Industry responds to the new DPP
The Modi government had promised to cut the Gordian knot in which defence procurement and acquisitions were locked in. The major endeavour in this regard was to be a new Defence Procurement... Read more
A Reality check: Make In India policy & indigenous capabilities of the Indian Defence & Aerospace sector
Preamble India, an aspiring power, has long harboured the goal of possessing a technologically advanced self-sufficient arms industry. While its economic power has expanded and its technolog... Read more
Artillery Modernisation: Awaiting the Boom of Indian 155 mm Howitzers
When a nation goes to war it often experiences difficulties in procurement of critical spares and ammunition, with old suppliers often enforcing a denial due to multifarious reasons. (Discla... Read more
AK-47 maker in talks for JV in India
Russia’s Kalashnikov Concern, makers of AK-47 assault rifles, is in advanced discussions with Indian companies to manufacture certain weapons here and is open to sharing technology wit... Read more