DRDO Bets Big on Indigenous Capabilities
The Government aims to take the Indian economy to $10 trillion by 2030, and it believes, defence is one of the sectors that can help in contributing towards this. Echoing the same views, the... Read more
Short of Fighter Planes, Air Force wants HAL to Hasten Production
Faced with a depleting jet fleet, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has suggested to the government that it needed a speedier ‘make in India’ by public sector giant Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. O... Read more
More than six months after the Center authorized the acquisition of 464 T-90 main battle tanks (MBT) of Russian origin, the Ministry of Defense has placed an order for the entire fleet worth... Read more
Airbus Military Offers A 400M to India
With close to securing the final contract worth $ 2 Billion for it’s C295 medium transport aircraft (MTA) from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), European aerospace... Read more
Seahawks for Navy: India, US to Seal Deal
A US Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter heads out on a search and rescue mission from the USS Kearsarge. Photograph: Jonathan Drake/Reuters India is finally concluding a procurement deal for mul... Read more
India to Host Next Edition of ‘No Money For Terror’ Conference in 2020
India will host the next edition of the ‘No Money For Terror’ conference to be held in 2020, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Thursday. The conference is organised by Financial Intellig... Read more
France’s Dassault Systemes is planning to set up a centre of excellence (CoE) in Gujarat which is aimed at providing high end training to engineers.The proposed centre will come up at Gujara... Read more
Gulf countries look towards India for building their defence industry, enhancing naval and strategic ties: defence expert
India has secured some arms agreements with the Gulf countries, particularly the UAE, which, as far as the Gulf countries’ industries go, has the most advanced defence industry. Many G... Read more
If India and Pakistan Went to War, These 10 Weapons Would Reshape the World
The smaller of the two drones, Uqab, is described by Pakistani defense contractor Global Industrial Defence Solution (GIDS) as a “tactical UAV system which can be used for battlefield damage... Read more
Why Unlocking Defence Land Bank to Meet Military’s Needs isn’t a Bad Idea
GoI’s step to amend the terms of reference of the 15th Finance Commission (FC) so as to address “serious concerns regarding the allocation of adequate, secure and non-lapsable funds fo... Read more