उत्पादन क्षमता वाढविणे आणि एक जागतिक स्तरावरील निर्यातक्षम विमान उत्पादन कंपनी म्हणून स्वतःचे स्थान निर्माण करण्यासाठी ‘हिंदुस्थान एरोनॉटिक्स लिमिटेड’ने (एचएएल) घेतलेल्या धोरणात्मक निर्णयाबा... Read more
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‘बार्ज’मुळे बंदरावर अथवा खोल पाण्यात बंदराबाहेर उभ्या असलेल्या नौदालाच्या जहाजांवर दारुगोळा, पाणतीर व क्षेपणास्त्र वाहून नेणे, ती जहाजावर चढवणे व जहाजावरून उतरविणे सोपे जाणार आहे. Read more
‘डीजीक्यूए’तील नव्या बदलांमुळे कोणत्याही उपकरणाची अथवा शस्त्रास्त्रप्रणालीची चाचणी घेण्यासाठी प्रत्येक टप्प्यावर तांत्रिक मदत देणारी एक ‘सिंगल पॉईंट’ यंत्रणा उभी करण्यात येईल. तसेच एकाच पद्ध... Read more
FDI in Defence: Navigating the Twists and Turns
Editor’s Note The issue of FDI in defence has dogged our decision-makers for long. A sector, at once stage, allowing little or no foreign capital, has partly opened its gates; albeit hesitat... Read more
India: Path to Become a Defence Exporter
Editor’s Note Our dependence on imports for the defence sector has been rising and it calls for concerted action should we attempt the twin objectives of indigenisation and creating a substa... Read more
Defence Planning: Covering the Achilles’ Heel
Editor’s Note This article is the fourth in the series of articles on Defence Procurement by the author. His earlier articles Defence Procurement – Strengthening Our Achilles’ Heel, Knowledg... Read more
The New Defence Production Policy in the Making: Is it Overambitious?
At first glance, the government’s proposed new defence Production Policy (http://ddpmod.gov.in/sites/default/files/Draft%20Defence%20Production%20Policy%202018%20-%20for%20website.pdf), curr... Read more
HAL’S Vision for Helicopters
A helicopter, with its inherent capability of vertical lift, hover, operation from any firm surface, is a versatile machine. It can be configured for multiple roles for exploitation in milit... Read more
HAL Dhruv Helicopter Fascinating Facts: India’s Multi-Utility Chopper Coming to DefExpo 2018
Indian Ministry of Defence is hosting the 10th DefExpo in Chennai (April 11-14). Unlike the previous editions, which had more participation from foreign players, this year state-run and dome... Read more