N. C. Bipindra for EurAsian Times New Delhi: India entered an elite club of nations that possess the capability to fire a Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor from a naval platform when it successfully carried out the maiden test of the weapon system yesterday. The announcement of the […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India today carried out a successful maiden flight test of the phase-II of the Ballistic Missile Defence interceptor off the Odisha coast, in a major boost to self-reliance in countering possible enemy attacks. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the […]
L&T MBDA Missile Systems Limited director Arun Ramchandani tells our editor N. C. Bipindra in an interview during DefExpo-2022 that ‘Sea Ceptor‘ offering to the Indian Navy for its air defence requirement is a futuristic technology. The company is currently making MICA missile equipment in Coimbatore in Tamil […]
By A Correspondent New Delhi: India today decided to buy dual-role BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles for the navy, providing an impetus to the indigenous defence manufacturing mission set by the government. The deal was signed between the Ministry of Defence and BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) here for […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India‘s missile muscle got a boost with its all-weather friend Russia helping the nuclear-armed South Asian giant to catch up in air defence capabilities with its arch rival China. India and China are currently in a military faceoff in the Ladakh region […]
New Delhi: India‘s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today operationalised a private sector defence manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) in Lucknow. The facility, run by Aerolloy Technologies Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of PTC Industries Limited, will manufacture parts for aircraft engines, helicopter engines, […]
(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 Lt Gen Prakash Katoch. The United States identifies Russia as its top adversary. On Jul. 19, 2021, the Russian frigate ‘Admiral Gorshkov’, sailing […]
New Delhi: Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, announced today that its business Godrej Aerospace handed over the 200th set of the stealth universal supersonic cruise missile airframe assemblies to BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) for use in its missile systems. “The delivery will […]
New Delhi: India today said it has successfully tested a new variant of the indigenous air defence missile, Akash Prime, which uses a locally-made Radio Frequency (RF) Seeker to intercept enemy missiles, drones and aircraft. “A new version of the Akash missile — ‘Akash Prime’ — has been […]
Mumbai: Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, today announced that one of its businesses, Godrej Precision Engineering, has received an order from the state-run Defence Bio-engineering and Electromechanical Laboratory, (DEBEL) to manufacture oxygen generators to support India’s oxygen buffer plan. DEBEL is a Bengaluru-based […]
New Delhi: India‘s defence research agency has developed an advanced chaff technology for the air force that will aid in safeguarding fighter jets against hostile radar threats. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has started the process of induction of this technology after completion of successful user trials. Defence […]
New Delhi: India today once again successfully tested the locally-made new generation air defence missile against an high-speed unmanned aerial target, validating a key function of the weapon system. “(The) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight-test of New Generation Akash (Akash-NG) missile from Integrated […]
New Delhi: India‘s defence research agency today successful flight-tested a new generation surface-to-air missile from the Akash family of locally-made air defence weapon systems, increasing the chances of its induction into the Indian armed forces soon. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the Akash-NG missile […]
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 […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India today issued a much-awaited tender documents to two major local shipyards to compete for bagging the $5.9-billion contract for six futuristic attack submarines for the navy. This tender kicks off what is the first-ever defence procurement project under the Strategic Partnership […]
