Defenceinfo Bureau Report With TRPs soaring at the cost of the Army, news channels are flogging the issue of acrimony between the Army Chief, General VK Singh and the Ministry of Defence. Excited anchors are saying ‘The situation is changing every moment’ with the express desire of keeping viewers hooked on. Sadly, there is an element of truth in this assertion of the anchors … [Read more...] about Army Chief vs Government: The mother of all spats
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Defence Budget does not hold much for the army
Defenceinfo Bureau Report The defence outlay in the recently announced Union budget for the fiscal year 2012-13 has been pegged at $ 39 Bn which is a considerable hike from the previous year’s dispensation. The outlay represents a 17.63% hike over last year’s budgetary allocation of Rs 1, 64, 415 crore. But if revised estimates of 2011-2012 are taken, it becomes a mere … [Read more...] about Defence Budget does not hold much for the army
China’s fast paced build up of military capability
Defenceinfo Bureau Report China has announced that it would raise defence spending this year by 11.2 per cent to 670 billion yuan (Rs 5.26 lakh crore). "You can see that we have 1.3 billion people with a large land areas and a long coastline, but our outlays on defence are quite low compared to other major countries," said the government spokesman at a news conference before … [Read more...] about China’s fast paced build up of military capability
Lt General Bikram Singh is Army Chief Designate
Defenceinfo Bureau Report The formal announcement for the next Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army made on Saturday, March, 03, has put an end to all doubts about who would succeed the present Army Chief, General VK Singh, who recently lost his battle over the age issue in the Supreme Court. 59-year-old Lt General Bikram Singh, presently the Eastern Army Commander, will … [Read more...] about Lt General Bikram Singh is Army Chief Designate
Indian R&D designing its own version of “Robocop”
Defenceinfo Bureau Report In concert with the policy of increasing indigenous defence production capability the Research and Development Establishment (R&DE) at Dighi, Pune is developing an armed version of the 'bomb hunter' “Daksh Robot”. This robot christened, Gun Mounted Robot (GMR), will fight terrorists and militants alongside soldiers. It will have a 7.62 mm light … [Read more...] about Indian R&D designing its own version of “Robocop”