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'Direct hit against high-speed aerial targets': India successfully test fires MRSAM air defence system in Odisha
Fp Staff •The Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) has been jointly developed by the DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries
Russia-Ukraine conflict: What sanctions on Russia could mean for India’s defence deals
Fp Staff •Russia is one of India’s largest arms suppliers; around 23 per cent of Russian arms exports between 2016 and 2020 went to the South Asian country
India successfully test-fires Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile system in Odisha's Chandipur
•According to the defence ministry, the QRSAM system is capable of detecting and tracking targets on the move and engaging targets with short halts
Congres urges Narendra Modi, Rajnath Singh to take nation into confidence on India-China border row
•Randeep Surjewala said people want to know what were the outcomes of the recent talks with China and how the Chinese will be repulsed to "reclaim our motherland"
India's security would be maintained in 'extended neighbourhood' as well, says General Bipin Rawat
•The CDS also said that convergence of the surveillance and communication resources of the three services is essential for evolving a framework for having a composite real-time air situation "picture"
Peace demands climate of trust, non-aggression, says Rajnath Singh at SCO meet in Russia
•Singh made the remarks during his address at a ministerial meeting of SCO members in Moscow, in an indirect message to China which is engaged in a festering border row with India in eastern Ladakh
Rajnath Singh launches online portal 'SRIJAN' to promote indigenisation in defence production
•According to the Ministry of Defence, the portal will display those items that are being imported currently so that the Indian industry can design, develop and manufacture them domestically as per its capability
Daily Bulletin: Narendra Modi to inaugurate Kartarpur corridor on Indian side today; SC to hear plea against Delhi govt's odd-even scheme; day's top stories
Fp Staff •Here are today's top stories: Narendra Modi to inaugurate much-awaited Kartarpur corridor on Indian side today; IMA calls for 24-hour shutdown in Karnataka to extend support to striking doctors in Bengaluru; and more
Pakistan’s Khalistani agenda over Kartarpur corridor is clear; India has sleepwalked into a national security nightmare
Sreemoy Talukdar •Addressing the religious sentiments of Sikhs over a sensitive issue such as Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara is understandable, what isn’t is the unseemly haste with which India acted on this project that has crucial geopolitical and security ramifications
Amid India-Pakistan tensions, BS Dhanoa tells IAF commanders to maintain vigil, preparedness to ensure ground defences of air bases
•Indian Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa has emphasised on the need to maintain a very high level of operational preparedness to ensure the ground defence of air bases against the backdrop of the existing security scenario, the Air Force said in a statement on Friday