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Pinaka is a multiple rocket launcher. Anticipations are that it will significantly enhance the firepower of the Indian Army. The Defence Ministry has sanctioned the acquisition of 6400 Pinaka rockets for a sum of Rs 2800 crore.

The defence ministry has approved budgetary support of nearly Rs 499 crore for research and innovation in the defence sector for the next five years
 

To give an impetus to indigenisation in the defence sector, the defence ministry has banned import of 108 more weapon platforms and equipment
 

The defence ministry is doing its bit to help alleviate the problems caused by the pandemic. It includes building covid centres to increase oxygen supply
 

In a statement, the defence ministry said that this year's edition of Malabar exercises will include navies of the US, Japan and Australia training alongside their Indian counterparts

The defence ministry on August 9 introduced import embargo on at least 101 items to boost the indigenisation of defence production
 

The CBI source says that top officials in the defence ministry who were involved in the procurement of the chopper during the UPA regime are under the scanner. They are accused of tweaking the procurement process in favour of M/s AugustaWestland. Details of the case are here on MyNation’s SimplifiedBy.

In all probability, Army Chief, General Bipin Rawat who retires by the end of the year, will be named as the new CDS of India, who will head the department of military affairs, which would be under the defence ministry

The ministry of defence is planning to move forward with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's proposed project of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) in Goa.
 

During the Question Hour, defence minister Rajnath Singh said, the AN-32 plane of Indian Air Force (IAF) that crashed in Arunachal Pradesh killing all 13 personnel on board was completely airworthy

Singh's appointment as the next navy chief was challenged by Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command Vice Admiral Bimal Verma who had approached the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT)

The Prime Minister's Office has distributed work among the ministries. After a meeting with Modi, the Cabinet secretary has been asked to be on their toes to help the state governments and the Central government to ensure better coordination.
 

These ASWSWCs are capable of intercepting/destroying sub-surface targets in coastal waters. They can also be deployed for search and rescue by day and night in coastal areas.

A major project for the purchase of 10 lakh multi-mode hand grenades 'Made in India' was approved by the Defence ministry on Wednesday as replacement for the existing HE-36 grenades. 

Manohar Parrikar was handpicked by PM Modi as the defence minister. In a short span of time, he made a mark with his wise, bold decisions.