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- In Iran's capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remainsIran is displaying its military might and training citizens in weapons handling. This show of force comes as U.S. President Donald Trump th...21 May, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
- Kuki militants from Myanmar attack Tangkhul villages in Manipur, torch houses; two missingTangkhul students report Kuki militants attacked border villages from Myanmar. Around 100 militants crossed the international boundary. Vil...07 May, 2026, 09.14 PM IST
- Israel Lebanon war: How Hezbollah’s $4,000 fibre-optic drones are challenging the superior Israeli militaryHezbollah is using inexpensive fibre-optic drones against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. These drones are difficult to detect and coun...02 May, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
- Indian Army signs MoU with Delhi Technological University to boost defence technology and AI skillsThe Indian Army is enhancing its capabilities through a new partnership with Delhi Technological University. This collaboration will focus ...21 Oct, 2025, 09.05 PM IST
- Indian Army to get advanced night sights as MoD approves Rs 659.47 crore SIG 716 upgradeThe Ministry of Defence signed a Rs 659.47 crore contract for advanced Night Sight devices for the Indian Army's SIG 716 Assault Rifles. Th...15 Oct, 2025, 06.59 PM IST
- Global arms major Sig Sauer ties up with Nibe group, to make firearms in IndiaSig Sauer partners with India's Nibe Group to manufacture assault rifles in India. The company plans to produce a complete product in India...06 Nov, 2024, 10.00 PM IST
- India signs another deal for 73,000 assault rifles from the USIndia has signed a new contract to import 73,000 SiG Sauer SiG-716 assault rifles from the US, adding to the 72,400 rifles previously acqui...28 Aug, 2024, 12.23 PM IST
- Indian Army orders an additional 73,000 SIG716 rifles: SIG SAUERSIG SAUER has secured a second contract with India’s Ministry of Defence to supply 73,000 additional SIG716 rifles, bringing the total to 1...27 Aug, 2024, 08.58 PM IST
- Indian Army conducts firepower demonstration 'Exercise Topchi' at Devlali in NashikAs part of Atmanirbhar Bharat, indigenously manufactured artillery equipment such as the K-9 Vajra, SP gun system, Dhanush, 105 mm Indian f...15 Jan, 2024, 07.25 PM IST
- Defence Ministry clears 70,000 Sig Sauer assault rifles for Indian ArmyThe approval for the Indian Army to buy more than 70,000 of these assault rifles worth over Rs 800 crore has come at a time when the forces...12 Dec, 2023, 07.58 PM IST
- J&K Police to get American assault rifles, pistols for anti-terror operationsThe Jammu and Kashmir Police is probably the first in the country to get the modern weapons, they said, adding that the force will be procu...04 Jan, 2022, 11.50 AM IST
- New artillery guns, rifles, chopper-borne troops add to Army firepower at TawangIt was here that the Chinese Army marched in from across Bum La (15,200 feet), heavily outnumbering a stretched border deployment and swift...29 Oct, 2021, 08.00 PM IST
- Indian Army troops get American, Swiss rifles on China borderArmy officials deployed in these high altitude locations said the troops are now getting the American Sig Sauer 716 assault rifles for oper...08 Aug, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
- New lot of American-origin Sig-Sauer assault rifles to be for troops deployed on China border"The first lot of these assault rifles was provided to the troops deployed in the counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir. The se...06 Oct, 2020, 05.05 PM IST
- Army to use special powers to procure 72,000 Sig 716sThe armed forces are undertaking a large number of procurements under the emergency clause, triggered by the continuing standoff with Chine...13 Jul, 2020, 07.42 AM IST
- Indian Army to place order for 72,000 American assault riflesThe order for the second batch of the assault rifles would be coming after the first lot of 72,000 rifles, has already been delivered to th...12 Jul, 2020, 05.19 PM IST
- Russian gun maker Kalashnikov unhappy with India's choice to buy American SigSauer gunsIn December last year, the Indian Army has started inducting its newly acquired American SiG Sauer assault rifles in operations. In additio...07 Feb, 2020, 12.17 PM IST
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