Saint-Cloud (France): French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation today announced that it has entered into a long-term partnership with Pune’s College of Engineering in India to set up a skill development centre for aeronautical integrated design. At the second knowledge summit organized by Institut Français en Inde here, Dassault […]
New Delhi: India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Central University of Jammu (CUJ) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of Kalam Centre for Science and Technology (KCST) at the university. The MoU signing ceremony was held in the presence of […]
Bengaluru: India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today scripted history by becoming the first defence minister of the country to fly the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), christened ‘Tejas’. Rajnath Singh undertook a 30-minute sortie in the multi-role fighter aircraft developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation […]
New Delhi: India will soon have a single-point military adviser for the government to ensure better synergy among the four armed forces of the nation in planning their future. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff, most possibly a four-star […]
New Delhi: India has reserved defence modernisation projects worth 500 billion rupees ($7 billion) for startup, Department of Defence Production Joint Secretary Sanjay Jaju said today. At a Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers seminar on ‘Startups-Cutting Edge for Technology Infusion into Defence’ here, Jaju said the Government of […]
By General Bipin Rawat, India’s Chief of Army Staff The Government of India has spoken a lot about privatisation of the defence sector. It is something not only the government but we in the armed forces are also looking at. The reasons are simple. For far too long, […]
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is planning to boost defence exports from the current 107-billion rupees ($1.5 billion) to friendly foreign nations by taking the help of the private sector in arms production. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who met with nearly 45 public and private aerospace and […]
New Delhi: To promote ‘Make in India‘ in defence and aerospace, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will interact with top industry leaders at Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, here tomorrow. India’s Ministry of Defence, under the aegis of Department of Defence Production, will host the ’roundtable’, a statement from the government […]
Pune: Avasara Leadership Institute announced the launch of the Honeywell Center for Advancing Girls in Science, a transformative science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) program for bright, young girls in middle and high school. Funded by Honeywell Hometown Solutions India Foundation (HHSIF), the programme will empower 500 Avasara […]
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is working towards finding solutions to the rogue drones menace, as witnessed in Venezuala a year ago when President Nicolas Maduro was targetted with explosives, in an effort to protect critical national assets. The government has constituted a task force under the […]
New Delhi: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said terrorism and proxy war pose a threat to the entire world, while those nations defeated in wars were now resorting to proxy war and supporting terrorism to achieve their political objectives. Addressing an even to mark the 20th anniversary […]
New Delhi: The 11th biennial edition of DefExpo India- 2020 is scheduled to be held for the first time in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, the government announced today. The media release reads: “It offers an excellent opportunity for the Indian defence industry to showcase its capabilities and promote […]
