By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India’s signature defence exhibition, DefExpo 2020, came to a close today in Lucknow, where the last five days witnessed a slew of agreements and Memorandum of Understanding being signed. India’s Defence Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar had informed at the event that over […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India has concluded a contract for putting in place 38 more static radars all along the 7,500-km coastline to plug the existing gaps in its Coastal Surveillance Network. The deal is for the Phase II of the project approved by the government […]
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 and Brazil today agreed to work jointly on cyber-defence and defence systems, among others, and on an action plan to strengthen their strategic partnership that could shape the way the United Nations’ Security Council (UNSC) could be reformed. After a bilateral meeting between the visiting […]
New Delhi: India is preparing a plan for creating an air defence military formation at the top level that will strengthen its capabilities against enemy aircraft, helicopters, drones and missiles. The plan, to be the first task to be taken up by the newly created office of Chief […]
New Delhi: India today appointed General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff, as the first-ever Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Rawat will take over his new role in the government tomorrow. On Saturday, the Narendra Modi government had amended the laws pertaining to the army, navy and air […]
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 […]
New Delhi: Just short of naming a four-star officer in the rank of a General or its equivalent as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, the Narendra Modi government today approved the proposal for the creation of the post that will be the single point military advisor to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 New Delhi: India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar today met Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, and Minister of Defense Taro Kono here for the first 2+2 ministerial meeting, when they reaffirmed their commitment to freedom of navigation in the […]
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: One of India’s four defence shipyards, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), today successfully delivered a Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) to the Indian Coast Guard. This is the second vessel in the series of five FPVs ordered by the Indian Coast Guard from GRSE. GRSE […]
New Delhi: Exemptions under Customs Duty and Goods and Service Tax on defence equipment bought by Indian armed forces could save up to Rs 60,000 crore ($8.5 billion) of the military budget over a five-year period, the Economic Times reported today. This saving could be used by the […]
