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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urged global defence majors to partner with India’s rapidly expanding shipbuilding sector, highlighting its integrated design-to-delivery ecosystem. He said flagship projects, high indigenous content and policy reforms position India as a future global maritime hub

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh criticised Telangana CM Revanth Reddy for saying “Congress means Muslims,” accusing the Congress of dividing the nation on religious lines. Campaigning in Bihar, he said the NDA stood for good governance and inclusive politics

Adani Defence & Aerospace’s Kanpur Ammunition Complex has been awarded the SIDM Champion Award 2025 for excellence in design, manufacturing, and testing. Presented by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the award underscores the company’s role in advancing India’s self-reliant defence ecosystem

India and the US signed a 10-year defence framework pact aimed at strengthening bilateral strategic cooperation. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called it a “signal” of growing convergence

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will flag off the first batch of BrahMos missiles from Lucknow’s Sarojini Nagar unit, marking a milestone for the UP Defence Corridor and boosting India’s self-reliance in defence manufacturing

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hailed Operation Sindoor as the finest example of India’s defence self-reliance, highlighting that most equipment used was indigenous. He said defence production rose to ₹1.5 lakh crore and aimed to reach Rs 3 lakh crore by 2029

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate a national conference on defence manufacturing in Delhi, launching the Defence Exim and Srijan DEEP portals. The event highlights India’s record defence production of Rs 1.46 lakh crore and growing exports

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on his first visit to Morocco, praised the Indian community’s contributions. His trip includes inaugurating Tata’s defence plant, holding talks, and signing a defence cooperation MoU with Moroccan leaders.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Morocco on September 22 to inaugurate India’s first overseas defence factory and sign an MoU to deepen bilateral cooperation in defence, strategy, and industry.

The Defence Minister unveiled an 11-ft statue of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and inaugurated the redeveloped Picket Garden in Secunderabad. The event was met with a protest from former SCB members

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will unveil former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s statue at Picket Public Garden, Secunderabad Cantonment, on September 17, following the Hyderabad Liberation Day Parade

For the first time, women officers from the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force have started a mission to sail around the world. Flagged off by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, this historic voyage will cover 26,000 nautical miles across challenging seas

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday underscored the importance of drones in modern warfare, urging their inclusion in India’s defence strategy. Speaking at a Noida facility launch, he lauded India’s progress in domestic drone manufacturing under Aatmanirbhar Bharat

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Indian forces acted against terrorists in Operation Sindoor based on their deeds, not religion. Lauding Modi’s education reforms, he highlighted India’s progress, cultural heritage, and the need for spiritual growth in children’s education

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hailed the Gaganyaan mission as a milestone in Atmanirbhar Bharat, felicitating astronauts Shubhanshu Shukla, Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, and Angad Pratap. The 2027 mission aims to send a three-member crew into low-Earth orbit for three days

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced that India will manufacture engines for its fifth-generation fighter jets in partnership with French firm Safran. The move supports the AMCA project under Make in India, as defence exports and production hit record levels.

NDA candidate C P Radhakrishnan filed his vice-presidential nomination in Parliament, accompanied by PM Modi, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and senior NDA leaders. With broad alliance support, his election is almost certain. He earlier paid tributes at Prerna Sthal

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stressed that peace is an illusion and urged constant readiness. Praising Operation Sindoor and Indian-made defence gear, he called for faster reforms, financial agility, and viewing defence spending as an economic investment, not just expenditure

At the SCO Defence Ministers' meet in Qingdao, Rajnath Singh held constructive talks with China’s Admiral Don Jun, urging positive momentum in ties. India declined to endorse the joint declaration due to lack of consensus on terrorism concerns

The AMCA clearance marks a critical step towards realising India’s goal of joining an elite club of nations in designing and producing its own fleet of next-generation combat aircraft