Jodhpur: The Indian Air Force (IAF) today finally bid goodbye to the Soviet-era MiG-27 swing-wing fighter fleet. The last of the swin-wing fighter planes, MiG-27 has participated actively in various national and international exercises. It had experienced operations during wartime in 1999 when India carried out a military […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India has come out with a set of new guidelines to govern India-Russia Joint Ventures for spares, and committed orders to such business entities are among the attractions. The eight-page policy document envisages allowing even single-vendor situation to sign contracts. Single-vendor situation […]
Snapshot CDS to handle, prioritise procurement of three services, but capital acquisition will be governed by prevelant rules Post to go to a four-star officer, with permanent position on par with forces chiefs Will be the secretary of the newly created department of military affairs To be the […]
By Ayaskant Das, Staff Writer New Delhi: India’s $3.15-billion plan to buy 62 Airbus C-295 medium lift transport aircraft for its air force and coast guard is all set to go to the central cabinet for a decision, people familiar with the development said today. The proposal to […]
Snapshot The air-launched BrahMos missile provide a stand-off range capability to the Indian Air Force Today’s test is the third such successful firing of BrahMos missile from IAF’s Sukhoi jet New Delhi: In a twin success today, India successively tested the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from land and […]
Bengaluru: In a first, Indian Air Force‘s (IAF’s) radar controllers have shifted go sit with their Airport Authority of India (AAI) counterparts at the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (KIAB), a major initiative to co-locate and facilitate ease of doing their business. The initiative has been taken by the […]
New Delhi: With approvals from the Narendra Modi government, India’s armed forces have begun raising three key agencies that will secure India from inimical attacks on its critical cyber and space assets, apart from one for special operations such as the Surgical Strike carried out by the army […]
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 […]
New Delhi: Hit hard by media criticism of slowdown in major defence projects under the ‘Make in India‘ initiative, the Narendra Modi government today said it was expediting the three key procurement programmes for next generation submarines, naval utility helicopters and the 114-combat jets, cumulatively worth $23 billion. […]
Snapshot India, Japan to hold first joint fighter aircraft exercise in Japan between their air forces Japan to post an officer at India’s Information Fusion Centre for Indian Ocean Region India, Japan to work jointly on Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) and Robotics New Delhi: India’s Minister of Defence […]
New Delhi: Driven by budgetary constraints and the need for faster modernisation of the armed forces, India today cut down its purchase of Boeing Co. P8I aircraft by 40 per cent to just six, instead of the navy’s projected need for 10, people with knowledge of the matter […]
New Delhi: India’s Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) have a healthy order book worth Rs 2,31,981 crore ($32.5 billion) that could help them stay in business for a period ranging from two years to 10 years. The details of the order book for each of the DPSUs is […]
New Delhi: India’s Narendra Modi government has approved procurement proposals worth Rs 4,09,244 crore ($57 billion) since taking office for the first time in May 2014 till September this year. “The government, in the last five years, that is, from 2014-15 to 2018-19 and in the current year […]
Singapore: India today agreed to allow Singapore to use its missile testing facility at Chandipur off Odisha coast, in what is seen as the first time ever a foreign country gets access to the highly secure installation. The two nations also signed a Letter of Intent to conclude […]
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has approved purchase of $260-million worth of defence equipment, including an anti-tank missile, from the Indian industry, the Parliament of India was informed today. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by the defence minister, has given approval of Capital procurement for the […]
