New Delhi: India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat‘s office is now prioritising procurement proposals of the armed forces based on immediate needs, and purging the approvals granted for acquisition of equipment that are now obsolete and don’t fit into the scheme of military plans. A […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India’s infantry soldiers will soon get to deploy a third generation Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) designed and developed by the domestic industry, as the army seeks to identify vendors to manufacture 2,330 missiles and 101 launchers, with six simulators for training purposes. […]
Washington: The United States today approved a $1.87-billion possible sale of an air defence wepon system to India that is expected to boost the modernisation efforts of the armed forces and help in expanding the South Asian nation’s air defence architecture for major cities like capital New Delhi. […]
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 […]
Lucknow: India-developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) from the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) stable received its Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) today, as the Indian armed forces see a large demand for the three-ton class of rotary wing assets to boost their aviation operations. With the IOC in place, […]
By N. C. Bipindra Lucknow: Lockheed Martin has drawn the attention of India to an enticing $165-billion F-16 combat aircraft ecosystem market globally, as it prepares to bid for the world’s biggest combat aircraft order. The world’s largest defence firm has pitched its F-21, with substantial capabilities that […]
Lucknow: India’s lone aircraft maker, state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), today signaled the future of its business, by signing up with Israeli and Indian firms to carry out marketing for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to domestic customers, even as its order book for Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer and […]
Lucknow: India major Bharat Forge Limited (BFL) today signed up a partnership MoU with American firm General Atomics to probe opportunities to develop and integrate power generation, storage, control and distribution technologies to surface and underwater naval platforms to meet Indian requirements. “We have been relentlessly working towards […]
New Delhi: India will spend Rs 323,053 crore ($45.2 billion) on its armed forces from April 2020. The defence allocation for the year 2020-21 has been set at just 1.43 per cent of India’s GDP, one of the lowest in the recent years, as has been the trend […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India is all set to sign a $2.6-billion deal to buy 24 helicopters from the US in a bid to shore up its capabilities to counter an increased Chinese warship and submarine presence in the Indian ocean region, people familiar with the […]
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: The Indian Army is planning a procurement of 3,257 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) for its fleet of T-72 and T-90 Russian-origin battle tanks, in a bid to increase their operational capability. The procurement will be through the indigenous route and the project has been identified as […]
Kolkata: India’s state-run Garden Research Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) today touched a key milestone under the navy’s next generation frigates project, with a keel laying for the second of the three warships it would build under the programme. India’s Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral G. […]
New Delhi: Israeli CONTROP Precision Technologies Limited, a company specialising in electro-optics and infrared (EO/IR) for defence and homeland security solutions, has won a tender from India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the supply of its iSky-50HD systems, for use on unmanned air platforms. The iSky-50HD […]
New Delhi: Indian Army is readying for the modernisation of its armoured and mechanised forces, with the induction of Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV), Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) and Arjun MkII Main Battle Tank slated for the coming decade. Especially, the FICV’s induction is scheduled for the […]
