Hyderabad: Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL), a joint venture between the Indian Tata Group and American Boeing Co., today announced the delivery of the 100th fuselage for the AH-64 Apache combat helicopter to Boeing from its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility here. “The fuselage will be transported to Boeing’s AH-64 […]
New Delhi: India today said its defence research agency has successfully fight-tested the locally made Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) for a minimum range, boosting the ground forces’ lethality against enemy battle tanks. Today’s test has also increased the chances of the weapon system’s induction into the […]
New Delhi: India‘s navy and state-run Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will jointly set up a Technology Incubation Forum, to promote innovation and creativity in developing futuristic technologies. Indian Navy and BEL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here today at the naval headquarters here, according to an official […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India is exploring options for selecting a vendor for producing 1,750 future infantry vehicles for its army that will replace the current inventory of Russian-origin personnel carriers. The project may cost up to $7 billion or Rs 52,000 crore, some industry veterans […]
New Delhi: India’s defence ministry today signed a $78.43-million contract with Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for building two Pollution Control Vessels (PCVs) for the coast guard. The acquisition, worth Rs 583 crore, would significantly augment the capability of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) to respond to oil spill […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India today took the long-awaited decision to dismantle the British-era ordnance factories and to create seven new state-run corporate entities that will handle manufacturing of weapons for the armed forces. The ordnance factories corporatisation move has been initiated to bring in efficiency, […]
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) – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
