Navy to get stabilised remote control guns: MoD

IANS | February 14, 2024 5:57 PM

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Wednesday said it has signed a contract with Advanced Weapon Equipment India Ltd. (AWEIL), Kanpur for manufacturing and supply of Stabilised Remote Control Guns (SRCG) for the navy.

Defence deals through govt e-marketplace cross Rs 1 lakh cr mark

IANS | February 14, 2024 12:56 PM

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The orders placed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal has surpassed a whopping Rs 1 lakh crore reflecting the increasing transparency and efficiency in executing defence deals, the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday.

Putin plans to double troops along NATO border

IANS | February 13, 2024 11:41 PM

Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) Estonia Foreign Intelligence Service on Tuesday said that Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to double his military deployment along the NATO border with the Baltic states and Finland as part of Moscow's potential assault on a long term basis after Ukraine is over, media reports said.