(Editor’s Note: Updated with a copy of order at the end.) New Delhi: India today extended the time for deliveries from domestic defence contractors by four months in view of the extraordinary nationwide lock down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Foreign vendors may approach the Indian Ministry of […]
New Delhi: India’s coast guard today inducted a new fast patrol vessel built at an indigenous shipyard, boosting its ability intercept and stop illegal activities in the nation’s territorial waters. One of India’s top state-run domestic shipyard, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) delivered Indian Coast Guard Ship […]
New Delhi: India today placed an indent for supply of 156 upgraded BMP Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs) for Rs 1,094 crore ($145 million) on state-run ordnance factories, in what is seen as a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s call for going ‘vocal for local‘ made-in-India military products. […]
New Delhi: India’s top officer responsible for defence acquisition has just dropped the bomb: The recently announced hike in the country’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms to 74 per cent will not apply to the Strategic Partnership programmes that the armed forces are pursuing. This is big — […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India’s navy has got one lean-and-mean fighting machine from the United States that can carry out integrated missions with platforms of American-origin operated by friendly nations in the Indian Ocean Region. And the Indian Navy is pretty happy that it has got […]
New Delhi: India today inducted its second ‘Tejas‘ Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) squadron at Sulur air base in Tamil Nadu, marking the seriousness with which its air force takes the indigenous fighter jet and what’s in store for the ‘Make in India‘ programme. The Indian Air Force (IAF) […]
New Delhi: India today reiterated a 2017 Public Procurement order issued by the Department of Industrial Policy Promotion and listed 26 defence items to be purchased only from domestic suppliers to boost ‘Make in India‘. Under this order, the Department of Defence Production under the Ministry of Defence […]
By Ayaskant Das New Delhi: In a major boost to ‘Make in India‘ in the defence sector, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will soon put forward a proposal for procuring the indigenous basic trainer aircraft, Hindustan Turbo Trainer 40 (HTT-40), from the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Senior […]
New Delhi: India’s defence procurement decision-makers are a confused lot. If one proposes, the other disposes, and the process of indecisiveness repeats itself for years, frustrating the acquisition plans. In a sign of things to come, the Indian air force chief has contradicted Chief of Defence Staff General […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India will soon buy 36 high mobility vehicles of 70-ton capacity for transporting its battle tanks, in a bid to get its mobilisation time minimised for warfare deployment at the borders, primarily aimed at Pakistan. The Ministry of Defence has issued a […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India is scouting for Micro Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (Micro RPAS) for its army’s infantry and plans to buy 150 of them through a tender that will be out by May 2021. The Micro RPAS (Type B) will be used by the […]
New Delhi: The Indian Navy today commissioned a new amphibious warfare craft at Port Blair, the capital port of a strategically important island territory of the nation close to the Malacca Strait, a maritime choke point in the Indian Ocean Region. Tri-services Andaman and Nicobar Command‘s Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant […]
New Delhi: India’s coast guard today got its 150th ship in its fleet inducted into the force, when defence minister Rajnath Singh commissioned three vessels via video conferencing due to the social distancing restrictions imposed by the government in view of the COVID-19 global crisis. Rajnath Singh, based […]
New Delhi: The Donald Trump administration has asked American defence giant Lockheed Martin Corp. to manufacture multi-role helicopters, MH-60R, for the Indian Navy, at a cost of $905 million. The Pentagon confirmed the award to Lockheed Martin in a notification yesterday. “Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is […]
New Delhi: India’s Ministry of Defence today said it has signed a Rs 1,200 crore ($160 million) contract with Indian company Tata Power SED for the second phase of the military infrastructure modernisation programme to cover 37 of the air force, navy, and coast guard airfields. Approved by […]
