carry out major reform, roll out Integrated Battle Group: General Bipin RawatGeneral Rawat said infantry modernisation and procurement of missiles, attack helicopters and other key platforms will be major priority ar...
- Army sets in motion its mega reform plan, to implement it with sense of urgencyThe Army plans to launch the major transformative exercise by early next year after fine-tuning the four studies, headed by senior lieutena...
- Top Army commanders kick off discussions to transform their force into a lean, mean fighting machineGrappling with a ballooning revenue expenditure that leaves little for modernisation, the Army plans to launch the massive transformative e...
- Army Chief to meet top commanders to discuss major transformation studiesMore such discussions on the studies are likely to be held before the final touches are given at the October conference. They will then be ...
- Rashtriya rifles chief may be shifted to J&K for swift operationsThe army is contemplating to co-locate the Director General Rashtriya Rifles with its Northern Command, explained officials. Lt Gen Sharawa...
- Indian Army gears up to turn lean, mean, and fastResults of four ongoing studies on force reorganisation and optimisation, flattening headquarters at different levels, cadre review and ter...
- Army’s non-operational manpower and infrastructure will be downsized: Manohar Parrikar, Defence MinisterParrikar said the money saved from the downsizing exercise could got towards the new mountain strike corps.
- Government sets up panel to relook defence expenditure"The committee will hold its first meeting with defence minister Manohar Parrikar once he returns from his May 20-23 trip to Oman and UAE,”...
- 3 lakh troops cut completed, more reforms to follow: Chinese militaryThe troops cut also came in the backdrop of a massive anti-corruption drive carried out by Xi, who also heads the military in which over 3,...
- Chinese military to recruit more college studentsArmed forces should also enhance quantified assessment in their recruitment methods to ensure a high quality of students, state-run Xinhua ...
- China to downsize army to under a million in biggest troop cutThe People's Liberation Army (PLA) in China will increase the numbers of other services, including navy and missile forces.
- PLA holds massive military drills in western sectorThis is the fist time such exercises were held after the PLA underwent massive restructuring initiated by President Xi Jinping, who is also...
- Xi calls for strong army under Communist Party command"To build a strong country requires efforts to build a strong army, and only with a strong army can the country's security be guaranteed," ...
- Chinese military to layoff 1.70 lakh officers: ReportOfficers will account for more than half of the 300,000 personnel to go in President Xi Jinping's plans to streamline the People's Liberati...
- Chinese military backs Xi Jinping's move to cut 3 lakh troopsChina's military pledged its support for President Xi Jinping's announcement to cut three lakh troops by 2017 to make it leaner and more ef...
- Cash-strapped Britain axed nearly 4,500 Army personnelCash-strapped Britain today axed nearly 4,500 Army personnel in the third and biggest round of job cuts since the 2010 defence review.
- After scrapped Israel visit, army chief Gen V K Singh's Nepal tour curtailedAmid the controversy surrounding the Army chief Gen V K Singh, the Defence Ministry has cut short duration of his stay and size of the dele...
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