The Defense Ministry has approved the purchase of additional batteries of S-400 air defense system from Russia for the Indian Air Force. An important meeting of the Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) of the Defense Ministry was held today, in which this proposal was given the green signal by the Defense Ministry.

In the important meeting of the Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday (March 27, 2026), proposals for the purchase of various types of weapons and aircraft worth about Rs 2.38 lakh crore have been approved.

Apart from S-400, what other weapons will the Air Force get?

In the DAC meeting, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has also approved the proposals for overhaul of medium transport aircraft, remotely piloted strike aircraft and Su-30 aero engine aggregates besides the S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile system from Russia for the Indian Air Force.

Medium transport aircraft will be included in the Indian Air Force in place of the fleet of AN-32 and IL-76. With this, the strategic, tactical and operational airlift needs of the Air Force will be met. Whereas remotely piloted aircraft will increase the capability to carry out co-ordinated air operations along with offensive counter-action. Along with this, this aircraft will also provide great support to stealth intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities.

These weapons got approval for Indian Army

Along with the Indian Air Force, the purchase of many weapons has also been approved in this meeting keeping in mind the needs of the Indian Army. In the meeting, Air Defense Tracked System, Armour-piercing Tank Ammunition, High Capacity Radio Relay, Dhanush Gun System and Runway Independent Aerial Surveillance System have been approved for the Indian Army.

The Air Defense Tracked System will provide real-time air defense control and reporting capability to the Indian Army, while the high capacity radio relay will ensure reliable and uninterrupted communications. With this, the Dhanush gun system will increase the artillery capability of the army, so that the Indian Army will be able to hit its targets with complete accuracy at long ranges in all types of terrains.

Indian Coast Guard will get heavy duty air cushion vehicles

Apart from this, DAC has also approved the procurement of Heavy Duty Air Cushion Vehicles for the Indian Coast Guard. These vehicles will be used in multi-purpose maritime operations, which will include high-speed coastal patrolling, reconnaissance and rescue operations, support to ships and transportation of logistics along with personnel.

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The Indian Coast Guard has seized a Pakistani boat illegally entering Indian territorial waters. There were 9 people in this boat. This information has been given by the officials. Their pictures have also been shared by the Coast Guard. The action was taken on 14 January 2026 during patrolling in the Arabian Sea.

Pakistanis were trying to enter India through darkness

Indian Coast Guard said that the operation was carried out in a quick and precise night. During patrolling in the Arabian Sea, the ship sighted a fishing boat inside Indian waters near the International Maritime Boundary Line. This boat had come from Pakistan. When he was challenged on seeing the boat, he tried to flee towards Pakistan. However, the ICG ship surrounded them and captured their boat. A total of 9 people were involved in this Pakistani boat Alamdina.

In a swift and precise night operation, an @IndiaCoastGuard Ship while on patrol in #Arabian sea ​​sighted a #Pakistani Fishing boat inside #Indian waters near the International Maritime Boundary Line on 14 Jan 26. On being challenged, the boat attempted to flee towards Pakistan… pic.twitter.com/DEz1aPBOed

— Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) January 15, 2026

‘Brought to Porbandar, Gujarat, will be strictly interrogated’
The Coast Guard said, ‘In this case, the boat has been brought to Porbandar by ICG ship for thorough investigation and joint interrogation by the agencies. This operation reaffirms the ICG’s unwavering commitment to secure India’s maritime borders through relentless surveillance and law enforcement in the country’s maritime domain.

Why did Pakistanis come so deep into the Indian border?
The investigation will find out why these people had come so deep into the Indian border. Is this just a matter related to fishing, or was their aim to supply narcotics through boats? Often Pakistani smugglers bring packets of narcotics hidden under fishing nets, these are used to spread narco terrorism.

Two American citizens, who came out to travel around the world on a yacht, lost their lives when there was a storm in the Indian Ocean. Thankfully, the request for the help of American citizens reached the Indian Coast Guard. The incident is Indira Point, the southern end of Andaman and Nicobar. Both American citizens have brought the Indian Coast Guard Safe Campbell Bay with their yacht.

According to the information, on Thursday, the MRCC Center at Port Blair received a distress call. This call was made by a yacht named American C-Engel, which was 53 nattical miles away from Indira Point at that time. Chennai -based US Consulate also appealed to the Indian Coastguard for help. American C-Fairors said that due to bad weather, their yacht has deteriorated and got stuck in the sea.

Message for rescue to warships and merchant vessel
As soon as the alert was received, the Indian Coastguard activated the International Safety Net (ISN) at 2 pm. Under this, a message was sent for the rescue to all the warships passing close to Indira Point and Merchant Wessel. As soon as the message was flash, ICG Rajveer immediately went out for help and reached the yacht by evening.

Coastguard fully committed to maritime safety
ICG Rajveer established contact with Yot. Despite extremely strong winds and mechanical failure of yacht, both crews were in the right position. At night, ICG Rajveer left Yacht with Andaman. Friday (11 July 2025) In the morning, the crustguard ship, yacht, brought the Campbell Bay. Issuing a statement on the rescue mission, the Coast Guard said that the Indian Coastguard is fully committed to Maritime Safety.

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Indian Coast Guard: 9 people have been rescued from a foreign cargo ship drowning in the middle sea near Kochi. The operation of the Indian Coast Guard is going on to save the rest of the people. This cargo ship belongs to Libya, which is half submerged. The Libya flag was found that the container ship is MSC Elsa 3, which left from Vizhinjam Port on May 23 and was scheduled to reach Kochi on 24 May.

Indian Coast Guard engaged in rescue work

M / s MSc Ship Management informed the Indian officials about the rise of strong waves in the south west at around 1:25 pm on May 24 at around 1:25 pm and sought immediate assistance. The Indian Coast Guard is doing the coordination and the aircraft rescue over the drowning ship. Out of the 24 crew members on the ship, 9 are in Lifeboat, while a campaign is being carried out to save the remaining 15 people.

Many lifeboats landed near cargo ship

Indian Coast Guard aircraft have removed many lifeboats near the routes out of the cargo ship. DG Shipping has issued instructions to provide immediate rescue services to the ship managers by coordinating with the Indian Coast Guard. The Indian Coast Guard is keeping a strict monitoring on the situation to prevent loss of life or property and loss of environment.

These strict instructions given to people

During this incident, some containers have allegedly fallen into the sea. Meanwhile, the Kerala Disaster Management Authority KSDMA has warned that goods are likely to flow on the Kerala coast and people should not try to touch or find items under any circumstances. People have been instructed to inform the police if they see the container on the sea coast.

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