By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: To boost its armed forces’ capabilities to reach supplies and equipment to soldiers deployed in mountainous terrain, India is seeking to buy 163 logistics drones under the emergency procurement through the fast-track route. On Oct. 17, the Ministry of Defence issued a […]
In an interview ahead of DefExpo-2022, Boeing Defense India’s managing director Rear Admiral Surendra Ahuja (Retired) tells our editor N. C. Bipindra that over one-fourth (26 percent) of Boeing’s sourcing from India comes from micro, small and medium enterprises. Boeing’s F/A-18 pitch for the Indian Navy includes a […]
Lohia Aerospace Systems Chief Executive Officer Anurag Lohia, in this written interview with Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra, says that the company is focused on organic scaling up of composites manufacturing, and has no further acquisition plans anytime soon. Ques. What prompted the Lohia Group to venture into […]
General Manoj Mukund Naravane, in an exclusive interview, tells editor N. C. Bipindra that engagement on both fronts simultaneously would be a challenge, but the Indian Army is cognizant of the possibilities and is well-poised to handle more than the two fronts. Ques. What are the military technologies […]
India’s Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra in this exclusive interview that in the coming years, the force will buy locally made small arms and ammunition and will shun dependence on foreign sourcing for personal weapons of soldiers. Ques. India […]
Boeing Defence India managing director Surendra Ahuja tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra that with $1 billion annual sourcing from 225 suppliers, India’s role in his company’s global supply chain in only growing bigger. Ques. In February 2020, during the visit of President Trump to New Delhi, India […]
Larsen & Toubro’s whole-time director and senior executive vice president (defence and smart technologies) J. D. Patil, in this Part 2 of an exclusive interview, tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra that L&T holds some of the unique capabilities in the underwater domain that have thus far remained […]
Boeing Defence India managing director Surendra Ahuja tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra that to fully achieve the objectives of ‘Make in India’, the country needs to provide positive incentives to Original Equipment Manufacturers towards investments in the development and growth of the local aerospace and defence ecosystem, […]
Larsen & Toubro’s whole-time director and senior executive vice president (defence and smart technologies) J. D. Patil, in this exclusive interview, tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra that lack of warship building orders is killing India’s private sector shipyards. Ques. Please provide our readers with an overview of […]
India’s Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra in this Part-2 of an exclusive interaction earlier this month that India’s national interests, including security interests, are intrinsically linked to the seas and extend across the vast seascape of the Indo-Pacific. Q. The […]
India’s Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra in this Part 1 of an exclusive interaction earlier this month that the Indian Navy‘s modernisation focus is based on ‘Ordnance on Target’ as an important measure of combat effectiveness; and acquisition of mission-capable […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India signing a deal for 93,895 Close Quarter Battle carbines will be a key milestone for United Arab Emirates‘ CARACAL to invest 49 per cent in a Joint Venture with a domestic manufacturer with full technology transfer, the company’s top executive has […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: In a bid to boost training of its infantry soldiers, the Indian Army is scouting for an Indian vendor to supply 66 all-weapon simulators that can help hone the skills in firing all standard weapons including pistols, carbines, rifles, light machine gun […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: Gearing up for future threat from China and Pakistan, two belligerent adversaries in the neighbourhood, India seeks expression of interest from local industry to develop armament upgrade packages for 811 Russian-origin infantry combat vehicles in service with the army. The move comes […]
New Delhi: To enable live firing practice of air defence weapons on simulated targets for its soldiers, the Indian Army has launched a search for Indian vendors to indigenously design and develop Manoeuvrable Expendable Arial Targets, which could manoeuvre like a real target. The Directorate General of Army […]
