New Delhi: In a key impact of Defence.Capital‘s efforts, India’s defence ministry today announced that it has adopted a policy framework for synergised use of simulators by the four armed forces for their training solutions. “The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has promulgated the framework for enhanced and synergised […]
New Delhi: India today named the present air force vice chief Air Marshal V. R. Chaudhari to take over as the next Chief of Air Staff from Sep 30 afternoon and lead the force of 140,000 personnel and around 500 combat aircraft for at least the next two-and-a-half […]
New Delhi: India today listed a total of 23 global and domestic aerospace and defence companies that are barred or suspended from doing business since at least 2006. In a mandatory notification, the Ministry of Defence listed globally well-known companies such as the Agusta Westland International Limited from […]
Bengaluru: India‘s Dynamatic Technologies Limited will be making the American Boeing Company‘s newest tactical fighter jet F-15EX Eagle II aerostructures at its facility in the southern city of Bengaluru. “Dynamatic Technologies has been awarded a contract for manufacturing assemblies for Boeing’s newest tactical fighter, F-15EX Eagle II. This […]
New Delhi: India today said it has put in place simplified procedures for guarantees of foreign banks submitted by defence contractors during tenders, to speed up military acquisitions. “The Acquisition Wing of (the) Ministry of Defence (MoD) has promulgated a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to facilitate clarity in […]
Bengaluru:India‘s state-run aircraft-maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited‘s (HAL’s) ratings from CARE Ratings Limited has seen an improvement, with the rating agency upgrading it to ‘CARE AAA Outlook Stable‘. “The CARE Ratings Limited has upgraded the present HAL long-term ratings from ‘CARE AA+ Outlook Stable’ to ‘CARE AAA Outlook Stable’. […]
New Delhi: India‘s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today invited American companies to invest in the nation and contribute in making for the world from the Indian soil, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rajnath Singh said, at the 18th India-US Economic Summit organised by the Indo-American […]
New Delhi: India today announced Production-Linked Incentives (PLI) worth for the drone sector, to boost manufacturing capabilities and to act as a catalyst to drive growth. The PLI scheme was in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ vision and over the next three years, will lead […]
New Delhi: The Indian Navy today signed up with e-commerce platform Flipkart to provide job opportunities for naval veterans, a key activity to ensure continued employment of personnel, who leave or retire from the service much before the end of their productive years. The Indian Naval Placement Agency […]
New Delhi: The Indo-American joint venture, Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL), has recently delivered the 150th C-130J Super Hercules empennage from its manufacturing facility located at Adibatla in Hyderabad, marking a key milestone in the partnership that has contributed significantly to the Indian aerospace industry. The delivery […]
Bengaluru: India‘s state-run aircraft-maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and British-origin engine-maker Rolls-Royce have joined hands to make the Adour engine parts. The arrangement between the two aerospace giants will support Rolls-Royce’s international defence customer base, a statement from HAL said Sep. 14. The two companies exchanged the agreement through […]
Mumbai: Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, today announced that one of its businesses, Godrej Precision Engineering, has received an order from the state-run Defence Bio-engineering and Electromechanical Laboratory, (DEBEL) to manufacture oxygen generators to support India’s oxygen buffer plan. DEBEL is a Bengaluru-based […]
New Delhi: In an effort to blunt China‘s huge influence and forays into the African continent, India has decided to engage with defence ministers of African nation in an institutionalised biennial dialogue during the DefExpo event. The first-ever India-Africa Defence Ministers Conclave (IADMC) was held in Lucknow, Uttar […]
New Delhi: India has cleared a $1.5-billion proposal to build airborne warning and control systems for the air force taking over six Airbus A321 passenger aircraft off the national carrier Air India, to act as the ‘eyes in the sky’ to keep a watch on military movement in […]
Kolkata: In a forward-looking step towards transition from ‘Make in India’ to ‘Make from India’, state-run shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with European shipbuilder Naval Group France to collaborate in the surface ship building to cater to the […]
