Seychelles, India Hold Joint Military Exercise to Counter Terrorism

The Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF) and the Indian military are presently holding joint military exercises in order to improve the capacity of the two forces to inter-operate and communicate. Colonel Rajesh Mehta, who is leading the Indian...

First Russian T-90 Tank Made Under License in India Released to the Indian Army

Indian media has reported that India’s defense industry handed over to the army on Monday the first ten T-90 Bhishma main battle tanks assembled under a Russian license at a domestic plant. The Indian Army was the first export customer for the T-90s,...

Indian Army Donates Ammunition to Equip Seychelles Defense Forces

The Indian army has donated ammunition to the Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF) to allow the forces to be better equipped to carry out weaponry and marksmanship training, APA learned in the Seychellois capital Victoria. The ammunition was presented...

India’s Army Set to Double Combat Helicopters By 2020

The Indian Army intends to double its fleet of attack and other types of helicopters to 500 by 2020, a spokesman for the country’s Ground Forces said on Monday. An Indian Army colonel told a seminar at the international DEFEXPO India 2008 exhibition...