New Delhi: India‘s national helicopter carrier Pawan Hans Limited is said to be in talks with the nation’s navy to lease its utility choppers, urgently required by the defence force to plug a critical operational capabilities gap. Pawan Hans looks to cash in on the delays faced by […]
India’s Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra in this exclusive interview that in the coming years, the force will buy locally made small arms and ammunition and will shun dependence on foreign sourcing for personal weapons of soldiers. Ques. India […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: In a significant business opportunity for local companies in the beginning of a new year, India today approved the $6.5-billion locally-made combat jets procurement for the air force, boosting the aerospace and defence industry that has been fighting hard against COVID-induced negative […]
New Delhi: India will host the AeroIndia-2021 air show in Bengaluru only on business days from Feb. 3 to 5, to conform to global COVID-19 pandemic safety standards and precautions. Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, who carried out a review of the air show preparations, directed the organisers, […]
New Delhi: Just a week after India‘s new defence procurement rules came into force, the Narendra Modi government today said it has abolished the Banking Offset provisions for arms deals with foreign companies worth over Rs 2,000 crore (~$273 million), where offset is mandatory. The Ministry of Defence, […]
India Aerospace & Defence Daynote: Oct. 3, 2020 WHAT TO WATCH India Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh, to provide all-weather connectivity to army and civilians in the region.Oct. 3, 2020. 10 AM India Time. India Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Manali, visiting […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated at 5 pm on Sep. 30 with New DAP 2020 document at the end, and previously updated at 9 pm on Sep. 28 with the defence minister’s remarks and reactions from the industry on DAP-220 at the end.) New Delhi: India’s new acquisition rules for […]
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 […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated on Aug. 10 at 4.15 pm with a government clarification at paragraph 16.) New Delhi: India, among the world’s largest arms importers, has taken the first step towards reducing its defence import footprint. In a first, India’s Ministry of Defence today came out with a […]
New Delhi: India‘s Ministry of Defence on July 30 released an amended draft of Offset Guidelines that will form part of the Defence Procurement Procedure 2020. The amended draft Offset Guidelines were released three days after making public the amended draft DPP-2020, which has been renamed Defence Acquisition […]
