New Delhi: India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today called for the nation to become self-reliant and a “net exporter of technology”. Addressing the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists on National Technology Day, being observed to mark India’s nuclear tests in 1998 at Pokhran, Rajasthan, through […]
New Delhi: US aerospace and defence major Boeing Co. has been steadily ramping up its sourcing from India and expanding its suppliers network, contributing to the ‘Make in India‘ and ‘Skill India‘ initiatives of the government, the company said today. Ahead of the Indian Ministry of Defence‘s signatue […]
New Delhi: French military and security technology major Thales has offered to digitally transform India’s defence forces and will be showcasing products and technologies that it promises have the potential to enable India’s armed forces to achieve high ambitions and master every decisive moment. “In line with DefExpo-2020‘s […]
New Delhi: India’s defence and security solutions provider, Kanpur-based MKU Limited, will offer its indigenously designed, developed and manufactured products such as night vision weapon sights and body armour to the Indian armed forces and will showcase its domestic military manufacturing capability at this year’s DefExpo in Lucknow […]
New Delhi: Indian company Jindal Defence, part of O P Jindal Group, today announced its advent into small arms manufacturing in India. In a move aimed towards empowering indigenous manufacturing, Jindal Defence has signed a Joint Venture (JV) agreement with Taurus Armas S.A., of Brazil for manufacturing an […]
New Delhi: American arms major Lockheed Martin will explore ‘Make in India‘ opportunities and partnerships with Indian industry and suppliers in a bid to strengthen defence ties between the two nations, while at DefExpo-2020 in Lucknow between Feb. 5 and 8. The company said it has currently integrated […]
New Delhi: India’s Bharat Forge Limited Chairman and Managing Director Baba N. Kalyani participated in a brief webinar in association with Digital India Learning. Kalyani shared his overall perspective on how India’s defence industry has emerged rapidly in last four to five years due to changes in government’s […]
New Delhi: A record number of over 880 exhibitors, both domestic and foreign companies, have registered to participate in the DefExpo 2020 to be held in Lucknow in the first week of February, making it the largest ever so far. This information was given by India’s defence ministry […]
Indore: Aiming to spur career of women in aviation and related industries and to encourage girls to take up science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as subjects of study, the Indian chapter of Women in Aviation International and defence major Lockheed Martin India Private Limited, in association with […]
Bengaluru: India’s lone aircraft manufacturer, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), today announced the final settlement of its nearly two-month-old workers’ trouble at all its plants across the nation over wage revision. In a statement, HAL said its management and the workforce entered into an agreement to settle the wage […]
Bangkok: India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh is here to attend the 6th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) and he used that occasion today to talk improved defence ties with Thailand, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, apart from his earlier meeting with the US defense secretary Dr Mark […]
New Delhi: India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today arrived in Bangkok to join his counterparts from the South East Asian nations for a crucial meeting ahead of a military exhibition. Rajnath Singh will be in Thailand’s capital on Nov. 17 and 18, when he will attend the […]
New Delhi: India today opened a new bridge over River Sisseri at Lower Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian state bordering China, which claims the territory as its own and has fought a war in 1962 over the dispute. This bridge will boost mainland connectivity – both […]
Munich: European major Airbus Defence and Space has invested in US-based Amprius Inc. in current equity funding to further boost the development of new generation batteries based on Silicon Nanowire Anode technology, a company statement said today. The investment will help drive the development of higher volume production […]
New Delhi: India’s defence manufacturers have come together to launch an export-focused industry body to expand the scope of business opportunities abroad. The ‘Indigenous Defence Equipment Exporters Association’ (IDEEA), a non-profit association under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013, was launched today here, in the presence of […]
