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Jetendra Gavankar is new Safran Helicopter Engines chief in India

By defence.capital on June 14, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

New Delhi: French aeroengines major Safran has appointed Jetendra S. Gavankar as its next managing director, a former Indian Air Force officer, for its helicopter engines unit in India. Gavankar took over the new role from his predecessor Satish Kirtikar, who is retiring, according to a statement from […]

India approves $68 million, 5-year funding for startups for defence innovation

By defence.capital on June 13, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

New Delhi: India today said it has approved a $68-million funding programme to help startups to boost innovations in defence technologies over the next five years. India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh has “approved the budgetary support of Rs 498.8 crore to Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) – […]

India coast guard inducts advanced light helicopters to boost land-sea connectivity

By defence.capital on June 12, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

New Delhi: Providing a boost to indigenous manufacturing in the aerospace and defence sector, India’s coast guard today inducted the domestic industry-made Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH), enhancing its air operations capabilities. The ALH inducted into the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), the fourth of the Indian armed forces, by […]

India Navy inducts indigenous Dhruv choppers in Vizag air base

By defence.capital on June 7, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Visakhapatnam: The Indian Navy today inducted the indigenously manufactured helicopters for operations from the air base here, providing much needed boost to the domestic aerospace industry and to its capabilities. Eastern Naval Command (ENC) Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh inducted the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited-built Advanced […]

Ashish Saraf takes over as Thales India country director

By defence.capital on June 7, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

New Delhi: French defence technologies major Thales today announced the appointment of Ashish Saraf as vice president and country director for India with effect from June 1. In this role, Ashish will lead the company’s India business and will be responsible for the strategic growth of Thales in […]

India defence ministry steps up to reduce acquisition timelines by half

By defence.capital on June 6, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

New Delhi: India today took a few key decisions that will speed up the way its defence acquisitions are done, including reducing the timelines by half. India’s Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar tweeted the decisions, saying the acquisition wing of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Indian […]

India nod for $5.9-billion tender to build next generation submarines

By defence.capital on June 4, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

New Delhi: India today approved a navy proposal to float a $5.9-billion tender for locally building next generation attack submarines with foreign help, for which state-run Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) are set to compete. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) of the […]

India signs $45-million deal with Mahindra Telephonics for airport radars for maritime forces

By defence.capital on June 3, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

New Delhi: India today signed a $45-million deal for Airport Surveillance Radars for the navy and coast guard to boost their maritime aviation activities. The Ministry of Defence signed the contract with Mumbai-based Mahindra Telephonics Integrated Systems Limited for procurement of 11 Airport Surveillance Radars with Monopulse Secondary […]

India army seeks foreign vendors for future tank project

By defence.capital on June 1, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

New Delhi: India has begun a search for a foreign vendor to meet its requirement for at least 1,770 future battle tanks, for induction beginning 2030, to meet threats from both China and Pakistan. The Indian Army today issued a Request for Information, third since 2015, to Foreign […]

India army gets new eastern commander, navy has new deputy chief

By defence.capital on June 1, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

New Delhi/Kolkata/Port Blair: Lieutenant General Manoj Pande, a combat engineer, today took over as the Eastern Army Commander at Kolkata’s Fort William, while Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh, a naval combat aviator, assumed charge as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff at the naval headquarters in New Delhi. There were […]

India signs $200-million deal to lease Israeli Heron drones for China border deployment

By defence.capital on June 1, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

New Delhi: India has signed a $200-million contract to lease four Israeli-made drones for long-range surveillance mission in the borders with China, where the two Asian neighbours are already in a year-long conflict. The announcement came today from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) that manufactures the Heron Unmanned Aerial […]

India adds 108 more defence items to list banned from imports

By defence.capital on May 31, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

(Editor’s Note: Adds SIDM statement on the Second Positive Indigenisation List at Paragraph 16.) New Delhi: India today announced the addition of 108 defence platforms and equipment to a list of items that are banned from imports, further boosting the Narendra Modi government’s resolve to give preference to […]

India NSA Doval commissions Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel

By defence.capital on May 29, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

New Delhi: In line with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today commissioned an Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) built by state-run defence shipbuilder Goa Shipyard Limited. India’s Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar, Indian Coast Guard Director […]

India’s defence agency develops critical technology for aeroengines

By defence.capital on May 28, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

New Delhi: India’s defence research and development agency has achieved success with a critical technology for aeroengines that will help the nation to take a step closer towards self-reliance in the aerospace sector and enter an elite group of nations with this capability. The Defence Research and Development […]

Hamas threatens evolving peace between Arab nations, Israel in West Asia

By defence.capital on May 18, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

(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 Abhishek Ranjan Israel and Palestine are in constant conflict since Israel was established to provide Jews with their own land after they suffered […]

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