New Delhi: India today signed a contract with a domestic defence major to supply 1,300 Light Specialist Vehicles at a cost of $146 million for its army. These vehicles would be inducted in the Indian Army in four years. India’s Ministry of Defence firmed up and signed the […]
New Delhi: India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh on Feb 11 told Parliament that China‘s People’s Liberation Army troopers were disengaging with the Indian Army soldiers since Feb. 10 in the Ladakh region along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), where they have been in an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation […]
By N. C. Bipindra Bengaluru: Another good news awaits the local aerospace and defence industry in the form of a $6.5-billion contract signing for 83 Tejas aircraft on day one of the biennial AeroIndia 2021 show tomorrow. This was announced by the Ministry of Defence today, a day […]
(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 (Dr) V. K. Saxena From the perspective of self-reliance and ‘Atmnirbhar Bharat‘, India has a reason to cheer in the festive […]
(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 (Dr) V. K. Saxena From the perspective of self-reliance and ‘Atmnirbhar Bharat‘, India has a reason to cheer in the festive […]
New Delhi: In just over a year from today, the Indian Navy will add fifth Scorpene submarine to its fleet, a serious addition to the sagging conventional underwater fighting capabilities, taking the strength to 17 by 2021. This has been made possible with the successful launch of the […]
New Delhi/Hazira: India’s Larsen & Toubro today delivered the 81st K-9 VAJRA-T howitzer to the Indian Army, in a clear indication that the 2017 order will be completed well within the 42-month schedule, providing for the delays permitted under the Force Majeure clause due to COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
New Delhi: India today successfully flight tested an enhanced version of the Pinaka rocket system manufactured by a private sector industry, a key milestone in the efforts to develop self-reliance in arming the defence forces. The enhanced Pinaka rocket, developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), was […]
Bengaluru: India‘s lone, state-run aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has got delivery of the first front fuselage of the indigenous ‘Tejas‘ Light Combat Aircraft‘s Final Operational Clearance variant from the private sector city-headquartered Dynamatic Technologies Limited. “Dynamatic has built the first front fuselage for the FOC version of […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India signing a deal for 93,895 Close Quarter Battle carbines will be a key milestone for United Arab Emirates‘ CARACAL to invest 49 per cent in a Joint Venture with a domestic manufacturer with full technology transfer, the company’s top executive has […]
New Delhi: In a first for India, a domestic company today bagged a $56 million order to supply indigenously made hand grenades to the army, a major bid to go self-reliant and self-sufficient in this area of arms production. The Ministry of Defence‘s Acquisition Wing signed the Rs […]
(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 […]
New Delhi: India today approved the procurement of 72,000 American-origin assault rifles at a cost of $100 million for arming its infantry soldiers, amidst a raging military conflict in northern border with China. This SIG SAUER‘s SIG716 7.62-mm assault rifles purchase is the second tranche of acquisition of […]
New Delhi/Abu Dhabi: India‘s shaky decision-making process on defence procurement has forced United Arab Emirates’ leading small arms maker, CARACAL, to pitch a ‘Make in India‘ offer along with a local partner for its carbines that the Indian Army was keen on buying. CARACAL’s CAR 816 was chosen […]
(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 […]
