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TREND | 11 Jun 2025, 12:31PM

India Shifts From Nomination To Tendering For Major Defence Projects | Profit Exclusive

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This policy change is expected to benefit private players like Larsen & Toubro Ltd. and Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Ltd., which have underutilised shipyards capable of building ships.

Private Defence Players At A Pivotal Juncture, Says Defence Secretary | Profit Exclusive

NDTV Profit | 11 Jun 2025, 11:53AM 9 more

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TREND | 11 Jun 2025, 09:49AM

DRDO showcases future-ready defence tech at Indo-Defence 2024 in Jakarta

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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is participating in the Indo-Defence 2024 exhibition in Jakarta, Indonesia, from June 11 to 14, as part of the India Pavilion. The event provides a platform for DRDO to showcase India's cutting-edge defence technologies from its defence R & D powerhouse.In a post on X on Tuesday, DRDO shared information and attached a video showcasing some of its cutting-edge technologies, such as ASTRA MK-I, Remotely Operated Vehicle-Daksh, Low Frequency Dunking Sonar (LFDS-X), Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW & C), Wheeled Armoured Platform (Whap), Varunastra Heavy Weight Torpedo, and Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile.Sharing the details, DRDO posted that the India Pavilion, where its technologies are showcased, is located at Hall F-46, JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta.Earlier, in line with the government's vision to establish a robust defence industrial ecosystem with the participation of both public and private sectors, Vehicles .

Japanese frigate reaches Australia as Tokyo attempts $6.5 bn defence deal

Business Standard | 10 Jun 2025

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TREND | 11 Jun 2025, 07:37AM

Axiom-4 Mission Launch Postponed; ISRO Says Delay Due To Rocket Issue

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Initially set for June 10, 2025, this mission is significant for India as Shukla will be the first Indian in space since Rakesh Sharma's 1984 journey aboard a Soviet spacecraft.

Mission space: Isro to gain immensely from Axiom-4 with Gaganaut experience

Business Standard | 10 Jun 2025 1 more

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TREND | 11 Jun 2025, 06:49AM

Congress grills Hegseth on deployment of troops to LA, Pentagon spending

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Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was met with sharp questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who demanded details on his move to deploy troops to Los Angeles, and they expressed bipartisan frustration that Congress has not yet gotten a full defence budget from the Trump administration. Your tenure as secretary has been marked by endless chaos, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., told Hegseth. Others, including Republican leaders, warned that massive spending projects such as President Donald Trump's desire for a USD 175 billion Golden Dome missile defence system will get broad congressional scrutiny. The troop deployment triggered several fiery exchanges that at times devolved into shouting matches as House committee members and Hegseth yelled over one another. After persistent questioning about the cost of sending National Guard members and Marines to Los Angeles in response to protests over immigration raids, Hegseth turned to his acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, who said

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TREND | 10 Jun 2025

Operation Sindoor was India's biggest action against terrorism: Rajnath

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the Pahalgam terror strike was not just an attack on our people but also an assault on the social unity of India, as he asserted that Operation Sindoor carried out in retaliation was the "biggest action" taken against terrorism in India's history. In his address at an event in Dehradun, he also said that terrorists killed people in Pahalgam asking their religion but "we didn't ask their 'dharm' (religion) but hit back seeing their 'karm' (deeds)". Singh said in the last 11 years, the government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership has bolstered the circle of national security. "On every matter related to national security, we have changed both attitude and way of action of the government. The world saw this change during the recent Operation Sindoor," he said. On April 22, terrorists killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in Pahalgam in south Kashmir. India launched Operation Sindoor early on May 7 to destroy nine terror...

Defence Sector Under PM Narendra Modi: 'From Import-Dependent To 12x Surge In Exports In 11 Years'

NDTV Profit | 10 Jun 2025

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TREND | 10 Jun 2025

Axiom-4 mission is part of ISRO's astronaut training program ahead of Gaganyaan mission: Scientist Tapan Mishra

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The captain will have a first-hand exposure to a real-life launch scenario and he will have experience of all the instrumentation required in the spacecraft and all the precautions to be taken and one can consider it as a training session

India's Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla Gets Ready For Historic Spaceflight On Tuesday

NDTV Profit | 09 Jun 2025

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TREND | 10 Jun 2025

Eighteen Rescued From Blaze-Hit Container Ship Brought To Mangaluru By INS Surat, Two Critical

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The injured were evacuated and transported to AJ Hospital in Kuntikana here late on Monday night.

18 rescued from blaze-hit container ship brought to Mangaluru by INS Surat

Business Standard | 10 Jun 2025

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TREND | 10 Jun 2025

Defence stocks: Why did HAL, BEL, BDL, Data Patterns surge up to 5% today?

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Defence stocks in India were rising today amid report that the Indian Army is set to receive a significant boost with the Defence Ministry expected to clear a 30,000-crore proposal for acquisition

Bharat Dynamics, BEL And Other Defence Stocks In Limelight As Army Set For Rs 30,000-Crore QRSAM Boost

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TREND | 09 Jun 2025

Axiom-4 mission with Gaganyatri delayed to June 11, launch at 5:30 pm: Isro

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Isro has postponed Axiom-4 mission carrying Indian Gaganyatri to the International Space Station to June 11, with launch now scheduled for 5:30 pm IST

Axiom-4 Launch Postponed Due To Weather Conditions

NDTV Profit | 09 Jun 2025

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TREND | 09 Jun 2025

Explosion at US air base in southern Japan injures 4 Japanese soldiers

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An explosion at a storage site for unexploded wartime ordinances at a US military base on Japan's southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers, though the injuries are not life threatening, officials said on Monday. The four soldiers had injuries to their fingers while working at a facility that belongs to Okinawa prefecture to store unexploded ordnance found on the island, where one of the harshest battles of World War II was fought, local officials said. Prefectural officials said the injuries were not life threatening, but no other details were immediately known. The Self Defence Force's joint staff said they were looking into reports of an explosion at Kadena Air Base that occurred while a team of Japanese soldiers that specialises in handling unexploded ordnance was working near or at the base. The SDF said they are trying to confirm the cause of the accident and where it occurred. Hundreds of tons of unexploded wartime bombs, many of them dropped by the US milit

Fire Reported On Singapore-Flagged Ship Off Kerala Coast, Navy Responds

NDTV Profit | 09 Jun 2025 1 more