By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India‘s plans to export its highly successful BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to friendly foreign countries such as Vietnam and Philippines have got a boost, with Russia, the other partner in the joint venture, for the first time saying it is readying its […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: After a 15-year quest to have at least a dozen modern minesweepers in its fleet, India‘s navy has now launched a global search for a vendor to supply 10 Portable Underwater Vehicle for Explosive Ordnance Disposal, basically a two-man operated midget-sized autonomous […]
New Delhi: India today said its locally developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) has competed and demonstrated its capability in hot weather in high altitude conditions in the Himalayas for about 10 days recently. The LUH, an army variant, is now ready for Initial Operational Clearance (IOC). The trials […]
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 […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated during the course of the day with additional information obtained from DRDO in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12, and a video of the hypersonic vehicle launch in the last paragraph.) By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: In only its second attempt in just over […]
By Atul Kumar Space is deemed the fourth dimension of military warfare after land, sea, and air, and it has been quickly advancing as the critical sphere for strategic advantage during war and peace. As of today, no virtual action has ever materialised in space. However, four nations […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: In a major boost to the private sector, India‘s defence ministry today said it has signed a Rs 2,580-crore (slightly over $350 million) contract with Larsen and Toubro and Tata Power Company Limited, apart from a public sector enterprise, for the supply […]
New Delhi: Weeks after India‘s defence ministry listed defence products that it intends to buy only from domestic industry, the nation’s defence research organisation today listed 108 systems and subsystems it wants locally designed, developed and manufactured by the private sector. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: World’s largest defence and aerospace company is keen on exploring the newly opened Indian market for the space sector in collaboration with both the government and the new entrants from the private industry, Lockheed Martin Corp.‘s India chief has said. In particular, […]
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Lieutenant General Vijay Kumar Saxena Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the ‘Missile Man of India’; the spirit behind the Indian Space Research […]
By Anjali Chhabra New Delhi: With guidance from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), budding scientists are working overtime to surmount the temporary bumps caused by Coronavirus in their journey to make the first indigenously built nanosatellite from Birla Institute of Technology and Science at Pilani, or just […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India today partnered with Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa, to carry out research and development in space science, exploration of planets, ground stations and development of micro and mini satellites. The two countries signed an agreement that provides for capacity building assistance […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated with details of the aircraft deal’s worth in paragraph one and additional information on the drone upgrade in the last paragraph.) By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: In a major win for self-reliance in aerospace and defence sectors, India today gave approvals to the air […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: In order to push India’s strategic-economic interests in the Indo-Pacific Region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched an ambitious project that will connect the remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands with the mainland through an undersea Optic Fibre Cable (OFC). The Indian Ocean Region […]
