New Delhi: In a bid to prepare regulatory framework for long-range drones operations, India will soon conduct ‘beyond visual light of sight’ test flights of unmanned aircraft systems. The Narendra Modi government will also begin registering of drones in a few weeks to bring the operators under the […]
New Delhi: India is preparing a plan for creating an air defence military formation at the top level that will strengthen its capabilities against enemy aircraft, helicopters, drones and missiles. The plan, to be the first task to be taken up by the newly created office of Chief […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: Seeking to streamline and modernise its ordnance inventory management, the Indian Army is planning to hand over operations of the Central Ordnance Depots (CODs) to private contractors, aiming to adopt best business practices in warehousing and supply chain, currently prevalent in the […]
New Delhi: India today appointed General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff, as the first-ever Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Rawat will take over his new role in the government tomorrow. On Saturday, the Narendra Modi government had amended the laws pertaining to the army, navy and air […]
New Delhi: India’s Flight Simulation Technique Centre (FSTC) has become the first Approved Training Organisation (ATO) in the region to induct a Level-D Full Flight ATR72-600 simulator, with Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) giving certification to its brand new ATR 72-600 simulator. The Full Flight Simulator has […]
New Delhi: India’s largest workers union, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (Hindi, translates to Indian Labour Union), today said it will protest Jan. 3 the proposed corporatisation and disinvestment of the defence Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and state-owned industries, and has called for a stop to Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs). […]
By Ayaskant Das, Staff Writer New Delhi: India plans to procure body armour developed by its army officer indigenously and is readying to identify a global industry to produce the bulletproof jackets, the process for which could begin in March, people with knowledge of the matter said today. […]
New Delhi: A record number of over 880 exhibitors, both domestic and foreign companies, have registered to participate in the DefExpo 2020 to be held in Lucknow in the first week of February, making it the largest ever so far. This information was given by India’s defence ministry […]
Jodhpur: The Indian Air Force (IAF) today finally bid goodbye to the Soviet-era MiG-27 swing-wing fighter fleet. The last of the swin-wing fighter planes, MiG-27 has participated actively in various national and international exercises. It had experienced operations during wartime in 1999 when India carried out a military […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India has come out with a set of new guidelines to govern India-Russia Joint Ventures for spares, and committed orders to such business entities are among the attractions. The eight-page policy document envisages allowing even single-vendor situation to sign contracts. Single-vendor situation […]
Snapshot CDS to handle, prioritise procurement of three services, but capital acquisition will be governed by prevelant rules Post to go to a four-star officer, with permanent position on par with forces chiefs Will be the secretary of the newly created department of military affairs To be the […]
New Delhi: India’s cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved agreements on security cooperation with Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan respectively to fight terrorism and organised crime. The approvals came ex-post facto for both the agreements that were signed on Oct. 29 and Nov. 20 by India, […]
New Delhi: Harsh Vardhan Shringla, India’s present ambassador to the US, was today named to take over as the next Foreign Secretary from end of January 2020. The Modi government approved Shringla’s appointment as foreign secretary from Jan. 29 next for a two-year tenure. Shringla, a topper of […]
By Ayaskant Das, Staff Writer New Delhi: India’s $3.15-billion plan to buy 62 Airbus C-295 medium lift transport aircraft for its air force and coast guard is all set to go to the central cabinet for a decision, people familiar with the development said today. The proposal to […]
New Delhi: India today successfully tested an indigenous quick reaction missile system to validate its full capability of destroying targets in mid-air, completing its development trials and ready for induction by 2021. Developed by the Indian military research and development agency, the Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) was […]
