Munich: European major Airbus Defence and Space has invested in US-based Amprius Inc. in current equity funding to further boost the development of new generation batteries based on Silicon Nanowire Anode technology, a company statement said today. The investment will help drive the development of higher volume production […]
New Delhi: India’s efforts to locally develop an Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system for its futuristic indigenous diesel-electric submarine got a boost, with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) operationalising a land-based prototype at Ambernath in Maharashtra today. Air Independent Propulsion has a force multiplier effect on […]
New Delhi: India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Central University of Jammu (CUJ) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of Kalam Centre for Science and Technology (KCST) at the university. The MoU signing ceremony was held in the presence of […]
New Delhi: India has successfully carried out five user trials of the ‘Astra’ beyond visual range air-to-air missile from an Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKI aircraft. “The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) ‘Astra’ from Su-30 MKI platform […]
Bengaluru: India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today scripted history by becoming the first defence minister of the country to fly the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), christened ‘Tejas’. Rajnath Singh undertook a 30-minute sortie in the multi-role fighter aircraft developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation […]
New Delhi: India has tested indigenously developed air-to-air missile Astra successfully yesterday off the coast of Odisha into the Bay of Bengal. The missile was launched from an Indian Air Force‘s Sukhoi Su-30MKI aircraft as a part of user trials, a Ministry of Defence statement said. The live […]
New Delhi: A Delhi-based defence research and development laboratory has designed a new generation war gaming software in collaboration with the Visakhapatnam-based Maritime Warfare Centre to meet the contemporary operation and tactical level requirement of the Indian Navy. The Institute for Systems Studies and Analysis (ISSA), a premier […]
New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh here today, accorded approval for capital procurement for the armed forces worth 20-billion rupees (Rs 2,000 crore/$282-million). Maintaining focus on the ‘Make in India‘ initiative, the DAC accorded approval for indigenous development and production […]
New Delhi: India today signed a deal with Russia for upgrading and modernising its Delhi-class of warships’ air defence radars and missile systems. The contract between India’s Ministry of Defence and Russian Federation’s JSC Rosoboronexport was signed here for the modernisation of ‘Air Defence Complex Kashmir and Radar […]
New Delhi: In a major boost for the Indian Army‘s capability building, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) today successfully flight tested indigenously developed low-weight, fire-and-forget Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile in the ranges of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The missile was launched from a man portable tripod launcher […]
New Delhi: Cyient, a global engineering and technology solutions company, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United Kingdom-based defence technology firm, QinetiQ’s Target Systems (QTS) to offer avionics products for its unmanned target systems. Cyient will provide advanced manufacturing and electronics engineering […]
Tokyo: India has sought Japanese investments in its defence industry and market, in a bid to boost its ‘Make in India‘ initiative and foreign direct investment. India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, who is on a two-day visit to Japan, met with his counterpart Takeshi Iwaya and later, […]
New Delhi: India has reserved defence modernisation projects worth 500 billion rupees ($7 billion) for startup, Department of Defence Production Joint Secretary Sanjay Jaju said today. At a Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers seminar on ‘Startups-Cutting Edge for Technology Infusion into Defence’ here, Jaju said the Government of […]
By General Bipin Rawat, India’s Chief of Army Staff Snap Shot Have to look beyond state-owned military production, research efforts Startups, Corporate have to join hands for technology infusion Mechanism being worked out for startup involvement in defence sector The Government of India has spoken a lot about […]
